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Post Doctoral Fellow - Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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Post Doctoral Fellow - Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Location:
Clemson University
Open Date:
Jul 1, 2020
Description:

The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Clemson University is seeking candidates for a postdoctoral research associate position. The candidate will be working with Prof. Ming Yang in the area of heterogeneous catalysis for sustainable energy generation and utilization.

This Post Doctoral position is for two-years with projected start date of September 2020, with potential renewal contingent on positive performance review and available funding resources.

The research focus of this position involves experimental development of transition-metal-based catalytic materials at atomic scale for applications in thermal- and/or electro-reaction environment. The candidate will have the option of choosing research areas from low-carbon-footprint utilization of shale gas, emissions control of greenhouse gases, to making value-added chemicals from N2 or CO2.

We seek individuals who embrace opportunities to work collaboratively with other leading scholars from universities, national laboratories, and industry partners.


Qualifications:
  • Applicants must have earned a Ph.D. (or equivalent) in chemical engineering, chemistry, materials science and engineering, physics, or a closely related field.
  • Experience in catalytic materials development work for efficient activations of small molecules, aiming for eliminating greenhouse gas emissions and harvesting clean energies.
  • Experience in running and upgrading thermal and/ or electro reaction systems equipped with inhouse detectors such as gas chromatography, mass spectrometer, and/or infrared spectroscopy for identifying reaction products and quantifying their concentrations.
  • Ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary environment and interact with collaborators in computational, electron microscopy, and synchrotron studies.

Application Instructions:

Interested candidates should arrange an application package of a one-page cover letter, a full CV, and a list of two references (names, emails and affiliations) to submit thorough the online application system Interfolio (http://apply.interfolio.com/77007).

Applications received by August 10th, 2020 will be given full consideration, but the position will be left open until filled.

 

PI Information

Professor Ming Yang received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering. He majored in both Chemistry and Chemical Engineering in college. Yang has over ten years of heterogeneous catalysis research experience in both academia and industry, and he has advanced the emerging concept of single-atom catalysis for efficient fuel-gas processing and cleaner vehicle operations. Yang has published his first and corresponding author research articles in peer-reviewed journals including Science, Nature Chemistry, Nature Communications, Journal of the American Chemical Society, and Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. Yang is an inventor of several patents that have been licensed for commercialization. Prof. Yang is the serving president of the Michigan Chapter of the North American Catalysis Society. For more information, please find through:

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=akgH5CcAAAAJ&hl=en

ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6321-8854

Technical questions pertaining to the research nature of the position should be sent to Prof. Ming Yang (myang3@clemson.edu).

 

University Furlough Information: Clemson University is currently operating under a mandatory furlough program developed in coordination with the South Carolina Division of State Human Resources. Please visit the Furlough FAQ for more information.

Organization

Working at Clemson University

Clemson is a dynamic research university located in Upstate South Carolina at the center of the booming I-85 corridor between Charlotte, N.C., and Atlanta, Ga. One of the nation’s most selective public research universities according to U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, Clemson University is the school of choice among top students in South Carolina and is increasingly competitive for the best students in the region and the nation. More than 17,100 students select from 70 undergraduate and 100 graduate degree programs through five academic colleges: Agriculture, Forestry and Life SciencesArchitecture, Arts and HumanitiesBusiness and Behavioral ScienceEngineering and Science; and Health, Education and Human Development.

Clemson’s transformation into a leading research institution — currently attracting in excess of $140 million in externally funded research and sponsored program awards per year — is based upon an academic plan that identifies eight emphasis areas in which the University has opportunities to increase education and research, to align with South Carolina’s economic development needs and to draw upon faculty strengths. Emphasis areas include automotive and transportation technology, advanced materials, biotechnology and biomedical sciences, leadership and entrepreneurship, sustainable environment, information and communication technology, family and community living, and general education.

Major economic development initiatives that have emerged from the academic plan include the Clemson International Center for Automotive Research — a 250-acre campus in Greenville, which has generated more than $225 million in public and private commitments in just four years; an advanced materials initiative at the Clemson Research Park, which includes a new LEED Silver-certified facility; and the South Carolina Health Sciences Collaborative — an initiative of the state’s three research universities and major health-care systems.

As the state’s land-grant university, Clemson reaches out to citizens, communities and businesses all over South Carolina. The Public Service Activities division includes the county-based Cooperative Extension Service, five off-campus research and education centers through the Clemson University Experiment Station and critical regulatory responsibilities for plant and animal health.

The University boasts a 1,400-acre campus on the shores of Lake Hartwell within view of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Surrounding the campus are 18,000 acres of University farms and woodlands devoted to research. A warm campus environment, great weather and recreational activities offered by proximity to both the natural surroundings and large cities are part of the Clemson Experience.

 

Points of interest at Clemson include the following:

The Clemson Conference Center and Inn is a state-of-the-art facility for symposia, meetings, seminars and special events. The complex includes the Madren Continuing Education and Conference Center, the Walker Golf Course and the Martin Inn.

The South Carolina Botanical Garden, a 295-acre public garden, features several thousand varieties of ornamental plants and a unique collection of nature-based sculptures.

The Robert Howell Brooks Center for the Performing Arts brings an exciting array of concert, theater, dance, comedy and other live performances to the community.

The Robert Campbell Geology Museum at the Botanical Garden displays meteorites, minerals, dinosaur fossils and the largest faceted-stone collection in the Southeast.

The T. Ed Garrison Livestock Arena is a showplace for livestock activities in the state and has hosted horse and livestock shows, rodeos, sales, 4-H activities, educational programs, and industrial and agricultural exhibitions.

Fort Hill, the home of John C. Calhoun and later of his son-in-law, University founder Thomas Green Clemson, is a registered National Historic Landmark located in the center of campus.

The Class of 1944 Visitors Center is the front door to Clemson — a friendly place to get tours, information, assistance and an introduction to this beautiful, historic university and community.

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