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UConn College of Engineering Announces New Power Electronics Research Center
UConn’s College of Engineering (CoE) has announced the creation of the Connecticut Power Electronics Center of Excellence (CONPEX), representing the College’s efforts to advance research and education in power electronics ranging from semiconductor materials to systems. CONPEX is currently housed in CoE’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Ali Bazzi has been named director, and […]
Hydrogen Network-of-Networks – Collaborating with the Experts
Last week Dr. Jasna Jankovic and Terry Barber-Tournaud held an amazing workshop at the University of Connecticut, bringing together experts in hydrogen to shape up and plan for the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Global Hydrogen Network of Networks titled: Research and Education Accelerated by Connections in Clean Hydrogen (REACH2). The mission of the REACH2 is […]
Jasna Jankovic receives the Fraunhofer-Bessel Research Award
Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) Jasna Jankovic was recently awarded the Fraunhofer-Bessel Research Award, which comes with €45,000 and supports awardee-directed research at a German institution of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft for internationally recognized researchers in the applied sciences. The award was established in 2005 by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and aims to […]
ECS Student Chapter at UConn
August 12, 2024 | Jordan Baker, Center for Clean Energy Engineering An Inaugural Event to Prepare for the 245th 2024 ECS Spring Meeting The Electrochemical Society (ECS) Student Chapter at the University of Connecticut hosted an inaugural event on Friday May 17th. This event was organized by the chapter’s officers, Christabel Adjah-Tetteh (President), Al Kasani […]
Middle Schoolers Receive Hands-on Experience Learning About Clean Energy
July 22, 2024 | Jordan Baker, Center for Clean Energy Engineering Sparking interest for clean energy and renewable energy technologies in the younger generations, middle schoolers visited the Center for Clean Energy Engineering (C2E2) to learn more about clean energy practices and research. In April, approximately 90 students from Highville Charter School came and visited […]
Technology Entrepreneurship: Waste Not, Want Not
Usama Javed Sheikh likes to say that acquiring knowledge is one thing, but utilizing it is quite another. So, after spending years learning about environmental challenges facing the world, especially related to the waste-water crisis devastating his home country, Pakistan, he pursued undergraduate and graduate degrees in chemical engineering, then put his education and skills […]
Munich Re’s Dr. Kathrin Ebner Shares Insight in Her Career in the Hydrogen Industry
July 17, 2024 | Jordan Baker, Center for Clean Energy Engineering UConn’s Center for Clean Energy Engineering (C2E2) had the privilege of welcoming Dr. Kathrin Ebner from Munich Re. Ebner, who works in reinsurance and risk assessment for Munich Re , a multinational insurance company based in Munich, Germany, came and presented to students and […]
What It Means to Be a Woman In STEM; Celebrating International Women in Engineering Day
June 24, 2024 | Jordan Baker, Center for Clean Energy Engineering What does it mean to be a woman in STEM? In honor of International Women in Engineering Day, the Center for Clean Energy Engineering (C2E2) met with some of our graduate students to answer this question. While talking with the students, we learned more […]
CT Community College Students Experience First-hand Opportunities in STEM Research at UConn
May 21, 2024 | Jordan Baker, Center for Clean Energy Engineering What drives innovations? Who can be an innovator? These were some of the key questions asked during an outreach event in March when- forty students and faculty from CT State Community Colleges visited with the Center for Clean Energy Engineering (C2E2). The group, which […]
UConn Engineering Faculty Member Accepts Two New Positions with UConn and the USDA
May 15, 2024 | Jordan Baker, Center for Clean Energy Engineering Professor Ioulia Valla, within the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE), has recently accepted two positions. One with UConn and the other with the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Valla, who is a […]
Center for Clean Energy Engineering Welcomes New Faculty Member Desen Ozkan
May 3, 2024 | Jordan Baker, Center for Clean Energy Engineering One of UConn and the College of Engineering’s newest faculty is now joining the Center for Clean Energy Engineering (C2E2). Prof. Desen Ozkan, who joined the University back in Fall 2023 in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering department, will also be joining C2E2 and […]
McCutcheon Uses Membrane Technologies to Engineer a Cleaner Future
During graduate school, Jeffrey McCutcheon aspired to filter his area of expertise within the field of chemical and biomolecular engineering. Under the mentorship of Professor Menachem Elimelech at Yale, McCutcheon explored an emerging technology that uses membranes to clean salt, debris, and toxins from water. “It was there that I gained a love for membrane science and […]
DOE Grants Fund Collaborative Clean Energy Projects
UConn is a partner in three important projects with industry that have been selected to receive significant federal funding as the Department of Energy (DOE) seeks to advance hydrogen energy technology. In March, the DOE announced $750 million in funding for 52 projects nationwide, many of them pairing university research with industrial production. The funding […]
