Chemistry/Chemical Engineer 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 polymer production, chemical process development, and waste-upcycling technologies.

PSI develops material technologies relevant to federal government needs. For example, our team is developing an innovative and commercially viable approach for producing lightweight biopolymer foams as high performance energy dissipating structures (EDS). 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, characterize material properties (e.g. surface area, mechanical strength, chemical composition) and perform functional analysis.
• Iteratively refine material production methodologies to improve product performance.
• Perform design of experiments to identify key parameter space and execute on experimental matrix.
• Analyze laboratory data, attend team working groups, 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.

Hourly Wage Range : $20-$35

Candidates must be a US citizen.

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.