PhD Candidate in SiC MEMS-Based Microanalytical Systems for Low-Power Field-Deployable Monitoring Fondazione Bruno Kessler in Italy

Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) in Italy is offering a PhD position titled Development of novel SiC MEMS-Based Microanalytical Systems for low-power, field-deployable monitoring . The project focuses on the development of innovative microanalytical technologies for real-time, on-line measurements, addressing a key bottleneck in modern industrial monitoring. The research proposes a monolithic micromachined platform based on Silicon Carbide (SiC) , taking advantage of SiC’s chemical inertness, mech...

PhD position in Hydrogen Cycling in Polar Environments: Sources, Sinks, and Ecosystem Implications . The project will develop next-generation microbial microfluidics to study microbial hydrogen cycling in extreme environments , with a strong focus on polar systems and ecosystem-level implications. This opportunity is shared by Donato Giovannelli and appears to be linked to the doctoral admissions call at the University of Naples Federico II (Italy). Deadline: 9 September 2026. Research keywords:...

Applications are now open for the SOLARIS2026 International Summer School on Light Conversion and Management for Agrivoltaics and Photovoltaics . This event is aimed at PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, and early-career scientists interested in photovoltaics, agrivoltaics, renewable energy, materials science, physics, chemistry, engineering, luminescent materials, solar downshifting materials , and advanced functional materials. The programme will cover the fundamentals of luminescent and ...

Three fully funded PhD positions are open at the Scuola di Dottorato Agrisystem, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Piacenza, Italy). The research themes focus on agrivoltaics , digital agriculture , artificial intelligence , remote sensing , carbon farming , and climate-smart agriculture . Available topics include smart agrivoltaic systems with integrated agro-energy modeling and control strategies; digital agriculture and AI for monitoring, management, machine learning, and data analytics; ...

Brown University is advertising a Postdoc in reactive transport and in situ remediation of PFAS in porous media . The project is part of an interdisciplinary research group that combines experimental and modeling investigations across a variety of scales. The post is shared by Linda Abriola (Joan Wernig and E. Paul Sorensen Professor of Engineering at Brown University) together with Kurt Pennell . Research interests highlighted in the announcement include PFAS fate and transport, porous media, r...