PhD Position in Chemical Sciences: Microalgae Conversion to Carbon Nanotubes Universiti Sains Malaysia in Malaysia

PhD opportunity at Monash University Malaysia on compostable cutlery from oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) biomass . This project sits at the intersection of materials science , polymer science , chemical engineering , environmental science , and chemistry , with a strong sustainability focus. The research aims to tackle single-use plastic waste by developing a fully compostable biocomposite using polylactic acid (PLA) , OPEFB-derived cellulose , and clay . The materials will be synthesized, c...

Fully funded PhD opportunity at the University of Toulouse, France , in collaboration with Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination (LCC-CNRS) and Laboratoire de Biotechnologies Agroalimentaire et Environnementale (LBAE) . The project, CATonPGA , focuses on green catalysis and biomass valorization . Research topics include green catalytic strategies for biomass-derived substrates, selective oxidation under environmentally friendly conditions, development of bio-based polymer-supported catalysts (γ-...

PhD opening at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal (IISER Bhopal) in the Department of Chemical Engineering. Assistant Professor Sohini Bhattacharyya is looking for PhD students to join her research group. The group works on sustainable critical mineral recovery , with current interests in lithium-ion battery recycling , green hydrometallurgy , and recovery from unconventional resources. Applicants with backgrounds in Chemistry , Chemical Engineering , or Materials Scie...

University of Malaya is advertising a Postdoctoral Researcher position for the iRECYCLE-Malaysia project, supported through the UKRI Ayrton Challenge . The project focuses on sustainable technologies for e-waste recycling and critical minerals recovery , with research spanning chemical engineering , process simulation , process design and scale-up , hydrometallurgical processing , process optimisation , and sustainability assessment . The role is linked to collaboration between Universiti Malaya...

PhD Graduate Assistantship opportunity at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS for the September 2026 intake . The project is titled Selective Electrochemical Recovery of High-Purity Nd–Pr Compounds for Sustainable Permanent Magnet Recycling . The research sits at the intersection of electrochemistry , rare earth elements , chemical engineering , green hydrometallurgy , electrochemical engineering , critical minerals , and permanent magnet recycling . It aims to develop innovative electrochemical techn...