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Internship (Year-round) Biorefinery Analysis
3671BR
Golden, CO
Student RPP
12
40
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is a leader in the U.S. Department of Energy’s effort to secure an energy future that is both environmentally and economically sustainable. With locations in Golden, Boulder and Washington D.C., NREL is the primary laboratory for research, development and deployment of renewable energy technologies in the United States. The NREL mission is to develop renewable energy and energy efficient technologies and practices, advance related science and engineering, and transfer knowledge and innovation to address the nation’s energy and environmental goals.
This position is part of the Biorefinery Analysis team within NREL's National Bioenergy Center. Primary responsibilities of team members include the development of conceptual process designs, and the economic and sustainability analyses of biomass-based conversion processes. The successful candidate will help senior members of the team on smaller projects defined by his/her mentor.
Students working in this area will develop or modify existing conceptual process models in Aspen Plus (or other process simulation software) for the conversion of biomass to liquid transportation fuels and other useful products. The models will be used in conjunction with spreadsheet tools to calculate product cost estimates. Other areas of study may include sustainability and life cycle analysis of biomass conversion processes.
Must be enrolled as a full-time student in a degree granting program, or graduated in the past 12 months from an accredited institution.
Internship period cannot exceed 12 months past graduation.
Minimum of a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.
Please Note: Be sure to attach your current transcript (unoffical transcripts are acceptable) on the "Submit Attachments" Page during the application process in order for your GPA and student status to be verified.
An understanding of the fundamentals of process engineering will be necessary in order to apply those principles to biomass conversion processes. Students with coursework in Chemical Engineering are encouraged to apply. Prior use of Aspen Plus or other process simulation tools during coursework (or otherwise) will be necessary.
Excel, VBA programming, MATLAB, FORTRAN and other related skills. Ability to quickly understand and define a problem and work under minimal supervision will be positives.
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