Chemistry/Chemical Engineering Intern

Physical Sciences Inc., located just north of Boston in Andover, MA, seeks a rising junior or senior with chemistry laboratory experience for an internship supporting our projects in materials research and engineering in areas such as advanced sorbent production, critical mineral extraction, and waste-upcycling technologies.

PSI is developing a number of materials technologies relevant to Department of Defense and Department of Energy needs. For example, PSI is developing an innovative and commercially viable approach for producing metal-organic frameworks (MOF’s) via a continuous, energy-efficient process enabled by emergent green reaction technologies. Process development efforts include materials synthesis and characterization, functional performance evaluation, and process design and scale up. Intern responsibilities include:

• Work closely with the PSI materials research team to prepare novel materials, quantify material properties (e.g. surface area, compressive strength, chemical composition) and perform functional analysis.
• Iteratively refine the material production methodologies to improve product performance.
• Attend team working groups, report laboratory findings, and recommend next steps.
• Perform design of experiments to identify key parameter space and execute on experimental matrix.
• Analyze laboratory data, report results in an organized format, and recommend next steps.

 The intern fulfilling this position will work with recognized experts in the field to learn new laboratory techniques, test hypotheses, analyze data, and communicate findings in a variety of commercially relevant settings.

The internship may be most beneficial for students pursuing degrees in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Materials Science.

Candidates must be a US citizen, have a lawful permanent resident of the US or otherwise authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.