Faculty and Student Teams Program

Project Descriptions

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Risk and Decision Sciences Group

Requesting applications from science or engineering faculty members at institutions serving students underrepresented in science, engineering, mathematics and technology.

Project Description

Performing experiments in support of the leaching and filtration processes for the Waste Treatment Plant.  Research will involve performing tests of the chemistry of the proposed STP leaching process and determining the filtration performance of simulated high level wastes.

Applicants Responsibilities and Relationship to Project

Applicants will receive support under the Department of Energy Faculty Student Team Research Program (FaST) to work collaboratively with the project research team at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for up to 10 weeks during the year starting in June of 2008. Summer and academic year visits to Pacific Northwest will be scheduled by mutual agreement between the Systems Risk and Analysis Group and the successful applicant. Ideally faculty will work at Pacific Northwest on the project for 10 weeks during the summer in the first year. Faculty will be expected to identify students from their campus to participate in the Undergraduate Research Participation programs offered by the Department of Energy at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Ideally Faculty will provide mentorship and/or advising support to students during the summer research activities. It is expected that the Faculty member will become an integral part of the research team working on this project and will support the project through the academic year on her or his campus.

Qualifications of Ideal Candidate

Support and Financial Commitments

See Financial Information.

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