For our location in Hamburg we are seeking:

PhD student X-ray microscopy and tomography

Limited: 3 years | Starting date: earliest possible | ID: FSDO008/2022 | Deadline: 25.05.2022 | Full-time/Part-time DESY, with more than 2700 employees at its two locations in Hamburg and Zeuthen, is one of the world's leading research centres. Its research focuses on decoding the structure and function of matter, from the smallest particles of the universe to the building blocks of life. In this way, DESY contributes to solving the major questions and urgent challenges facing science, society and industry. With its ultramodern research infrastructure, its interdisciplinary research platforms and its international networks, DESY offers a highly attractive working environment in the fields of science, technology and administration as well as for the education of highly qualified young scientists. We are currently seeking a motivated and proactive researcher to join our new project based within the Collaborative Research Centre (CRC1441) TrackAct - "Tracking the Active Site in Heterogeneous Catalysis for Emission Control". The CRC is coordinated by KIT, in close collaboration with DESY and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) (http://www.trackact.kit.edu). Within the TrackAct project and DESY you will apply new and emerging X-ray analytical methods at the synchrotron light source PETRA III to analyse functional materials applied in catalytic emissions control. Modern emissions control technologies rely on structured catalytic convertors, which have hierarchical features down to nanometer scale (e.g. pore networks). As the structure and function of such materials are closely related, applying X-ray imaging methods can reveal important localised information about the structure-function relations and therefore assist in the generation of more effective catalysts. To achieve this, you will employ X-ray microscopy and tomography with a particular focus on X-ray ptychography or scanning diffraction imaging.