CRC CARE offers scholarships for potential and existing higher degree candidates and Honours students who are studying at one of its partner universities to investigate issues relating to environmental contamination and remediation.

At this time the CRC has the following opportunities available:

Current PhD Scholarships and Projects

Project title: Environmental risk assessment of nanomaterials used for soil and groundwater remediation

Project description:  In recent decades, there has been a sustained growth in the use of nanotechnology for a wide range of applications. As a result, the release of manufactured nanomaterials to the environment is increasing. Manufactured nanomaterials can deliver major benefits to modern society but it is important to ensure that their use is environmentally sound. This PhD research project will focus on the risk assessment of nanomaterials designed for use in the remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater (e.g. nanoscale zero valent iron). Novel methodologies for quantifying the environmental mobility of these materials will be developed, and the bioavailability and toxicity of both the manufactured nanomaterials themselves and of the contaminants that become associated with them upon their use in contaminated environments will be assessed.

This project will require a significant amount of laboratory based research which will primarily be conducted in the Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation (CERAR) laboratories at the University of South Australia. The project will also involve interaction with nanotechnologists and environmental scientists in external laboratories and a significant component of synchrotron-based research.

For further information on the project, scholarship benefits, and application process please visit: http://www.unisa.edu.au/resdegrees/scholarships/CERARenvirochemphd.asp