Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research grants

From biofuels to conservation, the Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research supports energy sciences research and education and encourages collaboration between UNL faculty and other organizations and businesses.

The center, established in 2006 through a partnership between UNL and the Nebraska Public Power District, supports promising research on renewable sources, conservation and efficiency and fosters economic opportunities for Nebraska. The center recently awarded its first competitive grants for energy research and education projects, which are listed by title, investigator(s) and department or unit:

Energy Research Grants:
  • Ethanol as an Energy Source and Terminal Reductant: Exploitation of Thermophilic Redox Enzymes in Catalyst Development and Screening, David Berkowitz, Chemistry.


  • Improving Ethanol Production Efficiency: Optimization of Corn-based Feedstock Energy Conversions, David Jackson, Food Science and Technology.


  • Ethanol: Utilization of Byproducts, Hossein Noureddini, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.


  • Technical and Economical Analyses of Combined Heat and Power Generation for Distillers Grains, Lijun Wang, Biological Systems Engineering.


  • A Prototype Series Hybrid Drive Train Using New Permanent Magnet Electric Machine Designs, Dean J. Patterson, Electrical Engineering.


  • Rapid Screening Micro Fuel Cells for Portable Electronics, Li Tan, Engineering Mechanics.


  • Magnetic Nanostructures for Energy-efficient Cooling, Christian Binek, Physics and Astronomy.


  • Flow Measurement of Power Plant Water Resources and Discharges Using Thermal Imaging, David M. Admiraal, Civil Engineering.


  • Hydrogen Production and Storage Using Wind and Nuclear Sources, Jerry L. Hudgins, Electrical Engineering.


  • Smart Building Energy Systems Monitoring, Controls and Diagnostics Using a Wireless Sensor Network for Energy Efficiency, Haorong Li, Architectural Engineering.


  • Exploiting the Synergy Between Ethanol and Distillers Grains, Galen Erickson, Animal Science.


  • Coupling Field Demonstrations and a Simulation Model to Increase Energy and Crop Water Use Efficiency for Corn Production, Suat Irmak, Biological Systems Engineering.


  • Dried Distillers Grains as a Source of Supplemental Energy and Protein for Developing Replacement Heifers, Rick N. Funston, Animal Science/West Central Research and Extension Center.


  • An Economic Analysis of Enterprise Options for the Bio-based Economy Initiative in Central and North Central Nebraska, Alan E. Baquet, Agricultural Economics.
Energy Education Grants:
  • Development of a UNL Minor in Renewable Energy, principal investigator Ron Yoder, Biological Systems Engineering; co-investigator Jerry Hudgins, Electrical Engineering.


  • The Economics of Energy and the Environment: Teacher Training, Classroom Strategies and Online Learning, principal investigator Roger Butters, Economic Education and Nebraska Council on Economic Education; co-investigator Tammie Fischer, UNL Center for Economic Education.


  • Energy and the Future: Video Project for Students in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications, principal investigator Alan Tomkins, Public Policy Center; co-investigators Tarik Abdel-Monem, Public Policy Center, Jerry Renaud and Amy Struthers, Journalism and Mass Communications.


  • Nebraska Cooperative Extension Biofuel Energy Initiative, principal investigator Rick Koelsch, Biological Systems Engineering; co-investigators Elbert Dickey, DeLynn Hay, UNL Extension, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.


    




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