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Third-cycle subject: Fibre and Polymer Science with focus on Renewable Materials
The focus of this project is to create high-performance materials from forest resources with a designed degradation profile. Sustainable materials from renewable resources could become the next generation of plastic. However, to make this transition, we need to look at the whole life-cycle perspective. How is the material produced, what are the properties, can it be recycled, will it degrade, and if, to what, and for how long. Important in this context is that sustainable modification and production, based on only renewable resources, do not necessarily mean that the material is good for the environment. This project starts from the cellulosic fiber and undertakes a holistic approach towards creating fully sustainable materials by developing sustainable chemical modification methods, towards both thermoplastic polymers and thermoplastic fibers, evaluate material properties, recycling, and degradation behavior, combined with predictive models from experimental results and molecular simulations. This enables us to create tools to design, make, break and reuse the next generation of plastic from only renewable resources.
Supervision: The doctoral student will be supervised by Dr. Peter Olsén, Ass. Prof. Karin Odelius, Prof. Minna Hakkarainen and Dr. Jakob Wohlert
Target degree: Doctoral degree
To be admitted to postgraduate education (Chapter 7, 39 § Swedish Higher Education Ordinance), the applicant must have basic eligibility in accordance with either of the following:
In order to succeed as a doctoral student at KTH you need to be goal oriented and persevering in your work. During the selection process, candidates will be assessed upon their ability to:
After the qualification requirements, great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities and personal suitability.
Only those admitted to postgraduate education may be employed as a doctoral student. The total length of employment may not be longer than what corresponds to full-time doctoral education in four years ' time. An employed doctoral student can, to a limited extent (maximum 20%), perform certain tasks within their role, e.g. training and administration. A new position as a doctoral student is for a maximum of one year, and then the employment may be renewed for a maximum of two years at a time.
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Type of employment | Temporary position |
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Contract type | Full time |
First day of employment | According to agreement |
Salary | Monthly salary according to KTH's doctoral student salary agreement |
Number of positions | 1 |
Full-time equivalent | 100% |
City | Stockholm |
County | Stockholms län |
Country | Sweden |
Reference number | C-2021-0214 |
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Published | 11.Feb.2021 |
Last application date | 03.Mar.2021 11:59 PM CET |