Overview
Applications are invited for an Industrial CASE Studentship in the field of nuclear waste treatment, leading to the award of a PhD degree. The post is to conduct research in the Department of Materials and is supported by a bursary of £15,290 per annum and fees (at the UK/EU student rate) provided by EPSRC and the National Nuclear Laboratory. The studentship is available to UK and EU candidates meeting the Research Council criterion of having been ‘normally resident’ in the UK for the past three years.
The encapsulation of intermediate level waste in the nuclear industry currently relies on grout formulations based on Portland cement. It is recognised, however, that the availability of a range of cementitious binders will enhance the ability to effectively treat all waste through matching of the binders with the specifics of the waste. A key requirement is that the cement matrix and the waste are chemically matched so as to avoid chemical reactions which may significantly impact on the long term structural integrity of the grout matrix and reduce product lifetimes.
The Aim of this Project
The aim is therefore to develop and assess a limited number of phosphate formulations for reactive metal encapsulation with two objectives in mind: one system where the metals are inert to their surroundings and do not react with the phosphate system and another system where the metals do react with the phosphate system but produce a superior treatment matrix to the current OPC baseline technology; capable of reacting with the waste to produce thermodynamically stable mineral products, or can be subsequently reworked by thermal treatment to improve product properties. The project will be run in close collaboration with the National Nuclear Laboratory and will include experimental work to be carried out at their Preston Laboratory.Prospective students should have a strong interest in working in an interdisciplinary environment and have an appropriate undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, or Materials Science, with at least a 2:1 grade (or equivalent).
For further details of the post contact Dr Luc Vandeperre, l.vandeperre@imperial.ac.uk, + 44 (0) 20 7594 6766.
For assistance with application details please contact Norma Hikel (n.hikel@ic.ac.uk).
The prospectus, entry requirements and application form (under ‘how to apply’) are available at: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus.
For more information on Departmental research: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/materials/research/phdopportunities
Closing date: 11 December 2009
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
Applications are invited for an Industrial CASE Studentship in the field of nuclear waste treatment, leading to the award of a PhD degree. The post is to conduct research in the Department of Materials and is supported by a bursary of £15,290 per annum and fees (at the UK/EU student rate) provided by EPSRC and the National Nuclear Laboratory. The studentship is available to UK and EU candidates meeting the Research Council criterion of having been ‘normally resident’ in the UK for the past three years.
The encapsulation of intermediate level waste in the nuclear industry currently relies on grout formulations based on Portland cement. It is recognised, however, that the availability of a range of cementitious binders will enhance the ability to effectively treat all waste through matching of the binders with the specifics of the waste. A key requirement is that the cement matrix and the waste are chemically matched so as to avoid chemical reactions which may significantly impact on the long term structural integrity of the grout matrix and reduce product lifetimes.
The Aim of this Project
The aim is therefore to develop and assess a limited number of phosphate formulations for reactive metal encapsulation with two objectives in mind: one system where the metals are inert to their surroundings and do not react with the phosphate system and another system where the metals do react with the phosphate system but produce a superior treatment matrix to the current OPC baseline technology; capable of reacting with the waste to produce thermodynamically stable mineral products, or can be subsequently reworked by thermal treatment to improve product properties. The project will be run in close collaboration with the National Nuclear Laboratory and will include experimental work to be carried out at their Preston Laboratory.Prospective students should have a strong interest in working in an interdisciplinary environment and have an appropriate undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, or Materials Science, with at least a 2:1 grade (or equivalent).
For further details of the post contact Dr Luc Vandeperre, l.vandeperre@imperial.ac.uk, + 44 (0) 20 7594 6766.
For assistance with application details please contact Norma Hikel (n.hikel@ic.ac.uk).
The prospectus, entry requirements and application form (under ‘how to apply’) are available at: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus.
For more information on Departmental research: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/materials/research/phdopportunities
Closing date: 11 December 2009
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
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