PhD position on “Exploring transport limitations in alkaline electrolysis”

at  Universiteit Twente

KEY TAKEAWAYS

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  Hours
  38 - 40 hr.
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  Salary indication
  Salary gross/monthly
  based on full-time
  € 2,770 - € 3,539
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  Deadline
  15 Jul 2024
  Within the Soft Matter, Fluidics, and Interfaces (SFI) group and closely working with the Physics of Fluids (PoF) group, we have a vacancy for a PhD student. The topic of this PhD position is rooted within fundamentals of mass transport, emphasizing chemical engineering and fluid physics aspects.
  Hydrogen is a recognized crucial component, required for many industrial processes such as fertilizer production. However, the main production route still relies on fossil sources. The sustainable electrochemical production of hydrogen, i.e. green hydrogen, needs to economically compete with the conventional production methods. To this end, you will explore the optimization of hydrogen production through alkaline electrolysis in a larger consortium of PhDs and post-docs. This specific PhD position is focused on the experimental investigation of bubble formation in strongly confined geometries, using microscopic observations. The role of concentration and temperature distribution during electrolysis will be explored in detail, and experimental information generated in this project will act as inputs/guides to other research lines within this consortium.
  Within this project, the PhD will work closely together in a consortium of partners from the University of Twente, the Technical University of Eindhoven, the Technical University of Dresden, and the Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, as well as industrial partners, VDL, SPG Prints, Vitesco, and industry De Nora. This consortium provides a great network to excellent academic groups and industrial innovators and will provide a dynamic and stimulating environment for your development as a research scientist.
  As part of the PhD program, you would have the opportunity to receive further education within the Twente Graduate School and within various graduate education programmes in the NL, such as the J.M. Burgerscentrum for Fluid Mechanics. Furthermore, you may actively contribute to the teaching program, e.g. by supervising BSc and MSc assignments or by acting as a teaching assistant in courses taught by department staff.

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