Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Battery Materials Science

This Scholarship has been established to provide financial assistance to a PhD student who is undertaking research within the School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science at the University of Sydney. The project aims to develop carbon-based catalytic materials to support reversible energy storage in sulfur batteries. The research focuses on synthesis of high surface area doped carbon materials as catalysts in sulfur conversions and developing formulations of carbon-based hosts and catalysts for sulfur cathode materials. Catalysts are a key component of any technology aimed at reducing the energy and carbon footprint of today's incumbent technologies. In batteries, engineered carbon materials are extremely attractive not only due to their potentially low cost, but also due to their low weight. Greater than 450 Wh/kg lithium-sulphur batteries are increasingly viewed as highly credible next-generation battery technology in the commercial community. This Scholarship is funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC) through the ARC Centres of Excellence scheme for the project 'ARC Centre of Excellence for Carbon Science and Innovation'.