BACKGROUND:
Swinburne University of Technology (SUT) is seeking a suitably qualified student to undertake post-graduate study to develop an altimeter database for ocean waves and apply it to investigation of extreme wave events.

About Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburne University of Technology is a large multi-sectoral and multi-campus institution with a stated mission to be a pre-eminent entrepreneurial university from the Asia-Pacific, thriving on new ideas and knowledge and exploiting its intersectoral heritage to create value for its stakeholders.

The Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences is host to most of the engineering activities at Swinburne as well as key programs in aviation and photonics. The Coastal Engineering and Physical Oceanography group of the Faculty specialises in research of deep-water and finite-depth wave dynamics, spectral modelling of wind-generated waves, wave breaking and dissipation, air-sea interaction, wave-bottom interaction and turbulence.

With the King Saud University new spirit towards being a research university we are glad to announce an opportunity for graduate studies scholarships in electrical engineering (communications, Electronics and Digital Control), or recruitment under a contract as a researcher with permission to enroll as a graduate student.

Applications are expected from highly talented students from around the world.

Interested candidate should email their resume together with photocopies of all examination results, relevant certificates to :

Dr Fahd A. Alturki ATRC,
King Saud University,
Saudi Arabia

Research Postgraduate Scholarships for International Students Session 2008/09 University of Leeds International Research Scholarships.

The University of Leeds is pleased to offer up to five full and up to three partial Maintenance Scholarships to successful applicants in the 2008 Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme (ORSAS) Competition. The Scholarships may be held for up to three years, subject to satisfactory academic progress.

The Scholarships will pay a full maintenance award of £12,900 or partial maintenance of £2,500 for Session 2008/09. Eligibility Criteria - Applicants must:

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