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Chih-Jen (Jackie) Sung receives the 2024 AIAA Energy Systems Award
Prof. Jackie Sung was awarded the 2024 AIAA Energy Systems Award for his significant contribution in the broad field of energy systems, and specifically for his outstanding contributions to flame dynamics and low-temperature chemistry for developing fuel-flexible, ultra-low emission, efficient combustion energy systems using conventional and alternative fuels. He will be recognized during the 2024 AIAA SCITECH […]
UConn Students to University: Divest From Fossil Fuels. ‘Climate Change is Here.’
After obtaining more than 1,000 online signatures of support within two weeks, a group of students at the University of Connecticut pleaded with university officials to commit to a plan for divesting from fossil fuels and work toward decarbonizing the campus. “Our continued dependence on fossil fuels for our energy needs … directly undermines our human […]
Action-oriented Symposium Connects Researchers to Encourage Collaboration for a Sustainable Environmental Future
Climate change is the biggest challenge humans have faced, and complex issues require collaboration and diverse solutions now. To foster the partnerships and action needed for a sustainable future, UConn researchers convened to share their expertise in the Securing a Sustainable Environmental Future Symposium in October. Ashley Helton, symposium co-lead organizer, deputy director of the Institute of the […]
Gel Repairs Cartilage Without Surgery, With Electricity
A lifetime of activity can gradually erode the cartilage that cushions our joints. Someday, we might simply inject a gel to repair it, University of Connecticut researchers report in the Oct. 6 issue of Nature Communications. Decades of running, climbing and jumping can wear away the cartilage that cushions our joints, eroding it until bone […]
UConn Expanding Clean Energy Offerings In Push for Carbon Neutrality
UConn’s commitment to achieving carbon neutrality and promoting clean energy is continuing its steady progress, with more electric vehicle charging stations in the works and plans to install a hydrogen fuel dispenser and two more fuel cells at the Storrs campus. The UConn Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved plans to purchase and install 18 […]
Sometimes a Break is Needed
Sometimes we just need to take a step back from research and the day-to-day to appreciate and enjoy those around us. That is exactly what the C2E2 team did. It was a break that we all seemed to appreciate. It was a time to enjoy others through conversation, good food and fun games. The lawn […]
UConn, Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Sign Collaboration Memorandum
Representatives from the University of Connecticut and the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) met to celebrate the ink drying on a new collaboration agreement — and to brainstorm potential joint projects — in UConn Tech Park’s Innovation Partnership Building on June 28. Recognizing one another as two of the region’s most significant powerhouses of technology development, UConn and […]
Connecticut and UConn are Leaders in Clean Energy and Sustainability
Connecticut and UConn are leading remarkable efforts to combat the devastating effects of climate change and secure a sustainable future powered by clean energy. One of the nation’s top public research universities, UConn has a wide array of talented faculty, staff, students, and alumni working to solve sustainability challenges that affect communities in Connecticut and […]
UConn Road Trip to EPA Launches DIY Air Filter High-Tech Biochamber Testing
The national movement urging the use of the inexpensive, build-it-yourself “Corsi-Rosenthal” box air purifiers to easily remove unhealthy air particles from indoor community settings like classrooms and homes has been growing from the University of Connecticut to across the country – and now all the way to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Homeland Security […]
Empowering Kids: Energy Choices for Tomorrow at C2E2
On Tuesday June 20th, 2023, the Center for Clean Energy Engineering (C2E2) hosted an exciting event aimed at empowering young minds and educating them about sustainable energy sources and the importance of making informed energy choices. Titled “Empowering Kids: Energy Choices for Tomorrow,” this program was specifically designed to introduce middle school students to potential […]
Axiom Space Astronauts Perform Life-Saving Nanomaterial Experiments for UConn’s Biomedical Engineering Researchers
A new experiment led by biomedical engineering researchers at the University of Connecticut is taking place 254-miles off Earth— inside the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s International Space Station. Connecting ISS astronauts to Storrs via videoconferencing is no easy feat, but a team of School of Engineering researchers made it happen this spring to facilitate […]
UConn Selected to Lead Clean-Energy Project to Help U.S. Industries in Decarbonizing Efforts
Conn has been selected to lead a nationwide decarbonization effort in which it will guide a network of companies, universities, and research centers in a sweeping project to expand the use of clean-energy technologies in America’s industrial sector. The U.S. Department of Energy named UConn to establish and operate its national Onsite Energy Technical Analysis […]
Biodegradable Ultrasound Opens the Blood-Brain Barrier
