PhD cohort nanoINHALE
Inhalation as the major uptake pathway for micro- and nanoplastics in air-breathing organisms
What do we aim for in nanoINHALE?
nanoINHALE aims to unravel the importance of the largely unknown plastics inhalation mechanism for (1) nanoplastics and (2) plastic-associated chemicals in air-breathing mammals, (3) identify major emission sources and transport pathways and (4) track the impacts of health risk narratives on plastic and air quality regulations. Overall, nanoINHALE contributes knowledge towards a sustainable circular economy of plastics.
Project coordinators
Annika Jahnke (annika.jahnke[at]ufz.de)
Dušan Materić (dusan.materic[at]ufz.de)
Main supervisors of the doctoral students
Dušan Materić (dusan.materic[at]ufz.de)
Elisa Rojo-Nieto (elisa.rojo-nieto[at]ufz.de)
Lennart Schüler (lennart.schueler[at]ufz.de)
Anran Luo (anran.luo[at]ufz.de)
Looking for motivated applicants
We just advertized the positions and look forward to applications by motivated applicants. For further information, we refer to the links:
#1 Nanoplastics - small plastic particles go long, wide and deep
#2 Plastic-associated chemicals in terrestrial biota, including simulated leaching
#3 Identify major emission sources and airborn transport pathways of nanoplastics
#4 The politics of health narratives for regulating emergent risks of airborne plastics
We are happy to answer your questions
annika.jahnke@ufz.de
surrounding the project and the diverse PhD thesis topics!