The following positions are available within the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Lehigh University to all current ChBE undergraduate students. Subject to ChBE Chair approval.
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Spring
The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering is looking for 1-2 students interested in setting up, designing, and running experiments in support of the department's teaching laboratories.
General duties include but are not limited to designing and editing marketing materials, photography, videography, social media outreach, event preparations, special projects for department events and other duties as assigned. Photography, videography, and social media skills preferred. ~5-6 hours per week. Student(s) will work directly with Department Coordinator.
Undergraduate research position in the lab of Prof. Mark Snyder focused on the synthesis, characterization, and testing of novel nanomaterials. Candidates must be able to dedicate blocks of time on several weekdays and be motivated to learn 1) new skills for wet chemistry/materials synthesis, 2) characterization tools (spectroscopy, microscopy), and 3) testing procedures (reaction systems). Candidates must complete full safety training and onboarding and abide by safe laboratory practices at all times. Candidates must also ensure careful data collection and storage and be dedicated to clear data communication. Candidates must work well both independently and in collaboration with graduate students and undergraduate researchers.
To inquire: contact Professor Snyder
Position 1: Carboxylated semiconducting polymers will be characterized for their electrochemical behavior to serve as the active material in organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs). Thin films of the mixed conduction polymers will be fabricated via blade coating and spin coating to explore the impact of processing on thin polymer film characteristics and device performance. Characterization methods will include a range of spectroscopic studies, coupled with in situ electrochemical analysis.
Position 2: Quantum dot-based light emitting diodes (QLEDs) are attractive candidates for next-generation displays due to their high efficiency, brightness, wide color gamut, and solution processability. All-solution-processed QLEDs will be fabricated utilizing blade-coating to create the QD emissive layer, and investigate the relationship between processing parameters, thin film structure, and device performance to gain new insights.
To inquire: contact Professor Reichmanis
The Gartner Group is looking for an undergraduate researcher to study environmentally-friendly materials for bioelectronic devices. Typical wearable bioelectronics, for example wearable temperature or sweat sensors, rely on silicon-based polymers that act as a substrate material between the skin and the metal conductors in the device. We want to use computational modeling techniques to evaluate alternative substrate materials that might be "greener" than the current state of the art, and could be made from renewable sources and/or introduce biodegradable function to the device. We will use molecular modeling techniques to study how these alternate materials behave in a typical operating environment. Students will gain expertise in Python, high-performance computing, materials modeling, and polymer science & engineering.
To inquire: contact Professor Gartner