NIST Neutron Imaging for Materials and Energy Research
NIST is developing neutron imaging techniques to study energy devices, materials, and flow, focusing on resolution, optics, and combining imaging with scattering.
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NRC Research Associateship Programs has archived this opportunity.
Funder: NRC Research Associateship Programs
Due Dates: February 1, 2025 | May 1, 2025 | August 1, 2025 | November 1, 2025
Funding Amounts: Stipend approximately $82,764 per year plus $3,000 travel allowance; typical appointment duration 2 years.
Summary: Supports postdoctoral research at NIST to develop advanced neutron imaging techniques for studying energy devices, materials science, and related fields.
Key Information: Open to U.S. citizens with a doctoral degree; requires contacting a NIST research adviser prior to application; applications reviewed in February and August cycles for this opportunity.
Description
This fellowship opportunity at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) focuses on advancing neutron imaging techniques to provide unique insights into alternative energy devices, porous media flow, and material composition. Neutron imaging leverages the neutron’s high sensitivity to light elements and its ability to penetrate most metals, making it a powerful tool for studying hydrogen fuel cells, lithium batteries, electrochemical systems, biology, and materials science.
NIST maintains the world’s premier thermal neutron imaging facility and is developing a new cold neutron imaging facility. Research topics include improving spatial resolution, employing novel neutron optical methods such as Wolter optics for neutron focusing mirrors, energy-selective imaging, phase imaging with Talbot-Lau interferometry, polarized neutron imaging, and combining neutron imaging with other scattering techniques like small-angle neutron scattering and simultaneous x-ray tomography.
The program aims to foster innovative research that enhances neutron imaging capabilities and applies these methods to solve complex scientific and engineering problems related to energy and materials.
