{"id":7578,"date":"2014-01-29T19:14:39","date_gmt":"2014-01-29T19:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/?page_id=7578"},"modified":"2020-08-20T19:18:21","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T19:18:21","slug":"20122013-cycle-7-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/?page_id=7578","title":{"rendered":"2013\/2014 Energy Research Grants (Cycle 7)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Developing Efficient Pyrite Photovoltaic Cells<br \/>\n<\/strong> Principal Investigator:\u00a0 Jinsong Huang, Department of Mechanical &amp; Materials Engineering<em><br \/>\n<\/em>PI web page:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/engineering.unl.edu\/mme\/jinsong-huang\">Jinsong Huang Webpage<\/a><br \/>\nAbstract:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Cycle-7-701-Huang-Abstract.pdf\">701 Jinsong Huang Abstract<\/a><br \/>\nPublications:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Air-Stable-Photosensitive-Phase-Pure-Ion-Pyrite-article.pdf\">Air Stable, Photosensitive, Phase Pure Ion Pyrite Nanocrystal Thin Films for Photovoltaic Application<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Alkylamine-Assisted-Ultrasound-Exfoliation-of-MoS2-Nanosheets-and-Organic-Photovoltaic-Application.pdf\">Alkylamine Assisted Ultrasound Exfoliation of MoS2 Nanosheets and Organic Photovoltaic Application<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Biodegradable-Transparent-Substrates-for-Flexible-Organic-Royal-Society.pdf\">Biodegradable Transparent Substrates for Flexible Organic-Light-Emitting Diodes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Photovoltaic-Switching-Mechanism-in-Lateral-Structure-Hybrid-Perovskite-Solar-Cells.pdf\">Photovoltaic Switching Mechanism in Lateral Structure Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Surface-Thermal-Stability-of-Iron-Pyrite-Nanocrystals-Role-of-Capping-Ligands.pdf\">Surface Thermal Stability of Iron Pyrite Nanocrystals Role of Capping Ligands<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Thin-Film-WSe2-for-Use-as-a-Photovoltaic-Absorber-Material-PDF-Download-Available.htm\">Thin Film WSe2 for Use as a Photovoltaic Absorber Material<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Mao.pdf\">Zinc Alloyed Ion Pyrite Nanocrystals for Band Gap Broadening &#8211; poster<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Three-Dimensional Graphene-based Scaffolds for Supercapacitor Applications<br \/>\n<\/strong> Principal Investigator:\u00a0 Alexander Sinitskii, Department of Chemistry<em><br \/>\n<\/em> PI web page:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/chem.unl.edu\/faculty\/sinitskii.shtml\">Alexander Sinitskii Webpage<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Abstract:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Cycle-7-702-Sinitskii-abstract1.pdf\">702 Alexander Sinitskii Abstract<br \/>\n<\/a>Publications:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Bottoms-Up-Solution-Synthesis-of-Narrow-Nitrogen-Doped-Graphene-Nanoribbons.pdf\">Bottom-Up Solution Synthesis of Narrow Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Nanoribbons<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Bulk-Properties-of-Solution-synthsized-Chevron-Like-Graphene-Nanoribbons-Faraday-Discussions.pdf\">Bulk Properties of Solution-synthsized Chevron-Like Graphene Nanoribbons &#8211; Faraday Discussions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Electropolymerization-of-Polyphenylene-oxide-on-Graphene-Chemistry-of-Materials.pdf\">Electropolymerization of Poly(phenylene oxide) on Graphene as a Top-Gate Dielectric<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Highly-selective-gas-sensor-arrays-based-on-thermally-reduced-graphene-oxide.pdf\">Highly Selective Gas Sensor Arrays Based on Thermally Reduced Graphene Oxide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Intrinsic-device-to-device-variation-in-graphene-field-effect-Applied-Physics-Letters.pdf\">Intrinsic Device-to-Device Variation in Graphene Field-Effect Transistors on a Si\/SiO2 Substrate as a Platform for Discriminative Gas Sensing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/ncomms\/2014\/140210\/ncomms4189\/full\/ncomms4189.html\">Large-Scale Solution Synthesis of Narrow