Net2Zero Centre for Doctoral Training

Fully funded PhD opportunity in Sustainable Bio-Based Nanomaterials for Next-Generation Elastomer Technologies at Aston University , delivered through the Net2Zero Centre for Doctoral Training in partnership with the University of Warwick and industry collaborator James Walker Ltd . The project focuses on polymer science , materials science , chemical engineering , nanomaterials , and elastomer technology . You will develop and evaluate renewable biomass-derived nanofillers and multifunctional e...

PhD Studentship in Chemical Engineering at the University of Nottingham, within the EPSRC and BBSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Negative Emission Technologies for Net Zero (CDT in Net2Zero). The project sits in the areas of chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science, chemistry, environmental science, biomass conversion, biochar, CO2 capture, BECCS, and negative emission technologies. The research aims to develop and demonstrate a laboratory-scale multifunctional reactor ...

Imperial College London’s Department of Chemical Engineering is advertising a PhD scholarship project on chemical recycling and upcycling of PET (poly(ethylene terephthalate)). The project focuses on converting PET waste streams into monomers and higher-value chemical building blocks through catalytic depolymerisation routes such as glycolysis, methanolysis, and hydrolysis. You will work on catalyst design and characterisation, reaction mechanism studies, and the translation of laboratory findin...

PhD opportunity at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, UK, focused on PFAS removal from water using novel sorbent materials . The project addresses per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), including legacy compounds such as PFOA and PFOS and newer PFAS alternatives, which are persistent, mobile, and bioaccumulative contaminants of major concern in drinking water, groundwater, soils, sediments, and biota. The research builds on the Fletcher group’s work in adsorption-based remediation an...

PhD Studentship at the University of Warwick in the Centre for Doctoral Training in the Modelling of Heterogeneous Materials (HetSys), School of Engineering. This project is titled “Turning Up the Heat: Modelling and Scale-Up of Thermochemical Energy Storage” and focuses on thermochemical energy storage , modelling , scale-up , physics-based and data-driven methods , and sustainable energy . The research will investigate NaOH-water TCES systems, aiming to develop modelling tools that reduce the ...