News
New EU H2020 MSCA-ETN coming soon: meet CHARMING
SIM² KU Leuven has secured funding for a new EU H2020 MSCA-ETN project focusing on Chemical Engineering Immersive Learning. This unique project will be implemented under the acronym CHARMING. The targeted start date is 1-11-2018.
Call for applicants: 15 PhD positions in SULTAN
Applications are invited for 15 PhD positions in the new EU Horizon 2020 MSCA-ETN SULTAN project (EU Training Network for the Remediation and Reprocessing of Sulfidic Mining Waste Sites). Deadline for applications is 15-8-2018.
Apply for EIT RM Master in Sustainable Materials
The Master programmes in Sustainable Materials (SUMA) are inviting students to register for this challenging programme on sustainable materials.
Umicore vacancy: Innovation Project Manager
For its Group Research & Development located in Olen (Belgium), Umicore is currently looking for an Innovation Project Manager. This is a final call for candidates with a PhD or Master degree in chemical, metallurgical or environmental engineering.
Research Results
Scandium in Greek bauxite and bauxite residue
In the context of the EU Horizon 2020 MSCA-ETN REDMUD project, an international team of researchers have published one of the most detailed ever characterisation studies of the occurrence of scandium in Greek bauxite (residue).
Thermal stability of ionic liquid Cyphos IL 101
In collaboration with Umicore, SIM² KU Leuven researchers investigated the thermal stability of the ionic liquid Cyphos IL 101 under various experimental conditions. The work was published in the journal Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.
