Announcements of Opportunity
SURF: Announcements of Opportunity
Below are Announcements of Opportunity posted by Caltech faculty and JPL technical staff for the SURF program. Each AO indicates whether or not it is open to non-Caltech students. If an AO is NOT open to non-Caltech students, please DO NOT contact the mentor. Announcements of Opportunity are posted as they are received. Please check back regularly for new AO submissions!
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*Students applying for JPL projects should complete a SURF@JPL application instead of a "regular" SURF application.
*Students pursuing opportunities at JPL must be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents.
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Project: | Chlorination of Metal Oxides in Molten Salt | ||||||||
Disciplines: | Chemical Engineering, Chemistry | ||||||||
Mentor: |
Michael Simpson,
Professor, (CCE),
michael.simpson@utah.edu, |
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Mentor URL: | https://faculty.utah.edu/u0907827-MICHAEL_F_SIMPSON/hm/index.hml (opens in new window) | ||||||||
Background: |
NOTE 1: This project is being offered by a Caltech alum and is open only to Caltech students. The project with take place at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. NOTE 2: Due to funding requirements, this SURF is open only to US citizens. |
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Description: | The student will set up and run experiments in which different metal oxides are reacted with ZrCl4 in a molten salt solution at 500oC. Samples will be taken and analyzed by the student using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The student will analyze, compile, and summarize data. Experiments will be run in an argon atmosphere glove box containing high temperature furnaces. By products will be analyzed by the student using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). | ||||||||
References: |
J. Chamberlain and M. Simpson, Journal Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 331.12 (2022): 4983-4996. J. Chamberlain, A. Taunque, and M. Simpson, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 332.6 (2023): 1657-1665. |
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Student Requirements: |
Chem 1 Must be willing to work in a laboratory with radiological materials (U and Th). |
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Programs: |
This AO can be done under the following programs:
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