The Centre for Functional and Surface Functionalized Glass (Funglass) recently published information on their topics for the upcoming academic year, which is expected to start September 2019 at Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín in Slovakia. The topics, listed with options for English or Slovak are as follows:
- CORROSION AND WEATHERING OF TABLEWARE GLASS
- MULTIFUNCTIONAL GLASS COATINGS BY SOL-GEL FOR DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS
- MULTIFUNCTIONAL POLYMER-DERIVED GLASS-CERAMIC COATINGS
- TRANSPARENT NANO-GLASS CERAMICS FOR UP AND DOWN CONVERSION
- SECOND LIFE OF WASTE GLASSES. APPLICATION OF GLASS MICROSPHERES IN ADVANCED 3D GLASS STRUCTURES
- GEOPOLYMER-LIKE MATERIALS FROM ENGINEERED MIXTURES OF INORGANIC WASTE
- POROUS GEOPOLYMERS FROM WASTE GLASS POWDERS WITH ENGINEERED ADDITIVES
- CHARACTERIZATION, FUNCTIONALIZATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF GLASSES FOR PHARMA
- TAILORING THE DISSOLUTION KINETICS OF MESOPOROUS ION-DOPED BIOACTIVE GLASSES UNDER DIFFERENT CONDITIONS FOR DRUG DELIVERY APPLICATIONS
- ADVANCED MANUFACTURING OF 3D SCAFFOLDS USING SOLID, HOLLOW AND MESOPOROUS BIOACTIVE GLASS MICROSPHERES
- NOVEL OXYSULFIDES FOR NIR MECHANOLUMINESCENCE AND BIOMECHANICAL IMAGING
- INTERLAYER ADHESION IN FUNCTIONAL MULTILAYER COATINGS ON GLASS
- OXIDE PHOSPHORS FOR SOLID STATE ILLUMINATION AND SPECTRAL CONVERSION
More information on the topics and admission requirements can be found at https://www.funglass.eu/study-programs/doctoral-study-phd/