30 atomic-physics PhD positions at ; University of Leeds

PhD Studentship: Modelling of precipitation reactors in the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel

Lead Supervisor’s full name & email address Dr Tariq Mahmud - [email protected] Co-supervisor name(s) & email address(s) Professor Kevin J Roberts - [email protected] Project summary

PhD Studentship: Modular intensified ion exchange utilising agitated tubular reactors

Lead Supervisor’s full name & email address Professor Timothy Hunter – [email protected] Co-supervisor name(s) & email address(s) Dr David Harbottle – [email protected] Project summary As

PhD Studentship: An investigation on the tribochemical surface interactions of molten salt reactors

Lead Supervisor’s full name & email address Dr Liuquan Yang - [email protected] Co-supervisor name(s) & email address(s) Dr Frederick Pessu - [email protected] Project summary Materials

PhD Studentship: Preparing Corroded Magnox Fuel Waste for Long Term Storage: Rheology Mapping of Complex Fluids

Lead Supervisor’s full name & email address Professor David Harbottle – [email protected] Co-supervisor name(s) & email address(s) Professor Timothy Hunter – [email protected] Martyn

PhD Studentship: Developing a digital twin for validation of packing optimisers used for nuclear decommissioning

Lead Supervisor’s full name & email address Dr Xiaodong Jia - [email protected] Co-supervisor name(s) & email address(s) Professor Shane Xie - [email protected] Dr Mehmet Dogar - M.R.Dogar

PhD Studentship: Probabilistic corrosion analysis for secure long-term geological disposal of nuclear waste in high-chloride environments

Lead Supervisor’s full name & email address Professor Richard Barker - [email protected] Co-supervisor name(s) & email address(s) Professor Harvey Thompson - [email protected] Dr Joshua

PhD Studentship: Investigating porosity changes and stress mechanics of corroding nuclear wastes under confined expansion

Lead Supervisor’s full name & email address Dr Ana Heitor - [email protected] Co-supervisor name(s) & email address(s) Professor Bill Murphy - [email protected] Dr Timothy Hunter - t.n.hunter

PhD Studentship - Active Control of Topological Devices for Quantum Integration

years. Training and support will also be provided. Lead Supervisor’s full name & email address Dr. Timothy Moorsom – [email protected] Co-supervisor name(s) Dr. Joshua Freeman – j.r.freeman

PhD Studentship: Machine Learning Driven Reaction Screening in Continuous Flow

maintenance grant of £19,237 per year for 3.5 years. Lead Supervisor: Dr Adam Clayton – [email protected] Co-supervisor: Professor Richard Bourne – [email protected] Project summary Are you a Chemist

PhD Studentship: Excitations in antiferromagnets and altermagnets

to understand what physical effects are possible. We have recently developed a method of using quantum statistics within atomic, dynamical spin models, opening a new era of quantitative modelling. This allows us