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

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.