Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez focuses on turning unwanted cheap or waste oils from algae, plants or used cooking grease into less-polluting fuels that can directly replace gasoline, diesel or jet fuel.
Bob Jewell’s work focuses on developing concrete and cement materials that are stronger, more durable and produce less carbon dioxide than traditional options.
John Balk explores how the structure of materials affects their strength, toughness and performance, especially for demanding uses such as next-generation energy systems and sensors.
With significant support from the U.S. NSF, DOD and DOE, Chad Risko studies how molecular building blocks of materials influence their formation and behavior, including electrical, optical and mechanical properties.
Funding from the U.S. NSF, DOD and DOE has allowed Jack Groppo to find new methods to recover critical materials from electronic and coal waste and build up the supply chain for tomorrow’s electronics
funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) advance critical scientific research at UK.
