For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree.

The period of employment of this position is 3 years, with possible extension due to teaching. The position will be in the Thermodynamics group at the Department of Chemistry at NTNU, and also part of Porelab, which is a research centre of excellence within Porous media.

PoreLab is a Norwegian Center of Excellence created in 2017 and situated at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, and the University of Oslo (UiO)

The Center, which is supported by the Research Council of Norway, is an interdisciplinary Center with joint efforts in theory, computer simulations and experiments, in fundamental and applied directions. The center works to advance the understanding of flow in porous media. The main goal of the center is to develop theories, principles, tools and methods to reduce the trial and error approach to porous media with relevance in biology, chemistry, geology and geophysics based on fluid mechanics, non-equilibrium thermodynamics and statistical mechanics.

Further information about PoreLab can be found here: https://porelab.no/

Information about the department of Chemistry at NTNU can be obtained here: https://www.ntnu.edu/chemistry

The PhD position will be within Research theme 8 of Porelab which concerns the use of improved theories to describe transport in porous media in important applications. The objective of Research Theme 8 is to apply knowledge from Research Themes 1-7  to: 1) Design more efficient electrochemical systems such as batteries and systems with ion-selective membranes. 2) Describe moisture migration in insulation materials. 3) Enhance the understanding of biological systems. 4) Study porous materials for transport and storage of hydrogen. The PhD candidate will work with one or several of these topics.

You will report to Professor Øivind Wilhelmsen.

 

Dutirs of the position

  • Carry out research within thermodynamics and porous media science.
  • Write academic papers and submit them to international scientific journals.
  • Participate in international scientific conferences.
  • Complete the mandatory courses for the PhD.
  • Write a PhD thesis using academic papers as basis.
  • Defend the PhD when completed.

https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/254826/phd-candidate-in-thermodynamics-and-porous-media-science 

 

Beskrivelse fra Vegard G. Jervell:

For å si noe generelt om PoreLab og Termogruppa på IKJ: PoreLab er et såkalt "senter for fremragende forskning" (centre of excellence) som er hovedfinansiert av forskningsrådet, og har kontorer ved NTNU og UiO. Senteret er tverrfaglig, med forskere innefor fysikk, geofysikk, petroleumsteknikk, kjemi, geologi, glasiologi og masse annet. Det underliggende temaet i forskningen handler om Porøse medier - det vil si alt fra Oljereservoarer og CO2-lagring til hydrogenlagring, brenselceller, batterier, og mer grunnforskning-rettet aktivitet som forskning på hvordan gasser og væsker oppfører seg på overflater, boble- og dråpedannelse osv. 

 

Verktøyene vi bruker er alt fra eksperimentelle metoder og molekyldynamikksimuleringer til egenutviklede rammeverk for termodynamikk og transportprosesser. Felles for PoreLab og termogruppa er at det drives forskning på toppnivå, er godt finansiert, og at vi har mange fremragende samarbeidspartnere i utlandet - som blandt annet kan gi gode muligheter for utveksling og nettverksdannelse i løpet av phd-en.

 

Hvis noen vil ha en titt på det vi holder på med i termogruppa (hvertfall det som er åpent per i dag) kan de sjekke sidene her og her.