• Peter C. Burns

The EFRC invites undergraduates students to apply for a summer REU position. Positions will be located at the University of Notre Dame and will run for 9 weeks, June 3- August 2, 2013.

Participants will work with faculty and graduate students on cutting-edge research. The REU is limited to 2 or 3 students and is an experimental research opportunity.

Applications will open in Januray of 2013.

Application Deadline: CLOSED

The REU program is sponsored by the EFRC, based in the Department of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame. The Center brings together scientists with expertise in a wide range of environmental sciences. The scientific mission of the Center is to understand and control, at the nanoscale, materials that contain actinides (radioactive heavy elements such as uranium and plutonium) to lay the scientific foundation for advanced nuclear energy systems.

Fellowship

$4500 for a nine week period to be paid bi-weekly. Housing is provided through the Univeristy of Notre Dame dorm system.

Eligibility

All students may apply for REU funding. Students with strong credentials and majoring in chemistry, geology, environmental sciences, or environmentally-related disciplines are encouraged to apply.

Environmental Mineralogy and Actinide Crystallography

The REU program is sponsored by the EFRC, based in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences at the University of Notre Dame. The Center brings together scientists with expertise in a range of energy sciences. A scientific mission of the Center is to understand and control, at the nanoscale, materials that contain actinides (radioactive heavy elements such as uranium and plutonium) to lay the scientific foundation for advanced nuclear energy systems.

The projects combine synthesis of materials with advanced characterization techniques including spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and small-angle X-ray scattering to create insight on the formation conditions, stabilities, and structures of nanoscale actinide materials. Peter C. Burns.