R&D Intern – Lithium & Resource Recovery Technologies

Gradiant Corporation is a technology-driven company focused on global industrial water treatment solutions. This is a hands-on role in a laboratory environment, where the intern will contribute to the design and development of water and wastewater treatment processes, as well as resource recovery technologies.

The candidate will work closely with the R&D team to develop practical, data-driven solutions, particularly in Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) and Selective Contaminant Extraction (SCE) technologies.

• Optimize various extraction and conversion technologies
• Perform sorbent/membrane synthesis and characterization, including jar and column testing and feasibility studies
• Prepare test plans using Design of Experiments (DOE), and develop test reports and presentations
• Conduct design calculations using simulation tools, statistical methods, and data r...