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About the Project

A jointly funded PhD project opportunity through collaboration with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) & the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) is available.

The project is part of an on-going collaboration with NNL to look at the development of technology for the sensitive detection of radionuclides in the environment. The main objectives of the project are to develop scintillant nanoparticles with analyte specificity for fast, low cost analyses of radionuclide mixtures relevant to the NDA estate.

The project will involve some chemical synthesis, spectroscopic analysis and advanced analytical techniques to characterise and assess the systems.

The research groups of Dr Ian Fallis http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/38530-fallis-ian and Dr Simon Pope http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/38559-pope-simon are well equipped to undertake the necessary studies with dedicated office and laboratory space and state of the art equipment including small angle X-ray scattering capability. The researcher will work within the Molecular Synthesis section of Cardiff School of Chemistry and be expected to engage with other relevant groups in the school. We have a number of additional strategic collaborations with other stakeholders, including the National Physical Laboratory, which will allow some of the advanced analytical techniques to be implemented. This will provide rich training and career development opportunities.

Academic criteria: Applicants for a studentship must have obtained, or be about to obtain, a 2.1 degree or higher in a relevant subject, such as Chemistry. Applications are particularly welcome from applicants with a good first degree or Masters qualification in Chemistry.

Start date: 1 July 2017 (earlier start dates possible 1st January 2017, 1st April 2017)

Funding Notes

This studentship consists of full UK/EU tuition fees, as well as a Doctoral Stipend matching UK Research Council National Minimum (£14,057 p.a. for 2015/16, updated each year).

To be eligible for a full award a student must have:
•Settled status in the UK
•Been ‘ordinarily resident’ in the UK for 3 years prior to the start of the studentship.

To be eligible for a fees only award:
•Students from EU countries other than the UK are generally eligible for a fees-only award.

For more information on eligibility requirements please see our application link (below).

References

Consideration is automatic on applying for Chemistry, with a start date of 1 July 2017 via Cardiff University's Online Application Service. In the research proposal section of your application, please specify the project title and supervisors of this project and copy the project description in the text box provided. In the funding section, please select "I will be applying for a scholarship / grant" and specify that you are applying for advertised funding from the Nuclear Decomissioning Authority PhD bursary.

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Element specific smart media for fast, low cost radionuclide analyses

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