Fully-Funded PhD/JOB Position At UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, UK
University Of Cambridge,
UK encourages online Application for number of Fully Funded PhD Degree at
various Departments. We are giving a list of Fully Funded PhD Programs
available at University of Cambridge, UK. Apply as soon as possible before
deadline.
1. Fully-Funded (Home Rate) PhD Studentship (Fixed Term)
DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, West Cambridge
Deadline: 30 September 2022
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 4 years in the first instance.
Supervisor: Professor Manish Chhowalla
Start date: 1st January 2023
Eligibility: Applications are welcome from home and international students (although this award is available at the home rate fee only, and students who are liable for overseas fees will need to self-fund the difference in fee rates. Please see UKRI guidance for more details).
Looking for a battery related career that contributes to creating a sustainable future? Keen to join a dynamic community of pioneering battery researchers seeking to find solutions to support a fully electric future?
The project will involve investigation of two-dimensional metallic transition metal dichalcogenides as catalytically active cathodes for Li-S batteries. It will involve synthesis of the materials, their structural and electrochemical characterisation, and fabrication and testing of Li-S batteries. The project will also involve operando characterisation of the devices.
Applicants must have strong fundamental materials chemistry knowledge and academic record. Laboratory experience in synthesis of materials, characterisation using advanced analytical tools, and electrochemical measurements is required. Experience in assembly and testing of coin and/or pouch cells is desirable.
Applicants should have (or expect to be awarded) an upper 2nd or 1st class honours degree at the level of MSci, MEng (or overseas equivalents) in a relevant science subject (Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science).
The Faraday Institution Cluster PhD researchers receive an enhanced stipend over and above the standard EPSRC offer. The total annual stipend is approximately £20,000 plus an additional training and consumables package worth £7,000. Recipients will have access to multiple networking opportunities, industry visits, mentorship, internships, as well as quality experiences that will further develop knowledge, skills, and aspirations. https://www.faraday.ac.uk/education-skills/phd-researchers/
Take a look at the bespoke training programme on offer https://www.faraday.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Faraday-Institution-PhD-Training-Guide-2021-22-1.pdf
Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to look at the research group website (https://www.chhowalla.msm.cam.ac.uk) and to send informal enquiries about this vacancy to Ms Ana Talaban-Bailey ajt69@cam.ac.uk for further information about the project, before making an application to the University thorough the Postgraduate Application Portal at https://www.graduate.study.cam.ac.uk/ as well as completing a Faraday Institution expression of interest form
Further information on the application process in general is available from Rosie Ward (remw2@cam.ac.uk).
Please quote reference LJ31079 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
2. PhD studentship - Decarbonisation of Heating (Fixed Term)
Deadline: 1 November 2022
The project will explore some
of the challenges associated with the decarbonisation of heating through use of
a combination of approaches of energy efficiency and use of renewable heat
generation systems, with particular reference to challenging buildings such as
in Cambridge Colleges, and with a view to establishing some general principles
through modelling and data collection and analysis.
Funding will be provided to cover the student's full fees and
student maintainence. Applicants should be willing to become a member of Clare
Hall in order to qualify for the funding.
It would be possible for a suitable candidate to start in Jan
2023 or April 2023 but a start in Oct 2023 would also be considered.
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 3 years in
the first instance.
Informal
enquires about the position should be made to Andy Woods (AWW1@cam.ac.uk)
You
must apply through the University's Applicant Portal: https://www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/application-process/applicant-portal-and-self-service-account
Please quote reference LB30991 on your application and in any
correspondence about this vacancy.
The University actively supports equality, diversity and
inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
3. Understanding carbon sequestration in porous media:
sustainable CO2 storage
Deadline: 14 August 2022
Please note that the application
is for a studentship only, and it does not include an offer of admission to the
University. The successful applicant would be expected to formally apply for
admission and subsequently meet any conditions of admission set forth. Please
see our course's minimum admissions criteria before applying for this
studentship to see if you would qualify for admission.
