Welch Foundation Undergraduate Chemist Summer

Welch Foundation Undergraduate Chemist Summer 2026

Job Title: Welch Foundation Undergraduate Chemist Summer 2026

Location: Alpine

Department: Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Job No.: SI9925

Posting Date: 05/26/2026

$2500 scholarship in two payments by Welch Foundation Department Grant.

• Keep the safety rules of the chemistry laboratory.
• Participate in training on chemistry lab equipment operation.
• Synthesize and characterize new transition metal oxides or fluorides as new optical materials using hydrothermal autoclave, conventional solid‑state, powder XRD, IR, UV‑visible DRS, TGA & DSC, and EDX equipment.
• Determine structures of newly synthesized oxides or fluorides by single crystal diffractometry, and refine and visualize their structures.

• Students must be accepted on the Undergraduate Research Scholarship.
• Must have completed CHEM 1311 or CHEM 1312 (General Chemistry). These courses are required to conduct chemistry research projects.

• Undergraduate students majoring in natural or physical sciences.
• Maintaining a minimum 2.0 GPA.
• Pursuing a career in chemistry research.

Applicants should provide complete job history entries, including job title, dates of employment, employer name, supervisor’s name and phone number and a description of duties performed.

• Resume
• Letter of Intent
• Transcripts
• Letter of Recommendation (1)
• Letter of Recommendation (2)

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