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Ehsan Vahidi

3 months ago

PhD Opening in Critical Minerals, Sustainable Mining, Hydrometallurgy, LCA and TEA at University of Nevada, Reno University of Nevada, Reno in United States

Degree Level

PhD

Field of study

Environmental Science

Funding

Available

Deadline

Expired

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United States

University

University of Nevada Reno

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Keywords

Environmental Science
Chemical Engineering
Materials Science
Industrial Engineering
Earth Science
Mining Engineering
Life Cycle Assessment
Techno-economic Analysis
Hydrometallurgy

About this position

The Sustainable Mining Research Group at the University of Nevada, Reno has an opening for a PhD student.

This opportunity is centered on critical minerals, sustainable mining, hydrometallurgy, life cycle assessment (LCA), and techno-economic analysis (TEA). The position appears to be within the UNR Mining and Metallurgical Engineering Department and the Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering.

The post is shared by Ehsan Vahidi, who is listed as Department Chair, Associate Professor and John N. Butler Endowed Professor at UNR. Interested candidates are asked to send a CV to [email protected].

No deadline, funding details, or formal eligibility requirements are stated in the post. If you are interested in research at the intersection of mining engineering, mineral processing, sustainability, and process evaluation, this could be a good fit.

Funding details

Available

What's required

Applicants should be interested in a PhD position focused on critical minerals, sustainable mining, hydrometallurgy, life cycle assessment (LCA), and techno-economic analysis (TEA). The post does not specify degree prerequisites, GPA, language scores, or other formal requirements, but candidates should send a CV to the professor.

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Professors

Department Chair, Associate Professor and John N. Butler Endowed Professor

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Research Interests

Mineral Processing

Materials Chemistry

Life Cycle Assessment

Hydrometallurgy

Material Science