Faculty of Chemical Engineering

We offer PhD and postdoc positions for experimental work on electrokinetic interactions between MHz-frequency surface acoustic waves and electrolyte solutions. In this project we measure weak electrical fields that appear when we use MHz-frequency surface acoustic waves to excite ions in electrical double layers (these are nanometer-thick ion clouds that accumulate near charged surfaces in electrolyte solutions and determine the surface electrical properties), and translate our measurements to new understanding of ion structure and dynamic effects in electrical double layers.