Sustainable Energy
Our research program in sustainable energy has five highly interrelated research areas including fuel cells, flow batteries, photovoltaic materials, catalysis, biocatalysis, and bio-fuels. Some current research projects include inorganic and hybrid polymeric/biological photovoltaic materials; polyelectrolyte membrane hydrogen fuel cells; hydrogen generation via water splitting; advanced battery design; metabolic engineering for biofuel production; and catalytic CO2 reduction to fuels.
Our Partners |
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Eastman Chemical Company |
Joint Institute for Computational Sciences |
Neutron Science Research at ORNL |
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Research Thrusts
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Biomass Based Products
We are exploring the principles of catalytic and biocatalytic conversion of biomass to biofuels, biochemicals and materials.
![Gila Stein using a Microscope](/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Gila-Stein-Microscope.jpg)
Materials for Energy Applications
Our program is focused on developing novel materials for energy harvesting, transport and storage, and conversion.
![Renewable Energy Scale against Fossil Fuels](/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Renewable-Energy-Scale.jpg)
Energy Conversions and Storage
Our program is focused on understanding and optimizing engineering processes in electrochemical devices such as batteries.