SCK CEN is welcoming PhD Applications until MARCH 23, 2023
Fields are diverse: radiochemistry, reactor engineering, nuclear technology, materials, radiation protection, waste & disposal, decommissioning, etc…
The list of available topics:
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A whole-body physiologically based pharmacokinetic model for personalized 161Tb-PRRT
Research in Dosimetric Applications
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Application of Lemna-based technologies to remediate radioactively polluted water and investigation of valorisation potential of residual phases
Biosphere Impact Studies
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Changing of the Guard: Managing safety and security interactions in a context of nuclear technological innovation
Nuclear Science and Technology Studies
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Developing flexible matrices for transmutation targets
Fuel Materials
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Development of a molten salt electrorefining process suited for the recycling of HALEU fuel production scraps
Radiochemistry
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Development of a novel laser spectroscopy apparatus for high-precision studies of radioactive isotopes at ISOL@MYRRHA
Physics and Target Research
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Development of organ-on-chip sensors to monitor cardiac tissue
Radiobiology
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Evaluation of the corrosion rate and mechanism of metallic uranium (BR1 fuel) in highly alkaline and anaerobic conditions
R&D Waste Packages
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First generation targets for the ISOL facility of MYRRHA – A Si/Ti target for Al and Mg isotopes
Physics and Target Research
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In vivo and in silico assessment of circular RNAs as novel long-term biomarkers of radiation exposure for biodosimetry
Radiobiology
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Innovative detector set-ups for the robust quantification of radiological data acquired with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Crisis Management and Decision Support
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Neutronic experiments at VENUS-F in support of lead-cooled small modular reactor deployment
Nuclear Systems Measurements
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Novel assays of ‘difficult-to-measure’ radionuclides in the context of a sustainable waste management
Low-level Radioactivity Measurements
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Oxidation and corrosion mechanisms in actinide oxide systems
Fuel Materials
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Personal online dosimetry of astronauts using computational methods
Research in Dosimetric Applications
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Screening of airborne radioxenon measurements for Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty verification
Crisis Management and Decision Support
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Separation and purification of medical radioisotopes by solvent extraction in milliflow reactors
Radiochemistry
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Shape controlled thorium dioxide precipitation routes
Fuel Materials
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Super-resolved analysis of lamin-mediated DNA damage repair after high LET irradiation and its applicability to predictive modelling of individual radiation sensitivity in cancer patients
Radiobiology
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Towards insights of formation, growth and degradation of thin oxide films on steels in liquid lead as applied for Lead-cooled Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)
Reactor Research & Engineering
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Understanding the RNA regulatory interactome landscape of radiation response in glioblastoma.
Radiobiology
