Category 1: Produce or store commercially useable energy supplies from renewable energy sources, such as wind, biomass, solar or geothermal.
Novel Supercapacitors Based on Nano-Structured Materials
Principal Investigator: Yongfeng Lu, Electrical Engineering
Co-Investigator(s): Dennis Alexander, Electrical Engineering, and Andrzej Rajca, Chemistry
PI web page: Yongfeng Lu Webpage
Abstract: 501 Yongfeng Lu Abstract
Publications:
- Chemical activation of carbon nano-onions for high-rate supercapacitor electrodes
- Investigations on the Aging Effect of the Supercapacitors
- Formation of Multiscale Surface Structures of Nickel via Above Surface Growth and Below Surface Growth Mechanisms Using Femtosecond Laser Pulses
- Fundamentals of Layered Nanoparticale Covered Pyramidal Structures Formed on Nickel During Femtosecond Laser Surface Interactions
- Resonant Excitation of Precursor Molecules in Improving the Particle Crystallinity, Growth Rate and Optical Limiting Performance of Carbon Nano-Onions
Generation of Biomass-Derived Feedstocks for Biofuel and Bioenergy Production
Principal Investigator: Jiantao Guo, Chemistry
PI web page: Jiantao Guo Webpage
Abstract: 502 Jiantao Guo Abstract
Portable Hydroelectricity in a Micro/Nano-World
Principal Investigator: Li Tan, Engineering Mechanics
PI web page: Li Tan Webpage
Abstract: 503 Li Tan Abstract
Poster: Capillary Flow Guided Assembly of Microbeads for Quasiperiodic Stacking
Publications:
- Collective Buckling of Line Arrays Created by Soft Lithography
- Fixing Colloidal Motions at Water/Air Interface with Micrometer Scale Resolutions – J. Phys Chem.
- Supramolecular Nanolayer Reconfiguration after Molecular Intercalation – J. Phys. Chem.
- Two-Dimensional Crystallization of Hexagonal Bilayer with Moiré Patterns – J. Phys. Chem.
Self-X: An Intelligent Large Scale Battery System for Renewable Energy Storage
Principal Investigator: Song Ci, Computer and Electronics Engineering
PI web page: Song Ci Webpage
Abstract: 509 Song Ci Abstract
A Two-Phase System for Solar Domestic Water Heating
Principal Investigator: Siu-Kit Lau, Architectural Engineering
PI web page: No Longer at the University of Nebraska
Abstract: 510 Siu-Kit Lau Abstract
Category 2: Improve operating efficiency and use efficiencies in existing power plants, biofuel plants or wind energy facilities
The Shadow Price of CO2 Emissions for Nebraska Electricity Generating Plants
Principal Investigator: Lilyan Fulginiti, Agricultural Economics
PI web page: Lilyan Fulginiti Webpage
Abstract: 504 Lilyan Fulginiti Abstract
Poster: The Shadow Price of CO2 for Nebraska Electricity Plants
Micro/Nanomechanical Studies of Switchgrass Composition and Cellulose Breakdown Kinetics
Principal Investigator: Joseph Turner, Engineering Mechanics
PI web page: Joseph Turner Webpage
Abstract: 505 Joseph Turner Abstract
Poster: Quantifying the Viscoelastic Properties of Switchgrass Using Micro/Nano-Engineering Tools: Preliminary results
Publications:
- In vivo Extraction of Arabidopsis Cell Turgor Pressure Using Nanoindentation in Conjunction with Finite Element Modeling
- Viscoelastic Properties of Cell Walls of Single Living Plant Cells Determined by Dynamic Nanoindentation
Category 3: Reduce or eliminate negative environmental impacts from energy production systems, including fossil fueled and nuclear power plants, Biofuel systems (crop production, ethanol conversion, co-product use), geothermal, and wind powered generation)
Optimizing Algae and Biogas Production in SUPER Loop Biorefineries
Principal Investigator: Galen Erickson, Animal Science
PI web page: Galen Erickson Webpage
Abstract: 506 Galen Erickson Abstract
Poster: Comparing Dry, Wet, or Modified Distillers Grains Plus Solubles on Feedlot Cattle Performance
Publications:
- Anaerobic Digestion of Finishing Cattle Manure
- Microbial Community Shifts During Anaerobic Digestion of Finishing Cattle Manure with and without Distillers Grains in the Diet (abstract)
Integrated Systems for CO2 Capture, Anaerobic Digestion, and algae Production
Principal Investigator: George Oyler, Biochemistry
PI web page: PI no longer at UNL.
Abstract: 508 George Oyler Abstract
Publications:
Nanostructured Design of Catalysts for Converting Glycerol to Value Added Chemicals
Principal Investigator: Xiao Cheng Zeng, Chemistry
PI web page: Xiao Cheng Zeng Webpage
Abstract: 511 Xiao Zeng Abstract
Publications:
- Defect Engineering in Cubic Cerium Oxide Nanostructues for Catalytic Oxidation
- Hollow Polyhedral Structures in Small Gold-Sulfide Clusters
- Interlocked Catenane-Like Structure Predicted in Au24(SR)20 Implication to Structural Evolution of Thiolated Goid Clusters
- Structure Evolution of Gold Cluster Anions Between the Planar and Cage Structures by isoelectronic Substitution
- Two-Dimensional to Three-Dimensional Structural Transition of Gold Cluster Au10 During Soft Landing on Ti02 Surface and Its Effect on CO Oxidation
Category 4: Improve energy efficiency and conservation in the residential, commercial or industrial sectors.
Residential Electricity Management and Control Mediated by Occupancy Sensor Networks
Principal Investigator: Dale Tiller, Architectural Engineering
PI web page: Dale Tiller Webpage
Abstract: 507 Dale Tiller Abstract
Publications: