Positions Available in the Green Group

Students
At least 2 openings are available for students in the Chemical Engineering Ph.D. program in Fall 2010, for details see Prof. Green’s 10.990 presentation. From time to time, positions become available for undergraduates or for graduate students in other degree programs; please direct inquiries to whgreen@mit.edu.

Postdoctoral Positions at MIT working with Prof. W.H. Green

1) Experimental studies of fuel desulfurization chemistry and kinetics
Required:
Ph.D. in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering with Analytical Chemistry Experience

Fuel sulfur has major environmental and health consequences. You will work as part of a team to elucidate the fundamental chemistry underlying a new method for removing fuel sulfur, with the goal of optimizing this new process.
Responsibilities will include setting up analytical equipment to support new and existing studies of high temperature, high pressure desulfurization chemistry.  Experience with one or more of these analytical techniques is required:

1. elemental sulfur analysis and sulfur-selective detection
2. gas chromatography
3. liquid chromatography
4. mass spectroscopy.

Experience with GCxGC-MS and other advanced methods for analysis of hydrocarbon mixtures is desirable. Prior experience determining reaction mechanisms, measuring reaction kinetics, or working with multiphase systems would be very helpful.

2) Computational / Quantum Chemistry and Kinetic Modeling of Fuel Chemistry
Required: Ph.D. in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering

The introduction of alternative fuels, and the improvement in existing fuels to meet tightening environmental requirements both raise a number of questions best answered by developing detailed models of the fuel chemistry. However, many of the rate and thermochemical parameters in these models have never been accurately determined.  You will work with a team of experimentalists and kinetic modeling experts to calculate key parameters needed to accurately model important fuel chemistry systems, and compare your model predictions with experimental data.
Responsibilities will include developing and applying the methods of computational chemistry, quantum chemistry, and automated kinetic modeling to fuel chemistry problems. The work will involve a mix of applying existing computational methods, developing new approximations, and writing computer code to facilitate development and use of these detailed simulations.