Sustainability and Energy
To address grand challenges in sustainability and energy, CBE researchers have developed innovative technologies while probing the scientific foundations. Current examples include renewable-energy technologies, chemical looping, polymer recovery, new high-temperature heat-transfer fluids, PFAS destruction, advanced batteries, green chemistry, manufacturing intensification, CO 2 capture and utilization, and emission control. These advances result from applying our expertise in reaction engineering, catalysis, advanced materials, electrochemistry, molecular engineering, analytical chemistry, and analytics, combining lab and pilot-scale experiments with advanced computer models of reactors and materials.
Prof. Abolhasani
Focusing on development of microscale flow chemistry technologies tailored for studies of fundamental mechanisms
Prof. Crook
Developing new biological engineering methods in yeast and bacteria to advance human health and sustainability
Prof. Fedkiw
Develops composite polymer electrolytes which decouple the mechanical behavior of the polymer from its conductivity
Prof. Genzer
Develops new three-dimensional, nanostructured architectures for solar cells
Prof. Kelly
Focuses on using functional genomics approaches to characterize the metabolism of hyperthermophiles
Prof. Khan
Focusing on functional nanofibers that offer an exciting opportunity to develop materials with new and tailored properties
Prof. Li
Studying carbon dioxide capture and biomass tar removal via thermochemical redox reactions
Prof. Parsons
Focusing on fundamentals of thin film materials, surface reactions, and nano--scale engineering
Prof. Spontak
Focusing on the design, characterization, and modeling through the use of optical, electron, x-ray, and probe microscopies
Prof. Velev
Develops technologies for chemical synthesis in microscopic droplets, drug and toxin screening, handling of single live cells, assembly of microscopic circuits and sensors
Prof. Westmoreland
Explores the kinetics which govern the conversion of woody biomass to bio-oils