G.T. Seaborg Postdoctoral Fellows
The G. T. Seaborg Institute Postdoctoral Fellows Program supports research in heavy-element science relevant to Laboratory mission intersects with nuclear energy, nuclear weapons, and global security areas by attracting and funding a future generation of postdoctoral scientists.
This program is designed to attract, support, and retain a future generation of actinide scientists and engineers by providing funding for targeted sub-projects at the forefront of actinide science.
The Seaborg Institute funds approximately 16 postdocs half-time each year, utilizing funding from LDRD, Science Campaigns, and Global Security.
As of 2017, over 100 postdoctoral fellows have come through the program resulting in over 497 publications and 26 new LANL technical staff members.
Nuclear Science Targets
Nuclear science targets for this project include materials, material properties, signatures, modeling, predictions, fabrication, detection, disposal, global security implications, forensics, and the specialized science surrounding actinides and especially plutonium, uranium, and their surrogates as fuels for energy and nuclear weapons.
Goal
The goal is to advance nuclear science in a comprehensive project that ties targeted research with Los Alamos mission imperatives.
Mechanism
The mechanism for this is support of research arising from a multi-year broad-based postdoctoral fellows project. The Seaborg Institute works to maintain a balance among the many research areas. The program provides approximately half-time support and a modest amount of M&S funds. The appointments cover a two-year period.
Candidates
Successful candidates must be approved for division funding by the LANL postdoctoral program and be performing research in materials, material properties, signatures, modeling, predictions, fabrication, detection, disposal, global security implications, forensics, and the specialized science surrounding actinides and especially plutonium, uranium, and their surrogates as fuels for energy and nuclear weapons.