31 Industry PhD Studentships in Chemistry

ScotCHEM is the alliance of Chemistry Departments in Scottish Universities involving Edinburgh and St Andrews (EaStCHEM), Glasgow and Strathclyde (WestCHEM), Heriot Watt, Aberdeen and Dundee Universities. Funded in partnership with the Scottish Funding Council (www.sfc.ac.uk) and Chemical Sciences Scotland (http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/css), ScotCHEM announces 31 industry PhD studentships to be based at Scottish Universities researching major challenges and opportunities identified by Scotland’s chemical industry and universities. These awards underline the commitment of Scotland to the development of strong industry-academic links.

The industry studentships, which will be based in Chemistry Departments at Scottish Universities will also include time working at the industry partner’s premises. The training will include significant enterprise and knowledge-transfer elements and provide unique opportunities for the student.

Full details can be seen on the web site: www.scotchem.ac.uk/SPIRIT. All applicants should have a good degree in chemistry or a related subject, and should make initial contact via the individual Chemistry Departments and supervisors as listed on the web page.

For general enquiries contact the Director of ScotCHEM, Professor Chris Gilmore, by e-mail (scotchem@chem.gla.ac.uk) or by phone (+44 (0)141 330 3716).

The following projects have been approved:

University Supervisor Email Company Partner Project Title Heriot Watt Dr V Arrighi v.arrighi@hw.ac.uk Helia Photonics Ltd Polymers for optical-based security Strathclyde Dr L Berlouis l.berlouis@strath.ac.uk Plurion Ltd Optimisation of the Zn/Ce redox flow battery St Andrews Dr J Crayston jac@st-and.ac.uk Ceimig Ltd Novel Mediators for Glucose Sensors Glasgow Prof L Cronin L.Cronin@chem.gla.ac.uk FujiFilm Image Colorants Development of radically new nano-scale colourants with well defined size and properties for Ink-Jetting with hybrid inorganic and organic building blocks Glasgow Prof D Gregory d.gregory@chem.gla.ac.uk ABSL Power Solutions Ltd New High Performance Anode Materials for Lithium Batteries St Andrews Dr G Haehner gh23@st-and.ac.uk MEMSstar Functional ultrathin coatings for Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) and sensing applications Aberdeen Prof R Howe r.howe@abdn.ac.uk M.I.-Swaco The Inhibition of Crystal Growth: Solutions to Problems in Gas and Oil Recovery St Andrews Prof J T S Irvine jtsi@st-and.ac.uk Robert Marshall & Assoc Direct Coal Fuel Cell Development Glasgow Prof S D Jackson sdj@chem.gla.ac.uk NiTech Ltd Catalytic Activity and Selectivity using an Oscillatory Baffled Reactor Heriot Watt Prof M Keane M.A.Keane@hw.ac.uk Ingenza Ltd Catalyst Development for Ultraselective Reductive Amination in a Deracemization Route to Unnatural Amino Acids and Chiral Amines Strathclyde Prof W Kerr w.kerr@strath.ac.uk Schering-Plough Selective and Sustainable Magnesium-based Processes for Enhanced Practical Utility and Energy-efficiency Edinburgh Dr H W Lam h.lam@ed.ac.uk Shasun Pharma Solutions New Chiral Salen Catalysts for Asymmetric Synthesis Strathclyde Dr J Liggat j.j.liggat@strath.ac.uk SGL Carbon Fibres Ltd Stabilisation of Carbon Fibre: Process Chemistry Optimisation Strathclyde Prof D Littlejohn d.littlejohn@strath.ac.uk Fibre Photonics Ltd Enhanced real-time analysis of chemical and biological systems through novel spectroscopic systems for combined in situ MIR and NIR measurements St Andrews Dr F D Morrison fm40@st-and.ac.uk Piezo Composite Transducers Lead-free Piezoelectrics Edinburgh Dr A Mount a.mount@ed.ac.uk SELEX Galileo DNA Double-Layer Biodetection Strathclyde Prof J Murphy john.murphy@strath.ac.uk BAE Systems New Classes of Energetic Compounds and Materials Strathclyde Dr A Nordon alison.nordon@strath.ac.uk FujiFilm Image Colorants Heriot Watt Prof A Powell a.v.powell@hw.ac.uk Solid Form Solutions Ltd Understanding the Co-crystallisation of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) Edinburgh Prof C Pulham c.r.pulham@ed.ac.uk QinetiQ Ltd Time and rate related evolution of degrees of freedom in polymers and molecular crystalline materials St Andrews Prof N Richardson nvr@st-and.ac.uk EKC Technology Ltd Synthesis and surface characterisation of copper chelating agents Glasgow Dr A Sutherland andrews@chem.gla.ac.uk Schering-Plough A New Tandem Process for the Rapid and Efficient Synthesis of Chiral N-Heterocycles Heriot Watt Dr S Tao s.tao@hw.ac.uk Fuel Cells (Scotland) Ltd Develop Redox Stable Anode Materials for Robust Next Generation Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Edinburgh Dr P Tasker peter.tasker@ed.ac.uk FSilberline Ltd Ligand Design for the Development of New Pigments Edinburgh Dr D Uhrin dusan.uhrin@ed.ac.uk GlycoMar Ltd Structural characterisation of marine glycosaminoglycans and their interactions with proteins Aberdeen Dr R Wells r.wells@abdn.ac.uk Shasun Pharma Solutions Investigation into the Key factors Influencing Heterogeneous Hydrogenation in The Pharmaceutical Industry Glasgow Prof C C Wilson C.C.Wilson@chem.gla.ac.uk NiTech Ltd Control of polymorphism using an Oscillatory Baffled Crystalliser (OBC) Edinburgh Prof L J Yellowlees l.j.yellowlees@ed.ac.uk National Semiconductor Fundamentals of electroplating for the production of permalloy cored inductors for integration with IC technology St Andrews Dr W Zhou wzhou@st-and.ac.uk Sasol Technology (UK) Ltd Towards the Rational Synthesis of Promoted FT Catalysis

Each PhD will be subject to the rules and regulations of the University partner.

Applications should be submitted directly to the Department involved, and not to ScotCHEM.

Contact details for individual department are:
Aberdeen http://www.abdn.ac.uk/chemistry/postgrad.hti
Edinburgh http://www.chem.ed.ac.uk/postgrad/
Glasgow http://www.chem.gla.ac.uk/research/gradschool/
Heriot-Watt http://www.postgraduate.hw.ac.uk/apply/
St Andrews http://chemistry.st-and.ac.uk/PGadmissions.html
Strathclyde http://www.strath.ac.uk/prospectus/postgraduateapplications/