The Prospect

You’ll be based at Adelaide University with an industry placement at entX's head office in Adelaide.

This two-year, masters by research project includes:

- a full scholarship
- industry placement
- access to world class research infrastructure
- a competitive stipend
- an $8,000 annual top-up

Qualifications

We’re looking for applicants with a bachelor’s degree (Honours preferred) in physics, (including any majors) and electrical engineering. We're especially keen to hear from curious, driven people who want to work across disciplines and make a genuine contribution to nuclear and radiation science

Find out more about RadInnovate: https://radinnovate.au/

Find out more about available research projects at Adelaide University: https://lnkd.in/gHFTFMwZ

Radiophotovoltaic devices convert radioactive particle energy into usable electricity via visible light production in a scintillator material. They could provide reliable, long-lasting power for equipment operating in harsh or inaccessible environments where replacing conventional batteries is difficult or costly.



Radioisotopes such as lead-210 can also be recovered from industrial waste streams, creating a unique opportunity to transform radioactive waste into a useful energy source. Improving the efficiency of this energy-conversion process is essential to developing practical devices that are compact, durable and scalable.

This research project will design, synthesise and test polymer-based radioscintillator materials containing radioisotopes as energy sources. The work will involve optimising rare-earth-doped polymer formulations, measuring their light yield, emission spectra, energy conversion and harvesting efficiencies and stability under radiation exposure, and integrating promising materials with photovoltaic cells to create proof-of-concept generators. This project offers the student an industry placement with entX working in their head office. The outcomes will guide future device development which could support long-duration autonomous systems in harsh environments and contribute to reducing radioactive waste inventories.

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📌 MPhil Scholarship: Radiophotovoltaic scintillators for power generation devices (Adelaide)
🏢 RadInnovate - ARC Training Centre for Radiation Innovation
📍 Adelaide