About the role#
The Materials Synthesis and Integrated Devices Group is seeking a Post-master student to join a multi-disciplinary team. You will participate in research efforts focused on fundamental and applied membrane materials development and engineering. This role involves working within a team to translate novel membrane and sorbent chemistries into platforms such as hollow fibers and thin films.
What you'll do#
- Develop polybenzimidazole and PBI-derived carbon molecule sieve hollow membranes with tailored gas transport characteristics.
- Utilize synthetic and formulation methods including wet chemistry, pyrolytic methods, fiber spinning, and gas separation characterization.
- Conduct materials interrogation and characterization using laboratory resources.
- Participate in research efforts for air separations, hydrogen production, water purification, and critical materials separations.
What you'll need#
- Completion of a BS in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or a closely related discipline within the last 3 years.
- A cumulative GPA of at least 3.2.
- Demonstrated experience with membrane-based gas, liquid, and vapor separations processes.
- Experience with carbon or polymer material synthesis, processing, and characterization including gas permeation evaluation.
- Experience with hollow fiber membrane fabrication, module fabrication, and performance evaluation in application relevant feed streams.
- Proficiency with materials characterization techniques such as DSC, TGA, DMA, FTIR, and NMR.
- Familiarity with process modeling and simulation using programming software like Python or Matlab.
- A record of technical excellence and innovative thinking.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team or independently.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to plan and organize assignments to meet project deadlines.
Location & details#
- This position is located on-site in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
- This is a full-time, paid internship role.
- Employment is subject to a favorable decision by the NNSA regarding suitability and successful completion of drug testing and background checks.
About Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory is a research institution based in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Founded in 1943, the organization focuses on strategic science to support national security. Its workforce of over 13,000 people conducts research in fields such as supercomputing, nanotechnology, space exploration, and geophysics. The laboratory operates as a government agency.
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