Hello all, I am on a search for outstanding candidates to partake in this postdoctoral fellowship: *Subject: Postdoc Position - Experimental Geochemistry for Geologic Hydrogen at UNC Charlotte* The Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences at UNC Charlotte seeks a postdoc researcher for a DOE/ARPA-E funded project on geologic hydrogen generation. Position: 2-year postdoc in Experimental Geochemistry Focus: Molecular hydrogen from serpentinization reactions ("orange hydrogen") Start: ASAP Project: - Evaluate geochemical controls of orange hydrogen generation - Implications for clean energy and early Earth conditions - Collaboration with Lawrence Berkeley National Lab - Utilize advanced analytical techniques: isotopic tracers, Mössbauer spectroscopy, magnetic methods, and gas chromatography Research Approach: - Experimental examination of fluid chemistry effects on serpentinization and hydrogen production - Employ thermodynamic modeling and spectroscopy/chromatography methods - Quantify reaction progress and characterize iron speciation in products Requirements: - PhD in Geochemistry or related field - Experience with hydrothermal geochemistry, isotope geochemistry, and analytical techniques preferred To apply: Contact Dr. Drew Syverson (dsyverso@charlotte.edu) with CV and reference contacts. Please use this link to provide the required documents: https://jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/58084 This is an exciting field to consider given that we few have experimental constraints on low-T serpentinization processes. Further, beyond modern Earth, these proposed experiments in this fellowship will be informative for seawater-ultramafic crust interactions at a range of relevant ancient geologic and hypothesized astrobiological conditions. -Drew Syverson