Research Scholarship in Engineering Processable - Tough Hydrogels

This scholarship aims to support a PhD student undertaking research in designing a tough and versatile hydrogel with self-healing properties. The scholarship has been established by the Bioengineering Laboratory in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Sydney. The project will aim to design a type of hydrogel with broad applications in soft robotics, medical devices such as heart valves and vasculature, and development of in vitro models that mimic physical properties of the digestion system including colon, intestine and stomach. The scholarship is partially funded by an Australian Research Council (ARC) grant and partially funded by the Faculty of Engineering. This is a postgraduate research scholarship that provides financial support for up to three years to conduct innovative research in biomaterials and polymer engineering.