Scholarship

PhD scholarship: Developing advanced materials for mercury capture in natural gas reservoirs

RMIT University Original Source
Award

A$33,826 - A$33,826

Deadline

Jun 30, 2027

Due in 485 days
Location

Australia

Applicants

individual

About This Opportunity

This joint RMIT-CSIRO PhD scholarship supports research on elemental mercury capture in natural gas reservoirs using polymer-based materials. The scholarship is designed for students passionate about conducting cutting-edge research in the mercury area. The successful candidate will be expected to work across both RMIT University and CSIRO as requested. Experience with polymer materials or adsorbents, mercury removal via oxidation or adsorption, and materials characterization techniques such as XRD, BET, UV-vis, FT-IR, and Hg sensing techniques is preferred. The research aims to develop advanced polymer materials for effective mercury removal in natural gas applications.

Duration 36 - 37 mo
1 award

Who Can Apply

Region
Australia
Project in
Australia
Applicants
individual

Application Details

Stages

  1. 1 single_stage