Research Group: Chemistry Number of Students: 1 Length of Study in Years: 3,5 Years Full-time Project: yes
This studentship is funded via a studentship from the China Scholarship Council. CSC is offering a monthly stipend to cover living expenses and QMUL is waving fees and hosting the student. These scholarships are available only for Chinese candidates.
The broad use of scarce noble metals in industrial setups poses a challenge to sustainable catalysis that needs to be tackled with urgency. To provide unique and complementary reactivity modes, this multidisciplinary project will explore the use of base metals, such as nickel or cobalt, which will work synergistically with heavy main group elements embedded in rationally designed ligand frameworks. The resulting heterobimetallic complexes, based on earth-abundant elements, will be explored in a plethora of catalytic reactions, such as C-H bond functionalization and small molecule activation. The project will involve the synthesis of organic and inorganic compounds, optimization of reaction conditions and isolation of reactive intermediates. Experimental instrumentation will include Schlenk techniques, glovebox manipulation and NMR spectroscopy.
Applications are invited from outstanding candidates with or expecting to receive a first or upper-second class master's degree in Chemistry or an area relevant to the project. A standalone master's degree, or undergraduate integrated master's degree are required for this position.
Applicants are encouraged to contact Dr Planas Fabrega on o.planasfabrega@qmul.ac.uk prior to their submission by sending a CV and a description of their interests and expertise relevant to the project.
Please use the link below to apply for this project:
https://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/research/subjects/chemistry.html
SPCS Academics: Dr Oriol Planas Fabrega