The Department of Materials Science and Engineering (IMA) at the Natural Science 
Faculty, has a vacancy for a position as PhD candidate related to modelling of 
electrode processes relevant for production of aluminium by electrolysis (Hall-
Héroult process). The PhD project is affiliated to the National Research Center 
for Zero Emissions Metal Production (FME ZeMe). The main aim of this PhD project 
is to develop mathematical models relevant for processes at the anode of aluminium 
electrolysis cells, with emphasis on evolution of bubbles, including the so-called 
“anode effect”. The aim of the project is to obtain improved understanding of 
these phenomena, and how they affect the performance and operation of cells, using 
advanced mathematical modelling in the open-source simulation platform OpenFOAM. 

More information: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/291522/phd-
candidate-in-modelling-of-electrochemical-gas-evolution-in-electrolysis-processes