Dr Micheál D. Scanlon
Applications accepted all year round
Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
About the Project
A highly-motivated PhD student is required to work on a 4-year project as part of the ambitious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant project SOFT-PHOTOCONVERSION (grant no. 716792), the main objective of which is to explore a new paradigm in solar energy conversion by achieving efficient charge separation at electrified liquid-liquid (or “soft”) interfaces, without solid electrodes.
The PhD student will develop expertise in:
1. Frontier Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy (SECM) experimental methodologies.
2. All commonly used electrochemical techniques (voltammetry, impedance, etc.).
3. Photochemistry and electrochemistry at electrified liquid-liquid interfaces.
4. In situ spectroscopic techniques (UV/vis, IR and Raman especially).
The SOFT-PHOTOCONVERSION project will be carried out in Dr Scanlon’s group: (https:[Email Address Removed]) in the newly established Bernal Institute (http://www.bernalinstitute.com/) at the University of Limerick. The Bernal Institute offers state-of-the-art equipment (potentiostats, scanning electrochemical microscope (SECM), drop-shape analysers, UV/vis and Raman spectrometers, etc.) and unrivalled working conditions.
This European Research Council (ERC) funded project will cover PhD student fees (€24,138 over the course of the 4-year PhD) and offer an attractive stipend of €18,000 in the first year of the PhD, rising to €19,669 by year four.
Funding Notes
Essential Attributes
- First-class, upper second-class honours degree or equivalent (level 8 NFQ) in Chemistry or closely related discipline.
Desirable Attributes
- Masters degree (level 9 NFQ) in Electrochemistry or a related discipline.
- Previous demonstrated experience with the technique of Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy (SECM).
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