Intern, R&D Undergraduate Summer - Nanoscale Sciences, Onsite

What Your Job Will Be Like:

Are you passionate about performing multidisciplinary chemical and materials science? Do you want to work on a mission-focused team where your creativity and hard work push the boundaries of what is technically achievable? If yes, apply to join our team of scientists, engineers, and technologists. We are seeking a self-driven undergraduate intern eager to engage in innovative research and technological development.

In this position you will learn new capabilities and position yourself for a rewarding career using science and engineering to provide exceptional service in the national interest.

Each day you will work with state-of-the-art scientific equipment within small teams of expert scientists and engineers, and find yourself involved in any of the following:

• Creating and testing novel materials by electrochemical or chemical processes, including functional metallic coatings, nanomaterials, polymers, battery electrodes, and more
• Building prototypes, including custom battery cells, electrochromic devices, microfluidic pumps and more using 3D printing, machining, or other forms of manufacturing
• Learning to use modern materials characterization instrumentation, including SEM/EDS, NMR, AFM, potentiostats, tribometer, ion mill, XRF, TGA, and much more
• Analyzing large datasets for the purpose of material optimization and/or deeper scientific insight
• Presenting data and research findings to colleagues in both written and oral formats
• Learning to operate in a R&D laboratory

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.