Recently acquired grants in the thermochemistry of nanomaterials, zeolites, and ceramic oxides offer opportunities for postdoctoral and predoctoral work involving calorimetric measurements. Postdoctoral scholars must have a background in experimental work in solid state chemistry or physics, ceramics,  materials science, mineralogy, petrology, or related field and significant knowledge in  thermodynamics and inorganic crystal chemistry.
 
Ph.D. students can come from any of these disciplines and must meet the entrance requirements of an appropriate academic department: Chemistry, Physics, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Geology, or Land, Air and Water Resources.  Prospective postdocs should send a CV; prospective graduate students a short description of background and interests to: Professor Alexandra Navrotsky
 
Because of the constant turnover of people and funding, we can not predict when we will have an opening in any particular project. We therefore encourage outstanding applications at any time, but that does not mean, we always have openings immediately.

Several Opportunities to apply calorimetric and structural studies to minerals and ceramics. In addition to normal 1-2 year postdoctoral positions we are looking for a longer term appointment of a person with a strong crystallographic background to both pursue research and to manage the powder X-ray diffraction facility (a new Bruker system and a modernized Inel) for our research group. Send inquiries with a cv to Prof. Alexandra Navrotsky, anavrotsky@ucdavis.edu

• Energetics of Nanomatierals
• Thermochemistry of mixed organic-inorganic frameworks
• Energetics of water-containment in nanoporous materials
• Thermodynamics of materials relevant to nuclear energy
• Energetics of nanoscale phosphates and biomineralization
• Energetics of nanoscale manganese oxides
• Calorimtery of thin films and multilayers
• Energetics of nanocomposites
• Energetics of solid phases containing heavy metals relevant to environmental pollution
• Energetics of sulfides and chalcogenides
• Energetics of layered double hydroxides and cement phases
• Calorimetry of polymer derived ceramics (Si-C-N-O)
• Calorimetry of refractory materials at 1500-2400 ^oC.
  

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