“Lucky 13”—Interns Tackle Nuclear, Environmental, and Radiation Research
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) hosted 13 interns this summer as part of the Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program funded by the National Nuclear Security Administration. Efforts like these support students as they strengthen career connections and pathways in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Read more.
A Materials Leap from Community College to National Laboratory
A community college intern at PNNL was showcased by Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists’ Community College Internships program. Andrew Swope's two 10-week internships at PNNL included DOE Office of Nuclear Energy materials research, which resulted in him being listed as a co-author of a journal article and researching battery chemistry.Read more.
New Director of the Nuclear Sciences Division
Adam Poloski has been named Director of the Nuclear Sciences Division within PNNL’s Energy and Environment Directorate. He leads more than 300 staff who advance capabilities in radiological materials, nuclear chemistry and engineering, experimental and computational engineering, and reactor materials. Much of the division’s research is conducted in nuclear and radiological facilities that require high levels of operational rigor, security, and coordination. The previous director, Paul Bredt, transitioned to special projects for PNNL after leading the division since 2013.
Voucher Opportunities
The DOE Office of Technology Transitions in collaboration with other DOE offices has reopened five voucher opportunities (VOs) and launched two new VOs with $15‑million in available funding to support manufacturers via the Voucher Program.
The Voucher Program connects technology companies, jurisdictions, and manufacturers with third-party validation (subject matter expertise and testing capabilities) to advance their technologies, businesses, or energy projects to the next level. Questions about the Voucher Program can be directed to info@energywerx.org. Submissions from interested support recipients are due by September 12 at 3 p.m. ET.
Question and Answer Sessions for Interest Support Recipients
PNNL researchers will be featured at these upcoming conferences.
ACS Fall 2024
Join PNNL August 18-22 at the annual fall conference hosted by the American Chemical Society (ACS), where scientists from PNNL will be presenting the latest research in chemistry and materials. View the PNNL event page to learn more about key sessions and the presenters.
ANS Plutonium Futures 2024
The American Nuclear Society (ANS) Plutonium Futures - The Science conference will be held September 8-12. Discover the latest findings from experts in the field—including surface science and corrosion, nuclear fuel cycle, condensed matter physics and more. View the PNNL event page to learn more about the featured PNNL papers and presenters.
Nuclear Career Opportunities Across PNNL Research and Operations Missions
Refer Graduates for National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Fellowships Today
Know someone who would be a great fellow, ready to tackle national and nuclear security challenges? Encourage them to apply to the NNSA Graduate Fellowship Program (NGFP).
NGFP is a premier channel to develop top talent for our nation’s critical security missions. Fellows support the full breadth of NNSA’s missions and make meaningful contributions across the technical and policy realms. The program offers more than 70 positions annually, typically in areas of nuclear security and nonproliferation, national security research and development, and business and project management.
Nuclear Engineer 2 and 4: Design, develop, and analyze components used in nuclear applications and nuclear nonproliferation such as reactor fuel, reactor cores, radiation shielding, and instrumentation. Apply by August 23, Req ID 8820 and Req ID 9206
Nuclear Engineer w/Aerospace Engineering 3: Work with project managers and sponsors and serve as an engineer and subject matter expert—based on experience, knowledge, and a focus on related nuclear and space technologies—to analyze detailed technologies, develop concepts, final designs, and strategies for countering space platform-related emerging national security threats. Apply by August 23, req ID 9100
Advisor 4 - Nuclear Engineer, Metallurgist: With an understanding of the current high-assay low-enriched uranium production landscape, this person will propose, and articulate in writing, well-defined work scopes for further laboratory investigations and coordinate with outside organizations’ technology transfer, development and production scale-up plans; effectively manage related modeling activities across several organizations. Apply by August 23, Req ID 8949
Non-Destructive Evaluation - Physicist 3: Conduct research and development activities using the theories and principles of physics. Investigate the structure and behavior of matter, the generation of energy, and the interaction between matter and energy. Apply by August 23, Req ID 9099
Senior Radiation Protection Technologist: Provide contamination and radiation exposure control. Perform or direct surveys where procedures have not been established or where unusual conditions are expected or when film and special detection equipment are used, and may direct and train others. Apply by August 29, Req ID 9503
MSIPP-EM Post Doc Research Associate - Experimental Subsurface Geoscience: The Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (MSIPP), funded by Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) project is focused on evaluating the mechanisms controlling arsenic mobility from changing redox conditions in limestone aquifer cores containing arsenopyrite. Apply by August 29, Req ID 9474
Group Leader - Nuclear Chemistry & Engineering: Support legacy waste cleanup and long-term storage, river corridor protection, the beneficial use of nuclear materials, the full life cycle of nuclear fuel, national security missions, and nuclear energy production. Apply by September 6, Req ID 9520
Technician 2: With the person’s hands-on experience in metallurgical processes (e.g., lapping, welding, casting, forming), machining and fabrication, and operating metrology equipment, the work would include operation of lapping machines, induction melters, abrasive and metallurgical saws, metallography preparation, vacuum systems, and optical profilometry equipment. Apply by September 6, Req ID 9536
Analytical Radiochemist 4: Perform laboratory experimentation in a wide variety of research applications that mainly focus on radiochemistry, analytical chemistry, wet inorganic chemistry, separations chemistry, electrochemistry, and nuclear chemistry. Apply by September 6, Req ID 9531
See full details on these and additional opportunities on the Careers website; search for “nuclear.” Join our Talent Community and upload your resume to receive updates on future PNNL job postings.
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