Two PhD positions in Experimental Mineral Physics

The Experimental Mineral Physics group at the Department of Earth Sciences applies a high-​pressure and high-​temperature experimental approach mainly using a laser-​heated diamond anvil cell technique to reproduce the deep Earth's condition in the laboratory. With this method, the group is trying to clarify the issues including the determination of density, crystal structure, elasticity and chemistry of the deep Earth's materials to understand the mineralogical model and evolution of the Earth's deep interior.

The group led by Prof. Motohiko Murakami is seeking two motivated doctoral students to study elasticity of deep Earth’s materials. Those two positions are funded for four years by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF).