U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management is looking for graduate students and industry professional still early in their careers to apply for this year's Research Experience in Carbon Sequestration Program.
The 2023 Research Experience in Carbon Sequestration Program is scheduled for July 16-25 in Colorado and Wyoming, according to a May 2 news release. FECM is looking for 32 participants for interactive content on a range of topics, as well as site tours, live lectures, geology field exercises, discussions and group exercises.
"Attention recent grads/young professionals!" FECM said in a post on Twitter. "Apply now for #FECM’s 2023 Research Experience in Carbon Sequestration program, which provides an opportunity to learn about all aspects of #CCUS. Enrollment is limited!"
The program welcomes individuals with educational backgrounds in geology, chemistry, hydrology, physics, engineering, natural sciences and related fields, the release reported. The program is tuition-free and limited to a maximum of 30 participants.
According to the release, a travel stipend is also available for students who are selected to participate in the program. The University of Wyoming's School of Energy Resources is the program's local partner and host.
During the program, participants will tour a power plant, coal mine, capture facility and injection wellhead, the release reported. Additionally, participants will be joined by experts from DOE and its national laboratories, academia, the energy industry and project developers who will discuss research, development and demonstration projects, commercial deployment trends and how policy and business impacts the field of study.
The Research Experience in Carbon Sequestration program was established in 2004 and is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management and the National Energy Technology Laboratory, the release said. Carbon capture, utilization and storage technologies capture, compress, transport, use and store carbon dioxide emissions from large energy and industrial facilities.
The program will also cover direct air capture, which involves removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, the release reported.
