Currently enrolled undergraduate in chemistry or natural sciences, with practical lab skills, understanding of lab safety, problem-solving ability, experience analyzing scientific data, and preferably experience with reactive gases and characterizing porous materials.

The candidate will conduct research on methane oxidation using catalysts, characterizing them with various techniques, assisting ISIS users in the Support Labs, and potentially participating in outreach projects.

Research & Development

Science

United Kingdom

Oxford

Competitive salary

Career average pension

Flexible Working

Season ticket loans

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<ul><li>The student will investigate the catalytic single-step partial oxidation of methane with water, with the aim to prevent over-oxidation to CO2. The proposed route uses Cu and Fe-containing zeolites to mimic the methane mono-oxygenase enzyme found in nature.&nbsp;</li><li>The pore structure of a zeolite provides an incredible surface area, but the aspect ratio of the pores and the variation in particle size and morphology make it difficult to separate the effects of bulk flow, macro, meso and micro porosity on diffusion by many means. Conventional characterisation techniques will assess the feasibility of a continuous methane oxidation with water. These strands will be combined to determine the characteristics need for an effective catalyst and hopefully design an optimised reaction.</li><li>In this role, you will have the opportunity to learn and develop a range of techniques including BET, DSC, TGA, Mass Spectrometry, Temperature program methods.&nbsp;Some of the techniques development will bring new techniques to ISIS and enable support of a wider range of more complex science in the future.&nbsp;Alongside this project work, the student will support User experimentation within the Hydrogen and Catalysis Lab and have an opportunity to be involved in ISIS neutron experiments.</li></ul>

Currently Studying

Undergraduate

The student will investigate the catalytic single-step partial oxidation of methane with water, with the aim to prevent over-oxidation to CO2. The proposed route uses Cu and Fe-containing zeolites to mimic the methane mono-oxygenase enzyme found in nature. The pore structure of a zeolite provides an incredible surface area, but the aspect ratio of the pores and the variation in particle size and morphology make it difficult to separate the effects of bulk flow, macro, meso and micro porosity on diffusion by many means. Conventional characterisation techniques will assess the feasibility of a continuous methane oxidation with water. These strands will be combined to determine the characteristics need for an effective catalyst and hopefully design an optimised reaction.In this role, you will have the opportunity to learn and develop a range of techniques including BET, DSC, TGA, Mass Spectrometry, Temperature program methods. Some of the techniques development will bring new techniques to ISIS and enable support of a wider range of more complex science in the future. Alongside this project work, the student will support User experimentation within the Hydrogen and Catalysis Lab and have an opportunity to be involved in ISIS neutron experiments.

Hydrogen and Catalysis Method Developer Industrial Placement

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