Postgraduate Research Projects

We have a range of projects available in the area of energy conversion and utilisation. If you are interested to do Master by Research or Doctor of Philosophy(Ph.D) in PARTCAT group, please get in touch. 

All Master/Ph.D student candidates must have current scholarships or are applying for scholarships to support their studies. A range of scholarships are available for domestic and international students (from $35,000 per annum (tax free) in 2023 and indexed).

To apply for PhD, plase send/email your resume, academic transcript and proof of English proficiency to Scientia Prof Rose Amal at  r.amal@unsw.edu.au or Mandalena@unsw.edu.au 

To check on your eligibility for admission and competitivenes for scholarship as well as application process, please refer to the Graduate Research School Website (Note: Course code: 1010 for PhD in Chemical Engineering)

Top Up Scholarship maybe available for high achieving candidate. Please enquiry within.

Previous PhD projects available in the group:

• Novel hybrid electrode materials for energy storage devices 
  
• Metal-free graphene electrodes for hydrogen peroxide production
• Hydrogen production with high-density single-atom catalyst (SAC) 
  
• 2D materials-based heterostructures for green hydrogen and CO2 reduction  
  
• Quantum modelling-guided catalyst design for energy conversion  
  
• Value added chemicals produced via electrochemical CO2 reduction 
  
• Advanced Photoelectrochemical Systems for Green Hydrogen 
  
• PEC selective organic oxidation using composite photocatalyst with multifunctional properties 
• Electrochemical CO2 reduction to value added products 
• Hydrogen Value-Chain - Solar Reforming of Waste Organics for Clean Hydrogen Production 
  
• High-performance Magnesium-hydroxide polymer composites for low carbon footprint, fire-resistant construction materials 
  
• Carbon-based absorbent material for environmental remediation 
• Hydrogen production with high-density single-atom catalyst (SAC) 
  
• Combinatorial design and high-throughput screening of potential solar hydrogen photocatalysts 
• Novel Carbon Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion and Storage
• Computational materials design of catalytic materials and water filtration membranes
• Photocatalytic CO2 conversion to methanol
• Atomatically thin 2-D materials for electrochemical conversion of nitrogen to ammonia 
• Solar energy utilisation for direct CO2 reduction to sustainable fuel
• Techno-economic feasibility of Power to X pathway in Australia
• Seawater electrolysis for simultaneous chlorine and hydrogen production
• 3-D printing approaches for electrochemical conversion of nitrogen to ammonia
• Machine learning-augmented high-throughput catalyst design for NH3 synthesis 
• Novel nanostructured catalysts toward efficient and cost-effective fuel cell stacks 
• Engineering of novel ozonation activation catalysts to degrade micropollutants 
  
• Advanced battery nanotechnologies
• Two-dimensional organic-inorganic materials
• Single-cluster electrocatalysis for electrical energy storage
• Development of novel 3D hybrid catalyst materials toward efficient conversion of energy 
• Functionalized carbon-based materials for electrochemical energy applications 
• Surface-plasmon enhanced catalytic CO2 conversion on bimetallic nanoparticles