Recarb Hub Project

Curtin University is advertising three PhD scholarship opportunities in perovskites for thermochemical energy storage and greenhouse gas conversion , in collaboration with Woodside Energy through an ARC Linkage Project . The project focuses on developing advanced perovskite-based materials for renewable thermal energy storage and the conversion of methane and carbon dioxide into value-added syngas . Research themes include methane partial oxidation , carbon dioxide splitting , solar-driven green...

This PhD Scholarship in Catalysis is offered at Monash University within the ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre (ITTC) for Sustainable and Green Economy Manufacturing (SAGE-M). The position is based at the Clayton campus and provides a 3.5-year fixed-term appointment with a generous ARC Research Living Allowance of $41,555 AUD per annum (2026 full-time rate, tax-free stipend), indexed according to ARC rates. The scholarship is designed for candidates interested in sustainable chemistr...

PhD opportunity at Murdoch University, Perth, Australia in copper concentrates , extractive metallurgy , separation chemistry , impurity management , mineralogy , geochemistry , and materials science . This funded PhD project asks how mineralogical information can be translated into selective chemistry that improves metal recovery while safely managing deleterious elements in copper concentrates. The work combines laboratory-scale extractive metallurgy experiments with advanced mineralogical and...

Fully funded PhD opportunity at The University of Queensland in PFAS remediation , water treatment , polymer chemistry , and materials science . The project is led by Associate Professor Cheng Zhang (Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, UQ) and is supported through an ARC Industry Mid-Career Fellowship in collaboration with The Chemours Company and Queensland Water Directorate (qldwater) . The research focuses on developing next-generation sorbents and magnetic ion-exchang...

PhD opportunity in Copper Ore Mineralogy and Economic Geology at Murdoch University, Perth, Australia. This funded project sits within the Sustainable Geochemistry & Mineral Sciences (GeMS) group and is supervised by Prof Artur Deditius. The research focuses on copper ore geology, mineralogy, textures, alteration, geochemistry, and geometallurgy, with industry-linked samples and context from BHP. Research themes: copper ore mineralogy, economic geology, geochemistry, geometallurgy, extractive me...