PhD Positions at International Max Planck Research School for Surface and Interface Eng.

  Germany

• Other Cities in Germany: 
Dusseldorf

Description: The International Max Planck Research School for Surface and Interface Engineering in Advanced Materials (IMPRS-SurMat) represents a unique cooperative effort involving the Max Planck Institute for Iron Research (MPIE) in Duesseldorf, the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research in Muelheim, and the Ruhr University (RUB) in Bochum. In addition, three renowned Chinese research institutions closely cooperate with SurMat.

The main research objective of the IMPRS-SurMat is to correlate the chemical structure, morphology and mechanical properties of heterogeneous surfaces and buried interfaces with functional properties of the materials and to optimize them by means of advanced surface modification technologies.

Highlights: The IMPRS-SurMat covers topics ranging from fundamental scientific issues to engineering applications. This includes topics such as material stability (corrosion and interfacial adhesion), local reactivities on heterogeneous surfaces (corrosion and heterogeneous catalysis), the sophisticated tailoring of surfaces by thin film and nano-structuring techniques, and computational material design and atomistic modelling on interfaces.

The laboratories within the IMPRS-SurMat provide the most modern surface and interface analytical techniques and surface technologies. For theoretical studies high performance computational facilities and cutting edge computational tools are available.

Students holding either an excellent Master's degree or a "Diploma" in Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Geo-Science or related subjects can apply for admission.

Please contact us for more information about our Research School as well as about the Max Planck Society.

Degree Level: Doctorate Degree

Minimum Education: Master of Science

Cost in US$: Contact us for more information.

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Germany Independently

Scholarships are Available. Students with a Master or Diploma degree receive a scholarship for the living costs in Germany, which is free of tax and social insurance. Health insurance is mandatory and must be paid by the student. The scholarship is offered for 2 years plus 1 year of possible extension.

Application Process Involves:

• In-Person Interview Required
• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Other
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Year Founded: 2004