Jasna Jankovic named 2024 Distinguished Engineering Educator
Jasna Jankovic, Associate Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), has been recognized by the UConn College of Engineering as a winner of the 2024 Distinguished Engineering Educator Award. The DEE award is bestowed yearly on select engineering faculty for outstanding teaching and innovation at the undergraduate level. Jankovic has been with UConn since 2018 […]
UConn Sustainability Action Plan Taking Wide-Ranging Approach to ‘Green’ Future
UConn has established a detailed plan to measure progress and achieve a wide range of sustainability goals, a commitment that President Radenka Maric describes as foundational to the University’s core values and mission. The UConn Sustainability Action Plan delineates specific actions to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030; conserve resources; integrate sustainability across UConn’s academic and […]
Graduate Students Share Research, Network with Peers at UConn’s Sustainability Summit
Thirty graduate students shared their ongoing research during the inaugural Center for Clean Energy Engineering (C2E2) Graduate Student Research Summit in Sustainability. The summit, held Feb. 16 and 17 at the Innovation Partnership Building (IPB), showcased the work of students from multiple disciplines in engineering. Graduate students Alanna Gado and Leila Chebbo organized and led the […]
UConn Students and Faculty Recognized by Nature Communications as Top 25 Health Sciences Articles of 2023
April 2, 2024 | Jordan Baker, Center for Clean Energy Engineering UConn Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student had her paper, “Injectable and Biodegradable Piezoelectric Hydrogel for Osteoarthritis Treatment” listed as one of Nature Communication’s Top 25 Health Sciences Articles of 2023. Tra Vinikoor, who is a graduate student within\ the Department of Biomedical Engineering as well […]
Gift of Fuel Cell Units Enhances UConn’s Clean Energy Commitment
The Center for Clean Energy Engineering (C2E2) is set to receive a significant gift that will contribute to UConn’s goal of carbon neutrality. InfraPrime – an international company that empowers its clients to reach carbon neutrality goals, and eventually carbon negativity – is donating eight solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) units to UConn. The units […]
UConn Awarded $4.5M DOE Grant to Benefit Grid Reliability for Transmission and Distribution Systems
A project spearheaded by the University of Connecticut will help power grid operators nationwide revolutionize how renewable energy sources are integrated into the electrical grid. On March 19, the Department of Energy awarded Lead Principal Investigator, Associate Director of the Eversource Energy Center and Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Zongjie Wang with a $4.5 million grant ($3,340,168 […]
“You Are Who You Believe You Are”; UConn’s Women in STEM are Creating Visibility for Younger Generations
February 7, 2024 | Olivia Ortegon and Jordan Baker, Center for Clean Energy Engineering It is no secret that science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, (STEM) is usually looked at as a male dominated field mostly due to the stereotypes and prejudice placed on gender in the field. History often showcases how men strive in the […]
Matheou’s Art, Inspired by Fluid Dynamics, on Display at National Academy of Sciences
Clouds strongly interact with solar radiation and as a result small changes in cloud cover have big impact on the Earth’s surface temperature. Currently, the effects of clouds are one of the largest sources of uncertainty in climate projections. Recent computer technology, however, is enabling scientists and engineers to create cloud simulations in controlled environments. […]
Plug Power VP Inspires Engineering Students and Faculty with Talk on Decision Making in Corporate Research
January 13, 2024 | Jordan Baker, Center for Clean Energy Engineering On Friday February 2nd, Dr. Cortney Mittelsteadt presented a talk to UConn engineering students and faculty within the Center for Clean Energy Engineering (C2E2). Mittelsteadt who worked with Giner Inc, and later became CEO before becoming the Vice President of Electrolyzer Technology for Plug […]
UConn Graduate Student Awarded 2023 NASA CT Space Grant Consortium Graduate Research Fellowship
January 10, 2024 | Jordan Baker, Center for Clean Energy Engineering Graduate student, Alanna Gado, has recently been awarded the NASA CT Space Grant Consortium Graduate Research Fellowship. Gado, who is a graduate research assistant within the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, as well as a member of the Center for Clean Energy Engineering […]
UConn Adopts Ambitious 10-Year Strategic Plan
UConn has launched the steps to implement a far-reaching 10-year strategic plan built on the pillars of promoting holistic student success, expanding the University’s research impact, and using its strengths to help Connecticut thrive. The new plan, which goes into effect next year and covers the period through 2034, includes six initiatives to support those […]
UConn Earns High Marks in Global Sustainable University Ratings
UConn was ranked as the 9th most sustainable university in the world by UI GreenMetric, an international sustainability scoring system that reviews over a thousand educational institutions. GreenMetric ranks higher education institutions based on six categories: settings and infrastructure, energy and climate change, waste, water, transportation, and education and research. There are 1,050 universities from 85 […]
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