11 catalysis-phd positions at NIST

Model Polymer Gels and Networks for Rational Sustainable Design

well as dynamic or reversible polymer chemistry that introduce labile sites vulnerable to catalysis and stimuli-responsive chain cleavage. Experimental methods for this opportunity include gel-permeation

Data-driven materials discovery and design

-field; superconductors; catalysis; 2D materials; topological materials; functional materials; high-throughput; database Citizenship: Open to U.S. citizens

Adsorption Science to Enable Sustainable Development

separation, catalysis, methane conversion, and natural gas purification. However, reproducible sorption properties measurements are difficult to obtain due to slight variations in sample preparation and/or

Data, Technology, and Measurements for the Adsorption Sciences

, hydrogen and methane storage, gas separation and purification, and catalysis. However, reliable and reproducible sorption measurements are challenging to obtain due to variations in sample preparation and/or

Measurement Science for Chemical Processes

and predicting climate change; the measurement of the chemical kinetics and mechanisms of elementary gas-phase reactions and model systems for heterogeneous catalysis; and the examination of reaction

Electron Spectroscopy and Microscopy in Liquids and Gases

Photoelectron Microspectroscopy. Topics in Catalysis 59: 448-468, 2016 Kraus J, Kolmakov A, et al: Photoelectron spectroscopy of wet and gaseous samples through electron transparent graphene membranes. Nanoscale

Chemical Speciation on Heterogeneous Surfaces and Interfaces

. key words Nanofabrication; Nanomaterials; Interfaces; Electronic Materials; Energy Materials; Catalysis; Synchrotron; X-ray; EXAFS; XANES Eligibility Citizenship: Open to U.S. citizens Level: Open to

Computational Investigation of Carbon Capture Materials

carbon capture; carbon storage; carbon utilization; carbon sequestration; carbon conversion; direct air capture; sorption; mineralization; catalysis; first-principles calculations; density functional

In Situ SEM-Raman Spectromicroscopy of Working Devices and Active Interfaces under Realistic Conditions: in Liquids and Gases

environments that is not well understood. References Kolmakov A, Gregoratti L, Kiskinova M, Guenther S: Recent Approaches for Bridging the Pressure Gap in Photoelectron Microspectroscopy. Topics in Catalysis 59

Applications of Quantum Chemistry to Chemical Structure and Reactivity

, 2012 Allison TC, Tong YYJ: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 13: 12858, 201 Quantum chemistry; Density functional theory; Kinetics; Catalysis; Solvation; Electrochemistry; Tight binding; Nanoparticles