[Coral-List] PhD studentships at the University of St. Andrews, UK

Nicola Allison na9 at st-andrews.ac.uk
Sat Dec 7 09:03:48 UTC 2019


We are currently advertising 3 PhD studentship projects for the biomineralisation lab at the University of St. Andrews , UK. Please see https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/earth-sciences/prospective/pgr/ for further details and contact Nicola Allison (https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/profile/na9)<https://www.bing.com/search?q=pure+nicola+allison&form=IE11TR&src=IE11TR&pc=EUPP_DCJB#> for enquires.



The Roles of Lipids in Coral Biomineralisation and the Effects of Future Climate Change

This is a project to determine how lipids influence aragonite precipitation and to identify how future climate change will affect the lipid role in tropical corals. The project is co-supervised by  Prof Terry Smith in the School of Chemistry, University of St. Andrews. This project is fully funded by a St Andrews Scholarship from St Leonard’s Postgraduate College and is open to all UK, EU and international candidates. The closing date is 16 January 2020.



Coral Osteoporosis: how does seawater phosphate affect the calcification of tropical marine corals?

The aims of this project are to identify how orthophosphate affects the formation and structure of the coral skeleton. This mechanistic understanding is needed to improve coral reef management in areas adversely affected by nutrient inputs and eutrophication. This project is co-supervised with Dr Heidi Burdett, Heriot-Watt University and is eligible for NERC funding via the IAPETUS 2 doctoral training partnership. The closing date is 10 January 2020.



How do biomolecules affect calcium carbonate diagenesis and palaeoproxy relationships?

The aims of this project are to investigate how biomolecules affect diagenesis and dissolution of aragonites and calcites and to determine how diagenesis affects the CaCO3 palaeoproxy signatures commonly used to reconstruct past environmental conditions. This project is co-supervised with Dr Stuart Jones, University of Durham and is eligible for NERC funding via the IAPETUS 2 doctoral training partnership. The closing date is 10 January 2020.



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