CO2 Capture and Conversion, Perovskite Water Electrolysis, Thermochemical Energy Storage Curtin University in Australia

PhD opportunities are available at The University of Sydney in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering for an ARC DECRA research project. The project is recruiting 2 fully funded PhD students to work on next-generation electrocatalysts and proton exchange membrane (PEM) CO₂ electrolysers for sustainable carbon conversion . Relevant academic backgrounds include chemistry , electrochemistry , chemical engineering , materials science , or closely related fields. This is a research-focus...

RMIT University’s Critical Minerals for Clean Energy (CMCE) Research Group is recruiting for PhD and postdoctoral opportunities focused on battery recycling , critical mineral recovery , circular economy technologies , and sustainable materials for the clean energy transition. The post advertises 1 postdoctoral research position and 1 fully funded PhD scholarship . The opportunity is suitable for candidates with backgrounds in Chemical Engineering , Chemistry , Materials Science , Metallurgical ...

Two fully funded PhD opportunities are available at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, within the Department of Chemical Engineering . The projects focus on two environmentally important research areas: carbon capture using advanced porous and functional materials , and advanced water treatment technologies through the development of novel adsorbent materials . Successful candidates will carry out original doctoral research involving experimental design, material synthesis and characterisa...

Curtin University is advertising 2 PhD opportunities in the area of circular economy , sustainability transitions , and critical minerals/battery circularity at the Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute , School of Design and the Built Environment, Faculty of Humanities. Project 1: Circular Economy and the Global Polycrisis: Positioning Circular Strategies within Sustainability Transitions . This topic examines how circular economy strategies can contribute to responses to interconne...

Curtin University is advertising an RTP PhD scholarship opportunity in rare earth element recovery from Australian mine wastes . The project, titled “Unlocking Rare Earth Elements from Australian Mine Wastes for a Sustainable Future” , focuses on developing advanced approaches for recovering rare earth elements (REEs) from tailings storage facilities and other low-grade mine waste streams. The research combines mineralogical characterisation , geochemistry , mineral processing , hydrometallurgy ...