Current Postions Available
Vacancy: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funded PhD studentship, School of Chemistry, Trinity College, Dublin
Supervisor: Dr. Wolfgang Schmitt
Projec title:
1) Bio-Inorganic Network Structures and Clusters for Sustainable Energy Applications - Fixation, Storage and Activation of CO2 Using Solar Energy
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Vacancy: Two PhD studentships, School of Chemistry and Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN), Trinity College, Dublin
Supervisor: Dr. Georg Duesberg
Projec titles:
1) Controlled CVD synthesis of SWCNTs and graphene for applications as nano- transistors and sensors
2) Templated carbon nanotube growth in nano-porous materials (in collaboration with UC Cork)
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Vacancy: PhD studentship, Organic Chemistry, Trinity College, Dublin
Supervisor: Dr. Stephen Connon
The Connon group is pursuing the synthesis and evaluation of novel bifunctional catalysts that mimic an important facet of enzymatic action – the ability to act as both a Lewis-acid and a Lewis-base simultaneously. Project work is in the area of the design and preparation conceptually novel chiral catalysts incorporating both Lewis-basic (nucleophilic) and Lewis-acidic (H-bonding) groups capable of both accelerating this fascinating and synthetically useful reaction and generating the products with high levels of enantiomeric excess.
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Vacancy: Three PhD studentships, Computational Chemistry, Trinity College, Dublin
Supervisor: Prof. Graeme Watson
Project 1: Computer Modelling of Ceria Catalysts
CeO2 has long been established as one of the key materials in modern heterogeneous catalysis, with its most significant applications being as a component in three-way catalysts, where it has been highly effective in the conversion of automotive emissions. For more details click here.
Project 2: Modelling Photoactive TiO2
This project will use cutting edge DFT simulations to examine the effect of dopants on the electronic properties of TiO2 and its surfaces, such as on band gaps, donor and hole states and electronic conduction. For more details click here.
Project 3: Electronic structure of Transparent Conducting Oxides
this project will explore the defect chemistry and detailed electronic structure of novel n-type and p-type TCOs using state of the art DFT techniques, utilizing the excellent computational resources available through TCHPC.
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Studying in Dublin Chemistry
To receive details about the application process please contact Dr. Susan Quinn or alternatively you can contact the Directors of Postgraduate Teaching in either School of Chemistry.
Students are encouraged discuss different research interests with individual members of staff and if you would like to visit Dublin Chemistry to learn more about the PhD structure please contact Dr. Susan Quinn.
