The PhD project will investigate the transport of amorphous silica by rivers to the world?s oceans. Amorphous silica (ASi) mostly originates from biological uptake by plants. Plants take up dissolved silicate and deposit it as an amorphous form of silica called phytoliths. Phytoliths and ASi formed in soils enters aquatic ecosystems through litterfall and erosion. [...]
Job Description:An unsolved key question in condensed matter physics concerns the understanding of why and how materials go from fluid to disorded dynamically arrested states, so called glasses? Any liquid that is cooled fast enough to avoid the ordered crystalline state will form a glass which has a molecular structure almost identical to that of [...]
Applications are invited for a full-time studentship available in the Centre for Professional Ethics. The studentship is tenable for up to 3 years for a PhD (via MPhil route) [subject to satisfactory progress]. The studentship will cover the cost of tuition fees at UK/EU rates plus a stipend (currently £13,590 for 2010/11) per annum. International [...]
The University of Leicester’s School of Historical Studies and Department of Geography are pleased to offer an MA scholarship for the MA in Social Change and Resistance. The successful applicant will receive £1,000 if studying full time, and £500 per year if studying part time. Entry Requirements: Applicants should have a good (either first class [...]
We are glad to announce that “Yousef Jameel Scholarship” Program at Sabancı University is extended for another five years. The “Yousef Jameel Scholarship” is intended to provide full support to outstanding students seeking high achievements in science and technology. It includes support for, tuition fee, monthly stipend-for accommodation and living expenses and some amount for [...]
PhD Studentship Experimental Investigation of Fluid Flow and Mass Transport in Heap Leaching Imperial College London – Department of Earth Science and Engineering Starting between September – December 2010 Overview A Rio Tinto studentship is being offered to an excellent student in Chemical Engineering, Minerals Processing or related disciplines. The studentship will cover all student [...]
