PhD Studentship in Chemistry: Electrochemical Sensors for Water Analysis

Award Summary

100% Home fees covered and a minimum tax-free annual living allowance of £18,021

Overview

The project is a collaboration with Palintest Ltd, who develop sensing technology for water quality assessment in the food industry, utilities and humanitarian applications. The focus will be on trace analysis of disinfectants and heavy metals with the aim of improving the detection limits, repeatability and other metrics of analytical performance of the sensors. The student would work with state-of-the-art electroanalytical methods, incorporating various aspects of nanotechnology, in the Chemical Nanoscience Laboratory at Newcastle University. There will be regular meetings and interaction with staff scientists at Palintest Ltd and the student would gain insight into the requirements of analytical methods in industry and modern techniques of sensor manufacture. This project would be ideal for a student with an interest in analytical chemistry and its application to current issues of environmental importance.

Number Of Awards

1

Start Date

18th September 2023

Award Duration

3 Years

Application Closing Date

2nd June 2023

Sponsor

Palintest Ltd

Supervisors

Dr Andrew R Pike and Dr Benjamin R Horrocks

Eligibility Criteria

You must have, or expect to gain, a minimum 2:1 Honours degree or international equivalent in a subject relevant to the proposed PhD project (Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Analytical or Forensic Science).

IELTS requirement is likely to be 6.5/5.5 in subskills, but check your PhD programme requirement if unsure.

Applicants whose first language is not English require an IELTS score of 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in all sub-skills. 

International applicants are welcome to apply, however if successful will be expected to cover the difference between Home and International tuition fees

How To Apply

You must apply through the University’s Apply to Newcastle Portal 

Once registered select ‘Create a Postgraduate Application’.  

Use ‘Course Search’ to identify your programme of study:  

• Search for the ‘Course Title’ using the programme code: 8100F
• Research Area: Chemistry
• Select ‘PhD Chemistry (full time) - Chemistry' as the programme of study 
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You will then need to provide the following information in the ‘Further Questions’ section:  

• A ‘Personal Statement’ (this is a mandatory field) - upload a document or write a statement directly in to the application form  
• The studentship code SNES250 in the ‘Studentship/Partnership Reference’ field  
• When prompted regarding your research proposal - select ‘Write Proposal’. You should then type in the title of the research project from this advert. You do not need to upload a research proposal.  

Contact Details

Ben.horrocks@newcastle.ac.uk

School of Natural and Environmental Sciences (Chemistry)

Bedson Building

Newcastle University, NE1 7RU 

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