PhD position as MSCA Fellow in the FibReLoop project

We have an open PhD position as MSCA Fellow in the FibReLoop project (see full description of this project at the end of this post). This position will be hosted by the Composite Materials Group at KU Leuven (www.composites-kuleuven.be). The title is: Recycling and re-using continuous carbon fibres from filament-wound Elium products

You can find full details and how to apply here: https://fibreloop.polimi.it/?page_id=2.

The other positions will open in the coming weeks and months.

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Description of the FibReLoop project

In the last decade, lightweight fibre-reinforced composites have allowed the sustainable development of modern society by, for example, enabling more efficient wind turbines and making our vehicles lighter. Unfortunately, these materials are challenging to recycle: most composite parts are still incinerated or landfilled, two very polluting practices.

 The FibReLoop project is a Marie Sklodowska-Curie (MSCA) Doctoral Network that aims to promote the industrial implementation of circular economy strategies for composites. Fourteen doctoral candidates will be trained to tackle the recycling of a composite part all the way to the design and production of new recycled components. The topics include the evaluation, enhancement, and development of current and new recycling technologies; the experimental assessment of the behaviour of the recycled materials; the development of material models and design approaches for recycled composites and parts; and the implementation of recycled composites and circular economic practices into real-life industrial cases. FibReLoop involves 18 European universities and companies.

 Applications are invited for fourteen PhD positions in the field of recycling of composites, leading to the award of a PhD degree. The recruited researchers will be trained for 3 years to become interdisciplinary and multi-talented experts. They will develop advanced simulation tools to predict optimal microstructures for recycled composites, manufacture these microstructures and then verify them in industrial applications. The researchers will have a unique opportunity to be trained by world-leading experts in cutting-edge technologies, supported by a strong network and extensive industry participation.

Please note that some of the positions are hosted by an industrial partner. In this case, the researcher will also be enrolled in a PhD program at a university.