Prof S J Dalgarno
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Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
About the Project
The first goal of this project will be to build on proof-of-principle studies, developing versatile families of new host-guest supramolecular photocatalysts. Once in hand we will alter system design and incorporate these hosts into polymers, generating new host-guest photocalytic materials as a result. Alternative host modification can also be undertaken in order to design flow systems that build on the results obtained. The work will also lead into molecular modelling of host-guest photocatalysis.
Supervisor: Dr Scott Dalgarno (supramolecular chemistry) in collaboration with Dr Filipe Vilela (photocatalytic polymers) and Prof. Martin Paterson (computational chemistry).
The Institute of Chemical Sciences (ICS) is an excellent environment for PhD research, with a thriving community of academics, post-doctoral and PhD researchers spread across three sections: Molecular Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, and Dynamics and Structure. ICS also has many links to the other research institutes within the overall umbrella of the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, providing a strong interdisciplinary theme to our research. Heriot-Watt University occupies an attractive campus site on the outskirts of Edinburgh, with excellent public transport links to the centre of one of the Europe’s most exciting cities.
Funding Notes
You should have, or expect to receive, a First or 2:1 Class MChem degree in Chemistry, or equivalent in a relevant related subject. This project is funded by an EPSRC Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP), providing tuition fees and a stipend (approx. £14,500) for 3.5 years, and is only available to UK & EU nationals resident in the UK for the last 3 years.
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