A
fully-funded PhD graduate assistantship, starting in fall 2014, is available in
environmental soil chemistry in the Department of Ecosystem Science and
Management at the University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY.
Manganese
(Mn) oxides are one group of the most reactive environmental materials that
play a significant role in controlling contaminant fate and transport and
nutrient cycling in natural environmental systems and also have applications in
water treatment, air purification and electrochemistry. We seek a highly‑motivated
PhD candidate to conduct research on biogenic Mn oxide (BioMnOx) nanoparticles
that are formed through microbially-mediated Mn2+ oxidation.
The student will investigate how the mineralogical and chemical properties of
BioMnOx depend on environmental conditions under which the oxides form, and how
the property variations affect BioMnOx reactivity regarding metal and nutrient
cycling. The student will learn multiple state-of-the-art synchrotron X‑ray
techniques for characterizing nanoparticles and metals, including X-ray
absorption spectroscopy and high-energy X-ray scattering or atomic pair
distribution function analysis available at the national synchrotron X-ray
facilities.
The ideal
candidate will have a MS degree in soil science, geochemistry/chemistry,
environmental science and engineering, and geomicrobiology with a strong
background and interest in chemical, mineralogical and microbial processes. To
apply go online (http://www.uwyo.edu/uwgrad/prospective/applying/index.html) or for pre-application evaluation
you may email CV, unofficial GPA and GRE/TOEFL scores, and contact information
for three references to mzhu6@uwyo.edu. The application deadline isJanuary
31, 2014. For more information, please contact Dr. Mengqiang Zhu, Assistant
Professor in Soils and Environmental Biogeochemistry at mzhu6@uwyo.edu and307-766-5523.
(http://www.uwyo.edu/esm/faculty-and-staff/mengqiang-zhu.html and http://www.uwyo.edu/esm/graduate/prospective/majors/soil.html)
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