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Geochemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
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Next-Generation Low-Carbon Cement Wasteforms for Safe Disposal of Radioactive Waste
In the UK, over 150,000m3 of radioactive waste (enough to fill 60 Olympic size swimming pools) has been produced to date. Most of this radioactive waste needs conditioning by encapsulating it in cement to prevent release to the biosphere. Read more
Hydro-geochemical evolution of clay-based barriers during infiltration of saline groundwater
Deep geological disposal concepts are preferred solutions for the long-term management of high- level radioactive waste (or higher activity waste) in many countries. Read more
GREENCDT Actinide Colloid behaviour in alkaline conditions: Implications for Radioactive Effluent Treatment Processes.
Supervisors. Prof. Sam Shaw. Prof. Kath Morris. Dr Tom Neill. Globally, engineered ‘ponds and silos’ are used for storage of spent nuclear fuels. Read more
Geophysics for modelling and monitoring the Earth's response to CO2 sequestration
PLEASE READ FULL DETAILS AND HOW TO APPLY at. https://www.ed.ac.uk/geosciences/study/degrees/research-degrees/phd-projects/physical-sciences?item1405. Read more
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How much carbon is stored in European agricultural land? - SENSE CDT
Farming practices and interventions that sequester and store carbon in agricultural soils can significantly contribute to climate change mitigation, as well as support farmer’s adaptation to increasing frequency of extreme events, droughts and floods. Read more
Geological Fate and Impact of Isosaccharinic acid (Geo-FISA)
About the Project. The nuclear fuel cycle has generated higher-level radioactive wastes that will be disposed of in a deep geological facility (GDF) that will provide multiple barriers to the migration of radionuclides to the surface over prolonged timescales (tens of thousands of years). Read more
Application of deep learning to characterise transport of waste-derived gas in Lower Strength Sedimentary Rocks (LSSRs)
This is a 4-year PhD project funded by Nuclear Waste Services after a competitive call for PhD bursary. The topic of research is on use of machine learning for characterising the complex transport of gas in LSSRs. Read more
Numerical modelling and design of geothermal heat recovery from subsurface systems
Research Group:
Multiscale Modelling
Sedimentary basins are ubiquitous, naturally porous and permeable, and the geothermal heat in these basins can be extracted with geologic water or CO. Read more
Uranium and U-series radionuclide behaviour in phosphate-based cement systems – underpinning safe disposal of nuclear waste.
About the Project. Disposal of nuclear legacy waste is one of the biggest scientific and engineering challenges of the 21st Century. Read more
Harnessing enhanced rock weathering for greenhouse gas removal
To stabilize the planet’s climate and provide a safe future for humanity, we must not only sharply reduce emissions but also remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Read more
Open-path FTIR measurements of volcanic plumes
This project focusses on the measurement of volcanic plumes using ground-based open path Fourier transform spectroscopy, a powerful technique which allows quantification of volcanic gases in volcanic plumes. Read more
Drone-based measurements of volcanic gas
This project focusses on the measurement of volcanic gases using airborne drones. Accurate measurement of volcanic gas composition and gas flux provide powerful insights into the natural processes which control precursory, eruptive and post-eruptive volcanic activity. Read more
Geological Fate and Impact of Isosaccharinic acid (Geo-FISA)
About the Project. The nuclear fuel cycle has generated higher-level radioactive wastes that will be disposed of in a deep geological facility (GDF) that will provide multiple barriers to the migration of radionuclides to the surface over prolonged timescales (tens of thousands of years). Read more
Nanoscale boundaries: understanding size effects on the reactivity of ultra-small particles
Background. Nanoscience and nanotechnology explore the special properties and processes that occur in the nanoscale. the size range conventionally considered as 1-100nm. Read more
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Exploring reactions under stress in the mantle using mineral analogues
Convection in the Earth’s mantle controls Earth evolution. Different mineral assemblages occur at different depths in the mantle and variations over short distances are detectable as seismic discontinuities, thus providing key information on mantle conditions. Read more
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