🎓 Discover PhD and Master's programmes at leading universities worldwide — Sign up free to save searches and get email alerts

🎓 Chemical Engineering PhDs

A Formulation-by-Design Framework for High-Performance Li-S Battery Electrolytes
University College London Dr Alexander Kibler; Dr Lauren Ye Seol Lee 🎓 Chemical Engineering 🎓 Chemistry Deadline: 01 May 2026

Fully funded PhD at UCL developing data-driven approaches to design high-performance lithium-sulfur battery electrolytes using experimental and computational methods.

Nanoparticle-reinforced coatings for leading edge protection of offshore wind turbine blades
Loughborough University Dr Sina Saremi-Yarahmadi, Dr Daniel Butcher, Prof Robert Dorrell, Mr Adam Nevin (Trelleborg) 🎓 Ceramics 🎓 Chemical Engineering

This fully-funded PhD focuses on developing advanced nanoparticle-reinforced polyurethane coatings to protect offshore wind turbine blades from erosion and environmental degradation. The project combines materials engin…

Chemical recycling and life cycle assessment of next-generation thermoplastic composites for wind turbine blade manufacture
Loughborough University Dr Ignacio Martin-Fabiani, Dr Tanja Radu, Dr Fiona Hatton, Mr Gerry Boyce (Hive Composites) 🎓 Analytical Chemistry 🎓 Chemical Engineering

This fully-funded PhD addresses sustainability challenges in offshore wind by developing chemical recycling methods and life cycle assessment for next-generation thermoplastic composites used in turbine blades. The proj…

Sustainable colloidal and particulate lubricants
Aston University Dr Sam Wilson-Whitford Dr S D Worrall 🎓 Chemical Engineering 🎓 Engineering Deadline: 20 Apr 2026

Applications are invited for a Postgraduate Research studentship, supported by Futamura Chemical UK LTD to be undertaken within the Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence at Aston University. The successful applicant w…

Modelling and design of sustainable fibre composites
University of Strathclyde Dr K Johnston 🎓 Chemical Engineering 🎓 Chemical Physics Deadline: 31 Mar 2026

Fibre composites are widely used in aerospace and wind turbines due to their light weight and high strength. This project will use coarse-grained modelling and molecular dynamics simulations to simulate network formatio…

IC-3-5 Molecular engineering of ion-conductive polymer membranes for advanced batteries
Imperial College London Prof. Paul Fennell Dr Qilei Song Prof. Magda Titirici Prof. Kim Jelfs 🎓 Chemical Engineering 🎓 Energy Technologies

Fully funded PhD at Imperial College London focusing on molecular engineering of ion-conductive polymer membranes for advanced lithium and sodium batteries. Combines polymer synthesis, electrochemistry, and transport mo…

Development of Solid-State Composites for Safe and Efficient Hydrogen Storage
The University of Manchester Peng Gong, Philip Withers, James Robson, David Knowles 🎓 Applied Chemistry 🎓 Chemical Engineering

PhD at the University of Manchester focused on developing advanced solid-state materials for hydrogen storage. Combines materials engineering and chemistry to improve storage efficiency, safety, and performance for clea…

Advancing Structured m-MOFs for Enhanced Carbon Capture and Removal in Industrial Applications - PhD
Cranfield University Dr A Nabavi 🎓 Bioengineering 🎓 Chemical Engineering Deadline: 06 May 2026

Fully funded PhD at Cranfield University on MOF-based carbon capture combining experimental work and CFD modelling to develop scalable industrial decarbonisation solutions.

Postdoctoral Researcher Position (m/f/div) in Metagenomics
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology Prof Gianni Panagiotou 🎓 Bioengineering 🎓 Bioinformatics Deadline: 30 Apr 2026

Three-year postdoctoral position at Leibniz-HKI in Jena, Germany, focusing on computational microbiome research and multi-omics integration to study gut bacteria’s systemic impact on human physiology.

Doctoral Researcher Position (m/f/div) in Metagenomics
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology Prof Gianni Panagiotou 🎓 Bioengineering 🎓 Bioinformatics Deadline: 30 Apr 2026

Four-year PhD at Leibniz-HKI in Jena, Germany, investigating computational microbiome research and multi-omics integration to study gut bacteria’s systemic impact on human health.