A new fully-funded PhD Studentship position in the Department of Chemistry is currently available:

Novel Photocatalysis - Enhancing Chemical Reactions using Surface Plasmons

Period: 3½ Years, starting 1st October, 2011

A PhD project to work with Dr S. Yang (Department of Chemistry) and Prof. Chris Binns (Department of Physics & Astronomy)

Applicants are invited for a fully-funded 42-months postgraduate studentship in the Department of Chemistry, University of Leicester. This is to join in a world-leading research programme in Nanoscience. The scope of the project will include the synthesis of core-shell and core-multiple shell nanoparticles, their characterization using state-of-the-art microscope and synchrotron measurement and application of novel core-shell nanoparticles in photocatalysis.

Applicants must be motivated and wish to commit to the research programme. He/she should also have an honours degree at 2.1 or 1st class in the field of Physics, Chemistry, Material Science or Nanoscience. The studentship will cover the annual stipend at standard rate and the tuition fee at the UK/EU rate. This post is available for UK/EU candidates ONLY.

You will be supervised by Dr Shengfu Yang (Chemistry) and Prof. Chris Binns (Physics). However, the research team will include other academic staff including Prof. Andy Ellis (Chemistry) and Dr. Klaus von Haeften (Physics). During the full period of the research project, you will also be working with a postdoctoral research associate, Dr. Adrian Boatwright, and other PhD students.

For enquiries, please contact Dr. S Yang (sfy1@le.ac.uk) and/or Prof. Binns (cb12@le.ac.uk). The formal application has to go through the Graduate Office website of the University of Leicester.

Closing date: 1^st July