[FSE Bicentenary PhD] Searching for Technosignatures as anomalies in astronomical digital data
[FSE Bicentenary PhD] Searching for Technosignatures as anomalies in astronomical digital data
About the Project The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) traditionally focuses on detecting technosignatures—observable phenomena indicating the presence of advanced, civilisations. This PhD project aims to develop and apply cutting-edge … Read More Read More
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[FSE Bicentenary PhD] Real-Time Sensitivity to Quantum Oscillations of Beauty Mesons
[FSE Bicentenary PhD] Real-Time Sensitivity to Quantum Oscillations of Beauty Mesons
About the Project The LHCb experiment is one of the four large experiments on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. LHCb is about to produce the largest sample of Beauty … Read More Read More
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[FSE Bicentenary PhD] Bioremediation through enzymatic dehalogenation
[FSE Bicentenary PhD] Bioremediation through enzymatic dehalogenation
About the Project The production of organohalides is fundamental to a variety of industrial applications, including their use as solvents, degreasing agents, pesticides, and flame retardants. As a consequence, they … Read More Read More
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[FSE Bicentenary PhD] Catalysis-driven molecular machinery
[FSE Bicentenary PhD] Catalysis-driven molecular machinery
About the Project A recent series of breakthroughs ( Nature 604 , 80 (2022), Nat. Chem . 14 , 728 (2022), J. Am. Chem. Soc . 146 , 4467 (2024)) … Read More Read More
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[FSE Bicentenary PhD] Beyond AlphaFold: putting the physics back into protein folding
[FSE Bicentenary PhD] Beyond AlphaFold: putting the physics back into protein folding
About the Project One half of the 2024 Nobel prize of Chemistry went to the prediction of protein structure from amino acid sequences. This long-awaited achievement was made possible by … Read More Read More
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[FSE Bicentenary PhD] Building and deploying a state-of-the-art CMB telescope to Chile to study the early Universe
[FSE Bicentenary PhD] Building and deploying a state-of-the-art CMB telescope to Chile to study the early Universe
About the Project Simons Observatory (SO) is a new Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) Observatory located in the high Atacama Desert in northern Chile. Its primary objective is to search for … Read More Read More
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Microstructural Design for Tough Ceramic Coatings
Microstructural Design for Tough Ceramic Coatings
About the Project We invite applications for a PhD position in the field of ceramic and coatings, focusing on the innovative design of microstructures to enhance toughness and durability. This … Read More Read More
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[FSE Bicentenary PhD] Atomically thin membranes for blue-energy applications
[FSE Bicentenary PhD] Atomically thin membranes for blue-energy applications
About the Project Blue energy refers to the generation of electricity through exploitation of the differences in salinity between freshwater and seawater. It is sustainable, renewable, and has a minimal … Read More Read More
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[FSE Bicentenary PhD] Catalysing Selective Depolymerisation: Improving Sustainability through Catalyst Development.
[FSE Bicentenary PhD] Catalysing Selective Depolymerisation: Improving Sustainability through Catalyst Development.
About the Project Synthetic polymers have transformed nearly every aspect of the modern world. Their low cost, wide availability and utility in a wide array of applications in most sectors … Read More Read More
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[FSE Bicentenary PhD] Holistic approach to modelling and simulation of whole electrical system
[FSE Bicentenary PhD] Holistic approach to modelling and simulation of whole electrical system
About the Project Due to the evident climate change and environmental pressures the future power/energy systems will have to operate, sooner rather than later, in a net-zero environment. This will … Read More Read More
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