nanomaterial PhD Projects, Programs & Scholarships

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

The advances in wireless networks and electronics have led to the emergence of Wireless Sensor networks (WSNs), which are considered to be one of the most important technologies that can revolutionize healthcare systems.

Optical and electronic low-dimensional nanomaterial devices

Italian Institute of Technology
School in Science and Technology of Chemistry and Materials - Nanochemistry Curriculum

Dr R Krahne

Application Deadline: 15 June 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

Tutor. Roman Krahne. We aim to develop new concepts for optoelectronic devices based on state-of-the-art nanomaterials. One interesting material class are low-dimensional semiconductor materials such as 2D layered perovskites.

Optical and electronic low-dimensional nanomaterial devices

University of Genoa
School in Science and Technology of Chemistry and Materials - Nanochemistry Curriculum

Dr R Krahne

Application Deadline: 15 June 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

Tutor. Roman Krahne. We aim to develop new concepts for optoelectronic devices based on state-of-the-art nanomaterials. One interesting material class are low-dimensional semiconductor materials such as 2D layered perovskites.

SLowCat (Securing a sustainable fuel supply through controlled synthesis of low-dimensional catalysts): 2D Assembly of Single Atoms into Support Structures / Nanomembranes

Loughborough University
Department of Materials Engineering

Dr Y Su

Application Deadline: 16 June 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project has funding attached for UK and EU students, though the amount may depend on your nationality. Non-EU students may still be able to apply for the project provided they can find separate funding. You should check the project and department details for more information.

Reference number. CG-YS-2006. Start date of studentship. 1 October 2020. Closing date of advert. 16 June2020. Interview date. 6 – 8 July 2020.

Stimuli-responsive biopolymers for life science, materials and therapeutic applications

Royal Holloway, University of London
School of Biological Sciences

Dr M Soloviev

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

This is a self-funded project, match-finding option may be available for qualifying candidates. Please include a detailed CV with any enquiries.

Mobile Phone-Based Disease Detection: Towards Single-Molecule Approaches

University College London
Department of Biochemical Engineering

Dr M Thomas, Dr S Frank

Application Deadline: 29 May 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project has funding attached for UK and EU students, though the amount may depend on your nationality. Non-EU students may still be able to apply for the project provided they can find separate funding. You should check the project and department details for more information.

The last 10 years have seen a number of breakthroughs in diagnostic technologies for protein biomarker detection in patient derived samples.

Atomistic simulations of nanoparticle reactivity for safe-by-design applications

University of Birmingham
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Dr E Valsami-Jones, Dr I Lynch

Application Deadline: 10 June 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project has funding attached for UK and EU students, though the amount may depend on your nationality. Non-EU students may still be able to apply for the project provided they can find separate funding. You should check the project and department details for more information.

Background. Nanotechnology is a key enabling technology with the potential to deliver a wide range of technological breakthroughs through the production of novel and emerging engineered and manufactured nanomaterials (NMs) whose unique features serve numerous applications across all EU priority sectors.

Effect of nanoparticles on cellular conditions in lymphocytes and germ cells in vitro

University of Bradford
Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Chemistry and Biosciences

Prof D Anderson, Dr M Najafzadeh

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

The use of metals such as silver (Ag), gold (Au) and copper (Cu) as nanoparticles (NPs) and other chemicals such as Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) (Najafzadeh et al., 2016) in medical and lifestyle applications has exponentially increased in recent years, yet little is still known about their impact on DNA and RNA in somatic as well as in germ cells (Habas et al 2018).

Plasma-enhanced catalytic CO2 conversion to value-added fuels

University of Liverpool
Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics

Dr X Tu, Assoc Prof TY Chen

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

This project is part of a 4-year Dual PhD degree programme between the National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan) and the University of Liverpool (England).

Treating cancer by targeting the mechanical properties of cells

University of Sheffield
Department of Oncology and Metabolism

Dr A Gad

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Cancer development is marked by massive increase of matrix fibres around tumor cells, which changes the mechanical properties of the tissue and is used to diagnose tumours by manual palpation.