NETL/ORISE OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT

TITLE: / Investigating Nanomaterial Enabled Chemical Sensors for Environmental Monitoring for CO2 Storage
DEPARTMENT: / U.S. Department of Energy/National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL)
NETL CONTACT: / Angela Goodman
DUTY LOCATION: / Pittsburgh, PA
LEVEL: / Post-Graduate
POSITION
INFORMATION: / 1-year appointment; full time (40 hours per week) with the possibility of extension
CLOSING DATE: / March 31, 2018
WHO MAY BE
CONSIDERED: / United States Citizens, LPRs, & Foreign Nationals with appropriate approval which includes F-1 OPT with EAD (STEM extension not valid), J-1 Exchange Visitor, and LPR with EAD

SUMMARY:

Through the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), this posting seeks motivated post-graduates (M.S. or PhD) interested in performing research as part of a team with NETL’s Research and Innovation Center to evaluate technologies and techniques to track the carbon dioxide (CO2) plume, pressure front, brine, and seal integrity in the deep subsurface to evaluate impacts of CO2 sequestration to groundwater aquifers and to the atmosphere. The anticipated impacts of this research include compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) goal of zero impact to groundwater systems and verifying the storage goal of 99 percent permanence.

A candidate is being sought to characterize fundamental gas-fluid-solid phase properties of novel material coatings for fiber optic based sensors through both experimental and modeling approaches as part of an interdisciplinary team of scientists. Primary tools include spectroscopy, electron microscopy, and surface area analysis. Applicants for this position must have a demonstrated ability to perform laboratory experiments, data analysis, literature reviews, and present/write results. Experience in some, or all, of the following is desired: designing experimental systems, operating high-pressure (~350 bar/5,000 psi) laboratory systems, infrared and UV-Vis spectroscopy, surface chemistry, laboratory analytical measurements density functional theory or ab initio electronic structure methods. Applications will be considered from a wide variety of disciplines; however, it is expected that candidates will likely either have a strong background in materials science, physical chemistry, geochemistry, or chemical/environmental/petroleum engineering. The candidate should be able to collaborate as part of an interdisciplinary team, including colleagues at NETL, site support contract staff, and university collaborators.

HOW TO APPLY:

Applicants should apply through the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) program. The ORISE Program provides opportunities for undergraduate students, recent graduates, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty researchers to apply classroom knowledge in a real-world setting to learn about NETL Research and Innovation Center’s (R&IC) core mission areas.

·  Interested applicants should complete the online application at http://www.orau.gov/netl/.

·  In the online application list Angela Goodman as your requested mentor. This will associate your application with this job posting. Please send a CV to .

·  If you have additional questions please contact Patricia Adkins-Coliane, , who is the NETL Graduate Education Program Manager.