The University of Southern Queensland, in partnership with CSIRO and Meat & Livestock Australia, is offering a prestigious PhD scholarship in Red Meat Functionality. This unique opportunity is designed for candidates passionate about food science, innovation, and making a real-world impact in the red meat sector. The project aims to re-imagine the role of red meat in a healthy lifestyle by leveraging novel technologies to create new usages and transform commodity red meat and by-products into fu...

Exciting PhD positions are available at the School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales (UNSW), focusing on the design and synthesis of next-generation catalysts for fuel cells, electrolyzers, and CO2 reduction. The research will involve integrating these catalysts into electrochemical cells, with a strong emphasis on materials science, chemistry, and chemical engineering. The team is led by Professors Sagheer Ahmad and Chuan Zhao, who are seeking motivated students with a background in m...

A fully funded PhD position is available at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB), University of Queensland, Australia, focusing on the development of nanotechnology-enabled rapid diagnostics for tuberculosis (TB), including drug-resistant TB. The project aims to revolutionize TB diagnosis by integrating nanoparticle-based pathogen capture, nanobody bioconjugation strategies, rapid DNA sequencing, and chemical probes for the detection of drug-resistant TB. This innovative approach seeks t...

CQUniversity's School of Engineering and Technology is offering a fully funded PhD scholarship as part of the Solving Plastic Waste CRC initiative. This research project is focused on converting waste soft plastics, such as LDPE, LLDPE, and PP, into contaminant-free, fuel-grade oil using advanced pyrolysis techniques. The project will involve comprehensive material characterisation using methods such as GC-MS, TGA, FTIR, and XRD, as well as pilot-scale reactor optimisation, process modelling wit...

Deakin University’s Institute for Frontier Materials is offering a PhD opportunity in Materials Chemistry, focusing on the chemical surface modification of recycled carbon fibres to enhance composite performance. The project aims to advance the circular economy by increasing the uptake and application of recycled carbon fibres through innovative surface chemistry techniques. Candidates will learn to covalently attach tailored surface functionalities to the graphitic surfaces of recycled fibres a...

Deakin University's Applied Artificial Intelligence Initiative is offering a PhD position focused on the intersection of artificial intelligence, chemistry, and materials science. The project aims to develop machine learning methods to efficiently enumerate and compute reaction networks on surfaces, with applications in chemical synthesis, battery materials, perovskites, new polymers, and more. The research will involve creating new physics-informed machine learning models to enhance the accurac...

Join the School of Chemistry at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) for exciting PhD opportunities in the design and synthesis of next-generation catalysts for fuel cells, electrolyzers, and CO2 reduction. The research will focus on integrating these catalysts into advanced electrochemical cells, contributing to cutting-edge developments in energy and environmental technologies. The positions are supervised by Dr. Amjad Khan (Xi'an Jiaotong University) and Prof. Chuan Zhao (UNSW), both with...

Flinders University is offering a PhD scholarship opportunity in the field of Chemistry, with a focus on analytical spectroscopy for real-time process monitoring. This position is part of an ARC funded research project led by Lecturer Sara Miller. The successful candidate will join a dynamic research group and contribute to innovative work in analytical spectroscopy, applying advanced techniques to monitor chemical processes in real time. The project is based at Flinders University, located in B...

The Surface Interactions and Soft Matter (SISM) group at the Future Industries Institute, University of Adelaide, is seeking exceptional PhD candidates interested in soft matter and interfacial phenomena. The group investigates topics such as lipid crystallisation in emulsion systems and the interactions of droplets and bubbles with surfaces, blending physical chemistry, materials science, and real-world applications. Research is conducted in collaboration with the ARC Centre of Excellence for E...