Â鶹´«Ã½'s Energy Cluster (EC) is a research group in the Batten College of Engineering and Technology. The EC brings together faculty expertise across engineering disciplines to facilitate cooperation on energy research, build a strong energy curriculum at Â鶹´«Ã½ both at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and promote research work and facilities to the larger community. The Cluster serves as a gateway for students, industry, and others to access Â鶹´«Ã½'s energy engineering expertise. Click here for more information on the research experiences for undergraduate students (REU) program.
Use these web pages to find information about the research efforts of EC members; facilities and equipment available at Â鶹´«Ã½; energy engineering-focused academic programs offered; conferences, seminar series and other events organized by the Energy Cluster.
Energy Cluster Faculty Members
Follow linked faculty names to the Energy Cluster members' individual faculty pages for more information on their research interests, publications, and curriculum vitae. Research Area links provide descriptions of specific areas of energy research at Â鶹´«Ã½.
| Energy Cluster (EC) Member | Research Area | Ìý |
| Dr. Sandeep Kumar, EC Director | Biofuels | Publications |
| Dr. Xiaoyu Zhang | Hydrogen and Fuel Cells | Ìý |
| Dr. Adrian Gheorghe | Unconventional Energy Governance | Ìý |
| Dr. Sylvain X. Marsillac | Photovoltaics | Publications |
| Dr. Mecit Cetin | Sustainable Transportation Strategies | Publications |
| Dr. Grayson W. Walker (Adjunct Faculty MAE) | Energy Conversion and Storage | Publications |
| Dr. Mujde Erten-Unal | Sustainable Development | Publications |
| Dr. Eric W. Weisel | Smart Grid | Ìý |
| Dr. Arthur Taylor | Nuclear Energy | Publications |
| Dr. Gon Namkoong | Nanostructures for Solar Cell Applications | Publications |
| Dr. Ben Stuart (Chair, CEE Dept.) | Nutrient Cycling in Bio-Energy Systems | Ìý |
| Dr. Reza Moradi | Green Building Design | Ìý |
| Dr. Paul Moses | Marine Power and Energy Systems | Ìý |
| Dr. James Lee | Advanced Biochars Chemistry, Biofuels with Synthetic Biology, and Bioenergetics | Publications |
| Dr. Orlando Ayala | Numerical modelling and heat transfer of fluid flows | Publications |