Tandem processes for carbon dioxide utilization

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Research Areas:

Catalyst, carbon dioxide reduction

Supervisor

Professor Yuan Chen.

Research location

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Synopsis

Excessive carbon dioxide emission is a crucial challenge for humanity in this century. One potential solution is converting carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals. Professor Yuan Chen’s team is developing novel catalytic processes for carbon dioxide utilization as a part of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Green Electrochemical Transformation of Carbon Dioxide (GETCO2) (https://www.getco2.org/). GETCO2 is a new research Center funded by the Australian Research Council and seven leading Australian universities with multiple international university partners. The students in this project will be based at the University of Sydney and work closely with a team of researchers in GETCO2 to gain an improved fundamental understanding of electrocatalysts and develop innovative processes to convert carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals. In particular, tandem processes that integrate electrochemical and thermal catalytic processes will be explored.

Additional information

Offering:

A PhD scholarship for 3.5 years at the RTP stipend rate (currently $40,109 in 2024). International applicants will have their tuition fees covered. 

Successful candidate must:

• Have a Bachelors degree (1st class honours or equivalent) or a Masters degree
• Have previous research experience in catalysts and carbon dioxide reduction
• Have journal publications (preferred)

How to apply:

To apply, please email yuan.chen@sydney.edu.au with the following:

• CV
• transcripts

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Opportunity ID

The opportunity ID for this research opportunity is 3453

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