Hello everyone,
Posted below is a postdoc position funded through DOE/ARPA-E focused on
molecular hydrogen generation derived from serpentinization reactions for
the development of the clean energy alternative "orange hydrogen". This
study also has implications for understanding serpentinization processes at
early Earth conditions.
Postdoc Position in Experimental Geochemistry for Geologic Hydrogen
*PIs: * Drew Syverson, University of North Carolina at Charlotte and
Benjamin Gilbert, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.
Period: A 2-year post-doc, starting as soon as reasonably possible.
Topic: Evaluating the geochemical controls of orange hydrogen generation
The overall goal of this DOE/ARPA-E funded project is to optimize the
generation of molecular hydrogen during the serpentinization of ultramafic
rock under moderate hydrothermal conditions. Success could enable the
development of geologic hydrogen as a new carbon-free energy resource. This
collaboration between UNCC and LBNL will establish the geochemical controls
on hydrogen generation and new concepts for catalyzing hydrogen generation.
This project, based at UNCC, will experimentally examine how changes in
fluid chemistry, specifically dissolved silica and pH, will control the
speciation of serpentinization mineral products and the generation of
hydrogen under moderate hydrothermal conditions. The experiments in this
project will employ novel isotopic tracers, thermodynamic modeling, and
magnetic/spectroscopy/chromatography methods to quantify the rate and
degree of reaction progress during serpentinization and to characterize the
iron-speciation and -oxidation state of reaction products.
Experience with hydrothermal geochemistry, isotope geochemistry, and gas
chromatography is desirable, but not required.
If you are interested, please contact Drew Syverson – [
dsyverso@charlotte.edu] - with a copy of your CV along with contact
information for references.
Dr. Drew D. Syverson
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Geography & Earth Sciences
202 McEniry Hall
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC 28223