[Neutron] Neutron Postdoc Positions at ORNL - Materials Science & Engineering

[Wang, Xun-Li]

Project Description:

The Neutron Scattering Sciences Division (NSSD) of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) (http://www.ornl.gov) operates two of the brightest neutron sources in the world, the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) and the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR), for basic and applied research in a broad array of disciplines including physics, chemistry, materials science and biology. SNS and HFIR are home to a group of scientists and a suite of instruments dedicated to the study of materials science and engineering.

Responsibilities:

The Powder Diffraction Group in NSSD has several opportunities for postdoctoral research.  Specific areas of interest include the following:

 1.  Phase transformation and deformation behavior in high-strength steel
 2.  Structure, thermal stability, and deformation of nano structured ferritic alloys
 3.  Texture and dynamic recrystallization of Mg alloys
 4.  In-situ neutron scattering measurement of transient phenomena
Each candidate will be part of an interdisciplinary research team involving scientists in several divisions at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, primarily Materials Science and Technology Division and Computer Science and Mathematics Division.  The research will utilize the VULCAN diffractometer at the Spallation Neutron Source as a primary research tool, although there will be complementary experiments involving synchrotron scattering and microscopy.  In commissioning since summer 2009, VULCAN is a world-class engineering diffractometer designed to tackle a broad range of problems in materials science and engineering, including stress mapping in structural components, in-situ deformation studies, transient behaviors during synthesis and processing, and the kinetics of multi-length scale phase transformations.

For more details and how to apply, please read  http://orise.orau.gov/sep/needs/files/ORNL10-34-NSSD.pdf



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Xun-Li Wang
Distinguished Scientist and Group Leader
Powder Diffraction and Imaging Group
Neutron Scattering Science Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Building 8600, MS 6475
Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA

Tel. +1 (865) 574-9164
Fax. +1 (865) 574-6080
E-mail: wangxl at ornl.gov<mailto:wangxl at ornl.gov>
VULCAN Workshop, http://neutrons.ornl.gov/conf/Vulcan2010/index.shtml

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