Materials RIG Doctoral Funding

About Materials RIG are now recruiting PhD students for Oct 2024. There are a diverse range of exciting projects available, including:

Projects on Energy Materials:

• Ammonia borane as hydrogen storage material - completing the cycle
• Solar Chemistry for a Sustainable Future
• New materials for electrochemical carbon dioxide capture -3D printed biohybrid materials for energy conversion and beyond
• Conjugated polymers for solar energy and other energy applications

Projects on Biomaterials:

• Bio-based Nano-materials for Sustainable Functional Materials Fabrication
• Large, Woven Capsules to Bind Protein Guests
• Mechanochemistry in biological tissues
• Bio-inspired antifouling and anti-microbials
• Conductive hydrogels for bioelectronics
• Hybrid Metalloproteins for Electronics and Catalysis

We particularly encourage BAME applicants, LGBTQ applicants, applicants with disabilities and other underrepresented groups in the chemical sciences.

Deadline for Postgraduate Funding Competition - 5th December 2023

Research area: Materials for Energy, Sustainability and Materials