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We have 50 Physical Chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Manchester
Physical Chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Manchester
We have 50 Physical Chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Manchester
(UoM - IISc Bangalore) Environmentally friendly grain refinement of engineering alloys by small strain oscillatory deformation
Aim. Grain-size is a key feature of high performance alloys, but grain refinement processes are usually expensive because they use high temperatures and strains. Read more
Driving polymer mechanochemistry via processing techniques
Conventionally, chemical transformations are driven by inputs such as light, heat or electricity. However, the exciting field of polymer mechanochemistry is adding to these conventions by developing the use of mechanical force to drive chemical changes. Read more
Deep Learning-based mechanistic elucidation of processes mediated by heterogeneous catalysts
Heterogeneous catalysis is essential in the chemical industry, but understanding its mechanisms is complex due to the limitations of traditional kinetic analysis, which often relies on simplifying approximations. Read more
Advancing the Thermal Treatment of Radioactive Graphite Waste
Saturn_Nuclear_CDT. There are approximately 100’000 tonnes of irradiated nuclear graphite in the UK that will eventually require suitable disposal. Read more
Probing the f→d transition in lanthanide ions for qubit switching
Metal centres with single unpaired electrons have great potential as qubit systems; the two spin-states of the electron (up and down) can be mapped onto classical bits 0 and 1, with additional superpositions of the states allowing for increased computational speed following Quantum Information Processing (QIP) algorithms compared to classical computer systems. Read more
[FSE Bicentenary PhD] Recycling nuclear graphite: Transforming an environmental challenge into a sustainable resource
In order to support new nuclear technologies that will provide solutions for deep decarbonisation and Net Zero, we need to the address the issues surrounding the clean-up and reduction of nuclear waste. . Read more
Coupling Carbon Capture to Anodic Electrochemical Synthesis
To limit the impact of humanity on the environment, the chemicals industry must transition to sustainable technologies. The chemicals industry is a “hard to decarbonise” sector as its high embedded carbon comes from its intensive energy use and fossil fuels feedstocks. Read more
Development of ceramic thermal and environmental barrier coatings for high temperature applications
Research Group:
Coatings and Ceramics
Ceramic coatings are vital in high-temperature applications, especially in aero-engines and the power generation industry. These coatings increase the engine’s operating temperature to improve efficiency and reduce the engine’s environmental impact. Read more
Viral-surface interactions studied by vibrational sum-frequency spectroscopy
The recent COVID-19 pandemic, and in particular fomite transmission of the virus, led to a lot of interest in how viral particles attached to surfaces, their survival times on different materials and how they transferred to hosts. Read more
Understanding and preventing the denaturation of proteins on surfaces in manufacture, storage and delivery of biotherapeutics
Protein and peptide therapeutics are pharmaceutical drug treatments derived from natural sources. They are applied to a range of diseases from diabetes to novel cancer therapies. Read more
Peptide controlled growth of photoactive lead halide perovskite materials for solar and photodetector applications
Lead halide perovskites have shown tremendous promise as materials for novel photovoltaics with exceptionally high efficiencies and low cost manufacture, but their application is limited due to the inherent stability of the materials. Read more
Biocatalytic Synthesis and Degradation of Organosilicon Compounds
In synthetic chemistry, there has been increasing prominence in the use of engineered enzymes to execute chemical transformations. Read more
Synthetic and Mechanistic Studies into Enzymatic Degradation of Waste Plastics
Plastics are a broad range of solid polymeric materials that have found widespread application globally. However, there has been a steady accumulation of discarded plastics and there is now growing awareness that they present a significant hazard to the natural environment and human health. Read more
Secondary organic aerosol formation from anthropogenic and biogenic sources
Atmospheric aerosols are one of the greatest threats to human health, and present one of the largest uncertainty in understanding and predicting our climate. Read more
Computational design of tailored open-shell conjugated systems
To be successful, organic electronics devices must be able to replicate and surpass the capabilities of conventional silicon-based electronics. Read more