Honolulu: Graduate Assistant (Research) (Nanotechnology Program)

• One position to begin August 2010 or as soon thereafter as possible continuation depend on the satisfactory perfomance and availability of funds

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participate in developing composites and nancomposites including design, analysis, fabrication, and testing, custom design and operation of Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) furnaces, manufacturing and post-processing of various forms of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and their inclusions in polymers and composites to develop high-performance multifunctional nanocomposites, testing of the developed composites and nanocomposites based on ASTM Standards, development of technical reports and presentations as well as patent documents and research papers

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or related disciplines; knowledge of accessory design and operation of CVD furnaces; familiarity with the growth of CNTs; familiarity with the manufacturing of composites and nanocomposites; familiarity with machining and testing of composites; programming as well as engineering software experience; familiarity with Macintosh and IBM Environment; proficiency with MS Word, Power Point, and Excel; familiarity with LabView, MatLab, Solid Works, and ANSYS (Solid Modeling and Finite Element Analysis).

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