Inspiring future engineers
Gabriella Tosado is a CEI Education Fellow and chemical engineering Ph.D. student. Read about her clean energy research and passion for inspiring underrepresented students - particularly young women and students of color - to pursue STEM disciplines and careers. ...
CEI students spearhead initiative for collaborations between UW and Africa’s cleantech researchers
Sarah Holliday, Griffin Ruehl, and Breena Sperry are building connections with Africa's materials science and solar communities. ...
Designing and growing quantum materials for energy and information technology
UW physics professor Jiun-Haw Chu takes a holistic approach to the development and characterization of materials with new or unusual electronic and magnetic properties. ...
University of Washington, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory team up to make the materials of tomorrow
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height="20px"][vc_column_text]By James Urton January 31, 2018[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="20px"][vc_column_text]Many innovations of 21st century life, from touch screens and electric cars to fiber-optics and implantable devices, grew out of research on new materials. This impact of materials science on today’s world has prompted two of the leading research institutions in the Pacific Northwest to join forces to research and develop new materials that will significantly influence tomorrow’s world.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="20px"][vc_column_text]With this eye toward the future, the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Washington announced the creation of the Northwest Institute for Materials Physics, Chemistry and Technology — or NW IMPACT — a joint research endeavor to power discoveries and...
CEI Research Highlights: January 2018
Research updates from the labs of Profs. Daniel Kirschen, Karl Böhringer, Charles T. Campbell, and Xiaodong Xu. Topics include energy storage planning and markets, self-cleaning solar panels, modeling chemical potential in nanoparticles, and the optoelectronic properties of 2-dimensional magnets. ...
A new battery for grid-scale energy storage
Dr. Mengyu Yan, Dr. Shanyu Wang, and Professor Jihui Yang have published breakthrough research on the mechanics of a zinc-ion, aqueous-electrolyte battery. Zinc-based models have the potential to be ideal for grid-scale energy storage, due to their high-performance, low-cost, safe, and environmentally-friendly characteristics. ...
UW, Tsinghua researchers explore challenges and opportunities for smart, renewable energy grids
University of Washington electrical engineering professors Daniel Kirschen and Baosen Zhang hosted faculty from Tsinghua University (Beijing, China) for a symposium on smart energy systems on December 8, 2017. ...
Helping Puerto Rico & Reusing Bus Batteries: The New York Times on CEI
December 11, 2017: The New York Times features chemical engineering professor Lilo Pozzo, chemical engineering Ph.D. student Matt Murbach, and CEI director Dan Schwartz in an article published this week about clean energy innovation in Washington and California. ...
Announcing the Mark Torrance Foundation Tech Due Diligence Program
CEI is pleased to announce a new professional development opportunity for UW undergraduate and graduate students: the Mark Torrance Foundation Tech Due Diligence Program.Thanks to a generous gift from the Mark Torrance Foundation, we are able to offer a number of students the opportunity to serve on a real investment diligence team evaluating new technologies for Element 8, a cleantech angel investment group. ...