More than $1.4 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy will allow two University of Nebraska – Lincoln College of Engineering teams to expand innovative energy-related research in partnership with national laboratories.
Read the entire article posted in UNL’s Nebraska Today at https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/nebraska-engineers-national-labs-partner-on-energy-related-research/
NCESR awarded an instrumentation grant in 2022 in addition to the annual two-year seed grants in energy sciences research.
The intent of this funding is for an innovative laboratory instrument(s) that will facilitate energy science research and be accessible to all faculty, researchers, and students at UNL. Fourteen proposals competed for this funding.
Dr. Lucia Fernandez-Ballester, Assistant Professor in Mechanical and Materials Engineering was selected to receive the award. The title of her project is, Flash DSC acquisition for novel energy materials and thin films. The funding award is for 7/1/2022 – 6/30/2023.
“I just wanted to thank NUtech and NCESR for hosting this Energy Center entrepreneurship Workshop,” Jiong Hu said. “As a researcher, we always want our research products to be applied and used, as it will benefit not just us at UNL, but also the entire society. However, we don’t always think from the entrepreneurial viewpoint, which often narrows the opportunities and limits the impact on the larger community. The workshop gave us a comprehensive view of how to better position ourselves to put our products on the market. It was also a great experience to pitch our research products in front of the guest panel with local entrepreneurs and funding organizations and receive constructive feedback from the experts. I look forward to opportunities that might present in the near future. Once again, thanks for all the efforts in organizing the workshop.”
Read the entire article posted in UNL’s Nebraska Today at https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/energy-center-hosts-workshop-to-help-bring-research-to-market/
Lorraine Moon, NCESR Office Associate retired on July 15, 2022 after working 47 years with UNL. NCESR thanked Lorraine for her many years of service and dedication to UNL and the Energy Center with a plaque and cards sent by many UNL colleagues and external partners.
Susan (Sue) Wesely started as the new NCESR Administrative Associate on September 30, 2022. In this role, Sue provides general office support to faculty, staff, and external partners of the NCESR. She assists with monitoring Energy Center funded projects, maintaining the website, recording project reporting information, tracking publications and citations related to Energy Center funding, and assisting with newsletters, meetings and events. Susan came to the Energy Center from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, where she was an Office Manager for several public health programs. Susan grew up on a farm in Saunders County. she has an Office Professional Associate’s degree from Southeast Community College in Lincoln. She is a proud parent of 4 children – Brieanna 22, Nathan 18, Tyler 18, and Wyatt 18 (triplet boys). In her spare time, she enjoys going for walks, working on mind puzzles, reading books, journal writing, and container gardening. She cherishes her family most of all.