Project Info


Oxides for solar thermochemical water splitting

Ryan O’Hayre | rohayre@mines.edu

Very few materials have been identified for high temperature solar thermochemical water splitting and CSM is one of the leaders using high-throughput methods to rapidly identify new candidate materials for this exciting renewable energy technology.

More Information

This is a continuation of a MURF project from last semester.

Grand Engineering: Make solar energy economical

Student Preparation


Qualifications

This is a continuation of a MURF project from last semester.

Time Commitment

30 hours/month

Skills/Techniques Gained

Oxide synthesis, XRD, SEM, TGA.

Mentoring Plan

Weekly interactions with post-doc/research professor and monthly meetings with advisor.