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Internship
Engineering
Undergraduate/Graduate Intern (year-round) –Chemical Engineering/Biomass conversion/Catalytic upgrading/Organic Chemistry
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Hours
- Full time
- Where
- Golden, CO
- Posted
- Sep 19
Posting Title
Undergraduate/Graduate Intern (year-round) –Chemical Engineering/Biomass conversion/Catalytic upgrading/Organic Chemistry.
Location
CO - Golden.
Position Type
Intern (Fixed Term).
Hours Per Week
40.
Working at NLR
NLR is located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Golden, Colorado is the nation's primary laboratory for energy systems research and development.
Join the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR), where world-class scientists, engineers, and experts are accelerating energy innovation through breakthrough research and systems integration. From our mission to our collaborative culture, NLR stands out in the research community for its commitment to an affordable and secure energy future.
What you'd do
- Batch and flow reactor operation for algal pretreatment, conversion, chemical production and polymer synthesis
- Develop renewable polyurethane materials for a broad range of applications.
- Benchtop wet chemistry, including sample preparation and derivatization
- Operation and maintenance of analytical instrumentation, (e.g. FTIR, NMR, TGA, DSC, GC-MS, etc.)
- Separations, including liquid-liquid and solid-liquid extractions.
- Bioprocessing scale-up
What they want
- Applicants are responsible for uploading official or unofficial school transcripts, as part of the application process.
- If selected for position, a letter of recommendation will be required as part of the hiring process.
- Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.
- Starts
- 2026-09-18