Estimating the Climate Change Impact on Groundwater Resources at Los Alamos National Laboratory

A complete application consists of the following:

• An online application completed through Zintellect
• Completed references
• Undergraduate and graduate transcripts (uploaded as part of the application)

About EM Graduation Fellowship Program

The EM Graduate Fellowship Program (EMGFP), under the Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management’s Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program, is designed to provide science and engineering students and graduates from Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) an opportunity for training and mentorship in targeted technical areas of interest and needs of the DOE-EM workforce.

Technical Areas of Interest for the fellowship will span across a range of topics, including:

• Environmental Remediation and Stewardship
• Nuclear Materials Processing and Disposition
• Cyber Security
• Advance Manufacturing
• Climate Change
• Deactivation & Decommissioning
• Robotics
• Artificial Intelligence

The desired outcome of the program is to develop exceptional graduate students into future leaders who pursue careers at the DOE, DOE National Laboratories, DOE Contractors, other federal agencies, or STEM related industry.

The year-long, salaried fellowship will:

• Offer specialized training, leadership development, and professional networking.
• Provide extensive interaction and collaboration with leading DOE National Laboratory researchers, scientists, and engineers.
• Provide hands-on field research experience that could lead to a potential career opportunity within the DOE Complex.
• Stimulate the potential for an increase of minority students entering STEM careers at the graduate level.

Important Dates

• December 31, 2022 - Application deadline
• June 1, 2023 - Fellowship start date
• May 31, 2024 - Fellowship end date

Fellowship Benefits

• Salary
  • Master's in Progress - $60,000
  • Post-Master's - $72,000
• Training and associated travel allotment - $10,000/Fellow
• Hiring incentive - $4,000/Fellow
• Professional trips allotment - $5,000/Fellow
• Comprehensive benefits for limited term employees
• Engagement with DOE-EM
• Professional development and networking opportunities

Important Information

• Telework is not available for this fellowship
• Housing and transportation are not provided

Project Description

This project focuses on the synthesis of new forms of transition-metal nitride compounds that have been predicted to be stable. The parameters controlling growth of different phases and incorporation of additional elements will be mapped out. It is expected that these new materials will have interesting properties in magnetics, semiconductors, superconductors, plasmonics, thermoelectrics. Other materials in this system also boast high hardness, stability in extreme environments, and anti-corrosive properties. Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) will be used to synthesize these materials in an ultra high purity and highly crystalline form to allow for simple characterization of new properties as well as potential integration with
existing semiconductor technology.

The responsibilities of the Fellow would include:

• Involvement in the design and deposition of samples in an ultra-high-vacuum environment using MBE.
• Characterization and analysis of MBE-grown material using techniques such as: SEM, Election and X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, as well as determine relationships between electrical resistivity, temperature, and magnetic fields using a physical property measurements system.
• Documenting work and sharing it with the team.
• Participation in the preparation of manuscripts and presentation of work at appropriate conferences in the field.
• Presenting work at select conferences.
• Complete required trainings for the position.

Program Eligibility:

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Must be eligible for a security clearance based on position requirements
• Must have earned or be working towards a STEM degree
• Must have graduated from or be enrolled at a Minority Serving Institution
• Education Requirements:
  • 1) Must be enrolled in a graduate program at the time of application AND have a current cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. OR
  • 2) Must have completed a graduate degree program AND must have a final cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

Undergraduate cumulative GPA will be considered for applicants who have not officially started their graduate program.

Successful applicants who are pursuing a graduate degree will be expected to prioritize the GFP work assignment and maintain at least a 3.0 GPA. It is highly encouraged that Master’s In Progress Fellows enroll in evening, virtual, and/or weekend courses while participating in the GFP.

• Citizenship: U.S. Citizen Only
• Degree: Master's Degree.
• Overall GPA: 3.00
• Discipline(s):
  • Computer, Information, and Data Sciences
  • Earth and Geosciences
  • Engineering
  • Environmental and Marine Sciences
  • Life Health and Medical Sciences
  • Mathematics and Statistics
  • Other Physical Sciences
  • Physics

Certification:

I certify that I am at least 18 years of age, a US citizen, and have either graduated from or am currently enrolled as a student in a degree-seeking graduate STEM field program at an accredited Minority Serving Institution (MSI).