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Reference Number	EP/L016354/1
Title	EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Chemical Technologies
Status	Started
Energy Categories	Renewable Energy Sources(Bio-Energy, Other bio-energy) 5%; Renewable Energy Sources(Solar Energy) 5%; Not Energy Related 80%; Energy Efficiency(Industry) 10%;
Research Types	Training 100%
Science and Technology Fields	PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Chemistry) 50%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Chemical Engineering) 50%;
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation	Not Cross-cutting 75%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Environmental dimensions) 25%;
Principal Investigator	Professor MG Davidson No email address given Chemistry University of Bath
Award Type	Standard
Funding Source	EPSRC
Start Date	01 October 2014
End Date	31 December 2023
Duration	111 months
Total Grant Value	£4,722,146
Industrial Sectors	Chemicals; Food and Drink; Healthcare; Manufacturing; Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
Region	South West
Programme	Manufacturing : Manufacturing, NC : Engineering, NC : Physical Sciences
Investigators	Principal Investigator	Professor MG Davidson , Chemistry, University of Bath (99.998%)
	Other Investigator	Prof T (Tim ) Mays , Chemical Engineering, University of Bath (0.001%) Dr J L Scott , Chemistry, University of Bath (0.001%)
	Industrial Collaborator	Project Contact , MAST Carbon (0.000%) Project Contact , Monash University, Australia (0.000%) Project Contact , Johnson Matthey plc (0.000%) Project Contact , Ohio State University, USA (0.000%) Project Contact , STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) (0.000%) Project Contact , Airbus UK Ltd (0.000%) Project Contact , Centre for Process Innovation - CPI (0.000%) Project Contact , GlaxoSmithKline (0.000%) Project Contact , RWTH Aachen University, Germany (0.000%) Project Contact , Sasol Technology Research Laboratory (0.000%) Project Contact , Innovate UK (0.000%) Project Contact , Sharp Laboratories of Europe Ltd (0.000%) Project Contact , National Non-Food Crops Centre NNFCC (0.000%) Project Contact , SPECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Centre (0.000%) Project Contact , Unilever UK Central Resources Limited (0.000%) Project Contact , Wessex Water Services Ltd (0.000%) Project Contact , Institution of Chemical Engineers (0.000%) Project Contact , BioSyntha Technology Limited (0.000%) Project Contact , CatScI Ltd (0.000%) Project Contact , Kerry Ingredients Europe UK Ltd (0.000%) Project Contact , LanzaTech NZ Ltd, New Zealand (0.000%) Project Contact , TMO Renewables Ltd (0.000%) Project Contact , Yonsei University, South Korea (0.000%) Project Contact , Biocleave Limited (0.000%)
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Objectives
Abstract	Sustainability is defined as "the ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs". Achieving sustainable development is the key global challenge of the 21st Century. It can only be met with the adoption of a range of new sustainable technologies. Sustainable chemical technologies are those involving chemistry as the central science. They span a wide range of areas, many of which make major impacts on society. Key sustainable chemical technologies include: use of renewable resources and biotechnology (e.g., making fuels, chemicals and products from biomass rather than petrochemicals); clean energy conversion and storage (e.g., solar energy, the hydrogen economy and advanced battery technologies); sustainable use of water (e.g., membrane technologies for water purification and upcycling of nutrients in waste water); developing sustainable processes and manufacturing (e.g., making production of chemicals, pharmaceuticals and plastics more energy-efficient and less wasteful through developing sustainable supply chains as well as through technological advances); and developing advanced healthcare technologies (e.g., developing new drugs, medical treatments and devices).To address these needs, we propose a Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Sustainable Chemical Technologies. The 5.08m requested from the EPSRC will be supplemented by 2.0m from the University and a 4.13m industrial contribution. The CDT will place fundamental concepts of sustainability at the core of a broad spectrum of research and training at the interfaces of chemistry, chemical engineering, biotechnology and manufacturing. This will respond to a national and global need for highly skilled and talented scientists and engineers in the area as well as training tomorrow's leaders as advocates for sustainable innovation.All students will receive foundation training to supplement their undergraduate knowledge, in addition training in Sustainable Chemical Technologies. Broader training and practice in public engagement and creativity will encourage responsible innovation and attention to ethical, societal, and business aspects of research. They will all conduct high quality and challenging research directed by supervisory teams comprising joint supervisors from at least two of the disciplines of chemistry, chemical engineering, biotechnology and management as well as an industrial and/or international advisor. The broad research themes encompass the areas of: Renewable Resources and Biotechnology, Energy and Water, Processes and Manufacturing and Healthcare Technologies. Participation from key industry partners will address stakeholder needs, and partner institutions in the USA, Germany, Australia, and South Korea will provide world-leading international input, along with exciting opportunities for student placements and internships.The CDT will utilize dedicated physical and virtual space for the students as well as a supervisory base of more than fifty academics. Building on the success of the current Doctoral Training Centre and evolving to keep pace with the growing importance of biotechnology and manufacturing to UK industry, the centre will provide a dynamic and truly multidisciplinary environment for innovative PhD research and training.
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Added to Database	12/03/14