University College London
Start Date: as soon as possible
If you are self funded or funded by your own government, please apply
University College London and The Royal Institution of Great Britain
Magnetic nanoparticles are particularly interesting, as they have many potential applications in biomolecular sciences. Examples include contrast enhanced agents for magnetic resonance imaging, targeted therapeutic drug delivery and hyperthermia treatment for cancers.
The work will involve the synthesis and characterization of a variety of bio-conjugated magnetic nanoparticles using various ligands.
The appointee will use a wide variety of techniques to characterise the synthesised nanomaterials. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) will be routinely used to chacterise size, shape and monodispersity of nanonmterials, thereby enabling the determination of the successful synthesis. X-Ray diffraction (XRD) will also be used at later stage to characterise further the structure of materials, and Superconducting QUantum Interference Devices (SQUID magnetometer) will be used to characterise the magnetic properties of the materials. While the main focus of the project is therefore chemical synthesis and biofunctionalisation of nanoparticles. The successful applicant will also experience some other techniques such as dynamic light scattering technique, elemental analysis, MRI, hyperthermia measurement.
The study will be conducted in a modern, highly funded laboratory under the supervision of Dr Nguyen TK Thanh, Research Fellow of the Royal Society (UK National Academy of Science). http://www.ntk-thanh.co.uk.
Dr Thanh holds a Readership position at University College London and The Davy-Faraday Research Laboratory. The Royal Institution of Great Britain. The Davy-Faraday Research Laboratory has a long and distinguished 200 year history, including the award of 14 Nobel Prizes, the discovery of 10 elements, and the invention of the electric generator, to name just a few of many seminal achievements.
University College London ranked 4th in the world ranking higher than University of Oxford according to Time Higher Education October 2009.
Requirement: Candidates must have Master degree in Chemistry, Materials Science or BioChemistry.
Informal enquiries should be made to Dr NTK Thanh by sending your CV by Email to: ntk.thanh@ucl.ac.uk Deadline for application on line is as soon as possible to Department of Physics and Astronomy:http://www.ucl.ac.uk/admission/graduate-study/application-admission/
Funding Notes: If you are self funded or funded by your own government, please apply on line to Department of Physics and Astronomy. http://www.ucl.ac.uk/admission/graduate-study/application-admission/
Non-UK Students - In most cases if you have the correct qualifications and access to your own funding, either from your home country or your own finances your application to work in this lab will be considered. If English is not your first language, please give details of your English Language qualifications, including grade, awarding body and date awarded or expected. IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL 570 (230 computer-based) is the minimum requirement.
