PhD in Physical Sciences

PhD studentship to develop methods for the analysis of ultrashort PFAS and use them to establish the risks from these emerging pollutants and the effectiveness of current remediation technologies./nUse advanced analytical techniques (including UPLC-ESI-HRQToFMS and GC-APCI-qqqMS) to develop and optimise methods for a diverse range of ultrashort PFAS./nApply developed methods to measuring PFAS in environmental samples obtained in the UK and North America and collaborate with environmental consultancy firm CDM Smith to investigate remediation technologies./nJoin an established team of doctoral students and post-doctoral researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University in Manchester./nExpected start date: October 2026.