Chemistry Scholarships

University: University of Nottingham, UK Applications are invited for a 4 year PhD studentship within the  EPSRC Thematic Doctoral Programme : SiMDisc (Science informed Manufacturing for Scientific Discovery) Project description Laser powder-bed fusion (L-PBF) is one of the most promising industrial metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) techniques. In this process, the creation of an object occurs by laser melting of selective areas of thin layers of metallic powders (the “powder bed”). As metallic powders possess intrinsic low absorptivity of the laser light, limited laser-material coupling is observed in practice resulting in significant debits in productivity and material availability for L-PBF. This project will tackle this challenge by investigating new surface chemistries for metallic powders with the aim of increasing their laser absorptivity and, in turn, material processability at a minimal expense of other properties of interest. To achieve this goal, innovative pr...

  PhD Studentship: University of Nottingham, UK Applications are invited for a PhD Studentship, starting December 2020 or soon thereafter, in the School of Chemistry at the University of Nottingham. This project will focus on the development of new interpretable and interactive machine learning models and data-driven strategies for predicting consensus green chemistry metrics, enabling researchers to make AI-augmented rational assessments of different chemical synthetic routes.  Supervisor: Jonathan Hirst Funding notes : The studentship is fully-funded for 48 months. Stipend at the RCUK rate (currently £15,285 per annum) and tuition fees will be paid at the UK/EU rate. International students will have to pay the difference between UK/EU and international fees.  Entry requirements : Applicants should have, or expected to achieve, at least a 2:1 Honours degree (or equivalent if from other countries) in Chemistry or a related subject. A MChem/MSc-4-year integrat...