Within the recently awarded STW Perspective Program: Understanding Processes using Operando Nanoscopy (UPON) we are looking for a 4 year PhD student or a 3 year postdoc at the Delft University of Technology for project B1: Corrosion of high strength steels studied by in-situ TEM.
This PhD position is on a project in collaboration with Tatasteel company on the corrosive properties of (ultra)high-strength steels as used for pipelines in petrochemical industries. These pipelines transport highly corrosive gasses like hydrogen, water and sulphur-containing gasses that can lead to hydrogen embrittlement and materials failure by absorption of hydrogen at materials nanoscopic defects. Nanoreactors will be used in a transmission electron microscopy with humid sulphuric gasses at high temperature to study this process in great detail for a better understanding of the process and ultimately to better high-strength steels. The nanoreactors will be produced in a parallel project within UPON (Understanding Processes using Operando Nanoscopy), an STW (www.stw.nl) and industry supported program consisting of 8 projects concentrating on the MEMS technique based development of nanoreactors and actual scientific and industrial applications (see the pdf). TEMs like a Cs corrected cubed FEI titan are among the basic tools available.
Requirements:
- master degree in chemistry, physics or materials science.
- experience in corrosion science and/or transmission electron microscopy is a pre.
- excellent writing and oral communication skills in English.
- excellent collaboration skills (with other scientists and technicians in the larger program).
- The application (directed to f.d.tichelaar@tudelft.nl and h.w.zandbergen@tudelft.nl) should consist of the following parts: a motivation for your application (in Dutch or English); extended curriculum vitae; a description of your obtained scientific degree, or the moment at which the graduation is expected; a digital copy of your master thesis; a list of courses and marks.
Contact:
Dr.Ir. F.D. Tichelaar
Kavli Institute of Nanoscience
Quantum Nanoscience, HREM (nchrem.nl)
Lorentzweg 1, 2628CJ, Delft
Phone: 31-15-2782252
Email: f.d.tichelaar@tudelft.nl
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