Oct 20 2009
KAUST-Cornell Center for Energy and Sustainability
Program or topic
KAUST-Cornell Center for Energy and Sustainability
Department(s) or unit(s)
Team includes Cornell faculty from:
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Chemistry and Chemical Biology
- Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Physics
Contact information
See the KAUST-CU contact page.
Program goals
Investigates organic-inorganic hybrid nanomaterials for applications in carbon capture and sequestration, photovoltaics and energy storage, water desalination, and oil and gas production.
Brief Description
Created in 2008 through a generous five-year research award from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). KAUST-CU is one of four research centers world-wide funded by KAUST through its Global Research Partnership.
Research in KAUST-CU focuses on a novel class of hybrid nanomaterials recently discovered at Cornell. Termed nanoparticle ionic materials (NIMs), these organic-inorganic hybrids offer exciting opportunities for basic research and technological innovations at the forefront of materials science and engineering.
Applications of NIMs include:
- Photovoltaics and energy storage systems.
- Desalination and advanced water purification.
- Nanomaterials for oil and gas exploration and production.
- Carbon dioxide capture and advanced sequestration technologies.
Co-directors:
- Lynden A. Archer, Marjorie L. Hart Chair in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, laa25@cornell.edu
- Emmanuel P. Giannelis, Walter R. Read Professor of Engineering, epg2@cornell.edu
For more information
KAUST-Cornell Center for Energy and Sustainability (KAUST-CU)