Under Graduate Chemist ACS PRF; American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund

Overview

Spring 2026 Under Graduate Chemist ACS PRF (American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund) Undergraduate Chemist

Location Alpine

Department Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Job No. G98288

Posting Date 01/27/2026

End Date 05/04/2026

Until Filled Yes

Appointment Date 02/01/2026

Salary $3000 scholarship in two payments (March and April payroll)

• Undergraduate researchers are needed to perform a chemistry research project supported by the External Research Grants of SRSU. The students will synthesize and characterize new transition metal oxides or fluorides as new optical materials through several apparatus and spectroscopic instruments (Hydrothermal Autoclaves Method, Conventional Solid-State Method, Powder XRD, IR, UV-Visible DRS, TGA & DSC, and EDX).
• The structures of newly synthesized oxides or fluorides will be determined by single-crystal diffractometry and their structures are refined and visualized.
• Keep the safety rules of the chemistry laboratory.
• Participate in training on chemistry lab equipment operation.

• Required:
  
  Students must be accepted on the Undergraduate Research Scholarship. They also must complete CHEM 1311 or CHEM 1312. General Chemistry courses are required to perform chemistry research projects.
• Preferred:
  Undergraduate students majoring in the natural and physical sciences who are maintaining a minimum 2.5 GPA and pursuing a career with chemistry research.

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Sul Ross State University Alpine Campus is in the Scenic Davis Mountains of West Texas, is a member of the Texas State University System, is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate, Bachelor’s, and Master’s degrees, and has an enrollment of approximately 2,000 students on campus in Alpine, Texas.

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