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Sustainable Energy

Michigan EngineeringFebruary 2, 2023

Andrew Allman receives NSF CAREER Award

Andrew Allman receives NSF CAREER Award for an objective reduction framework for sustainable process systems.

Michigan EngineeringJanuary 25, 2023

Nirala Singh receives NSF CAREER Award

Nirala Singh receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award to further understanding of electrocatalysis and nitrate reduction for a more sustainable future.

Michigan EngineeringJanuary 23, 2023

Bryan Goldsmith receives NSF CAREER Award

Bryan Goldsmith receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award to enhance the conversion of nitrate into valuable ammonia for waste management across industry, food and water systems.

Taylor ShafferJanuary 9, 2023

Harsh Patel receives AMTA and Bureau of Reclamation Fellowship for Membrane Technology

PhD student, Harsh Patel receives Fellowship for Membrane Technology to investigate reducing the cost, energy usage and environmental impacts in water treatment and desalination.

Michigan EngineeringDecember 23, 2022

‘I’m supposed to be here’

PhD student José Carlos Díaz shares his remarkable path from Cuba to chemical engineering at U-M.

Taylor ShafferDecember 13, 2022

The power of collaboration: Encouraging students to explore STEM

A potato battery experiment encourages students to explore their potential in STEM and learn about engineering’s role in building a more sustainable future.

Taylor ShafferDecember 5, 2022

Unique thermophotovoltaic property could be used to improve power generation

A recent study led by Michigan Chemical Engineering PhD student Bosun Roy-Layinde and recent graduate Tobias Burger shows that TPV conversion could be improved at lower temperatures with the use of waste, solar and nuclear heat.

Taylor ShafferNovember 15, 2022

Understanding a cerium quirk could help advance grid-scale energy storage

It turns out cerium flow batteries lose voltage when electrolyte molecules siphon off energy to form different complexes around the metal.

Taylor ShafferOctober 6, 2022

Alum Eranda Nikolla returns to U-M as Professor of Chemical Engineering

Nikolla’s research will expand upon the idea of developing efficient chemical and energy conversion and storage processes through heterogeneous catalyst design to minimize environmental impact.

Taylor ShafferSeptember 30, 2022

Chem-E-Car Competition team heads to nationals after third place finish at regionals

The U-M Chem-E-Car team placed third in the American Institute of Chemical Engineer’s regional competition in April after a turbulent path to the competition. This November, the team will move on to the national competition in Phoenix.

Taylor ShafferSeptember 30, 2022

New funding supports development of novel membranes for treatment of brine waste via electrodialysis

U-M ChE Assistant Professor Jovan Kamcev receives funding from the Bureau of Reclamation Desalination and Water Purification Program to develop novel membranes to treat brine waste produced in desalination plants.

Taylor ShafferSeptember 15, 2022

Mitigating Carbon Dioxide and Nitrate Emissions Using Renewable Energy

Testing a novel chemical process that could simultaneously reduce emissions and remediate pollutants.

Michigan EngineeringJuly 19, 2022

Andrej Lenert receives NSF CAREER Award

U-M ChE assistant professor, Andrej Lenert, has received a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation for enabling light-driven thermodynamic cycles.

Michigan EngineeringMay 10, 2022

Nicholas Kotov elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Nicholas Kotov, Irving Langmuir Distinguished University Professor of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Only 13,500 members have been elected since 1780.

Michigan EngineeringMay 3, 2022

José Carlos Díaz receives National Water Research Institute AMTA Fellowship for Membrane Technology

PhD student, José Carlos Díaz, has received a National Water Research Institute AMTA Fellowship for Membrane Technology. The fellowship supports research projects that advance membrane technologies in the water, wastewater, or water reuse industries.

Michigan EngineeringApril 13, 2022

Nina Lin receives NSF funding to advance microbial engineering technologies for biofuel

U-M ChE associate professor, Xiaoxia “Nina” Lin, has received NSF funding to support research and education in advancing and translating microbial engineering technologies for biofuel/biochemical production.

Michigan EngineeringFebruary 15, 2022

ChE PhD students receive Mistletoe Research Fellowships

U-M ChE’s Cailin Buchanan, Misché Hubbard and Niloufar Salehi have received Mistletoe Research Fellowships that include both a research grant and a nine-month accelerator program that partners students with hardware startups.

Michigan EngineeringJanuary 12, 2022

1,000-cycle lithium-sulfur battery could quintuple electric vehicle ranges

The nanofibers recycled from Kevlar vests are harnessed in a biomimetic design to help solve a battery’s longevity problem.

Michigan EngineeringNovember 29, 2021

Nicholas Kotov honored by MRS with the David Turnbull Lectureship

U-M ChE’s Nicholas Kotov has been recognized by the Materials Research Society (MRS) with the David Turnbull Lectureship for foundational discoveries in interface-based engineering of self-organizing materials.

Michigan EngineeringNovember 23, 2021

$3.4M to turn up the heat at solar-thermal plants

Improved heat-trapping materials for solar thermal energy could help the U.S. meet its goal of cutting solar energy costs in half by 2030.

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