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Postdoctoral Scholar, Nuclear Engineering

Penn State University Park💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-15 → 2026-07-31

Core

Developing capillary porous systems (CPS) for liquid metals as plasma-facing components in future tokamaks.

Role type

Postdoctoral Scholar (Nuclear Engineering/Materials Science)

Builds

Capillary porous systems for fusion reactor applications

Domain

Nuclear Engineering / Fusion Energy / Materials Science

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Plasma-material interactions, plasma facing materials, vacuum systems, surface characterization, advanced manufacturing (field-assisted sintering, laser processing), in-situ and ex-situ characterization, reactor-relevant condition testing

Preferred skills

Multidisciplinary collaboration, technical readiness level advancement

Technologies

Field-assisted sintering, laser processing, vacuum systems

Responsibilities

Designing and fabricating CPS using advanced manufacturing methods, Investigating CPS–liquid metal interactions through characterization techniques, Evaluating CPS performance under plasma exposure and reactor-relevant conditions

Seniority

Postdoctoral (Research Fellow)

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