PhD Position in CO2-Capture Materials Discovery Using Robotics and Hybrid Intelligence University of Liverpool in United Kingdom

This PhD project at the University of Liverpool, co-funded by a financial gift from Google, aims to revolutionize laboratory automation by developing a global ‘Hive Mind’ that coordinates autonomous robotic chemists. The research focuses on the discovery of engineered porous materials for atmospheric CO2 capture, addressing urgent environmental challenges through advanced computational and experimental approaches. Hosted in the Department of Chemistry, the project integrates computational chemis...

The School of Chemistry at the University of St Andrews, in collaboration with industrial partner Johnson Matthey, is advertising 4 fully funded international PhD studentships in a platinum group metals (PGM) cluster. The cluster is focused on materials chemistry and aims to deliver cutting-edge advances in PGM-based materials and compounds, supported by state-of-the-art structural, physical, and microstructural characterisation facilities and links to central facilities. Research projects avail...

Lancaster University’s Chemistry Department is advertising a fully funded PhD studentship supervised by Prof John Griffin and Dr Xiao Hua . The project is part of the Faraday Institution PhD Training Programme and focuses on local structure and ion ordering in high-performance materials for lithium-ion batteries . The research centres on disordered rocksalts (DRXs) as next-generation cathode materials. DRXs have crystalline structures but lack long-range ordering of lithium and transition metal ...

PhD opportunity in surface chemistry and advanced material characterization at the University of St Andrews , School of Chemistry, in partnership with BASF . The project focuses on investigating fixed-bed hydrogenation catalysts and is described as a highly technical research role with strong emphasis on XPS , electron microscopy , and ultrahigh vacuum systems . This makes it a strong fit for applicants interested in chemistry, materials science, catalysis, and industrially relevant research. Th...

Lubrizol is hiring a Research Scientist to join its physical sciences team in the area of surface science and materials . This is an industry research role based at Hazelwood, UK , with work connected to real-world applications and product development. The opportunity appears to be aimed at candidates with a strong background in materials science , surface science , and related physical sciences areas. The post does not list a PhD, MSc, or other degree requirement in the text provided, but appli...