Graphene Nanoribbons<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Multilayer-Graphitic-Coatings-Applied-Materials-Interfaces.pdf\">Multilayer Graphitic Coatings for Thermal Stabilization of Metallic Nanostructures<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Synthesis-of-high-quality-inverse-opals-based-on.pdf\">Synthesis of High-Quality Inverse Opals Based on Magnetic Complex Oxides<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Three-Dimensional-Periodice-Graphene-Nanostructures.pdf\">Three-Dimensional Periodic Graphene Nanostructures<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Developing a Break-through in Methane Production from Anaerobic Digestion of Open-Lot Feedlot Manure<br \/>\n<\/strong>Principal Investigator:\u00a0 Galen Erickson,\u00a0 Department of Animal Science<br \/>\n<span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">PI web page:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/animalscience.unl.edu\/galen-e-erickson\">Galen Erickson Webpage<\/a><\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"http:\/\/animalscience.unl.edu\/anscgalenerickson\"><br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">Abstract:\u00a0 <\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Cycle-7-703-Erickson-abstract.pdf\">703 Galen Erickson Abstract<br \/>\n<\/a>Publications:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Anaerobic-Digestion-of-Finishing-Cattle-Manure.pdf\">Anaerobic Digestion of Finishing Cattle Manure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/703-Characterization-of-three-Chlorella-sorokiniana-strains-article.pdf\">Characterization of Three Chlorella sorokiniana Strains in Anaerobic Digested Effluent from Cattle Manure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Feedlot-Manure-Management-Considerations-Including-Anaerobic-Digestion-by-Andrea-K.-Watson.htm\">Feedlot Manure Management Considerations Including Anaerobic Digestion&#8217; 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Watson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/JAM-abstract-Fernando.docx\">Microbial Community Shifts During Anaerobic Digestion of Finishing Cattle Manure with and without Distillers Grains in the Diet (abstract)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>High Throughput Screening for Compounds that Induce Lipid Accumulation in Algae for Biofuel Production<br \/>\n<\/strong>Principal Investigator:\u00a0 Concetta DiRusso, Department of Biochemistry<br \/>\nPI web page: <a href=\"http:\/\/biochem.unl.edu\/concetta-c-dirusso\">Concetta DiRusso Webpage<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/cehs15.unl.edu\/fsinfo\/cehs_pull.php?UserName=cdirusso&amp;Department=Nutrition+and+Health+Sciences&amp;\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Abstract:\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Cycle-7-704-DiRusso-abstract.pdf\">704 Concetta DiRusso Abstract<br \/>\n<\/a>Publications:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Carbon-and-Acyl-Chain-Flux-During-Stress-Induced-Triglyceride.pdf\">Carbon and Acyl Chain Flux During Stress-Induced Triglyceride Accumulation by Stable Isotopic labeling of the Polar Micr4oalga Coccomyxa subellipsoidea C169<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Identification-and-Metabolite-Profiling.pdf\">Identification and Metabolite Profiling of Chemical Activators of Lipid Accumulation in Green Algae<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Near-Field (Nano-Gap) Concentrated Solar Thermophotovoltaic Microsystem<br \/>\n<\/strong> Principal Investigator:\u00a0 Sidy Ndao, Department of Mechanical &amp; Materials Engineering<br \/>\nPI web page:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/engineering.unl.edu\/academicunits\/mechanical-materials\/faculty-staff\/SidyNdao.shtml\">Sidy Ndao Webpage<br \/>\n<\/a>Abstract:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Cycle-7-705-Ndao-abstract.pdf\">705 Sidy Ndao Abstract<br \/>\n<\/a>Publications:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Towards-a-Near-Field-Concentrated-Solar-Thermophotovoltaic-Microsystem-Part-1-Modeling.pdf\">Towards a Near-Field Concentrated Solar Thermophotovoltaic Microsystem Part 1 &#8211; Modeling<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/14-07-16-705-Ndao-2a-MODELING-OF-NEAR-FIELD-CONCENTRATED-SOLAR-THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC-MICROSYSTEM.pdf\">Modeling of Near-Field Concentrated Solar Thermophotovoltaic Microsystem<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Enhancement of Pyroelectric Effect on Organic-Inorganic Interfaces<br \/>\n<\/strong> Principal Investigator:\u00a0 Axel Enders, Department of Physics and Astronomy<br \/>\n<span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">PI Web Page:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/unlcms.unl.edu\/cas\/physics\/enders\/node\/1\">Axel Enders Webpage<\/a><\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unl.edu\/ncmn\/faculty\/enders.shtml\"><br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">Abstract:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Cycle-7-706-Enders-abstract.pdf\">706 Axel Enders Abstract<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Award: \u00a0<em>Donna Kunkel, STM-Guided Materials Discovery of 2D Ferroelectric Cocrystals\u201d, 74th 25-Physical Electronics Conference, La Crosse, WI\u00a0\u00a0 \u2013 Presentation on June 26.\u00a0\u00a0 Received the Nottingham Prize (very prestigious for graduate students in condensed matter physics, June 25-27, 2014\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><strong><em>(Partially funded by NCESR)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">Publications:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Chiral-Surface-Networks-of-3-HPLN.pdf\">Chiral Surface Networks of 3-HPLN &#8211; A Molecular Analog of Rounded Triangle Assembly<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #0f3647;\" href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/The-Chromium-Site-in-Doped-Glassy-Lithium-Tetraborate.pdf\">Chromium Site in Doped Glassy Lithium Tetraborate, The<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #0f3647;\" href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/The-Complete-In-Gap-Electronic-Structure-of-Colloidal-Quantum-Dot-Solids.pdf\">Complete In-Gap Electronic Structure of Colloidal Quantum Dot Solids and Its Correlation with Electronic Transport and Photovoltaic Performance, The<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Coverage-Dependent-Interactions-...JPC-C-article.pdf\">Coverage-Dependent 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href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Rare-Earth-Dopant-ND-Gd-Dy-and-Er-Hybridization-in-Lithium-Tetraborate.pdf\">Rare Earth Dopant (ND, Gd, Dy, and Er) Hybridization in Lithium Tetraborate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Reversible-Mn-segregation-Appl-Phys-lett-article.pdf\">Reversible Mn Segregation at the Polar Surface of Lithium Tetraborate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Self-assembly-of-strongly-dipolar-molecules-on-metal-surfaces.pdf\">Self-Assembly of Strongly Dipolar Molecules on Metal Surfaces<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Ultrathin-Chromia-Films-Grown-with-Preferential-Texture-.-.-..pdf\">Ultrathin Chromia Films Grown with Preferential Texture on Metallic, Semimetallic and Insulating Substrates.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Collaborative Carbon Capture Research<\/strong> <em> Principal Investigator:\u00a0 Yasar Demirel, Department of\u00a0 Chemical and\u00a0 Biomolecular Engineering<br \/>\nPI web page:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/engineering.unl.edu\/academicunits\/chemical-engineering\/faculty\/YasarDemirel.shtml\">Yasar Demirel Webpage<\/a><br \/>\nAbstract:\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Cycle-7-707-Demirel-abstract1.pdf\">Yasar Demirel abstract<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em> Publications:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BIOFUELS-book-chapter.pdf\">Biofuels (book chapter)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Air-Quality-IX-Conference-Article.pdf\">Capturing and Conversion of CO2 to Methanol in a Chemical Looping Packed Bed System<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncesr.unl.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Converting-CO2-to-Methanol.pdf\">Chemical Looping 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