The Carl Tryggers Foundation funds a 2-year postdoc in the Boily laboratory! You can find the ad here:

https://www.umu.se/en/work-with-us/postdoctoral-scholarships/7-2213-22/

Write to Jean-François Boily (Jean-francois.boily@umu.se) for details on the position.

Tan Luong just published his first big paper for his Ph.D thesis! The project started during his Master’s, then snowballed into his Ph.D. Here’s the story (PAPER HERE) of what happens when you expose rhodochrosite (MnCO3) to moist air

The Kempe Foundation awarded the Yesilbas Group for 4Mkr to buy a new IR spectrometer and for a postdoctoral project.

The postdoc position will be announced soon!🚀

We are searching for one of the biggest quests in humanity: “Are We Alone?”. To resolve this, we are addressing the following questions:

Is there water on Mars?

What is the role of water in martian geochemical history?

How can we reveal the potential water resources for future human explorations on Mars?

Our research focuses on the geochemical changes of the planet Mars and alien oceans using spectroscopic techniques. We use martian analogue rocks and soils collected from the extreme environments on Earth to reveal the geochemical and climate history of Mars. We combine the laboratory data with martian orbit data, especially from the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM).

If you would like to know more about ongoing research in our lab, you could watch this IceLab pitch link given by the group leader, Dr. Yeşilbaş.

Are you interested in joining the Yeşilbaş group? We currently offer a fully-funded PhD position for 4 years. You can apply through this link till May 24, 2022. Postdoctoral researchers are very welcome to discuss potential research topics and projects. We also have bachelor and master student projects available during the academic year. For all your questions and inquires, please reach out to Dr. Yeşilbaş via email (merve.yesilbas@umu.se).

Per aspera ad astra!🚀

PhD student position on the Role of Salts and Brines in Martian Geochemistry using spectroscopic techniques.

Is there water on Mars? What is the role of water in martian geochemical history? How can we reveal the potential water resources for future human explorations on Mars?

• Diverse experimental work and using the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM) data to understand the Martian mineralogy!

• Fantastic infrastructure in Umeå (https://www.umu.se/en/chemical-biological-centre/kbc-scientific-infrastructures/) and collaborate with a number of  international research teams, including NASA

• The great employment benefits in Sweden during your PhD (4-5) years (e.g., paid holiday leave, reimbursement of fitness and medical expenses as well as doctor visits during paid working hours)

If you would like to discover all these fascinating phenomena related to Mars, apply here before May 24, 2022.

Per aspera ad astra!🚀

These are from collaborations with:

1. Jonatan Klaminder (Ecology and Environmental Science, Umeå University)

Bottone A, Boily J.-F., Shchukarev A., Anderson P., Klaminder 2021. Sodium hypochlorite as an oxidising agent for removal of soil organic matter before micro plastics analyses. J. Env. Qual. 

2. Solomon Tesfalidet (Chemistry, Umeå University)

Haziri V, Phal S, Boily J.-F., Berisha A., Tesfalidet S. 2022. Oxygen interactions with covalently grafted 2D manometric carboxyphenyl thin films – An experimental and DFT study.  Coatings. 49.

3. Khalil Hanna (École National Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes, France)

Luo T., Xu J., Cheng W., Zhou L., Marsac R., Wu F., Boily J.-F., Hanna K. 2021 Interactions of anti-inflammatory and antibiotic drugs at mineral surfaces can control environmental fate and transport. Environ. Sci. Technol.

Erik Björn: 3.6 Mkr (Swedish Research Council) for a project on  methyl mercury in biofilms

Erik Björn: 3.0 Mkr (Formas) for a project on  methyl mercury in the sea

Jean-François Boily, Madeleine Ramstedt, Andrey Shchukarev: 10.0 Mkr (Kempe Foundation + Faculty of Science and Technology) for the acquisition of a new X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer

Jean-François Boily: 900 kkr (Kempe) for a postdoctoral project on iron in ice.

Merve Yesilbas: 4 Mkr (Swedish Research Council) for a project on cryosalts on planet Mars