PhD Studentship in Interfacial Chemistry of High-Energy Lithium-Ion Batteries University of Nottingham in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity in biomass-derived biochar electrodes for low-carbon sodium-ion batteries at Aston University within the Net2Zero Centre for Doctoral Training (EPSRC/BBSRC). The project sits at the intersection of Chemical Engineering , Materials Science , Chemistry , and electrochemical energy storage , with a strong sustainability and net-zero focus. The research aims to develop biochar-based porous carbon electrodes from sustainable biomass feedstocks for sodium-ion batteries. It will study h...

PhD position available at Concordia University , Gina Cody School of Engineering, Montreal, Canada, in the group of Prof. Sixu Deng (Dept. of Chemical and Materials Engineering). The project is titled Advanced Characterization for Next-Generation Batteries and focuses on in-situ experimental setups for battery research using the EasyXAFS instrument , plus X-ray spectroscopy to study battery material and interface changes during operation. Research keywords: battery research, materials characteri...

This postdoctoral research opportunity at DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory is centered on the design, synthesis, and characterization of novel materials with two main directions: tuned optical control and membrane filtration . The project focuses on covalent organic frameworks and related functional materials, with an emphasis on how material structure can be engineered to influence absorbance and optical response, or to support filtration applications. The work sits within the Army Research Labo...

PhD opportunity at the University of Southampton in predictive models for battery interfaces , combining quantum simulations , atomistic modelling , computational chemistry , machine learning , and electrochemistry . The project focuses on the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) , a critical region in batteries that strongly affects performance and lifetime. You will work on large-scale quantum simulations using ONETEP together with reactive AI-driven force fields to build high-fidelity models of...

[Funding of fees plus a stipend per annum for 2026/7; stipend amount listed as £21,805.] University of Exeter is offering a PhD studentship in Electrochemical Lithium Extraction at the Penryn Campus. This project addresses a major challenge for the UK clean-energy transition: securing a resilient, sustainable supply of lithium for batteries, energy storage, and electric vehicles. The research will develop a lithium-selective membrane-based electrochemical extraction process for recovering lithiu...