Materials for nuclear waste clean-up

Applications for this project are now closed.

This project presents an opportunity for a student to research the synthesis and structural characterisation of inorganic materials for potential application in the selective removal of radioactive cations from environments contaminated with nuclear waste. Our research focusses on developing new materials that selectively remove radioactive cations from contaminated water and using synchrotron techniques to understand the structure of these materials and the factors governing their observed selectivity. We are presently working in collaboration with international partners to develop new materials to assist in the decontamination efforts at Fukushima (Japan).  

The project will comprise both a lab-based component in which the materials of interest will be made by ion exchange, as well as a data analysis component in which data collected by the synchrotron techniques, powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) and X-ray pair distribution function (XPDF), will be interpreted to characterise the materials produced in the project. By the end of the project, a good understanding of PXRD and XPDF and their applications will have been gained, as well as practical experience in interpreting the data collected, and the information that can be attained about the structure of a material, by these methods. 

Please apply via our online application portal. The vacancy that you are applying for is the "Summer Placements 2022" listing, you will then have the opportunity to select up to three projects to apply for. This project's reference is 22008SP.

Applications are now closed with interviews scheduled for 7, 8, 9 and 10 February 2022.

If you are disabled and would like to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please let us know via the online application process.

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