PhD scholarship

PhD opportunity at The University of Queensland in the School of Chemical Engineering, focused on engineering next-generation nanocatalysts for solar-driven production of methanol . The project targets the conversion of CO2 and CO from industrial emissions and by-products into methanol and related fuels via a photothermal pathway . Research will involve nanomaterials synthesis , catalyst design, and advanced characterisation to build robust structure–activity relationships. Students will gain ha...

University of Nottingham Ningbo China is offering a PhD Scholarship in High-Performance Catalysts for CO2 Hydrogenation (reference 26TM_XF ) in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering , Faculty of Science and Engineering. This opportunity is centered on chemical engineering , catalysis , CO2 hydrogenation , materials science , and related chemistry topics. The advertised research areas include rational design and synthesis of catalysts for efficient CO2 hydrogenation, investigat...

PhD opportunity at Monash University Malaysia under the Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2027) in sustainable ammonia production through thermocatalytic nitrogen conversion . This project sits at the intersection of chemical engineering , materials science , chemistry , and environmental science . The research aims to develop advanced thermocatalytic systems for efficient nitrogen activation and ammonia synthesis under milder, more sustainable conditions. Key themes include ratio...

PhD opportunity at The University of Queensland (St Lucia, Australia) in photothermal catalysis and solar methanol synthesis . The project, titled “Unravelling the photothermal effect in solar methanol synthesis” , explores how light-driven and heat-driven effects work together to improve catalyst performance for converting small molecules such as CO2 or CO into fuels like methanol under mild, energy-efficient conditions. You will work across chemical engineering , chemistry , materials science ...

Fully funded postdoctoral scholarship at KTH Royal Institute of Technology , Stockholm, Sweden, in the Hamedi Lab within the Department of Fiber and Polymer Technology. The project is titled Sustainable Lignin-Derived Cathodes for Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries . The postdoc will work on developing aqueous zinc-ion batteries using cathodes derived entirely from lignin, a side stream of the pulp and paper industry. Research tasks include designing porous carbons and lignin-based binders, fabricating ...