Reagentless Synthesis of Novel Organic Scaffolds using Emerging technologies (2018)

This three-year PhD Chemistry project is for UK and EU students only and includes full fees and living expenses.

What you get

You receive:

  • fully-funded UK/EU tuition fees for three years (£4,260 per year)
  • a £14,777 stipend per year (tax-free)

Type of award

Postgraduate Research

PhD project

Supervisor: Professor Mark Bagley, Dr Eddy Viseux, Dr Barnaby Greenland

School or department you’ll be based in: Chemistry, School of Life Sciences

Start date: October 2018

This PhD studentships are in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Sussex (www.sussex.ac.uk/lifesci/chemistry/).

The work will include aspects of emerging technologies, such as mechanochemistry, flow processes and reagentless transformations, as well as more established methods such as microwave chemistry.

It will also include various aspect of organic synthesis and characterisation.

This project will examine the use of flow or batch techniques such as microwave irradiation, mechanochemistry and ultra-high pressure synthesis to produce novel organic scaffolds for materials chemistry applications including: organic photovoltaic cells, light emitting diodes and conductive polymers. This research incorporates aspects from across chemistry, involving synthesis, characterisation and analysis.

As part of the studentship, you may be able to travel to national and international conferences to present research results, and meet collaborators in the north of France to present your work and collaborate on new synthetic technologies.

Eligibility

 To be eligible, you must:

  • be a UK/EU national
  • have achieved, or expect to achieve, a 1st or 2:1 class MSc, Mchem or BSc (or an equivalent qualification) in a relevant discipline, such as chemistry, materials or chemical engineering)
  • an IELTS score of 6.5 overall, with not less than 6.0 in any section, if English is not your first language
  • be highly motivated and independently-minded
  • be able to demonstrate the ability to learn new skills in a research environment
  • detailed knowledge of specific techniques is preferable but not essential.

Number of scholarships available

1

Deadline

16 August 2018 23:45

How to apply

 

Apply for a Chemistry PhD using our postgraduate application system and send a CV and cover letter to M.C.Bagley@sussex.ac.uk and E.M.E.Viseux@sussex.ac.uk.

 

When you apply through the postgraduate application system, you need to include:

  • your supervisor’s name in the ‘Suggested supervisor’ section
  • INTERREG funded studentship in the ‘Awards detail’ section
  • a two-page statement of interest, two academic references and education transcripts
  • CV
  • Degree transcripts and certificates
  • Two academic references
  • IELTS results if you are not from the UK

Sponsors

INTERREG Programme

Contact us

 

For project information contact: M.C.Bagley@sussex.ac.uk and E.M.E.Viseux@sussex.ac.uk

 

For application enquiries contact Anna Izykowska at a.izykowska@sussex.ac.uk

Timetable

Project start: 20 September 2018

Deadline to apply: 16 August 2018

Availability

At level(s):
PG (research)

Application deadline:
16 August 2018 23:45 (GMT)
the deadline has now expired

Countries

The award is available to people from these specific countries: