Chemical Engineering Fully Funded EPSRC ICase and DSTL PhD Scholarship: Development of Protein-Based Adhesives for Defence- Focussed Materials Engineering Applications

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Chemical Engineering Absolutely Funded EPSRC ICase and DSTL PhD Scholarship: Improvement of Protein-Based mostly Adhesives for Defence- Focussed Supplies Engineering Functions

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Swansea College

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Job Data Organisation/FirmSwansea College DivisionCentral Analysis AreaEngineering » Chemical engineering Researcher ProfileFirst Stage Researcher (R1) NationUnited Kingdom Utility Deadline12 Apr 2024 – 23:59 (Europe/London) Sort of ContractDifferent Job StandingFull-time Hours Per Week35 Supply Beginning Date1 Oct 2024 Is the job funded by way of the EU Analysis Framework Programme?Not funded by an EU programme Is the Job associated to workers place inside a Analysis Infrastructure?NoSupply DescriptionChemical Engineering: Absolutely Funded EPSRC ICase and DSTL PhD Scholarship: Improvement of Protein-Based mostly Adhesives for Defence- Focussed Supplies Engineering FunctionsThis undertaking seeks to pioneer the event of revolutionary, environmentally pleasant adhesives impressed by nature. Particularly, the main target is on crafting protein-based adhesives tailor-made for difficult supplies within the defence and engineering sectors, to surpass the restrictions of typical adhesives when it comes to sturdiness and ecological influence.Background and aims: Engineering biology exploits and manipulates organic techniques to resolve real-world issues in sectors resembling power, setting, meals, healthcare, and manufacturing. On this undertaking an engineering biology method will probably be used to develop distinctive adhesives impressed by nature. The research will particularly think about crafting protein-based adhesives for bonding supplies resembling silicon, glass, and ceramics. Conventional adhesives usually require complicated floor preparations and should degrade over time. The revolutionary bioadhesives goal to get rid of the necessity for intricate cleansing and priming processes, overcoming challenges associated to sturdiness and variations in wetting and thermal enlargement charges amongst bonded supplies. Moreover, the undertaking explores the distinctive benefit of those adhesives to remedy and stay adhered underwater. The emphasis will probably be on supplies utilized in defence, however broadly relevant all through engineering sectors.Technical method: Adhesives will probably be based mostly on microbes that naturally make use of useful amyloid peptides for adhesion and biofilm formation. These proteins will probably be engineered to create a collection of novel and distinctive bioadhesives for efficient bonding with out the drawbacks related to conventional adhesives. Microbes will probably be grown within the presence of stable substrates to display for potential bioadhesives. Adhering microbes will then be analysed through protein enrichments and proteomics to find out the character of their useful amyloid peptides. The engineering biology ideas of design, construct, take a look at and study will probably be employed for making a tunable set of adhesives through genetic/chemical engineering of peptides and linkers to design biocomposites which might be in a position to bridge interfaces between supplies. State-of-the-art services at Swansea College and Dstl will probably be used to characterise materials and mechanical/adhesion properties, with scalable deposition strategies trialled for sensible software.Challenge Staff: This multi-disciplinary undertaking spans engineering and microbial biochemistry ideas, welcoming functions from backgrounds in engineering, biology, and bodily sciences, with a desire for these with multidisciplinary pursuits. The PhD pupil could have the chance to develop abilities and experience in a extremely interdisciplinary analysis setting encompassing life sciences, chemical and supplies engineering. A complete coaching program will probably be offered by the interdisciplinary supervisory crew with complementary pursuits and experience in supplies, deposition methods and mechanical testing (Dr Phillips), biochemistry (Dr van Keulen), and analytical strategies and imaging (Dr Powell and Professor Johnston). Coaching in all methods will probably be offered together with mentorship and private growth.NecessitiesAnalysis Area Engineering » Chemical engineering Schooling Degree Bachelor Diploma or equalExpertise/{Qualifications}Candidates should maintain an undergraduate diploma at 2.1 stage (or Non-UK equal as outlined by Swansea College) in engineering, organic sciences or different related science self-discipline. In case you are eligible to use for the scholarship (i.e. a pupil who’s eligible to pay the UK fee of tuition charges) however don’t maintain a UK diploma, you possibly can examine our comparability entry necessities.Particular NecessitiesWe’ll contemplate functions from undergraduate, taught grasp’s and MSc by analysis college students working in the direction of their qualification.Attributable to funding restrictions, this scholarship is open to UK nationals ONLY (twin nationals can’t be thought-about).Extra DataAdvantagesThis scholarship covers the total price of UK tuition charges and an annual stipend of £18,622 plus £2,000 iCASE enhancement.Extra analysis bills can even be accessible.Eligibility standardsCandidates should maintain an undergraduate diploma at 2.1 stage (or Non-UK equal as outlined by Swansea College) in engineering, organic sciences or different related science self-discipline. In case you are eligible to use for the scholarship (i.e. a pupil who’s eligible to pay the UK fee of tuition charges) however don’t maintain a UK diploma, you possibly can examine our comparability entry necessities.We’ll contemplate functions from undergraduate, taught grasp’s and MSc by analysis college students working in the direction of their qualification.Attributable to funding restrictions, this scholarship is open to UK nationals ONLY (twin nationals can’t be thought-about).Choice course ofPlease see our web site for extra info.Web site for extra job particularsWork Location(s)Variety of presents accessible 1 Firm/Institute Swansea College Nation United Kingdom Metropolis Swansea Postal Code SA2 8PP GeofieldThe place to use Web siteContact MetropolisSwansea Web siteRoadSingleton Park Postal CodeSA28PP E-Mailc.o.phillips@swansea.ac.ukSTATUS: EXPIRED

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Swansea

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Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:36:24 GMT

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