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Geochemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

We have 43 Geochemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

Heat and liquid CO2-induced carbon alteration and cycling in a back-arc hydrothermal system

Overview. Hydrothermal systems in the Western Pacific are predomiantly associated with back-arc spreading. Among these, the Okinawa Trough stands out as one of the most extensively studied back-arc system globally. Read more

PhD in Geographical and Earth Sciences - Sink or Swim? Modelling Crystal Settling and Flotation in the Lunar Magma Ocean

Start Date. 01/10/2025. Aims. This project will develop a new generation of dynamic magma ocean models that incorporate thermo-chemical convection and crystal segregation of a crystallizing magma ocean cooled from the top. Read more

A novel low-energy technique for cleaning up radioactively contaminated soils

Saturn_Nuclear_CDT. Nuclear energy will play a key role in the UK’s strategy to achieve net zero carbon by 2050. However, the high cost and intergenerational burden of decommissioning and waste management remains high and there is a need to reduce the costs of decommissioning and clean-up. Read more
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An embarrassment of riches: reconciling our solar system’s platinum problem

Project Background. The Earth and Mars have too much platinum. This is also true of the rest of the platinum group elements (PGEs), osmium, iridium, ruthenium, rhodium and palladium, all of which are highly-siderophile elements (HSEs) that strongly partition into the metallic cores of planets during differentiation. Read more
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Benchmarking major element isotopic compositions of chondritic meteorites

Project Background. Primitive, so-called chondritic, meteorites provide a key, compositional estimate of the proto solar nebula. Planets, that grew from this nebular disk, are expected to inherit its bulk composition and so any observed differences might be attributed to processes involved during their growth (e.g. Read more

PhD in Geographical and Earth Sciences - Paired meteorites: identical or nonidentical twins

Start Date. 01 October 2025. Aim: . The fundamental assumption underpinning the field of meteoritics is that all extraterrestrial rocks that are found in the same strewn field in the aftermath of a meteorite dropping fireball event are identical to each other. Read more

PhD in Geographical and Earth Sciences - The geological evolution of C-complex asteroids and their role in the origins of life on Earth

Start date. 01 October 2025. This project asks whether the terrestrial planets including Earth were made habitable by carbonaceous chondrite meteorites delivering bio-essential ingredients including water, organic compounds, nitrogen and phosphorus. . Read more

Autogenous diagenesis of limestone waste (FES-PhD-2425-01)

Diagenesis refers to the physical, chemical and biological processes that ‘turn’ sediments into rock (1,2). As sediments become buried by natural processes, they are subject to overburden pressure and raised temperatures, albeit lower than those that cause metamorphism (2,3). Read more

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