chemistry | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 20

Scholarship for those students who have First or upper second class BSc or MSc in chemistry or related subjects

/ October 12, 2010 Leave a Comment

Scholarship for those students who have First or upper second class BSc or MSc in chemistry or related subjects

Job Description: Centre for Molecular Nano Science (CMNS) The Centre in collaboration with the School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Belfast has been awarded a research grant from The Leverhulme Trust to carry out a joint experimental and computational study of phospholipid monolayers adsorbed on the liquid mercury surface, and of their phase transformations driven by the application of an electric field.

This studentship will be specifically concerned with the experimental aspects of the work in particular to extend the knowledge of these classical interfaces, covering a wider range of phospholipids and investigating the stability of their binary mixtures as a function of the applied electric field. Moreover, experiments will quantify the effect on the monolayer properties and transitions of organic additives such as cholesterol, pyrene, as well as selected room temperature ionic liquids.

The analysis will focus especially on the mechanisms of phospholipid layer poration, which is analogous to the electroporation of bilayers and might find important applications in sensing technology and in medicine. An important feature of the work will be the use of techniques of Atomic Force Microscopy and Ellipsometry to support the findings from the electrochemical studies.

The work will be carried out in the laboratory of Professor Andrew Nelson who won the 2008 Royal Society Brian Mercer Award for his work on toxicity sensing systems (see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b_YtG6Y3mc) and is co-ordinator of the EU FP7 ENNSATOX nanotoxicology research programme.

The student will be trained in electrochemical techniques in the laboratory of Professor Nelson. The student will attend general training activities, selected lectures on topics related to the project plan and travel to Belfast for scientific exchanges with the computational part of the collaboration.

The studentship covers all PhD fees for Home/EU students and a standard RCUK-equivalent maintenance grant for 3 years. Significant funding for travel, computing and consumables is included in the project grant from The Leverhulme Trust. The successful candidate will hold a first or upper second class BSc or MSc in chemistry or related subjects and will be classed as a Home/EU student. The studentship starts on 1 September 2010 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Degree: First or upper second class BSc or MSc in chemistry or related subjects.

Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire

Salary: Not stated

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PhD’s in Measuring, Modelling and Monitoring Chloride Ingress in Cracked Concrete, Netherlands

/ September 16, 2010 Leave a Comment

The Department of Applied Physics at Eindhoven University of Technology has 15 professorial chairs with about 65 academic and 60 technical specialists, as well as 110 graduate and 375 undergraduate students. The leading research themes cover functional materials, transport physics, and plasma physics and radiation technology. The department has extensive national and international partnerships, including industrial partners. It participates in several national (top) research schools, and in two national top technology institutes: Dutch Polymer Institute (DPI) and Materials Innovation Institute (M2i). Eindhoven University of Technology is one of the three participants in the Dutch 3TU Federation of Universities of Technology.

The major degradation mechanism in concrete structures is corrosion of reinforcement due to chloride penetration. Corrosion reduces serviceability and safety due to cracking and spalling of concrete and loss of steel cross section. Recently, service life design has moved from prescriptive to model and performance based. The current approach aims at postponing initiation of corrosion until the end of the required service life with a predetermined reliability, based on simplified modelling of transport in uncracked concrete and testing of laboratory samples for chloride diffusion. Real structures under service load contain cracks and execution defects. Cracks are fast transport routes for chloride, but the effect is mitigated by poorly known mechanisms such as self-healing and crack blocking. Current models do not cover the effect of cracks, voids and compaction defects in concrete on chloride transport and corrosion initiation, rendering them less robust than acceptable.

This projects aims at understanding of mechanisms that control chloride transport, and the influence of cracks on the transport. To study the transport of chloride and other relevant substances in concrete a non-destructive, high temporal and spatial resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) setup capable of quasi-simultaneously measuring Na, Cl and moisture will be developed within this project.

Requirements:

We welcome candidates who hold a Master’s degree in (technical, applied) physics, chemistry, materials science, civil engineering (materials) or a related field, have affinity with materials science, transport in porous media and/or durability of concrete and have hands-on experience with experimental work.

