Summern Internships 2008

The Engineering Systems Department of Cranfield University within the Defence College of Management and Technology is offering several research internships.

Student internships are normally for a duration of three/four months and do not lead to a formal academic award. It is expected that the internships start normally in May or a mutually convenient time. Students are expected to produce a final report based on the work carried out during their internship. There is no tuition fee attached to the internship and a stipend of Ł240 pounds per week is paid towards the cost of living for the duration of the internship.

How to apply

For initial inquiries, please send your curriculum vitae, transcripts of your marks together with names of two referees. Please include a short description of your reasons why you are most suited to the chosen topic. Please do not exceed 200 words. Please note that the overseas students require a valid student visa and an IELTS of at least 6.5. Selection of candidates depends on your performance on some interview questions sent to you by email. It is anticipated that that the selection of candidates will be announced during the first week of March 2008.

Topic	Further details
Multi-body dynamic analysis of Shoulder fire 5.56mm rifle	Send email
Stress Analysis of a pressure Vessel End Closure	Send email
The Need for Supporting Intuition in Military Operations	Further info ...
Organizational Cultural Issues	Further info ...
Assured Performance	Further info
Mathematical Software Development in Matlab (Automatic Differentiation)	Further info
Modelling of tyres in off-road conditions	Further info ...
Application of terrain preview	Further info ...
High strain rate properties of composites and polymers	Send email
Collision Detection Algorithms for UAVs	Further info...