Senior Research Fellow Needed at Department of Petroleum Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Dhanbad

Indian Institute of Technology, Dhanbad is inviting applications from individuals to fill the post of Senior Research Fellow (SRF) under the project titled “Evaluation and Synthesis of Green Hydrate Inhibitors with Enhanced Hydrate Inhibition and Biodegradability”.

Job Description: Procure natural chemicals such as polysaccharides, proteins, vitamins, nucleic acids, and other biomolecules and test their kinetic hydrate inhibition performance using existing set-up under the DST SERB project. Perform biodegradability tests using existing set-up for the various natural chemicals. Synthesize new partially or fully biodegradable homo/co-polymers using high performing natural chemicals with the existing high performing commercial kinetic hydrate inhibitors and test their overall performance & biodegradability. Characterize all the procured and synthesized homo/co-polymers for their functional groups, molecular size distribution, molecular weight distribution and rheology using FTIR, Litesizer, APC and rheometer. Perform rudimentary modelling for estimating cooling rates, and induction times in pipelines at different gas and water flow rates, temperature, pressure conditions for field applications. Perform additional tests of high performing natural and newly synthesized biodegradable chemicals with solvents and / or salts for enhancing hydrate inhibition and for field application.

Essential Qualification: M. Tech. in (petroleum engineering / chemical engineering / environmental engineering / biochemical engineering) Or M.Sc. in (chemistry / biochemistry)

Desirable Qualification: Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering / Chemical Engineering / Environmental Engineering / Biochemical Engineering / Chemistry / Biochemistry

Correspondence: Email at ajaysuri@iitism.ac.in your