Sustainable Catalysis for Clean Growth - CO2 activation using FLPs

We seek to recruit an enthusiastic, highly motivated student with proven intellectual and technical abilities to work on a homogeneous catalysis project.

The project is part of a prestigious large collaborative programme between Professor Wass, industrial partners in BP and Johnson-Matthey and academic partners in Cardiff and the University of Manchester, funded in part by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

The overall focus of this project the synthesis and characterisation of new and known main group or organometallic frustrated Lewis pairs and their homogeneous catalytic screening for CO₂ activation and conversion.

Academic criteria

Candidates should hold or expect to gain a first class degree or a good 2.1 and/or an appropriate Master’s level qualification (or their equivalent). 

Applicants whose first language is not English will be required to demonstrate proficiency in the English language (IELTS 6.5 or equivalent)

Supervisor - Dr Rebecca Melen Dr Rebecca Melen - People - Cardiff University

Start date options - 1st October 2021, 1st January 2022, 1st April 2022, 1st July 2022

Applications accepted all year.

To apply please complete an online application, stating your supervisor’s name(s). https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/research/programmes/programme/chemistry