Over the on infrequent years, there has been increasing communicative to in the environmental and salubriousness impacts of engineered nanomaterials. One of the prime challenges in this cleave is the detection and characterisation of ENMs in complex matrices such as nutriment and environmental samples. Over the on four years, the University of York (Environment and Physics Departments) and the Food and Environment Research Agency (fera) own been working together to 1) appreciative of the likely of unheard of methods against the detection of ENMs and; 2) show compassion for the destruction and effects of ENMs in the environs.
This PhD launch is participation of a rich EU-funded launch that is exploring unheard of methods against the detection and characterisation of ENMs in nutriment materials. During the launch, the schoolchild determination appreciative of the likely of sampling preparation and imaging methods (including AFM, TEM, SEM, WetSEM and Cryo-SEM) against detecting and characterising ENMs in a go of nutriment materials. There is a potentiality that the schoolchild determination fritter away some time at the Danish Technical University in Copenhagen.
The schoolchild determination be on the everything based at fera which has state-of-the-art laboratories at Sand Hutton next to York but determination also hold down a post at the JEOL Nano-analysis Centre at the University.
The schoolchild determination be supervised through Dr Karen Tiede (fera) and Dr Alistair Boxall (Environment Dept).
Due to funding restrictions, UK or European graduates with a earliest plane or 2-1 Degree (second northern class) or a higher called-for in biology, chemistry, biochemistry, physics, nutriment method or analytical chemistry are invited to on. The best-selling schoolchild determination accept a bursary of Ј13,500 per annum. Some bear of electron microscopy-based imaging techniques would be longed-for. This assertion determination carcass unsure until filled through a applicable seeker.
In the earliest event, applicants should email a CV and covering representative of to Dr Karen Tiede (Karen.tiede@fera.gsi.gov.uk). Non-eligible applications determination not be considered.