Overall Research Project Description Hydrogen (H2) is a versatile energy carrier. NASA rockets and space shuttles have used H2 for a long time. Hydrogen produced from water using renewable energy sources (solar and wind energy) will be a sustainable fuel if the infrastructure is developed for production, storage, and distribution. The public and private sectors are investing heavily in hydrogen infrastructure. Hydrogen is a colorless gas. Hydrogen produced using renewable energy sources is referred to as “Green Hydrogen.”
Our research group at the Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS) is investigating green hydrogen as a fuel for electric aircraft, electrical power generation, and energy storage. Students joining our group will contribute to our research projects on hydrogen-fueled electric aircraft, hydrogen for sustainable energy systems, assessing the properties of liquid hydrogen, and cryogenic (low-temperature) techniques for using liquid hydrogen. Our projects involve both modeling/simulations and experimental investigations.
UROP students will be integral to a research group with faculty, research staff, postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, and undergraduates. Many UROP students who worked in our group transitioned to paid research assistant positions and graduate programs.
Knowledge of hydrogen is not essential. We will teach everything needed to be successful. Curiosity and interest in learning are required.
Please join us and help us create a green energy future!