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RAP opportunity at Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division     NAWCWD

High Density Energetic Materials

Location

Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division Research Dept., Chemistry Division

opportunity location
34.01.01.C0148 China Lake, CA 93555

Advisers

name email phone
Jeffrey C Bottaro jeffrey.c.bottaro.civ@us.navy.mil 760-939-1580

Description

This research targets the synthesis of compounds which have the potential to be made into energetic materials with high density and oxygen balance.  Conceivably these could be polyaza cages containing secondary amines capped with a protecting group or a new high nitrogen heterocycle.  The applicant does not need to have experience with energetic material synthesis but this experience would be helpful.  Development of new ways to make nitramines or other explosophores would also be of interest.  This department maintains a varietry of analytical equipment to support this area of research including a 250Mhz NMR and a 300Mhz NMR, a high resolution mass spectrometer, LC/MS, FTIR as well as a single crystal X-ray facility.

 

key words
Energetic Materials; Polyaza Cage Compounds; Nitramines; High-Nitrogen Heterocycles; Oxidizers;

Eligibility

Citizenship:  Open to U.S. citizens
Level:  Open to Postdoctoral applicants

Stipend

Base Stipend Travel Allotment Supplementation
$75,000.00 $3,000.00

Experience Supplement:
Postdoctoral Associates will receive an appropriately higher stipend based on the number of years of experience past their PhD.

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