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CompanyShell
LocationAmsterdam
Work ModeOn Site
PostedAugust 5, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The intern will research functional hydrogel-composite materials for water and heat management in buildings. Responsibilities include conducting in-situ imaging of swelling cycles and assessing thermodynamic efficiency.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
451
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
Jiffy Lube International recently named M.C.,LLC "Franchisee of the Year"for the organization’s leadership and dedication to the Jiffy Lube brand. The esteemed "Franchisee of the Year" award is presented annually to the franchisee who best exemplifies the values and attributes that are core to the Jiffy Lube brand, including commitment to their customers through the development and growth of their employees, appearance of both the interior and exterior of their service centers, and demonstrated operational excellence. "M.C., LLC not only delivers an exceptional customer experience, they have also taken on leadership roles by dedicating resources toward piloting new programs, products and services on behalf of the Jiffy Lube system of more than 2,000 service centers,” said Steve Ledbetter, president of Jiffy Lube International. M.C., LLC was instrumental in working with ride share partners to develop a program that was implemented nationwide. A Jiffy Lube franchisee for several decades, M.C., LLC owns and operates service centers in several markets including San Francisco, Boston, Providence, Portland and Los Angeles. The entity is a proven leader within the Jiffy Lube network,continuously investing in industry innovation while upholding the highest standards among its service centers across the country. “We are proud to represent the brand and while we currently have 95 Jiffy Lube service centers, we are continuing to grow our footprint,” said Marc Fanticola, president of M.C., LLC. “The entire M.C., LLC team consistently strives to provide the best possible service to our customers every day, every visit and we look forward to continuing to serve those drivers who depend on us to keep their vehicles on the road.“ About Jiffy Lube Jiffy Lube International, Inc. (“Jiffy Lube”),with more than 2,000 franchised service centers in North America, serves approximately 20 million customers each year. Jiffy Lube pioneered the fast oil change industry in 1979 by establishing the first drive-through service bay, providing customers with fast, professional service for their vehicles. Headquartered in Houston, Jiffy Lube is a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of Shell Oil Company. Visit www.JiffyLube.com to learn more about Jiffy Lube and vehicle care. About Shell Oil Company Shell Oil Company is an affiliate of the Royal Dutch Shell plc, a global group of energy and petrochemical companies with 90,000 employees in more than 80 countries. We deliver a diverse range of energy solutions and petrochemicals to customers worldwide. These include transporting and trading oil and gas, marketing natural gas, producing and selling fuel for ships and planes, generating electricity and providing energy efficiency advice. We also produce and sell petrochemical building blocks to industrial customers globally, and we are investing in making renewable and lower-carbon energy sources competitive for large-scale use. In the U.S., we operate in 50 states and employ more than 20,000 people delivering energy in a responsible manner. For more information,visit www.shell.us. com
About the Role
, Netherlands


Worker Type:

Interns (Fixed Term) (Trainee)


Posting Start Date:

August 5, 2026


Job Description:

Intern assignment

Describe the responsibilities and activities related to the Assignment. If relevant, relate these activities to the requirements for completion of the Internship as set by the Institute of Education. Include details of department where the Internship will be carried out.

 

 

Internship project title:

Functional hydrogel-composite materials for Water and Heat Management

 

 

Goals and objectives

 

Global warming compels us to rethink the materials and infrastructure on which modern society depends. Porous materials play a central role in energy, cooling, insulation, water management, purification and storage, yet such materials are still designed passively and their performance only evaluated after manufacture. This project introduces a disruptive concept: the active design of functional composite materials in which hydrogels are embedded into a porous matrix, which can absorb and release water, with respective evaporative cooling effects, that can effectively cool down buildings.

 

This MSc-level internship project is set out to establish the fundamentals of swelling of hydrogels by water take-up and release by evaporation where the respective changes in swelling state and inter-connectivity between hydrogels embedded into the porous matrix is imaged in-situ by X-ray computed micro-tomography following the swelling / de-swelling cycles. The expected outcome of the study is a first-pass assessment of the thermodynamic efficiency of such materials for self-adaptive cooling and related water-heat management applications for buildings. 

 

Deliverables:

  • Mid-term report, presentation
  • Final report, MSc thesis (required by the academic institution) , final report

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Key Skills
Hydrogel synthesisPorous materialsWater managementHeat managementX-ray computed micro-tomographyThermodynamic efficiencyMaterial scienceData analysisResearchTechnical reporting
Categories
Science & ResearchEngineeringEnvironmental & SustainabilityEnergy