PhD opening, Transport properties in sparkling wines at the University Evry Paris-Saclay, France(Deadline: 03.04.2025)

A PhD position on transport properties in multicomponent fluids, and especially sparkling wines, is open in the theoretical team of the LAMBE laboratory under the supervision of Prof. David A. Bonhommeau (Université Evry Paris-Saclay, France).
The student will contribute to the use or development of classical force fields to model the most abundant species present in sparkling wines (water, alcohols, sugars, etc.) and compare multicomponent diffusion coefficients derived from molecular dynamics simulations with former theoretical works and experimental data (eg, 13C NMR spectroscopy). This work will serve as basis for the study of mixture properties during the different steps of wine making or the investigation of O2 diffusion in close relation to oxidation processes.

Interested candidates should have completed a master degree in theoretical chemistry, physics or physical chemistry. Knowledge and strong interest in molecular dynamics simulations or related fields (eg, classical Monte Carlo) are mandatory. Programming skills are also highly recommended.

Informal enquiries about the PhD position or the university selection process can be made to Prof. David A. Bonhommeau (dbonhommeau@univ-evry.fr) and must include a full CV.

Candidates should be aware that the allocation of the PhD grant follows a multiple-step process: application approval by myself and our laboratory director, application review by a member of the doctoral school, and final interview at the doctoral school (videoconferences are allowed for foreigners). Formal applications have to be done online (French ADUM web site) by April 3rd, 2025. The successful candidate would ideally start his/her PhD on October 1st, 2025.