Description

This fellowship opportunity at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) focuses on pioneering research in nanocalorimetry, a microchip-based thermal measurement technique capable of analyzing extremely rapid reactions and transformations at rates up to 1,000,000 °C/s. The project aims to develop new nanocalorimeter methods, chips, instruments, and techniques to explore thermal properties and microstructures of a wide range of materials including thin films, polymers, stable glasses, semiconductors, nanomaterials, biomaterials, cells, reactive and energetic materials, catalysis, battery materials, and additive manufacturing materials.

Nanocalorimetry enables the study of physical properties previously inaccessible, such as materials far from equilibrium and heat capacity of low-dimensional materials. Its small size and low power requirements allow integration with other microstructural and microanalysis techniques for detailed in-situ measurements or high-throughput combinatorial arrays. This research supports the creation of data libraries useful for machine learning applications.

The fellowship is part of the NRC Research Associateship Programs, which provide postdoctoral scientists with opportunities to conduct self-directed research aligned with federal laboratory goals, gain mentorship, and access state-of-the-art facilities.