Lab Intern

Company Description

Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions is seeking thoughtful, dedicated interns to join our 10,000-strong team as we provide leading water treatment solutions to clients across municipal and industrial sectors, spanning locations on six continents. With over a century of innovation, Veolia has remained at the forefront of progress, from the inception of the Suez Canal to our efforts in tackling water scarcity. Addressing the world's greatest challenges related to water use and reuse has never been more critical than it is today.

At Veolia, we recognize that diverse teams make more informed decisions, achieve superior results, and contribute to the formation of stronger communities. We are a staunch advocate of diversity and inclusion at every level of our organization, and we take pride in maintaining an environment of equal opportunity.

Job Description

The Lab Chemist Intern will work as part of a lab team in Tomball, TX. The primary goal is to a correlation between properties of crude oil (process fluid/hydrocarbon),
characterization/chemistry of foulant material, and antifoulant chemicals / catalysts for various hydrocarbon/refinery and petrochemical production and processing fouling control applications. This involves testing a variety of antifoulant chemicals and catalysts by using a variety of batch and continuous lab simulation test methods.

This is a full-time, 12 week internship, with an anticipated start date in May 2025.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Contribute to developing / improving high-throughput antifoulant testing methods
• Validate methods using control samples
• Screen a variety of antifoulant chemicals and catalysts by using a variety of batch and continuous lab simulation test methods under different test conditions and varied dosage level
• Develop a quantitative property-performance correlation
• Document and write formal methods

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program with a focus in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry or equivalent with 2-3 years of college chemistry lab experience
• Familiarity with basic wet chemistry and analytical techniques
• Ability to work independently in a lab environment with other team members
• Self-motivated and a team player
• Demonstrated dedication to lab safety
• Effective problem-solving skills
• An accomplished communicator, able to produce quality technical reports and documents

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.