PhD Position in Carbon Circular Economy and Catalysis (HeptaCata) CEA in France

Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH is offering a Master Thesis in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, geoscience, and related fields focused on the synthesis and characterization of NiAl layered double hydroxides as precursors for Ni-based CO₂ methanation catalysts . The project is rooted in power-to-gas technologies and the Sabatier reaction , aiming to convert hydrogen and carbon dioxide into synthetic methane. The research goal is to understand the structure-activity relationship o...

Funded PhD opportunity in France at Université PSL — Chimie ParisTech , Paris, in the Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris . The project, SOFTMAT4MET — Functional Soft Matter for Sustainable and Selective Extraction of Critical Metals , focuses on critical metal recovery from electronic waste using functional polymer materials , hydrometallurgy , adsorption and separation , and membrane-based metal recovery . Research themes include germanium and gallium recovery, selective extraction, material...

Two PhD positions are available at the Advanced Porous Materials Laboratory (APML), Department of Chemistry, SR University, Warangal, Telangana, India. The project areas focus on advanced porous materials, including metal-organic framework (MOF) synthesis, CO2 conversion and catalysis, gas storage and separation, and environmental applications. Applicants with a background in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or related disciplines are encouraged to apply. Funding information i...

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...

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...