Job Description

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), to be jointly advised by Professor Desiree Plata (CEE) and Professor John Hart (Mechanical Engineering) to study nanostructured materials for the catalytic conversion of methane and engineered reactor systems to house those catalysts.  Will join a diverse research group at MIT in which environmental chemists and engineers focus on the sustainable development of industrially important materials and processes.  Responsibilities include collecting and analyzing gaseous samples from waste gas pyrolytic systems, training other visitors in the collection and analysis of such samples, and working with the principal invenstigator to craft both technical notes and scholarly publications.  The timeline for the project is aggressive (one-year). 

Professors Plata and Hart are committed to supporting the candidate their scholarly development.