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The University of Manchester's Chemical Engineering department is offering a fully funded 3.5-year PhD project focused on developing computational frameworks for techniques that use CO2 to extract heat from geothermal sources, including CO2-Plume-Geothermal, CO2 brine geothermal, CO2 use in chemical heat pumps and the CO2 Allam Cycle. The research will involve developing simulation techniques and computer programmes to assess energy efficiency, exergy and thermodynamic performance, multiphase flow in porous media and techno-economic analysis. Applicants should have, or expect to achieve, at least a 2.1 honours degree or a master's degree, or international equivalent, in a relevant science or engineering discipline. Knowledge of computer programming is highly desirable. Eligible Home fee status students will receive an annual tax-free stipend of £21,805 for 2026/27, with tuition fees paid.