2 Graduate Student Positions Available For Research on Volcanic Lightning
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The Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Alabama seeks two graduate students, one at the master’s level and one at the PhD level, to begin studies in either the spring or fall semester of 2017 working on a NSF-funded project titled “Characterizing the Physical/Chemical Evidence of Volcanic Lightning.”
A description of the project can be found here:
http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1553878&HistoricalAwards=false
The project will involve geochemical and textural analyses of manufactured ash samples, utilizing techniques including, but not limited to, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atom probe tomography (APT), and transmission electron microscopy. The project will also involve triggered-lightning experiments conducted in collaboration with researchers at the University of Florida at the International Center for Lightning Research and Testing, which will occur during the summer. Graduate students are expected to use various aspects of the project to write their thesis and dissertation, in addition to scientific manuscripts for peer-reviewed publication and abstracts for international scientific conferences. The project will also involve extensive outreach to local grade school students in west-central Alabama and development of curricula for public schools.
Geology students with experience in analytical geochemistry, electromagnetics, volcanology, and engineering will be considered. Interested individuals should send their CV, in addition to a statement of research interests and experience to Dr. Kimberly Genareau at kdg@xxxxxx.
Graduate applications to the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Alabama are due by October 15, 2016 for the spring 2017 term and March 15, 2017 for the fall 2017 term but should be completed earlier if possible at http://graduate.ua.edu/prospects/application/. Highly competitive applicants may also be eligible for scholarships through the Department of Geological Sciences (http://geo.ua.edu).
Kimberly Genareau
Assistant Professor, Geological Sciences
The University of Alabama
2041 Bevill
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Mobile 205-534-4431
kdg@xxxxxx
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