Meet a NETL Participant

National Energy Technology (NETL) Professional Internship Program and Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship (MLEF) alum Mary Tkach joined a variety of important projects focused on topics such as mitigating environmental impacts of resource mining, improving offshore well integrity and determining the feasibility of storing carbon dioxide deep underground as part of her research at NETL.

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Christian L. Goueguel, Ph.D. in physics, researches and develops laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy through the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) Postgraduate Research Program for near-surface monitoring in geological carbon sequestration. This technology may one day be used for medical diagnostic tools.

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As a 2016 alumnus of the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) Postgraduate Research Program, Jonathan Levine, Ph.D., finds and invents new solutions to tackle the multinational problem of global warming and ocean oil spills.

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Preom Sarkar conducted research on biological treatments of flue gas desulfurization (FGD) systems as part of the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) Postgraduate Research Program (PGRP).

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During her appointment, Falcon was involved in various research and development projects including utilizing cathodoluminescence spectroscopy to identify the location and distribution of material phases contained in coal fly-ash that contain rare earth elements (REEs).

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At the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) in Morgantown, West Virginia, Christina Wildfire is researching methods to improve technologies related to clean energy.

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Marcos collaborated with his mentor to devlop sensors for hybrid energy systems.

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Read a quick bio on Steven's research at the NETL Pittsburgh lab.

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Entry-level chemical engineer Qianwen Gao’s research, as part of the Postgraduate Research Program at NETL, is helping scientists and engineers advance carbon capture technologies across the country.

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As a participant in the NETL Postgraduate Research Program, Juliana Mbuthia is using her computer, math and statistical skills to help determine the impacts of hydraulic fracturing.

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In the NETL Postgraduate Research Program, Jennifer Bauer, focused on reducing the associated impacts of energy production and development on marine ecosystems.

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In the NETL Professional Internship Program, Lawrence Sim used his bachelor’s degree in geography to model the behavior of oil in deep water.

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At the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, postdoctoral researcher Billy Epting is focused on reducing the rate of performance degradation in solid oxide fuel cells.

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In the Professional Internship Program at NETL, engineering graduate student Aubrey Harris is investigating ways to keep hydraulic fracturing from contaminating the nation’s water supply.

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