PhD Opportunity in Tandem Catalysts for Selective Acidic CO₂ Electrolysis University of Exeter in United Kingdom

[Fully funded 3-year PhD studentship covering international tuition fees and an annual tax-free stipend of at least £21,805 per year.] This fully funded PhD studentship at the University of Exeter focuses on tandem catalysts for selective acidic CO₂ electrolysis . The project sits at the intersection of electrocatalysis, electrochemical engineering, and advanced materials, with the goal of improving the selectivity and stability of CO₂ conversion under acidic conditions. The research will develo...

Chae Jeong-Potter, Assistant Professor in BMCE at Syracuse University, is recruiting a PhD student for the Applied Catalytic Technologies (ACT) Lab for Fall 2027 . The lab’s research centers on thermal and electrified catalytic processes aimed at reimagining the carbon economy. The group will study how to make efficient use of abundant waste streams and alternative feedstocks , combining applied and fundamental approaches to understand and leverage dynamic interactions between materials and reac...

PhD position at the University of Groningen (Netherlands) in chemical engineering and materials science , focused on the electrochemical synthesis of ammonia in ceramic membrane reactors . The project is hosted in the Engineering and Technology Institute Groningen (ENTEG) and the Chemical Engineering group . It is part of the HyNITROGEN project within the National Growth Fund GroenvermogenNL, a large consortium involving universities, companies, and research institutes. Research topics include s...

Funded PhD opportunity at Coventry University in the Centre for Discoveries in Life Sciences, delivered through the Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership (MIBTP). This project focuses on bioleaching , tantalum recovery , superalloy waste , critical minerals , and environmental biotechnology . The research will investigate microbial mechanisms for mobilising tantalum from superalloy-processing wastes and selectively removing contaminating metals such as calcium and tungsten. It co...

PhD Scholarship project at Imperial College London , Department of Chemical Engineering, with Assoc Prof Roberto Rinaldi . This project focuses on the utilisation of vegetable oils and fats to produce sustainable chemicals and biofuels . Research topics include oleochemical valorisation, catalytic transformations, hydrodeoxygenation, hydrotreatment, transesterification, selective bond cleavage of fatty acid chains, and the development of heterogeneous catalysts. The work aims to create renewable...