Vacancies | CRN Group

mentoring philosophy

Curiosity should always take the center stage in research. I brought together students with backgrounds in chemistry, engineering, physics and mathematics. This diverse backgrounds not only forces interdisciplinary collaborations but also stimulates an evidenced-informed learning environment, which is our foundation to spark curiosity. Being part of BRAINS center at UT (since 2020) and Karlsruhe Micro Nano Facilities in Germany (since 2021) help expanding our knowledge base.

we seek for:

MSC AND BSC STUDENTS

with an interest in a chemical reaction networks. The research we carry out covers a wide range of experimental sciences (from organic synthesis to analytical chemistry, enzymatic assays, and surface functinalization). Where needed, mathematical modelling (think of coding in Matlab, COMSOL, Python) is applied to guide our experiments.

Open applications

Projects are available upon request. In addition to acquiring new experimental skills, the emphasis in our BSc and MSc projects is on stimulating the academic method of thinking and acting, and creating the important link to scientific areas related to out-of-equilibrium chemistry. To this end, projects/assignments/interships will be fine-tuned together with you.

PHD STUDENTS

PRELIFE Project, funded by NWO

"Modelling Pre-biotic Origin of Life as an Emergent Phenomenon of Complex Dynamical Systems" (deadline application: June 10th, 2025)

The project will be supervised by Dr. Quax (UvA) and Dr. Wong (UT). You will take on a fundamentally approach to the origins of life by investigating life as an emergent property of complex dynamical systems. You will combine systems chemistry with information theory to develop a theoretical framework that can quantify and analyze emergent properties in chemical systems that could lead to life-like behaviors under prebiotic conditions. Computational modelling techniques will be used to implement the criteria for emergent properties.

Your research will focus on building and analyzing a model of chemical reaction networks that can identify patterns and predict plausible prebiotic chemical reactions. This model will serve as guidance for experimental work within the consortium, helping to bridge theoretical concepts and laboratory studies.

POST DOCTORAL RESEARCHERS

RESPOND Project, funded by NWO

"Sacrificial coatings enable tuneable and passive delamination" (application will open after summer)

Open applications

Postdoctoral researchers are encouraged to apply for independent funding.
* Contact Albert Wong for potential sources of funding, and /or support with applications of research proposals.

For more information on how it is to work with us, contact Albert Wong (albert.wong@utwente.nl).