Doctoral scholarship holder on morphology of filter feeding in paddlefish

at  Universiteit Antwerpen

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Departement: Departement Biologie
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Within the frame of EU-funded MSCA Doctoral Networks project Nature4Nature, the Department of Biology in the Faculty of Science is looking for a full-time doctoral scholarship holder on morphology of filter feeding in paddlefish.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Bioinspiration (including biomimetics and biomimicry) develops novel materials, devices, and applications inspired by biological structures and strategies. The Nature4Nature project brings biologists, engineers, designers and manufacturers together to deliver early-stage researchers (ESRs) teaching in a learning environment that connects the inspiration, integration and implementation aspects of the bioinspiration process to undertake the conceptual, methodological and practical challenges. To do so, the project will collectively focus on biological filtration mechanisms to explore, test and design high-throughput, clog-resisting filtration systems, which could ultimately alleviate the current problems facing aquatic environments. The aim of this specific scholarship is to advance our knowledge on a promising model system for bioinspired filtration: cross-step filtration of paddlefish. Three-dimensional, digital reconstructions will be made based on micro-computed tomography of paddlefish heads. Next, these reconstructions will be converted into models ready for use in additive manufacturing design or computer-aided simulations.

Please refer the Job description for details