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  Advanced fibre-based energy storage for wearable applications


   Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences

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Dr Carol Crean  Applications accepted all year round  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

About the Project

E-textiles integrate clothing with electronics to create smart fabrics. Sophisticated e-textiles require wearable energy-storage capabilities. The aim of this project is to fabricate functional yarns using nanomaterials, which will power clothing equipped for wearable computing, wearable sensing and remote monitoring.

We are seeking a highly motivated excellent researcher to join our multidisciplinary project – “Advanced fibre-based energy storage for wearable applications”.

In addition to state of the art training in materials synthesis and functionalisation (monomer, polymer, nanostructured carbon, metal-nanoparticle, bio-conjugation), we facilitate multidisciplinary training e.g. in bioassays (affinity binding studies and cell-based assays) and advanced physicochemical characterisation (SEM, TEM, AFM, XPS, and a full range of spectroscopic and electrochemical techniques).

Opportunities exist to travel to collaborating laboratories within the EU and internationally (Australia and China).

Why Surrey?........the Chemistry Department at the University of Surrey is vibrant, has recruited 6 new academic staff recently and was ranked 8th in the UK in the 2012 National Student Survey.

Funding Notes

Applicants are expected to have a first-class degree or equivalent.

For informal enquiries relating to this project contact Dr Carol Crean by email ([Email Address Removed])

References

References to Dr. Carol Crean