Are you eager to work on making the world a better place? This PhD position aims to develop new types of composites focusing on the replacement of non-renewable raw materials by sustainable and circular resources.
Aanstellingsfunctie(s) Promovendus
Irène Curie Fellowship Nee
Faculteit(en) Built Environment
FTE 1,0
Sluitdatum 17/11/2024
Aanvraagnummer V38.7778
Concrete is by far the most produced material in the world, and reducing it environmental impact is major concern. In this project concrete recycling will be improved in order to avoid “downcycling”. The crushing of concrete and other mineral C&D wastes will be studied, and the input and output materials characterized by state-of-the-art real-time measurement techniques. The resulting streams of materials will be used to design and produce new more circular building materials. This project is part of the Horizon 2020 EU project “CIRCULess”, in collaboration with several industries and universities in Europe.
The candidate will join the Building Materials group group which contains 25 PhDs, 2 postdocs, 2 assistant professors, 1 associate professor, and 2 full professors. This research group works on new, sustainable, and circular building materials containing or synthesized from secondary raw materials with good chemical, physical and aesthetic properties, and added functionalities. Examples are natural fibers, fly ashes, nano-silica, aerogels, slags or recycled aggregates. Functionalities, including fire resistance, air purification, self-cleaning, high performance, and hydrophobicity, are investigated and developed for these building materials. Moreover, durability and sustainability, such as the degradation of, or leaching from, building materials when exposed to aggressive service environments, are studied. The investigations are carried out based on experimental observations and modeling.
The research group possesses a well-equipped, state-of-the-art building material laboratory for physical/chemical/mechanical/environmental treatment, testing and recycling, and has access to the structural design laboratory at the same department, and shares facilities with the sister Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry. The group has close contacts with the building material industry and frequently cooperating with other researchers, both domestic and international.
A meaningful job in a dynamic and ambitious university, in an interdisciplinary setting and within an international network. You will work on a beautiful, green campus within walking distance of the central train station. In addition, we offer you:
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Eindhoven University of Technology is an internationally top-ranking university in the Netherlands that combines scientific curiosity with a hands-on attitude. Our spirit of collaboration translates into an open culture and a top-five position in collaborating with advanced industries. Fundamental knowledge enables us to design solutions for the highly complex problems of today and tomorrow.
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