Phd position: Non-equilibrium behaviour in model soft materials, Nottingham Trent University

When long-chain polymer molecules are added to a suspension of spherical microparticles, an attractive “depletion force” arises, the range and strength of which are tuneable through the length and concentration of the polymer respectively. This controllability makes such systems a model soft material and an experimentally accessible test-bed for traditional condensed matter process, e.g. crystallisation and phase separation. This project will investigate the dynamics of colloid-polymer mixtures in several very well controlled scenarios: the formation and subsequent collapse of transient gels, the phase behaviour that occurs during dilution experiments and during evaporation of either droplets or bulk samples.

Entry requirement
A first class or upper second class U.K. BSc (Hons) degree (or equivalent) or Masters degree in a Physical Sciences or Engineering subject.

Eligibility
Applications can be accepted from UK/EU and also International students. The minimum English language proficiency requirement for candidates who have not undertaken a higher degree at a UK HE institution is IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL 560/iBT 94-95.

Applying
For informal enquiries about the studentship, please contact Dr David Fairhurst.
For an application form, please email sat.research@ntu.ac.uk or telephone: +44 (0)115 848 3269, or alternatively download a copy here www.ntu.ac.uk/research/research_degrees/studentships/96288.html

Please return the completed application form, with copies of academic and English proficiency (if applicable) certificates, to:

The Research Graduate Studies Office (Science)
Erasmus Darwin Building
Nottingham Trent University
Clifton Lane
Nottingham NG11 8NS


Funding Notes
Fees (2009/10)
Full-time PhD registration is for a minimum of three years and a maximum of four years.
Home/EU tuition fees: £3,390 (likely to rise in each subsequent year)
International tuition fees: £10,200 (likely to rise in each subsequent year)
Bench fee (annual): £3,000
If a student has not submitted his/her thesis by the end of Year Three, he/she is required to enrol for a fourth year and pay the Continuation Fee to enable him/her to complete and submit the thesis. The Continuation Fee is currently £300 (increases every year). No Bench fee is payable in Year Four.

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