Energy

2024 Year in Review

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# === Energy === 
print("\nInitializing category: Energy")
energy_definition = "Conducting multifaceted research in renewable and alternative energy sources."
print(f"Definition: {energy_definition}")

energyImpact = "The Fulton Schools are at the forefront of innovative energy materials research and next-generation power systems, with a dual emphasis on efficiency and sustainability. Their work integrates academic rigor with industry collaboration to drive advancements in renewable energy, power electronics and materials science for diverse applications, including extreme environments and global energy infrastructure."
print(f"Impact: {energyImpact}")

year_in_review["highlights"]["Energy"] = [ {

title: “Taking batteries B-LO Zero”
excerpt: “ASU researcher Nick Rolston is collaborating with Swiss researchers to develop solid-state batteries that can survive extreme temperatures in space.”},
{title: “A bright idea”
excerpt: “ASU’s Mojdeh Khorsand Hedman received a 2024 NSF CAREER award to determine how best to integrate distributed electricity resources into the power grid.”},
{title: “Improving electrical efficiency”
excerpt: “ASU researcher Wonmo Kang earned an NSF CAREER award to develop a manufacturing technique for materials with ultrahigh electrical conductivity properties.”},
{title: “Charging up an electrified future”
excerpt: “ASU researcher Houqiang Fu received a 2024 NSF CAREER award to improve the efficiency and reliability of power electronics using aluminum nitride.”},
{title: “Perfecting semiconductors for power electronics”
excerpt: “ASU’s Nidhin Kurian Kalarickal collaborated with Agnitron Technology to develop a damage-free etching method for gallium oxide, a semiconductor material.”},
{title: “Setting new standards for materials testing”
excerpt: “ASU researcher Nick Rolston received an NSF CAREER Award to advance perovskite solar technology and further develop the field’s workforce.”}]