The Nature of Early Solar System and Presolar materials
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Please visit the NASA Postdoctoral Program website for application instructions and requirements: How to Apply | NASA Postdoctoral Program (orau.org)
A complete application to the NASA Postdoctoral Program includes:
- Research proposal
- Three letters of recommendation
- Official doctoral transcript documents
About the NASA Postdoctoral Program
The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) offers unique research opportunities to highly-talented scientists to engage in ongoing NASA research projects at a NASA Center, NASA Headquarters, or at a NASA-affiliated research institute. These one- to three-year fellowships are competitive and are designed to advance NASA’s missions in space science, Earth science, aeronautics, space operations, exploration systems, and astrobiology.
Description:
Mineralogical and petrographic studies of extraterrestrial materials are performed at nanometer scales using primarily transmission electron microscopy techniques. Current research focuses on the studies of primitive early solar system materials preserved in meteorites and interplanetary dust particles, circumstellar and interstellar grains, and molecular cloud matter. These analyses are pursued in a coordinated fashion with other analytical instruments in our facilities including isotopic and spectroscopic analysis techniques. Our research is focused on gaining a better understanding of the conditions and processes that affected these primitive materials from their formation through their evolution.Location:
Johnson Space Center
Houston, Texas
Field of Science:Planetary Science
Advisors:
Lindsay P. Keller
Lindsay.P.Keller@nasa.gov
281-483-6090
Eligibility is currently open to:
- U.S. Citizens;
- U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR);
- Foreign Nationals eligible for an Exchange Visitor J-1 visa status; and,
- Applicants for LPR, asylees, or refugees in the U.S. at the time of application with 1) a valid EAD card and 2) I-485 or I-589 forms in pending status
Questions about this opportunity? Please email npp@orau.org
- Degree: Doctoral Degree.
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