{"id":13454,"date":"2020-12-14T20:08:52","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T20:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/?page_id=13454"},"modified":"2022-02-09T20:21:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T20:21:08","slug":"2021-2022-energy-research-grants-cycle-15","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/?page_id=13454","title":{"rendered":"2021\/2022 Energy Research Grants (Cycle 15)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Strategies to Sequester Carbon and Improve Soil Productivity in<br>Nebraska: Biochar and Cover Crops<br>Principal Investigator: Humberto Blanco, Agronomy and Horticulture<br><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Co-PI: Sabrina Ruis, Agronomy and Horticulture<br>PI web page:&nbsp; https:\/\/agronomy.unl.edu\/blanco<br><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Abstract:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Humberto-Blanco-astract.pdf\">Humberto Blanco abstract<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Utilization of Biochar as a Methane Management Strategy in Cattle<br>Principal Investigator:&nbsp; Andrea Watson, Animal Science<br><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Co-PI: Galen Erickson, Animal Science<br>PI web page:&nbsp;https:\/\/agronomy.unl.edu\/blanco<br>Abstract:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Andrea-Watson-abstract.pdf\">Andrea Watson abstract<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sibel Irmak project cancelled due to PI leaving UNL<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Co-gasification of DDGS and Biomass for Hydrothermal Hydrogen Gas Production<br>Principal Investigator:\u00a0 Sibel Irmak, Biological Systems Engineering<br><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Co-PI: Mark R. Wilkins, Biological Systems Engineering<br>PI web page:\u00a0https:\/\/engineering.unl.edu\/bse\/faculty\/sibel-irmak\/<br>Abstract:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sibel-Irmak-abstract.pdf\">Sibel Irmak abstract<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Charge Carrier-Lattice Interactions in Halide Perovskite Soft Semiconductor Devices<br>Principal Investigator:&nbsp; Yinsheng Guo, Chemistry<br><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Co-PI:&nbsp; Congrui Grace Jin, Civil and Environmental Engineering<br>Co-PI:&nbsp; Jun Dai, Department of Chemistry<br><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">PI web page:&nbsp;https:\/\/chem.unl.edu\/yinsheng-guo<br>Abstract:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Yinsheng-Guo-abstract.pdf\">Yinsheng Guo abstract<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Application of Biochar as Carbon Sequestering and Beneficial Additive in<br>Concrete<br>Principal Investigator:&nbsp; Jiong Hu, Civil and Environmental Engineering<br><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Co-PI:&nbsp; Adam Smith, Nebraska Forest Service<br>PI web page:&nbsp;&nbsp;https:\/\/engineering.unl.edu\/civil\/faculty\/jiong-hu\/<br>Abstract:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Jiong-Hu-abstract.pdf\">Jiong Hu abstract<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Optimization of Biosoprene Production from Renewable and Captured Carbon<br>Feedstocks<br>Principal Investigator:\u00a0 Nicole Buan, Biochemistry<br><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Co-PI: Karrie Weber, School of Biological Sciences<br>PI web page:\u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/biochem.unl.edu\/nicole-buan<br>Abstract:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Nicole-Buan-Abstract.pdf\">Nicole Buan abstract<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Anaerobic-Production-of-Isoprene-by-Engineered-Methanosarcina-Species-Archaea-AEM.02417-20.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Anaerobic-Production-of-Isoprene-by-Engineered-Methanosarcina-Species-Archaea-AEM.02417-20.pdf\">Anaerobic-Production-of-Isoprene-by-Engineered-Methanosarcina-Species-Archaea<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Charting-a-New-Frontier-Integrating-Mathematical-Modeling-in-Complex-Biological-Systems-from-Molecules-to-Ecosystems.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Charting-a-New-Frontier-Integrating-Mathematical-Modeling-in-Complex-Biological-Systems-from-Molecules-to-Ecosystems.pdf\">Charting-a-New-Frontier-Integrating-Mathematical-Modeling-in-Complex-Biological-Systems-from-Molecules-to-Ecosystems<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Isoprene-Production-from-Municipal-Wastewater-Biosolids-by-Engineered-Archaeaon-Methanosarcina-Acetivorans.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Isoprene-Production-from-Municipal-Wastewater-Biosolids-by-Engineered-Archaeaon-Methanosarcina-Acetivorans.pdf\">Isoprene-Production-from-Municipal-Wastewater-Biosolids-by-Engineered-Archaeaon-Methanosarcina-Acetivorans<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Reintegrating-Biology-Through-the-Nexus-of-Energy-Information-and-Matter.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Reintegrating-Biology-Through-the-Nexus-of-Energy-Information-and-Matter.pdf\">Reintegrating-Biology-Through-the-Nexus-of-Energy-Information-and-Matter.pdf<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Strain-Engineering Enhancement of Energy Efficiency of Solar Cells Based on Organic<br>Halide Perovskites<br>Principal Investigator:&nbsp; 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