In your role as PhD candidate, you will advance the development of porous 3-d electrocatalysts for the upgrading of renewable feedstocks (biomass). Electrocatalysts enable the use of renewable electricity to drive chemical reactions and thus allow a truly sustainable production of chemicals and materials from renewable feedstocks. A major challenge in the development of electrocatalysts for biomass upgrading, however, is the large size and structure of the bio-based molecules. This leads to complex transport and diffusion within the porous electrocatalysts.