NRC post-doc wanted to work in AFRL Ion Chemistry Laboratory
Salary: $55,000 per year plus $1500 per year of post Ph.D. experience
Location: Hanscom AFB (15 miles northwest of Boston)
Due Date: Application and Short proposal due Jan 15 2001 (AFRL personal will
help guide proposals)
Our laboratory uses three unique fast flow tubes to measure
ion-molecule kinetics over a wide range of conditions, i.e. a temperature
range of 90 - 1800 K, a pressure range of 0.2 - 700 Torr, and a kinetic
energy range of 0.01 - 0.5 eV. The combination of temperature and kinetic
energy measurements allows us to study reactivity as a function of
rotational energy and vibrational state. A supersonic cluster source allows
measurements of large clusters. This combination provides a basis for
studying ion molecule kinetics over an unprecedented range of conditions.
A prominent area of interest involves studying the chemistry of air
plasma ions with jet fuel components for the purpose of using plasmas to
enhance combustion performance in jet engines. This entails both making
laboratory measurements of key ion reactions and computer modeling of the
combustion processes. Another combustion project involves ion nucleation of
soot. Other interests include interactions of radio waves with vehicle
generated plasmas around hypersonic vehicles and ion chemistry schemes for
trace neutral detection. All results are published and the group is run in a
similar manner to a university laboratory.
Contact:
Albert Viggiano, Skip Williams or Susan Arnold
Air Force Research Laboratory ñ VSBP
29 Randolph Rd.
Hanscom AFB MA 01731-3010
781-377-4028 (Viggiano), 781-377-2076 (Williams) 781-377-1683 (Arnold)
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