Develop research and industry experience by collaborating with experts at the forefront of the energy transition.
The Gas & Energy Transition Research Centre provides undergraduate and postgraduate students with opportunities to develop valuable research experience, expand their professional horizon, and apply degree-specific knowledge to meaningful projects.
Opportunities for students cover a wide range of topics and disciplines, broadly aligning with the Centre's research themes: Communities & Coexistence, Environment, Decarbonisation, and Energy Security.
Summer and winter research programs
UQ's Summer and Winter Research Programs provide students with an opportunity to gain research experience working on projects alongside leading academics and researchers. Projects are available in both Summer (mid-January to mid-February, for 6 weeks) and Winter (mid-June to mid-July, for 4 weeks).
Projects at the Gas & Energy Transition Research Centre will provide valuable experience in energy and natural gas-related fields, and develop analytical, critical thinking, and communication skills.
For more information about the Summer and Winter Research Programs, including eligibility requirements and application details, visit the Program website.
Current opportunities
This list includes projects that are currently accepting applications as part of the 2025 Summer Research Program. Applications open on 23 September 2024 and need to be submitted by 13 October 2024.
Carbon storage rock reactions
Project summary: This project involves assessing the underground reactions that may occur with carbon dioxide injection deep into rock formations.
Supervisor: Dr Julie Pearce
Thermal energy storage and nuclear storage rock reactions underground with induced heat
Project summary: This project will build an understanding of water-rock reactions for a range of clays and rock types with induced heat that can be present from thermal storage.
Supervisor: Dr Julie Pearce
Innovating wind and solar PV deployment to enhance resilience of Australia’s energy system
Project summary: This project will explore whether, and which, future innovations in wind and solar PV infrastructure deployment could reduce the overall system cost of VRE implementation, and increase system resilience to the inherent uncertainty associated with future weather variability.
Supervisor: Dr Joe Lane
Using satellite data to estimate temporal variation in methane emissions for Queensland regions
Project summary: This project will collate the available gridded estimates of atmospheric methane concentration for sub-regions of Queensland, comparing them across satellite products.
Supervisors: Dr Joe Lane and Dr Sebastian Hoerning
To apply for for any of these projects, submit an online application via this link. For all other inquiries, visit the UQ Summer and Winter Research Program website.
Postgraduate opportunities
Many of the Centre’s researchers supervise postgraduate students. If you are interested in their field of work and would like to enquire about postgraduate opportunities, contact the researcher directly or send an e-mail to gas-energy@uq.edu.au.
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