Project InfoHydrogen Fuel from Sunlight and WaterTom Furtak | tfurtak@mines.eduNature has evolved very effective mechanisms for converting solar energy into useful fuel through photosynthesis in green plants. In this process water and carbon dioxide are combined in a...
Project Info Spectroscopic Investigation of Lithium Transport in Electrolytes for Battery Fast Charging Jason Porter | jporter@mines.edu Batteries capable of fast charging are needed to achieve wider adoption of battery electric vehicles. These batteries would be able...
Project Info Electrochemical Growth of Superconductors Serena Eley | serenaeley@mines.edu Electrodeposition is a low-cost method of growing materials. The senior design student will build a setup for electrochemical growth of superconductors (such as rhenium,...
Project InfoIMURF – Sustainable Development and the Extractive IndustriesNicole Smith | nmsmith@mines.eduSebnem Duzgun | duzgun@mines.eduWe aim to identify and analyze the indicators mining and oil and gas companies use to assess their contributions to...
Project InfoDeposition of Magnetic 2D MaterialsSerena Eley | serenaeley@mines.eduTwo-dimensional (2D) materials consist of a single layer of atoms and, when stacked, are called van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures due to strong in-plane covalent bonding and weak...
