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RAP opportunity at Naval Research Laboratory     NRL

Navy Mobility Fuels and Propellant Research

Location

Naval Research Laboratory, DC, Chemistry

opportunity location
64.15.15.C1170 Washington, DC 203755321

Advisers

name email phone
Thomas Nathaniel Loegel thomas.n.loegel.civ@us.navy.mil 202.404.1157

Description

Research focused on advanced analytical techniques for the analysis of complex mixtures, understanding the chemical behavior of complex mixtures, method development, rig development and testing for the characterization of bulk fuel properties.

References

Romanczyk, M.; Loegel, T.N.; Myers, K.M. Thermal Oxidation Stability Investigation: Compositional Changes of Sulfur-Containing Compounds in Jet A Fuels when Subjected to Thermal Stress. ChemRxiv 2026 

Romanczyk, M.; Loegel, T.N. Qualitative characterization of oxygen-containing compounds in fuel extracts by using (-) electrospray ionization coupled to a linear quadrupole ion trap/orbitrap mass spectrometer. Fuel 2024, 359, 130502. 

McGhee, Eric O et al. “Characterization and Biolubricant Performance of Marinobacter alanticus Lipid Extract.” Biotechnology journal vol. 20,10 (2025):

Romanczyk, M.; Guthrie, J.D.; Brown, L.C.; Bazargan, G.; Loegel, T.N. Characterization of Sulfur-containing Compounds Derived from Jet Fuels Using (+) APCI Coupled to an Orbitrap Mass Spectrometer. Energy Fuels 2025, 39(7), 3446-3461.

Tuttle SG, Pfützner CJ, Loegel TN, Fisher BT, Leska IA, and Hinnant KM. 2019. In-Situ Burn Testing of California Crude Oils. Naval Research Laboratory. (Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Project #1085)

Romanczyk, M.; Cramer, J.A.; Myers, K.M.; Loegel, T.N. High-resolution Mass Spectrometry Reveals Heteroatom-based Compositional Trends Linked to Jet Fuel Instability. Energy Fuels 2025, 39(22), 10331-10345.

Keywords

Mobility fuels; jet fuel; diesel fuel; propellant; monopropellant; hypergolic; solid fuel

Eligibility

citizenship

Open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents

level

Open to Postdoctoral applicants

Stipend

Base Stipend Travel Allotment Supplementation
$101,401.00 $3,000.00

Additional Benefits

relocation

Awardees who reside more than 50 miles from their host laboratory and remain on tenure for at least six months are eligible for paid relocation to within the vicinity of their host laboratory.

health insurance

A group health insurance program is available to awardees and their qualifying dependents in the United States.

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