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The US Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science initiated the Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM) development in 2014. The project was motivated by the need for a climate and Earth system model that would support DOE’s energy mission and meet the requirement to run on the next-generation Exascale computing systems. To provide actionable information on the climate impacts on energy and other sectors and how climate change may influence the sustainable energy futures, we developed a three-pronged strategy focusing on high-resolution modeling to improve simulations of extreme events that impact energy production and use, modeling the coupled human-Earth system to project future outcomes, and large ensemble modeling to quantify uncertainty. In this presentation, I will briefly introduce various E3SM capabilities, including the recently released E3SM version 3 and the global cloud resolving model (SCREAM), modeling experiments with output broadly shared with the community, and examples of science applications of E3SM towards understanding Earth system predictability and the potential impacts of climate change on coastal and urban populations.

Apply at Handshake.com Job #9275913
POC: Marissa Campobasso (Marissa.A.Campobasso@usace.army.mil)
Date: May-August 2025
Location: Onsite only
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Construction Engineering Research Laboratory
2902 Newmark Dr., Champaign, IL 61822

Summary: The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Construction Engineering Research Laboratory is looking for a part-time Water Treatment Research Assistant to conduct laboratory studies for the validation of deployable water treatment systems.

Duties

• Conducting literature review to improve water treatment design.
• Performing jar testing for water treatment optimization.
• Writing concise reports to summarize laboratory results.
• Ensuring cleanliness of laboratory space.
• Performing market research for lab and field equipment.

Required Qualifications:

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate (sophomore or above) in the Civil and Environmental Engineering program, Environmental Science, or a closely related program.
• Laboratory experience in chemistry, biochemistry, environmental engineering or similar is preferred.
• Knowledge of general lab practices and safety.
• Must possess strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Plumbing experience is preferred, but not required.

Apply at Handshake.com: Job #9234238

POC: Marissa Campobasso (Marissa.A.Campobasso@usace.army.mil)
Date: December 2024-May 2025
Location: Hybrid
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, 2902 Newmark Dr., Champaign, IL 61822

Summary: Part-time Operational Water Team Research Assistant to support harmful algal bloom mitigation and monitoring studies.

Duties:

• Conducting literature review for the development of a report or journal article.
• Analyzing water samples for various water quality parameters, including but not limited to total phosphorus, total nitrogen, nitrate, pH, conductivity, total suspended solids, volatile suspended solids, and turbidity.
• Performing data analysis of lab and field-derived data using RStudio or similar.
• Writing concise reports to summarize research results.
• Ensuring cleanliness of laboratory space.
• Performing market research for lab and field equipment.

 Required Qualifications:

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate (sophomore or above) in the Civil and Environmental Engineering program, Environmental Science, or a closely related program.
• Laboratory experience in chemistry, biochemistry, environmental engineering or similar is preferred.
• Experience using R Programming or Python is preferred.
• Knowledge of general lab practices and safety.
• Must possess strong problem-solving and communication skills.