PhD: Polyphenol Upgrading for Advanced Functional Materials

Aalto University; Espoo; In loco; EUR 32.000 - 38.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Aalto University in Espoo, Finland invites applications for a Doctoral Researcher in Chemical Upgrading of Polyphenols for Advanced Functional Materials. The Bioproduct Chemistry group seeks to replace fossil-based materials with renewable biomaterials, combining chemistry and surface science with machine learning.

The candidate will work at the crossroads of natural products chemistry, material science, and industry, developing fractionation and modification routes for polyphenols and linking

Competenze

• Master’s degree in chemistry or chemical engineering.
• Strong interest in organic and surface chemistry.
• Multidisciplinary, international collaboration experience beneficial.
• Good written and spoken English.

Mansioni

• Develop efficient fractionation and modification routes for polyphenols.
• Establish structure–property–performance relationships linking chemical composition and particle size to application performance.
• Combine wet-chemistry characterization with molecular modeling and machine learning.
• Collaborate with international academic and industrial partners.

Conoscenze

Organic chemistry

Surface chemistry

Programming

Formazione

Master’s degree in chemistry or chemical engineering

Strumenti

NMR

AFM

DLS

GPC

FTIR

Zeta potential

Descrizione del lavoro

Aalto University in Espoo, Finland invites applications for a Doctoral Researcher in Chemical Upgrading of Polyphenols for Advanced Functional Materials. The Bioproduct Chemistry group seeks to replace fossil-based materials with renewable biomaterials, combining chemistry and surface science with machine learning.

The candidate will work at the crossroads of natural products chemistry, material science, and industry, developing fractionation and modification routes for polyphenols and linking