PhD Studentship: Warwick Centre for Doctoral Training in Analytical Science

The University of Warwick’s Centre for Doctoral Training in Analytical Science is inviting expressions of interest from appropriately qualified candidates for one fully-funded four-year studentship (fees, stipend and consumables budget). With the world-leading facilities and expertise in Analytical Science at Warwick and partner external facilities (e.g., Diamond, ILL, ISIS) at their disposal, our students will graduate with a unique combination of skills in exploiting synergies between different experimental methods, e.g., diffraction, electrochemistry, mass spectrometry, microscopy and NMR, and in harnessing the power of combining data collection with experimental design, statistical analysis and simulation. Successful candidate will complete an MSc in Analytical Science in the first year and continue onto a PhD in one of the following areas: 

1. Project title: AI-enhanced Low-dose Cryo-ptychographic Tomography for Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Nanostructure 

Supervisor: Professor Peng Wang (Physics)

Collaborator: Rosalind Franklin Institute

2. Project title: Assessing the potential of new organic semiconductors via THz mobility spectroscopy

Supervisor: Dr James Lloyd-Hughes (Physics)

Collaborator: Smartkem (Industrial supervisor: Oliver Holmes)

3. Project title: Design, Synthesis and Application of Fluorescence Probes for Biological Imaging

Supervisor: Dr Stefan Roesner (Chemistry)

Collaborator: Prof. Mohan Balasubramanian, WMS - Biomedical Sciences

4. Project title: Developing a solid-state NMR approach to characterise coatings and scaffolds that support mammalian cell culture

Supervisor: Dr Wing Ying Chow (Physics)

5. Project title: Development of small molecule antivirals

Supervisor: Dr Andrew Marsh (Chemistry) 

6. Project title: Getting big results from big data: Statistics meets mass spectrometry

Supervisor: Dr Simon Spencer (Statistics) 

7. Project title: Magnetism and strongly correlated electron systems. Title: New classes of quantum material studied using ultra-high magnetic fields

Supervisor: Dr Paul Goddard (Physics)

Collaborator: Alix McCollam, High Field Magnet Laboratory, Pascal Manuel, WISH Instrument, ISIS Neutron and Muon Source.

8. Project title: Membrane morphology as a cellular target: Exploiting membrane curvature sensing peptides as unique tools for biology

Supervisor: Dr Ann Dixon (Chemistry) 

9. Project title: Photochemistry of Metal-Oxo Clusters Studied in the Single Crystal Phase

Supervisor: Dr Sebastian Pike (Chemistry)

Collaborator: Diamond Light Source

10. Project title: Understanding halogen and chalcogen bonding selectivity profiles for the development of highly selective catalysts

Supervisor: Dr Mark Greenhalgh (Chemistry)

Collaborator: Tim Barendt, University of Birmingham ([email protected] ) Industrial collaborator: Malvern Panalytical. 

To find out more please visit the dedicated AS CDT webpage where a description of each project and further information is available to review: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/as/study/msc/

We invite applications from motivated graduates with a strong first degree in any related discipline, including Chemistry, Engineering, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Pharmacy, Physics and Statistics.

Interested candidates are invited to select a minimum of two of the projects named above when completing the application form: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/as/study/apply/form/

Applications should be submitted by 15 August 2022 at the latest.

Click here to find out more about the CDT and the 1+3 route .