Carbon Foam: The Key Ingredient of a Better Battery?
Researchers at Michigan Technological University are working on it. Actually, their design is a twist on what’s called an asymmetric capacitor, a new type of electrical storage device that’s half capacitor, half battery. Michigan Tech researchers have incorporated a novel material on the battery side to make an even better asymmetric capacitor.
Carbon foam has advantages over nickel. “It’s lighter and cheaper, so we thought maybe we could use it as a scaffold, filling its holes with nickel oxyhydroxide,” said Tony Rogers, associate professor of chemical engineering.
And the Michigan Tech asymmetric capacitor work was also mentioned on CNBC
Education in Tune with Industry Raises Michigan Tech's Job Placement Rate to Nearly 95 Percent
Chemical
Engineering Grads Head List of Salary Offers
In
a job market that is seeing higher starting salary offers
to new college graduates, engineering majors can expect
to see the highest offers, on average, according to
a report by the National Association of Colleges and
Employers (NACE). Link to article
AIChE 2011: "Michigan Tech is creating the future in Chemical Engineering" presented
at the
AIChE Annual Meeting at Minneapolis
 Department of Chemical Engineering Convocation April 6, 2 pm, MUB; Keynote speaker: Dr. Gregg A. Zank,
Chief Technology Officer,
Senior Vice President,
Executive Director of Science
& Technology,
Dow Corning Corporation
 AIChE North Central Regional Conference; Pictures and Video, April 8 and 9th, 2011; Chem-E Car, Michigan Tech wins 2nd Place, Also AIChE Jeopardy and Paper Competition
 Students Build CO2 Scrubber
Dr. Komar Kawatra couldn't be prouder of the students on his research team. "We have developed a CO2 scrubber," he says. "It was designed at Michigan Tech and built at Michigan Tech by Michigan Tech students."
 From Oil Spills to Toxic Waste: The Polymer Solution
Professor Gerard Caneba is developing next-generation chemicals from vinyl acetate polymers that could be used to clean up oil spills and disperse spilled oil. With researchers from Gulf Coast universities, he has been working to obtain funds to investigate this family of polymer surfactants.
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ChE Chemical Engineering Department Newsletter - 2010 Link to PDF
New Interdisciplinary Minor in Hydrogen Technology More Details
Chemical Engineering Graduate Program Research Brochure PDF
New National Science Foundation "Advanced Sustainable Iron & Steel Making Center." --- News article ---- ASCIC Center |
Dow Corning Makes Major Contribution to Support Unit Operations Lab
Michigan Tech's Unit Operations Lab, a chemical processing facility located right on campus, will remain among the nation's best, thanks to a significant donation from Dow Corning Corporation. News Story, Photos, Video
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