Category: Students

Under this menu you will find specific calls for theses that I am supervising either at the Sydney site or at the Fraunhofer ICT in Pfinztal/Germany. Even if there are no theses advertised or if the advertised theses do not fit your field of study or knowledge, it is worth contacting me. This also applies to positions for PhD students, assistant scientists and internships.

Within the framework of the scientific work at the University of New South Wales we offer a variety of opportunities for interesting and high-quality PhD thesis projects in the field of research and development of storage systems for renewable energy at the Faculty of Engineering. The following topics are in focus:

– Redox Flow Batteries
– Inorganic and organic Redox Flow Batteries (e.g. Vanadium-RFB,
– Vanadium/Bromide-RFB, Zn/Br-RFB, Fe/Fe-RFB, V/O2-RFB)
– Development and investigations of components (Electrodes, Electrolytes, Membranes)
– Cell development and cell tests
– Stack develeopment and stack tests
– System developments and behavior of systems
– Thermal management of storage systems
– Modelling and simulation
– Fluidics, Heat, Electrochemistry
– Properties of cell, stack and systems
– Techno-economics of energy storage systems
– Micro-Grid properties
– Production and recycling of electrolytes
– Studies, e.g. feasibility studies
– Liquid metal batteries
– Iron/Air batteries
– Water electrolysis

In addition, there are other topics that cover a wide range of scientific work on energy storage systems. Basically, we focus on the mechanical, physical, chemical and electrochemical properties of materials, up to the behavior of cells and the system in the electrical grid.

If you want to be PhD student at UNSW, it is very important that you check the fees at UNSW first!

For domestic students:

Please check here first for the tuition fees (MECH): https://student.unsw.edu.au/fees

And here for possibilities for scholarships: https://www.scholarships.unsw.edu.au/

For international students:

Please check here first for the tuition fees (MECH): https://student.unsw.edu.au/fees

However, you should bear in mind that in addition to the tuition fees, you also have to finance the necessary living costs locally in Sydney.

In general, there are also the possibilities of scholarships from the countries of origin. Therefore, it is essential that you inform yourself about the possibilities of financing through your country of origin first!

As a very last option there is the possibility to apply for international scholarships at the UNSW: https://www.international.unsw.edu.au/international-scholarships
and https://www.scholarships.unsw.edu.au/

It is very important that you write in your E-Mail regarding being a PhD student at UNSW, how you will finance your studies (fees and living cost). Applying for a scholarship at UNSW for non-Australian students is no option for me! Unfortunately I have to ignore E-Mails without this because of the high rate of requests.

Please use this e-mail address for requests: jens.noack@ict.fraunhofer.de