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PhD student on dynamic cellulose composite materials
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Dia de atualização: 21-03-2024
Localização: Dübendorf Zürich ZH
Categoria: Educação / Treinamento Estágio / Nível inicial
Indústria: Research Services
Posição: Internship
Tipo de empregos: Full-time
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Conteúdo do emprego
Empa - the place where innovation startsEmpa is the research institute for materials science and technology of the ETH Domain and conducts cutting-edge research for the benefit of industry and the well-being of society.Our Laboratory of Cellulose & Wood Materials has an opening for a PhD student position on the functionalization of nanocellulose and matrix polymers to enable reversible and dynamic assembly of composite materials.PhD student on dynamic cellulose composite materialsTogether with our team of experienced scientists, postdocs and PhD students, you will contribute to the development of the next generation of sustainable biocomposite materials. This project is part of a large international research centre in collaboration with Denmark Technical University and University of Copenhagen and bridges our activities in the fields of nanocelluloses, proteins and chemical and physical surface functionalization. The goal of the PhD project is to investigate, at a fundamental level, how reversible interactions between nanocelluloses, proteins and polymer matrices can be tuned to trigger assembly, dis-assembly, and re-assembly of materials. We envision that the generated knowledge will advance the field of biocomposite materials and lead to the discovery of novel concepts that can aid material and component recycovery and improve materials robustness (e.g. recyclability, repair).Your Responsibilities- Extract and characterize nanocellulose from sugar beet biomass and develop nanocellulose functionalization protocols relying on chemical and physical modifications.
- Study the stability, morphological and colloidal properties of the functionalized nanocelluloses at interfaces and in bulk.
- Characterize triggered assembly of nanocellulose materials using state-of-the art techniques.
- Investigate possibilities to integrate functionalized nanocellulose with polymer matrices to demonstrate concepts for reversible composite materials.
- Publish in peer-reviewed high-impact factor journals and present at international conferences.
- MSc in Materials science, Chemical engineering or related disciplines.
- Demonstrated aptitude for scientific creativity and non-conventional thinking.
- Fluent in written and oral English.
- Self-motivated, critical-thinking, open-minded and communicative, with a strong interest to work in an international and interdisciplinary research environment.
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Data limite: 05-05-2024
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