Dr Kok Siew Ng
Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering

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I am looking for outstanding and highly motivated PhD candidates and postdocs to join my group. If you are passionate about chemical engineering and environmental sustainability subjects, feel free to get in touch with me via email. My research interests can be found here. Please enclose a 2-page CV together with your undergraduate and postgrduate academic transcripts. I would be delighted to explore potential collaboration with you. More information can be found in the Opportunities page of the research group website.

Below are some examples of self-funded and funded PhD projects, and more opportunities will be advertised from time to time. If you have a brilliant project idea which you wish to pursue, please don't hesitate to get in touch with me.

**Information for self-funded students:

UK home students: You may wish to consider applying for a Postgraduate Doctoral Loan to support your tuition fees and living costs.

International students: Some useful information about the sources of funding for different nationalities can be found here.

Latest PhD funded opportunities:

Project title: Development of Sustainable Organic Waste Management Strategies for England

Research Theme: Environmental Hazards & Pollution

Funder: London NERC DTP

How to Apply: See here

Note: Applications to the London NERC DTP programme are not for a specific project, but for a research theme.

PhD projects for research students

• A systems approach to plastic waste valorisation
• Valorisation of biomass for sustainable production of fuels and chemicals
• Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production from Biomass.
• Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production from Biomass and Waste using a Biorefinery Approach
• Developing Sustainable Decarbonised Polygeneration System Concept for the Production of Hydrogen, Chemicals and Energy

Research supervision

I am keen to collaborate with researchers from different disciplinary backgrounds and countries, please get in touch with me via email if you wish to apply for short-term visiting researcher position or independent research fellowships, including but not limited to Newton International Fellowships, Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships, NERC Fellowships and EPSRC Fellowships. 

I would be more than happy to support and host early career researchers in my group. There are lots of opportunities that we could work together towards a sustainable future!