NRL Synthetic Control of High Energy Mixed Metal Nanopowders
NRL seeks to develop new methods for creating reactive mixed-metal nanopowders with specific properties for applications like batteries and catalysis.
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Funder: NRC Research Associateship Programs
Due Dates: May 1, 2025 (Next deadline)
Funding Amounts: $99,200 stipend plus $3,000 travel allowance; typical postdoctoral fellowship duration 2-3 years
Summary: Postdoctoral fellowship at Naval Research Laboratory to develop new synthetic methods for reactive mixed-metal nanopowders with applications in energy storage, catalysis, and combustion.
Key Information: Open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents with a Ph.D. earned within the last 5 years; requires experience in air-free synthetic techniques and materials characterization.
Description
This postdoctoral fellowship opportunity at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington, DC, focuses on advancing synthetic control of high-energy reactive mixed-metal nanopowders (RMNPs). The research aims to optimize existing synthetic methods and develop novel approaches to produce RMNPs with tailored compositions and properties. These nanopowders have potential applications in battery media, hydrogen storage, combustion synthesis, catalysis, and other energy-related fields.
Candidates are expected to have expertise in air-free synthetic techniques and be familiar with chemical and materials characterization methods such as FT-IR, NMR, PXRD, XPS, SEM/EDS, and thermal analysis (TGA/DSC). The fellowship provides an opportunity to work on cutting-edge inorganic chemistry and materials science problems involving reactive metal powders and their incorporation into useful formulations.