Starting date:

As soon as possible.

Appointment:

This position offers full-time employment for 4 years, with an initial evaluation period. The monthly (gross) salary will be approx. 2000 Euro in the first year and increase to approx. 2600 Euro in the fourth year, in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement of the Dutch Universities. The University offers an attractive package of fringe benefits such as excellent technical infrastructure, child care, savings schemes and excellent sports facilities.

Application:

Please submit contact information, an motivation letter, contact information of two or more references (including a research supervisor), and a copy of the M.Sc-thesis and other relevant publications, if available by using the apply button given in the link mention below:

Application Deadline: 31-10-2010

Further scholarship details:

Read more: http://scholarship-positions.com/phds-in-measuring-modelling-and-monitoring-chloride-ingress-in-cracked-concrete-netherlands/2010/09/04/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ScholarshipPositions+%28International+Scholarships+and+Financial+Aid+Positions%29&utm_content=Yahoo%21+Mail#ixzz0zhYUHoi7

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PhD Student Numerical Simulation of Boiling Control in Peristaltic Ducts, Netherlands

/ September 16, 2010 Leave a Comment

he Department of Mechanical Engineering considers as the core of its activities design, realization and analysis of new products, processes and materials. Besides the basis of (solid and fluid) mechanics, materials, control and thermodynamics, parts of mathematics, physics, chemistry and computing science are important supporting tools. The field is explored by a combination of modeling using fundamental concepts and applied engineering and technology. Automotive Engineering Science and Micro- & Nano-Scale Engineering are important departmental themes. The Mechanical Engineering Department comprises about 1000 students and 250 staff members.

In the Process Technology Group, research is conducted on various fundamental and applied themes relevant for Process Industry. The main themes are turbulence, two-phase flow and rotating flow. These topics are studied both by numerical simulation and by dedicated experiments. Modern numerical techniques, such as direct numerical simulation and large-eddy simulation are included in the research methods.

Tasks:

In this project, funded by the Dutch Technology Foundation, two PhD students will collaborate to study boiling processes in ducts. One of the PhD students will carry out experiments on the influence of bubble interaction and flow acceleration on nucleate boiling, while the second will focus on numerical modeling of these phenomena.

The first task of the numerical PhD student will be the further development of an already existing numerical method based on the diffuse interface model in order to make it suitable for larger domains. This method will then be applied to study the influence of bubble interaction and flow acceleration on the boiling process. The final goal is the development of a predictive model for nucleate boiling heat transfer that can be implemented in a CFD code.

Requirements:

Within this project, we are looking for a candidate with an MSc-degree in Applied Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Physics, Aerospace Engineering or equivalent with a strong interest in numerical modeling of fluid mechanical problems and in programming. The candidate should have excellent communication skills in English and good cooperative skills and should be capable and willing to work in a multidisciplinary team together with experimentalists. Drive, initiative and self-reliance are important qualities as well.

Appointment and Salary:

We offer:

  • A challenging job at a dynamic and ambitious University and in an enthusiastic team
  • An appointment for four years
  • Gross monthly salaries are in accordance with the Collective Labor Agreement of the Dutch Universities (CAO NU), increasing from € 2042 per month initially, to € 2612 in the fourth year.
  • An attractive package of fringe benefits, including excellent work facilities, end of the year allowance and sport facilities

Information:

More information can be obtained from:

  • Prof. dr. Hans Kuerten (mail j.g.m.kuerten@tue.nl, phone: +31(0)40 247 2362)
  • Dr. C.W.M. van der Geld (mail c.w.m.v.d.geld@tue.nl, phone: +31(0)40 247 2923)

Application Deadline: 30-09-2010

Further scholarship details:

Read more: http://scholarship-positions.com/phd-student-numerical-simulation-of-boiling-control-in-peristaltic-ducts-netherlands/2010/09/04/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ScholarshipPositions+%28International+Scholarships+and+Financial+Aid+Positions%29&utm_content=Yahoo%21+Mail#ixzz0zhUdvMwM

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