A new, biodegradable ultrasound far more powerful than previous devices could make brain cancers more treatable, University of Connecticut researchers report in the June 14 issue of Science Advances. Brain cancer affects more than 24,000 people in the US every year, and more than 18,000 Americans will die of one in 2023, according to the […]
UConn Hosts OREO+C Workshop May 25th & 26th
Last week our partners hosted OREO+C Workshop (Overall Research on Electrode Coating and Characterization Processes). The workshop featured discussions about scale-up fabrication and characterization of fuel cell and electrolyzer electrodes. Industry, national labs and academia gathered with the United States and German OREO team as they reported on four years of collaborative findings. The Center […]
Meet Alanna Gado, John Lof Leadership Academy President
Meet Alanna Gado Alanna Gado is a second-year Ph.D. student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and the President of the 2022-2023 John Lof cohort. As the leader of John Lof, Gado has a lot of great plans for the future. One of those plans is to tackle food insecurity that affects graduate students, the newest […]
MSE Professor Collaborates With Others to Write Accomplished Research Paper
MSE Professor Jasna Jankovic, in collaboration with Muhammad Naoshad Islam, Abdul Bashith Mansoor Basha, Vinayaraj Ozhukil Kollath, Amir Peyman Soleymani, and Kunal Karan published a research paper that made it into the Top 25 Nature Communications chemistry and materials science articles of 2022. Titled “Designing fuel cell catalyst support for superior catalytic activity and […]
Shine On: UConn Dedicates Solar-Powered STEAM Tree
UConn held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday afternoon for a solar-powered STEAM tree that will allow community members to charge their personal devices as they enjoy time on the Student Union Mall. The “tree” consists of a metal base that supports panels to look like an actual tree. The solar power generated from the panels […]
A Summer of Research: The Importance of REU’s at UConn
By: Ben Donohue & Olivia Ortegon Research is a valued and highly respected part of an engineer’s career. However, opportunities are not always easy to come by. At C2E2, undergraduate students have the unique opportunity to gain undergraduate research experience that expands upon their classroom knowledge while gaining experience in the field of hydrogen technologies. […]
A Self-Cooling Tent that Runs on Just Water and Sunshine
For many avid outdoorspeople, summertime and camping go hand in hand. But as climate change continues to drive summer temperatures higher, outdoor recreation could become less relaxing—and cooling technologies like fans and portable air conditioners require electricity that is seldom available at the average campsite. Seeing an unmet need, UConn researcher Al Kasani, working with […]
Four UConn Researchers Take DoD University Research Equipment Awards
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded four UConn scientists with high-profile grants to fund the acquisition of technology to bolster their research capabilities. The highly competitive Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP), offered by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), the Army Research Office (ARO), and the Office of Naval […]
Internships Can Lead to Surprising Opportunities and Career Success
By: Ben Donohue & Olivia Ortegon Andres Godoy, a graduate assistant at the Center for Clean Energy Engineering, understands the impact internships have on career aspirations and progression. The knowledge and experience during his internship last year at the National Science Foundation (NSF) helped to set the path for the prestigious Chateaubriand Fellowship, a […]
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Hydrogen Technologies – Summer 2023 Registration Now Open!
Spend Your Summer at UConn! Hydrogen Research Experience for Undergraduates: A Convergent Approach on Traineeship towards Realizing H2 Economy Scientists worldwide are urgently seeking ways to provide a clean, secure, and affordable carbon-free energy future for the mankind. This is not an easy task as the statistics show that the energy demand worldwide is expected […]
UConn Aims to Achieve Carbon Neutrality by 2030 and Become International Model of Sustainability
UConn will build on its culture of environmental sustainability with aspirations to achieve carbon neutrality on campus by 2030, making it a living laboratory to develop and demonstrate new approaches to mitigating climate change’s harmful effects. President Radenka Maric, an internationally known expert in clean energy research, announced the carbon-neutral plan recently in a letter […]
In Connecticut, Climate Change is Another Way to Say Opportunity
A panel of University of Connecticut climate experts discussed how Connecticut could become the Silicon Valley of sustainable energy during a roundtable in Greenwich on Nov. 16. “Climate change is a global issue, but politics are local,” and there must be action at all levels of society to avoid major problems for every human being, […]
New Fuel Cell Gets New Look, Thanks to Student Design
UConn’s newly installed fuel cell sports an eye-catching new look, thanks to a student-led design contest aimed at expanding awareness of the clean-energy technology. The new 460kW fuel cell, recently installed at the Depot Campus in Storrs, was manufactured by HyAxiom, a Doosan company from South Windsor, replacing a 400kW fuel cell. The new fuel […]
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