Bio-inspired dynamic porous materials: The synthesis of new nanoporous materials that are designed to display the dynamic functional catalytic and guest uptake behaviour of proteins

A PhD position (42 months) is available in the synthesis of new nanoporous materials that are designed to display the dynamic functional catalytic and guest uptake behaviour of proteins. The project involves organic and hybrid materials synthesis, diffraction, sorption and catalysis measurements, and is part of the European Research Council funded Dynapore project. This studentship will allow highly motivated candidates to participate in the development of a new class of porous materials. The funding for this position is a University of Liverpool Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA).

The aim of this studentship is to develop new dynamically flexible porous materials for enhanced performance on separation and catalysis. This post will build on the previous work of the group on peptide based metal organic frameworks. The group has strong background on the synthesis and characterisation of these materials and it has demonstrated their dynamic adaptability properties with a multidisciplinary experimental and computational approach.

The group has also studied the selective sorption properties of MOFs based on dynamics and chemical functionalization. The group is also interested in heterogeneous catalysis inside the confined space of highly porous MOFs [6].

The successful candidate should have, or expect to have, at least a 2:1 degree or equivalent in Physics or a closely related subject.

Applications should be made as soon as possible.

Informal enquiries should be addressed to Dr Alex Katsoulidis - [Email Address Removed].