Environmental Chemistry (testing) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 18 Environmental Chemistry (testing) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Environmentally friendly antibiofouling coatings for marine applications

University of Liverpool School of Engineering

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Net Zero Maritime Energy solutions (N0MES) has a 4-year funded PhD place available for an exceptional researcher. Read more

Supervisors: Prof R D'Sa, Dr J Hanson

20 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Impacts of climate change on the fate, uptake and effects of chemicals in wetland environments

University of York Department of Environment and Geography

This project is part of the NERC-funded Centre for Doctoral Training, ECOWILD. For more details, and for a full list of projects offered under this programme, please visit: https://ecowild.site.hw.ac.uk/. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Boxall, Prof T Hutchinson, Prof D Spurgeon, Dr S Lofts

29 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Nearfield Interactions of Vitrified Intermediate Level Waste; Radionuclide Transport at the Glass-Canister-Backfill Interface

University of Sheffield Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering

In order to pursue new nuclear power as part of the solution to the UK’s pressing low carbon energy needs, safe disposal of legacy radioactive waste must be achieved. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Thorpe, Prof R Hand

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Locking CO2 into cement: new perspectives from advanced spectroscopic techniques

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Engineering

EPSRC DTP studentship in Engineering. 3.5 years starting 1st October 2024, 1st January 2025 or 1st April 2025. Project Summary. Our aim is to improve carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) in the cement and concrete industry by introducing reactive carbonates to replace clinkers. Read more

Supervisors: Dr FJ Jin, Dr RM Maddalena, Prof PR Davies

31 July 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Impact of mineral trapping of nanoparticles on radionuclide transport and fate

University of Strathclyde Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

This PhD presents an exciting opportunity to explore new mechanisms which can impact radionuclide movement in the environment. You will join a dynamic and friendly team of researchers and PhD students across the university and industry sectors, working to innovate new knowledge and technologies. . Read more

Supervisor: Prof V Phoenix

22 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Mechanochemical separation of hydrogen isotopes

University of Strathclyde Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

This PhD project will build on pilot experiments conducted at Strathclyde to develop a new technology that uses mechanochemical reactions to separate hydrogen isotopes. Read more

Supervisors: Prof R Lunn, Dr M Stillings

26 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Engineering Mineral Layers for Decommissionable Concrete

University of Strathclyde Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Nuclear sites contain large volumes of radioactively contaminated concrete. Prior to decommissioning, these concrete structures must be surface decontaminated to minimise the requirement for waste disposal. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Renshaw, Prof R Lunn

22 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Microfluidics for Micro-AUVs (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles)

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

This project will develop and test microfluidic systems that can be deployed aboard small robot submarines (micro-AUVs) to sample and analyse aquatic chemistry. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Nightingale

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Greenhouse Gas Detection Using Silicon Photonics Platform

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Rand Ismaeel, Milos Nedeljkovic . Project Description. This exciting multidisciplinary PhD project aims to develop a new class of marine sensors based on cutting-edge MID-IR silicon photonics research. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Ismaeel

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Atomic-Scale Regulation on photocatalysts for Solar plastic upcycling

University of Adelaide School of Chemical Engineering

About the project. The aim is to produce new fundamental science for sustainable production of hydrogen and value-added chemicals through a solar-driven photocatalytic approach using abundant plastic wastes and high-performance photocatalysts. Read more

Supervisor: Dr JR Ran

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Children’s cognitive development: how is it affected by traffic-related air pollution in and around schools?

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

There is evidence that air pollution can have a negative impact on children’s cognitive development (Gartland et al., 2022). Read more

Supervisors: Dr NG Gartland, Prof M van Tongeren, Dr T Bannan, Dr AH Hood

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Sustainable recycling of end-of-life electric vehicle batteries

University of Adelaide School of Chemical Engineering

Project: The age of the electric car is all but upon us. Billions of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are reaching their lifetime along with the widespread application of electric vehicles. Read more

Supervisors: Dr JM Mao, Prof ZG Guo

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Three-Dimensional Microfluidics for High Throughput Reactions and Bioassays

University of Birmingham School of Chemistry

High-throughput reactions and bioassays allow cost-effective testing of large libraries of bio/chemical molecules for drug discovery, disease diagnosis, and industrial biotechnology. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Gupta

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Sustainable products & processes - help industry ditch the plastic and toxic chemicals

Brunel University London Environmental Science

Material and energy used for making products can have significant adverse environmental, health and safety and or socioeconomic impacts. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Troisi

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Microalgal Carbon Sequestration Towards a Carbon Negative Economy

University of Sheffield Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering

The increasing CO2 emissions to the atmosphere is a major environmental crisis that is in immediate need of innovative solutions. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Vaidyanathan

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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We have 18 Environmental Chemistry (testing) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Environmental Chemistry (testing) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 18 Environmental Chemistry (testing) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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