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RAP opportunity at National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST

Microfluidics for Characterization of Complex Fluids

Location

Material Measurement Laboratory, Materials Science and Engineering Division

opportunity	location

50.64.21.B5584	Gaithersburg, MD

NIST only participates in the February and August reviews.

Advisers

name	email	phone

Steven David Hudson	steven.hudson@nist.gov	240.688.7883
Kalman Migler	kalman.migler@nist.gov	301 956 0555
Frederick R. Phelan	frederick.phelan@nist.gov	301.975.6761
Paul Francis Salipante	paul.salipante@nist.gov	301 975 2820

Description

We are developing microfluidics to measure material properties and structure. Protein, polymer and surfactant solutions and suspensions and emulsions are being characterized using computer-controlled microfluidic devices with controlled flow type and shear rate. Microfluidic rheometry for small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) and extensional rheometry for neutron scattering are current interests.

key words

Microfluidics; Rheology; Surfactants; Polymer solutions; Protein solutions; Suspensions and Emulsions; Neutron scattering; x-ray scattering;

Eligibility

Citizenship: Open to U.S. citizens

Level: Open to Postdoctoral applicants

Stipend

Base Stipend	Travel Allotment	Supplementation

$82,764.00	$3,000.00