Graduate Research Assistantship, Purdue Univ …
[ Graduate Research Assistantship, Purdue University (Soil and Environmental
Chemistry )]
My advisor, Dr. Cliff T. Johnston, is interested to have a graduate
student from the Department of Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan
University. This student will be offered a financial support (RA).
Dr. Johnston obtained his Ph.D. under Dr. G. Sposito in UC-Riverside
and had his post-doctor training in the Los Alamos National Lab.
He is currently the associate professor of Soil and Environmental
Chemistry, Purdue University. Our research program is focused on studying
the surface chemistry of minerals at the molecular level. To study the
surface chemistry of minerals we use a combined approach of spectroscopic
(IR, Raman and NMR), structural and thermodynamic methods. In our lab, we
have Infrared and Raman spectrometers, microcalrimeter and microbalance.
We also have a workstation with Cerius 2 Program which is capable to perform
molecular and crystal structure analysis and molecular dynamics and
semi-empirical quantum chemistry calculation. Because of the outstanding
Analytical Chemistry Program in Purdue University, we can also access some
advanced instruments on the campus for our research. Our current main
projects are
1. Nuclear Waste Management -Aluminum speciation in caustic alkaline
solutions.
2. Surface Properties of Aluminum Containing Adjuvant (Cooperated with Dr.
S. Hem in Pharmaceutical Industry) which characterizes the surface
properties of adjuvants and studies the interaction of antigen with the
surface of adjuvants in human vaccines.
3. Studies of heavy metals and organic molecules at mineral/water
interfaces.
The student can study for either MS or PhD degree. This RA position can
start from the Fall semester of 1999 or Spring semester of 2000.
If you are interested in applying for this position and graduate study
in Purdue University, please contact me ( swang14@purdue.edu ) or
Dr. Johnston (clays@purdue.edu,
http://shadow.agry.purdue.edu/clay/cliff_home/johnston.html ) for further
information.
Shan-Li Wang
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