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Dr J Bridge
Prof R Doong
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About the Project
Dual Phd Programme with University of Liverpool and the National Tsing Hua University:
The PhD student will spend 2 years studying at the University of Liverpool and 2 years at National Tsing Hua University under the bilaterally agreed 2+2 scheme between the two institutions. The expertise developed at National Tsing Hua University and the University of Liverpool will be transferred between them, to the benefit of both institutions.
Aim and Objectives
This PhD will seek to provide a mechanistic understanding of the role of colloid mobilisation and redistribution in migration of radionuclides such as Cs and U within and through soils. The student will address this aim by conducting laboratory experiments, supported by theoretical development, in pursuit of these specific hypotheses: (i) weathering state of mineral or organic colloids significantly affects rates of sorption of radionuclides from solution; (ii) modification of colloid surfaces by radionuclide sorption significantly alters colloid stability (e.g. rates of aggregation, deposition and/or resuspension); (iii) therefore, colloid-facilitated radionuclide migration in soils is a specific function of soil weathering history and environmental radionuclide concentrations.
The PhD student will spend 2 years studying at the University of Liverpool and 2 years at National Tsing Hua University under the bilaterally agreed 2+2 scheme between the two institutions. The expertise developed at National Tsing Hua University and the University of Liverpool will be transferred between them, to the benefit of both institutions.
Aim and Objectives
This PhD will seek to provide a mechanistic understanding of the role of colloid mobilisation and redistribution in migration of radionuclides such as Cs and U within and through soils. The student will address this aim by conducting laboratory experiments, supported by theoretical development, in pursuit of these specific hypotheses: (i) weathering state of mineral or organic colloids significantly affects rates of sorption of radionuclides from solution; (ii) modification of colloid surfaces by radionuclide sorption significantly alters colloid stability (e.g. rates of aggregation, deposition and/or resuspension); (iii) therefore, colloid-facilitated radionuclide migration in soils is a specific function of soil weathering history and environmental radionuclide concentrations.
Funding Notes
Living costs (£2,500 p.a. @ Liverpool, U.K; $10,000 Taiwanese Dollars p.a. @ Hsinchu, Taiwan to be covered by the dual PhD scholarship scheme.
Full tuition fees covered for the duration of the programme. Applicants will need an additional source of funding to cover their subsistence costs as the stipend offered by the dual PhD scholarship scheme is only partial.
Full tuition fees covered for the duration of the programme. Applicants will need an additional source of funding to cover their subsistence costs as the stipend offered by the dual PhD scholarship scheme is only partial.
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