PhD Opportunity in Methane-Producing Archaea at Monash University Monash University in Malaysia

PhD opportunity at Monash University Malaysia on compostable cutlery from oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) biomass . This project sits at the intersection of polymer science , chemical engineering , materials science , environmental science , and biomass valorisation . The research addresses single-use plastic waste by developing a fully compostable biocomposite using polylactic acid (PLA) , OPEFB-derived cellulose , and clay for environmentally friendly cutlery or food packaging. The work inc...

Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), part of the Helmholtz Association, is advertising a PhD Student (f/m/d) position for experimental research on the microbiologically influenced corrosion of potential container materials for the storage of high-level radioactive material in a bentonite environment . The work is based at the Institute for Resource Ecology and the Group Deep Biosphere in Dresden, Germany . The project focuses on how microbial activity, especially sulphate-reducing bacter...

PhD opportunity at Monash University Malaysia in Subang Jaya, Malaysia on an aptamer-based biosensing platform for monitoring nanoplastic and biotoxin co-exposure as a human exposome surveillance platform. The project sits at the intersection of analytical chemistry , environmental science , toxicology , bioinformatics , and related biosensing research. The work will develop a continuous biosensing system using aptamers functionalised on a gold nanoparticle lateral flow assay (LFA) . It includes...

PhD opportunity at Monash University Malaysia in an interdisciplinary project on aptamer-based biosensing for monitoring nanoplastic and biotoxin co-exposure as a human exposome surveillance platform. The project aims to address a major gap in exposome research by developing a continuous biosensing platform that can detect and quantify nanoplastics and biotoxins directly in the human microenvironment. The work involves aptamer selection and validation (SELEX), binding kinetics analysis, optimisa...

PhD opportunity at Monash University Malaysia in oil palm biomass conversion , ethanol production , and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) pathways. The project investigates high solid-loading biomass processing to improve ethanol titre and reduce downstream separation costs, with a strong emphasis on process engineering and scale-up. Research topics may include biomass pretreatment design, enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation, inhibitor management (e.g. furfural, HMF, acetic acid), yeast strain c...