Pistikopoulos, Balbuena Among Faculty Earning Texas A&M’s Highest Honor
Texas A&M University has awarded the title of University Distinguished Professor, its highest faculty award, to eight scholars. The 2023 University Distinguished Professors represent the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Engineering, as well as the Schools of Medicine, Law and Public Health.
Battelle-led Team to Investigate Recycling Solar Panels
A team from Battelle is one of 16 to win funding from National Science Foundation’s Convergence Accelerator program Track I: Sustainable Materials for Global Challenges. The NSF initiative is focused on converging advances in fundamental research and bringing solutions to the real world through a multidisciplinary approach with academic, nonprofits and industry members.
Review Article Published on Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage
Faruque Hasan, an Associate Professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering and the Assistant Director of Decarbonization for the Texas A&M Energy Institute, along with his doctoral student Manali Zantye and Postdoctoral Research Associate Kazi Monzure-Khoda, co-authored an article titled, “Challenges and Opportunities in Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage: A Process Systems Engineering Perspective” that was published in the October 2022 issue of Computers & Chemical Engineering by Elsevier. This work provides an overview of technology and systems integration challenges, advances, and opportunities in the area of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS).
Texas A&M Energy Institute, the Texas International Education Consortium, and Greentown Labs to present Climate and Energy Impact Showcase at the 27th United Nations Climate Change conference (COP27) in Egypt
Event will feature innovative solutions to global issues involving climate, energy, food and water The Texas A&M Energy Institute, along with the Texas International Education Consortium (TIEC), Greentown Labs, and five Egyptian universities, will present a Climate and Energy Impact Showcase during the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) of the United Nations Framework Convention […]
Holtzapple Advances Commercialization of Carboxylic Platform
Since 1991, Dr. Mark Holtzapple’s research group has been developing the carboxylate platform, a process that converts biomass to carboxylic acids (e.g., acetic, propionic, butyric acids). These acids are valuable chemicals, and also can be used as intermediates to produce industrial chemicals and fuels.