Por cortesía del doctor José Luis Pantoja, Investigador Prometeo-SENESCYT y docente de la Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas (ESPE), presentamos esta oferta de beca de la Universidad de Wyoming de los Estados Unidos, para estudiar química ambiental de suelos.

UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
Department of Ecosystem Science and Management
PhD Graduate Assistantship in Environmental Soil Chemistry

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, United States of America.

Manganese (Mn) oxides are one group of the most reactive environmental materials that play a significant role in controlling contaminant fate and transport, 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 selected 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.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have a M.S. degree in soil science, geochemistry/chemistry, environmental science and engineering, and geo-microbiology with a strong background and interest in chemical, mineralogical, and microbial processes.

Application requirements:

• Resume or CV.
• Application letter.
• Transcripts of grades.
• GRE scores.
• TOEFL scores (for international students).
• Three letters of reference (recommendation) with contact information.

Contact

Mengqiang Zhu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Soils and Environmental Biogeochemistry
E-mail: mzhu6@uwyo.edu
Phone: 001 (307) 766-5523
Web-site: http://www.uwyo.edu/esm/faculty-and-staff/mengqiang-zhu.html
For online application:
Follow the instruction at: http://www.uwyo.edu/uwgrad/prospective/applying/index.html

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