Dr A.J.S. McIntosh, Dr P Hunt, Prof Tom Welton
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Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
About the Project
The aim of this project is to develop an electrochemical sensor made of a flexible ionic liquid-composite which will allow the in-situ solubilisation and analysis of deposited organic compounds.
We will employ a synergistic experimental and computational approach to gain insight, at a fundamental level, of how functionalised ILs act. The project will explore how functionalised ILs interact with other molecules; as solutes, co-solvents, or additives within an electrochemical system. Computational characterisation of ILs will provide insight into how different functional components behave, subsequently the knowledge gained will be employed to design novel ILs, with the aim of augmenting the solubilisation of deposited materials. Novel ILs exhibiting the most desirable properties will be synthesised, combed with composite materials, and their electrochemical function explored and optimised.
Functional electrochemical platform design will be undertaken, in collaboration with Prof. Joseph Wang (UCSD - http://joewang.ucsd.edu/), which may involve a research stay in his research group.
The fundamental understanding obtained will be applicable in every field where ILs are replacing conventional solvents and electrolytes, e.g. pharmacology and biology, batteries and supercapacitors, fuel cells and biofuels, electrochemical sensors and analytics.
Start date: Between 1st July 2018 – 1st October 2018
Please contact Dr McIntosh ([Email Address Removed]) and Dr Hunt ([Email Address Removed]) for further details.
Funding Notes
Funding Notes:
Applicants should have an upper 2nd or 1st degree in Chemistry, and some knowledge of one of ionic liquid synthesis, electrochemistry and/or computational modelling is desirable, with a willingness to train in the other area: synthesis or computational modelling as required.
European/UK/Commonwealth students only
Fully funded 36 month PhD project in collaboration with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl).
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