Rutgers Energy Institute

Research Grants

Research Grants

Energy related research at Rutgers University (from 2003 to present)

  • Efficient Characterization of Combustion Fuels, $60,000 (2009) awarded by Office of Naval Research to Marianthi Ierapetritou (Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering).

  • SISGR: Physical Chemisty of Reaction Dynamics in Ionic Liquids, $2,400,000 total (2009), awarded by the Department of Energy to Edward Castner, Jr. (Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology).  Funding is in the amount of $1.95 M to Rutgers, with sub-awards to U. Iowa, U. Minnesota and Penn State; and $450 K to Brookhaven National Lab.

  • Corn Storage Protein: A Molecular Genetic Model, $1.48 million (2004-2008) awarded by the Deptartment of Energy to Joachim Messing (Waksman Institute of Microbiology) .

  • Energy Storage Chemistries and Devices Enabled by Halide Nanocomposites, $889,000 (2006-2009) awarded by the Deptartment of Defense to Glenn Amatucci (Department of Materials Science and Engineering).

  • Nanoscale Phenomena in Surface Chemistry: Structure Reactivity and Electronic Properties, $800,000 (2004-2008) awarded by the Department of Energy to Theodore Madey (Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology).

  • Linker for Semiconductor Nanoparticle Sensitization: Models for Electron Transfer and for Solar Cell Applications, $125,000 (2006-2007) awarded by the Department of Energy to Elena Galoppini (Department of Chemistry - Rutgers Newark).

  • Meadowlands Renewable Energy Master Plan, $100,000 (2006-2007) awarded by the State of New Jersey Meadowlands Commission to Frank Felder (Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy).

  • New Polymer Electrolyte for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells, $75,000 (2006-2007) awarded by the San Diego State University Foundation to Aurelien Du Pasquier (Department of Materials Science and Engineering).

  • CRCD: Photovoltaic Device Processing - A Systemic Curriculum and Research Program, $320,000 (2005-2007) awarded by the National Science Foundation to Dunbar Birnie III (Department of Materials Science and Engineering).

  • Sustainable Energy Targets for New Jersey, $238,000 (2005-2007) awarded by the State of New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to Clinton J. Andrews (Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy) .

  • New Material and Concepts for Next generation Metal/Air Batteries, $1.35 million (2004-2007) awarded by the Office of Naval Research to John Xu (Department of Materials Science and Engineering).

  • New Jersey Offshore and Coastal Wind Energy Analysis (4 Phase Project), $245,000 (2003-2007) awarded by the State of New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to Richard Dunk (Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences).

  • Energy Master Plan Electricity Modleing, $140,000 (2005-2006) awarded by the State of New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to Scott A. Weiner (Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy).

  • Energy Information Center, $100,000 (2005-2006) awarded by the State of New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to Scott A. Weiner (Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy).

  • Computational and Experimental Studies of the Cathode/Electrolyte Interfaces, $75,000 (2005-2006) awarded by the Department of Energy to Stephen Garofalini (Department of Ceramic and Materials Engineering).

  • High Energy Nanostructured Rechargeable Cathode Materials, $810,000 (2004-2006) awarded by the Department of Defense to Glenn Amatucci (Department of Materials Science and Engineering).

  • Towards Self-Sustaining High Rise Buildings: Framework for an Analysis of Materials, $115,000 (2004-2006) awarded by the National Science Foundation to Uta Krogmann (Department of Environmental Sciences).

  • New Membranes Based on Ionic Liquids for High Temperature PEM Fuel Cells, $75,000 (2004-2006) awarded by the San Diego State University Foundation to John Xu (Department of Materials Science and Engineering).

  • Carbon-Hydrogen Bond Functionalization Catalyzed by Transition Metal Systems, $391,000 (2003-2006) awarded by the Department of Energy to Alan Goldman (Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology).

  • Algal Bioreactor: An Air Emissions Cleanup and Renewable Energy Technology Demonstration, $100,000 (2003-2004) awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency to Harry W. Janes (EcoComplex).

  • Facilitating the Organization of Clean Energy Council, $73,000 (2003-2004) awarded by the State of New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to James W. Hughes (Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy).