- Projects to focus on solar and battery
technologies, plasma physics and Arctic sea-ice modeling
- ExxonMobil has committed $5 million
toward Princeton partnership for new energy research
- ExxonMobil engaged in similar energy
partnerships with MIT and University of Texas
ExxonMobil and Princeton University today announced the
selection of five research projects associated with their
partnership focused on energy technologies. The projects will
center on solar and battery technologies, plasma physics, Arctic
sea-ice modeling, and the impact of carbon dioxide absorption on
the world’s oceans.
This announcement follows ExxonMobil’s June 2015 commitment to
contribute $5 million over five years to the Princeton E-ffiliates
Partnership, a program administered by Princeton University’s
Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment that fosters
research in sustainable energy and environmental solutions.
E-ffiliates promotes collaboration between industry and academia to
search for energy and environmental breakthroughs. Over the past
year, ExxonMobil scientists have collaborated with Princeton
professors to identify areas with the most scientific potential,
particularly ones that build on the university’s existing strengths
and interests in emerging energy.
“Each of the five selected projects is a potential game-changer
in terms of new energy development and better understanding of our
natural environment,” said Eric Herbolzheimer, senior scientific
advisor and section head of engineering physics at ExxonMobil
Research and Engineering Company. “For example, we will examine
whether photovoltaic properties can be embedded directly into
polymers that could be used as coatings on building materials. Such
technologies could complement current roof-mounted solar
technologies and build upon our leadership in the chemical
industry.”
“The collaboration with ExxonMobil is a win-win,” said Lynn Loo,
director of Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment.
“ExxonMobil gains insight into new developments in emerging energy
and the Princeton community benefits from industry’s view of the
challenges of meeting global energy demands while being responsive
to environmental impacts.”
In the coming months, Princeton’s professors will select
graduate research students to be named ExxonMobil Emerging
Technology Fellows. The five selected projects and the professors
who will lead them are as follows:
Organic Photovoltaics: The objective is to study how new
photovoltaic materials, particularly those polymeric in nature, can
be applied in forms of coatings and building materials. The project
will be led by Lynn Loo, director of the Andlinger Center for
Energy and the Environment, the Theodora D. '78 and William H.
Walton III '74 Professor in Engineering, and professor of chemical
and biological engineering.
Extending Battery Lifetime and Cycle Efficiency: The
project will use diagnostic tools recently developed at Princeton
to study degradation pathways of electric-vehicle batteries, and
how they might impact follow-on use in applications on the power
grid, known as “second life” applications. Research will be led by
Daniel Steingart, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace
engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the
Environment.
Arctic Sea-Ice Modeling: The focus of the project is to
advance sea-ice models used for understanding the factors
controlling Arctic sea-ice cycles and, consequently, the
ability to make reliable seasonal and long-range forecasts for
sea-ice formation and melting. Research will be conducted at
Princeton’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, a premier
institution that has been developing state-of-the-art sea-ice
modeling tools for decades. The project will be led by
Alistair Adcroft, research oceanographer, and Olga Sergienko,
research glaciologist, at the Princeton University Atmospheric
and Ocean Sciences Program/NOAA-Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Laboratory.
Role of the Ocean in the Future of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
Levels: The project’s objective is to gain insight into the
future of carbon dioxide uptake by the ocean by reconstructing
ocean carbon cycle changes during past periods of warming. Research
will be led by Daniel Sigman, Dusenbury Professor of Geological and
Geophysical Sciences.
Plasma Physics: The project will take advantage of
Princeton’s world-leading facilities for studying plasma physics.
It will explore low-energy plasmas’ effectiveness in enhancing or
controlling energy-related chemical processes, such as converting
natural gas to larger molecules for producing liquid fuels or
chemical feedstocks. Egemen Kolemen, assistant professor of
mechanical and aerospace engineering and the Andlinger Center for
Energy and the Environment and the Princeton Plasma Physics
Laboratory, is leading this research with Yiguang Ju, Robert Porter
Patterson Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
Princeton’s Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment is
one of three university energy centers to partner with ExxonMobil
to conduct fundamental research on technologies that can provide
low-carbon energy solutions while meeting global energy demand,
which is expected to rise by about 25 percent between now and 2040
as population and living standards rise. ExxonMobil’s $5 million
contribution to Princeton E-ffiliates Partnership remains the
program’s single largest financial commitment.
Last month, ExxonMobil announced that it would invest $15
million to the University of Texas at Austin Energy Institute to
pursue technologies to help meet growing energy demand while
reducing environmental impacts and the risk of climate change.
In 2014, ExxonMobil became a founding member of the MIT Energy
Initiative, contributing $25 million over five years to support
research and establish 10 graduate energy fellowship appointments
each year.
These efforts are in addition to the more than 80 universities
that ExxonMobil partners with on research programs to explore new
energy solutions.
About ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil, the largest publicly traded international oil and
gas company, is a leader in developing and applying technology to
meet global energy challenges. With more than 19,000 scientists and
engineers, 2,200 of them PhDs, ExxonMobil is committed to investing
in research and development of next-generation technologies across
a broad spectrum of promising frontiers – both directly and in
partnerships with leading academic institutions. For more
information, visit www.exxonmobil.com or follow us on Twitter
www.twitter.com/exxonmobil.
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results and the impact of new technologies, could vary depending on
the outcome of future research and testing programs; the
development and competitiveness of alternative technologies; the
ability to scale pilot projects on a cost-effective basis;
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About Princeton University
Princeton University is a vibrant community of scholarship and
learning that stands in the nation's service and the service of
humanity. Chartered in 1746, Princeton is the fourth-oldest
college in the United States. Princeton is an independent,
coeducational, nondenominational institution that provides
undergraduate and graduate instruction in the humanities,
social sciences, natural sciences and engineering.
As a world-renowned research university, Princeton seeks to
achieve the highest levels of distinction in the discovery and
transmission of knowledge and understanding. At the same time,
Princeton is distinctive among research universities in its
commitment to undergraduate teaching.
Today, more than 1,100 faculty members instruct approximately
5,200 undergraduate students and 2,600 graduate students. The
University's generous financial aid program ensures that
talented students from all economic backgrounds can afford a
Princeton education.
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About the Andlinger Center for Energy and the
Environment
The mission of the Andlinger Center for Energy and the
Environment is to develop solutions to ensure our energy and
environmental future. To this end, the center supports a vibrant
and expanding program of research and teaching in the areas of
sustainable energy-technology development, energy efficiency, and
environmental protection and remediation. A chief goal of the
center is to translate fundamental knowledge into practical
solutions that enable sustainable energy production and the
protection of the environment and global climate from
energy-related anthropogenic change.
For more information, visit acee.princeton.edu or follow the
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