NRC Postdoctoral Openings
A National Research Council Associate position is available at the Air Force
Research Laboratory at Hanscom Air Force Base, 15 miles northwest of Boston,
Massachusetts. We perform laboratory research to better understand the
chemistry and physics of the upper atmosphere. The research is conducted in
an academic style and results are published in the open literature. U.S.
citizenship is required for these positions, and applicants should be either
soon-to-be or recent (past five years) PhD's.
A modest-length proposal, written with input from an AFRL staff member, is
due 15 Apr 2001 together with supporting documentation. The position is
nominally for one year, although it is typically extended to two years
contingent on mutual agreement. Salary is $55,000/year plus $1500 per post
PhD year of experience. See http://national-academies.org/rap
<http://national-academies.org/rap> for further details. We encourage
submissions from motivated individuals, including those who wish to broaden
their experimental knowledge base.
Position: Experiments in the COCHISE (COld CHemical Infrared Simulation
Experiment) facility will be pursued. The first of two present areas of
investigation is the REMPI and LIF spectroscopy of small hydrocarbon
reactions with hyperthermal oxygen atoms, with particular attention paid to
the rovibronic states of the product molecules. The second area of research
involves the spectroscopy and kinetics of excited nitrogen atom collisions
with oxygen molecules [fast N + O2 --> NO(v, high J) + O]. The details of
the very highly rotationally excited product states of NO will be
investigated as a function of precursor state. Metastable species will be
monitored using spectrometric and cryogenic interferometric detection of
visible and IR emissions respectively. Please contact Dr. Steve Miller at
781.377.2807 or [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> for further information.
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Steven M. Miller [log in to unmask]
AFRL/VSBM (781) 377-2807 Ph.
29 Randolph Road (781) 377-8900 Fax
Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-3010
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