1. Research
  2. Energy

Energy

Energy expertise includes work on electrochemical systems, fuel cells, and batteries.  Larger scale efforts involve systems engineering and optimization of power plants to enhance efficiency, cut costs, and run more cleanly.  Alternative energy research in areas such as photovoltaics, thermochemical conversion of biomass, and the development of biofuels are also actively being pursued.

  • forward osmosis/osmotic power
  • biodiesel power generation
  • proton exchange membrane fuel cells
  • aerobic biocathodes for oxygen reduction
  • electrochemical kinetics and ionic transport

Participating Faculty

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Burcu Beykal

Eversource Energy Assistant Professor in Environmental & Sustainability Education
beykal@uconn.edu
(860) 486-2756

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George Bollas

Professor, Director of Pratt & Whitney Institute for Advanced Systems Engineering, Associate Dean for Research
george.bollas@uconn.edu
(860) 486-6037

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C. Barry Carter

Emeritus Professor
c.carter@uconn.edu
(860) 486-4020

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Douglas Cooper

Emeritus Professor
doug.cooper@uconn.edu
(860) 486-4020

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Radenka Maric

UConn President, CT Clean Energy Fund Professor of Sustainable Energy
radenka.maric@uconn.edu
(860) 486-3621

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Matthew Stuber

Pratt & Whitney Associate Professor in Advanced Systems Engineering, Director of Graduate Studies
matthew.stuber@uconn.edu
(860) 486-3689

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Julia Valla

Professor
valla@engr.uconn.edu
(860) 486-0583

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Brian Willis

Professor
brian.willis@uconn.edu
(860) 486-9429

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Xiao-Dong Zhou

Professor, CT Clean Energy Fund Professor of Sustainable Energy, Director of Center for Clean Energy Engineering
xiao-dong.zhou@uconn.edu
(860) 486-9204