PhD Programme

About 40 students are carrying out their PhD-theses at ILL. Their subjects cover all types of research one can do with neutrons.

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Open positions

Open PhD positions

The following PhD projects were selected in February 2012 for full or partial financial support by the ILL, and are looking for a suitable candidate.

Please contact the main supervisor if you are interested in the project.



Title

University

Supervisor

ILL Supervisor(s)


BMP

Unraveling the mechanism of protein degradation at a molecular level: a time-resolved small angle neutron scattering study of the proteasome activating complex

UJF Grenoble

Frank Gabel
+ 33 4 38789573

Susana Teixeira

Michael Haertlein


BMP

The Transient Compound I and II intermediates of heme peroxidase

Leicester

Peter Moody
+ 44 116 229 7097
Emma Raven

Matthew Blakeley


BMP

Chromatin proteins in the human malaria parasite

Keele

Catherine Merrick
+44 1782 734111

Trevor Forsyth

Michael Haertlein


MAG

Polarised neutron studies of thermoelectric oxides

London

Jon Goff

+44 1784 443485

Mechthilde Enderle

candidate appointed

MAG

Neutron scattering studies on chiral magnetism in multiferroics

Koeln

Markus Braden
+49 221 470 3655

Laurent Chapon

Paul Steffens


MAT

Dynamics of aperiodic crystals and complex metallic alloys

UJF Grenoble

Marc DeBoissieu
+33 4 76826703

Mark Johnson

Helmut Schober


MAT

Lithium battery research: neutrons at the rescue

UPJV Amiens &

ICMCB Bordeaux

Christian Masquelier
+33 322827806

Emmanuelle Suard


MAT

NanoBinary: Confinement‐induced nano‐segregation of binary liquids with amphiphilic interactions

Rennes 1

Denis Morineau
+33 2 23236984

Bernhard Frick

Jacques Ollivier


MAT

Nature of local structure and proton dynamics in proton conducting perovskites
for next-generation clean energy technologies

Chalmers

Maths Karlsson
+46 726 526 106

Marek Koza

Peter Fouquet

Bernhard Frick


SCM

Homogeneous complexes of oppositely charged biopolyelectrolyte and surfactant-control of mesostructure, dynamics and rheology

Berlin

Michael Gradzielski
+49 3031424934

Ralf Schweins


SCM

Active liquid/liquid interface for solvent extraction, lanthanide(/actinide) separation

Montpellier II

Olivier Diat
+33 4 66339209

Giovanna Fragneto

Lionel Porcar


SCM

Cellulose nanocrystals-polymer nanocomposites : relationships between structure and mechanical or optical properties in multilayered films

 UJF Grenoble

Laurent Heux, Bruno Jean
+33 4 76037614

Erik Watkins


IME

In situ stress relaxation studies in Nickel-‐Base Superalloy forgings

Manchester

Michael Preuss
+44 161 3063601

Alex Evans



BMP     Biology Medecine Pharmacy  
MAG    Magnetism  
MAT    Materials  
SCM    Soft matter  
IME     Instruments, methods and engineering 


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