Feedstocks for Green Metals and Manufacturing
Strategic Domestic Feedstocks for Green Metals and Manufacturing Resilience
This project is part of the UNSW Scientia PhD Scholarship Scheme
Successful applicants will receive an annual stipend and a one-off Global Mobility Grant to conduct international engagement activities.
Australia’s transition to green metals requires reliable, lower-carbon industrial inputs as well as clean energy. This project will investigate how Australian secondary materials and industrial by-products can be transformed into strategic domestic feedstocks for metals and advanced manufacturing.
The research will identify priority material streams, develop processing pathways, and assess their composition, consistency, metallurgical function and performance under relevant manufacturing conditions. Advanced characterisation, thermodynamic analysis and microstructure–property evaluation will be used to determine whether these materials can meet industrial requirements for quality, safety and reliability.
Working with leading Japanese researchers in sustainable process metallurgy and high-temperature materials processing, the project will combine Australian industrial challenges with international expertise.
The outcomes will support reduced reliance on virgin or imported inputs, lower-emission production, improved resource productivity and stronger supply-chain resilience.
The project will also establish qualification criteria and scale-up pathways to help translate promising feedstocks from laboratory research into future industrial application.
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- Residency: Domestic applicants only.
- Degree program: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).
You must meet the minimum requirements below to apply:
- An appropriate Bachelor degree with first or upper second class Honours from UNSW: OR
- A completed Master by Research, with a substantial research component and demonstrated capacity for timely completion of a high-quality research thesis; OR
- a qualification from another tertiary institution at a level considered equivalent by the Faculty Higher Degree Committee (HDC)
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Eligible applicants must contact the Primary Supervisor, Farshid Pahlevani - f.pahlevani@unsw.edu.au. If he agrees to supervise you, you will be invited to submit a formal application to UNSW.
Your email should include:
- CV
- Official academic transcripts
- A brief introduction about you and why you are qualified for this project.
- What interests you about this project and the supervisor(s) expertise.
Research project overview
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Scholarship value
$39,991 per annum (2027 rate) stipend for 3.5 years
$25,000 Global Mobility Grant (one-off) -
Supervisory team
A/Prof Farshid Pahlevani (UNSW, Primary Supervisor)
Prof Ko-ichiro Ohno (Kyushu University, Co-Supervisor)
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Global research partner
Kyushu University, Japan
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Candidate residency
Domestic
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Degree program
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
UNSW School | Research area
Faculty of Science | Materials Science and Engineering
Impact focus area
Pillar 6: Accelerate the transition to a sustainable society and planet
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Impact focus area
Pillar 7: Advance economic and social prosperity
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Impact focus area
Pillar 9: Strengthen societal resilience, security and cohesion
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Supervisors
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