Nuclear Science for National Security Graduate Fellowship

The Glenn T. Seaborg Institute and the Radiation Detection Center at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) are pleased to offer a new fellowship opportunity for graduate student research in areas of nuclear science relevant to national security. Outstanding students are invited to apply to conduct research in the areas of nuclear engineering, nuclear and radiochemisty, isotope chemistry, nuclear and bioforensics, geochemistry, and radiation detection, chosen in consultation with the student?s faculty advisor and LLNL scientific staff. The defining feature of this fellowship is a collaborative relationship between the student, the university thesis advisor, and the LLNL scientific mentor. The successful candidate will receive a full annual scholarship that is renewable. Some of the experimental facilities available at LLNL include the following: gamma counting facilities, multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS, i.e., IsoProbe), secondary ion mass spectrometers (including a NanoSIMS), quadrupole ICP-MS, Fourier transform ion-trap mass spectrometer, laser ablation time-of-flight mass spectrometer (TOF-MS), noble gas mass spectrometers and stable isotope mass spectrometer, scanning transmission electron microscope, electron microprobe, and extensive radiochemistry laboratories. The Laboratory has numerous ongoing research and development projects in the area of radiation detection including gamma-ray spectroscopy, gamma-ray imaging, neutron detection, antineutrino detection cargo screening and detection networks. Analysis systems include the segmented gamma scanner, the gamma- and neutron-exposure facility, and the Canberra Passive Active Neutron Shuffler. ELIGIBILITY: The student must be pursuing a Ph.D. at an accredited U.S. university; fellows will be expected to work 2-3 months per year at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory;