Posted: 12-10-2024
Title: Emissivity Characterization of Refractory Materials and Data Acquisition
Location: ARL Central
Description: The Summer Participant will focus on making direct emissivity measurements of various refractory materials at high temperatures. Emissivity, which varies with material type, temperature, and surface morphology, will be measured to help in the system design of a thermo-photovoltaic power source, where accurate data is essential to understand energy conversion. Indirect measurements techniques will be explored, depending on available time and participant’s interest.
Requirements: Candidate should be interested in learning or is already comfortable working around experimental equipment involving optics and handling high-temperature environments safely. They should have experience or a strong interest in wiring up sensors and integrating them into a data acquisition system. Finally, it would be great if the student was eager to learn how to process the collected data and develop the necessary skills to analyze the data.
Level: Graduate
Required Major(s): Mechanical, Aerospace, or Electrical Engineers. Physics.
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