The consequences of increased CO2 levels in the atmosphere
leading to global climate change present a clear challenge to the industrial
and academic research communities. An exciting potential solution is carbon
capture and storage (CCS). After capturing CO2 at its source, it must then be
stored (sequestered) in a long term and stable environment. One such method
involves the storage of CO2 at supercritical conditions (SC) in bedrock
formations and depleted natural gas reservoirs. It is imperative for the long
term viability and safety of such sequestration that the underlying chemistry
and physics of the interactions between SC-CO2 and the formations they reside
in are thoroughly characterised and understood.
The aims of this project will be to use the non-invasive
technique of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study the behaviour of SC-CO2
in a variety of model porous systems under realistic conditions. Magnetic
resonance provides incredibly rich and diverse data that delivers unparalleled
information for both physical and chemical processes via non-invasive,
chemically specific measurements of mass transport and molecular properties.
As part of a successful team, you will be initially be involved
in the construction and commissioning of a magnetic resonance compatible SC-CO2
rig. You will also learn and develop appropriate advanced magnetic resonance
experimental techniques for application to SC-CO2 in porous media. You will
then use these techniques to develop a greater understanding of in-situ phase
behaviour of SC-CO2 and its interaction with the surrounding solid porous
matrix.
The magnetic resonance research centre at the Department of Chemical
Engineering & Biotechnology in Cambridge is a world class facility housing
a vibrant and diverse research group. The are 8 superconducting NMR/MRI
instruments along with a number of lower field permanent magnet systems which
cover a large range of magnetic fields. This project includes a 3.5 year Ph.D
studentship. We will consider applications from outstanding overseas
candidates.
To
be considered for the studentship, please email the following to Mrs Amanda
Taylor (at481@cam.ac.uk) by 14 August 2022. We are unable to
consider incomplete or late applications.
4. Next generation NMR techniques for decoupling flow
& diffusion in porous media
Deadline: 14 August 2022
Please note
that the application is for a studentship only, and it does not include an
offer of admission to the University. The successful applicant would be
expected to formally apply for admission and subsequently meet any conditions
of admission set forth. Please see our course's minimum admissions criteria
before applying for this studentship to see if you would qualify for admission.
Understanding
fluid flow in porous media at a hierarchy of different length scales is of
fundamental importance in many areas of materials science and industrial
process technology. A common measurement problem associated with understanding
many of these processes is the decoupling of advective flow and diffusive
motion. For example, there is a desire to acquire experimental measurements
that separate diffusive and advective flow in, for example, Fischer-Tropsch
synthesis which has the potential to produce carbon neutral synthetic fuels
when made from green hydrogen. Our recent work1 on FT synthesis can be applied
to many areas of heterogenous catalysis to better understand diffusion and mass
transfer phenomena that occur within the reactor at the catalyst pellet scale.
The information form magnetic resonance studies provides reaction engineers
with quantitative information to optimise both reactor design and conditions.
The aim of
this project is to develop a range of magnetic resonance techniques which have
the potential to separate advective and diffusion mass transport for slow fluid
flows (1~10 µm s-1). A number of approaches will be adopted including new
experimental methods, non-linear acquisition strategies and novel data
processing. The range of experimental approaches will include methods to
prolong the lifetime of the NMR signal, such as by magnetic dilution and/or isotopic
substitution, and reducing the molecular self-diffusion of the species of
interest. These experimental approaches will be combined with the non-linear
acquisition and processing strategies. Once optimal methods have been developed
and assessed, they will be incorporated into spatially resolved measurements
using sensing techniques developed within the group.
The magnetic resonance research centre at the Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology in Cambridge is a world class facility housing a vibrant and diverse research group. The are 8 superconducting NMR/MRI instruments along with a number of lower field permanent magnet systems that cover a large range of magnetic fields. This project includes a 3.5 year Ph.D studentship.
To be
considered for the studentship, please email the following to Mrs Amanda Taylor
(at481@cam.ac.uk) by
14 August 2022. We are unable to consider incomplete or late applications.
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