Dragan Maksimovic
Dr. Dragan Maksimovic鈥檚 research听is developing a new modular power听conversion approach for electric听vehicles that uses both silicon and听wide-band gap devices to address听the fundamental power conversion,听loss and component听stress听mechanisms.
Zhiyong Jason Ren
Zhiyong Jason Ren is refining a method to听purify wastewater by using an electrochemical听reaction that absorbs more CO2 than it releases,听creating renewable energy in the process. This听energy-positive, carbon-negative method could听potentially contain huge benefits for many听emission-heavy industries.听
Al Weimer
ALD Nanosolutions (ALD = 鈥淎tomic听Layer Deposition鈥�) spun out of听the labs of Chemical Engineering听professors听Al Weimer and听Steve听George. A major focus for the听company鈥檚 lead technology鈥攁听proprietary process for creating听sub-nanometer coatings on听battery electrodes鈥攊s improving听the performance, efficiency and听durability of rechargeable lithium ion听batteries, which are commonly used听in home electronics.
Steve George
ALD Nanosolutions (ALD = 鈥淎tomic听Layer Deposition鈥�) spun out of听the labs of Chemical Engineering听professors听Al Weimer and听Steve听George. A major focus for the听company鈥檚 lead technology鈥攁听proprietary process for creating听sub-nanometer coatings on听battery electrodes鈥攊s improving听the performance, efficiency and听durability of rechargeable lithium ion听batteries, which are commonly used听in home electronics.
Julie Lundquist
Dr. Julie Lundquist is helping improve听wind forecast models, enabling more听reliable and efficient energy production听from wind turbines. Advances from her听work could set up wind farms and power听grid operators to be more successful,听while lowering costs for consumers.
Gregor Henze
Dr. Gregor Henze鈥檚 research explores methods听to achieve greater system efficiencies through听enhanced integration of buildings with electric grid听operations. Such integration could allow buildings to听actively participate in energy markets, which in turn听can enable greater amounts of renewable generation听by creating elasticity in the demand for electricity.
Greg Rieker
A team of CU Boulder, NIST and NOAA researchers led by Dr. Greg Rieker successfully developed a long-range methane leak detection system capable of scanning several square miles in just a few minutes. The team formed a Colorado-based commercial spin-out company to transition the technology to market.