28 materials-science "The University of Leeds" PhD positions

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

of Leeds and Sellafield Ltd, to investigate the nature of waste evolution under storage conditions in order to predict volume changes and resulting forces generated on confinement packaging. Specifically

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

developing Generation IV nuclear reactors. With the complication of Salts chemistry and the extreme conditions to operate, the material degradation behaviour when the components are subject to mechanical

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

of waste for long term storage. A particular waste is corroded magnesium alloy clad uranium metal fuel that has formed sludge and is currently contained in open and closed facilities on the Sellafield site

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

Bachelor’s Degree in an appropriate field will also be considered. Subject Area Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Machine Learning, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science

PhD Studentship: Modular intensified ion exchange utilising agitated tubular reactors

the UK prepares to invest in new nuclear power plants, industry and research organisations are also looking towards developing the next generation of effluent and waste treatment processes. Ongoing

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

Nuclear power generation is expected to rise to meet increasing UK and global energy demand, whilst maintaining net-zero targets. In this context, reprocessing of waste from nuclear reactors in order to

PhD Studentship - Defects, Disorder and Dynamics in Topological Insulators and the Implications for Functional Next Generation Quantum Devices

Topological insulators (TIs) are an emerging class of materials that are generating considerable interest worldwide with potential for many device applications as part of next generation quantum technologies

PhD Studentship - Identifying Quantum Advantage via Tensor Networks

advantage in calculating useful properties of idealised materials or experimental systems out of equilibrium. Please state your entry requirements plus any necessary or desired background First or Upper

PhD Studentship: Microfluid Synthesis of Metal and Metal-Oxide Foams

characterisation (FIB-SIMS, XPS) at the Bragg Centre for Materials Research at Leeds University. The project will be carried out at Leeds University, with several secondments to the AWE site for X-ray tomography

PhD Studentship: Mechanistic understanding of the formation of squaric acid based functional organic multi-component materials

Engineering at the University of Leeds (UoL) and by Diamond Light Source (DLS). The successful student will spend 50% of their time at the UoL and the other 50% across crystallography beamlines I11 (High