The Department of Chemistry invites applicants for a 3-year PhD position.
In chemistry, the current description of mechanistic details of many chemical reactions is based on a combination of modelling and indirect experimental information, e.g. product composition. The PhD project aims to directly observe the short-lived intermediates in chemical reactions, especially in catalysis, by utilizing the speed and high sensitivity of hyperpolarized NMR.
The project will combine experimental catalysis with development of new DNP-NMR observation schemes. To achieve success, new chemical entities with isotope labeling should be synthesized and catalytic reactions should be tested and optimized. The real-time monitoring of the reaction should then be investigated at the DNP-NMR setup at DTU Electro.
To interpret the observable NMR parameters advanced computational modeling of the reactions will also be performed.
Read more and apply here. Deadline 14 August 2015.