PhD Position on the atmospheric science of emerging plastic aerosol particles

Job description

Materials science and technology are our passion. With our cutting-edge research, Empa's around 1,100 employees make essential contributions to the well-being of society for a future worth living. Empa is a research institution of the ETH Domain. PhD Position on the atmospheric science of emerging plastic aerosol particles We offer an opportunity to join an exciting project within the Laboratory for Air Pollution / Environmental Technology at Empa, in collaboration with ETH Zurich. The four-year project, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), will investigate the in-cloud scavenging processes of plastic aerosol particles through laboratory experiments that mimic their cloud ice formation processes. Your research will contribute to the fundamental understanding of the lifetime and wet deposition of plastic pollutions in the atmosphere, and to what extent, their cloud interaction abilities can regulate their life cycle and environmental impacts. Project background Micro- and nano-sized plastic particles (MPs and NPs, collectively called MNPs) are an emerging global concern because of their detrimental effects on the environment, ecosystems, and human health. This hig...