Description
Department
Chemistry
Salary For Announcement
The Hourly Rate for this temporary position is $23.00 per hour.
This position is a Temporary position that is not benefits-eligible.
This position does require enrollment in a PERA retirement account.
Position Summary
This position provides a 10-week paid summer internship opportunity to perform research with Principal Investigators (PI) at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory with the Hydrogen Materials Advanced Research Consortium (HyMARC). Through this work, the student researchers will aid in the development, analysis, characterization, and modelling involved in hydrogen storage systems while getting crucial hands-on laboratory experience and exposure to research work at a National Laboratory. Specifically, the student will test different plasmonic catalysts for the dehydrogenation of formic acid in terms of LED wavelength, intensity, formic acid concentration, and reactor configuration. The rates of conversion (formic acid to hydrogen), the flow of hydrogen and the purity of hydrogen will be recorded by the student and analyzed. This work will serve as input for the design of a 10g-H2 reactor to be built in 2025. The student will work side by side with the design engineer as well as the PI.
Work Hours
- 36- 40 hours until the 360 hours have been met.
Instructions to Apply
For full consideration, please submit the following documents:
- Cover letter detailing students research interests and why they are specifically interested in this position
- Resume
This position is a Temporary position that is not benefits-eligible.
This position does require enrollment in a PERA retirement account.
Closing Date
08/15/2024
Posting Representative
Darrick Conroy
Posting Representative Email
dconroy4@msudenver.edu
Benefits
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