Multifunctional Carbon Fiber Composites Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n \n\nLead: Cornel Ciocanel<\/a> <\/strong>
\nKeywords:<\/strong> Power storage, supercapacitor, lightweight, structural<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n \nThis research is focused on the development of a carbon fiber based composite material with power storage capability. Embedding supercapacitor-like power storage in structural components facilitates weight and volume reduction, as well as extended operation, for electrically powered systems (e.g. UAVs, laptop, phones, etc.).<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Lead: Michael Shafer<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Keywords:<\/strong> Energy harvesting, wildlife telemetry, marine, solar power<\/em><\/p>\nEnergy harvesting is used in terrestrial sensor applications, but is largely absent in the marine sensor field despite several possible harvesting methods and calls for use by the ocean science community. This project has focused on working with wildlife telemetry manufactures to identify practical ambient marine energy transduction methods and then developing methods to assess their potential for supplementing telemetry system energy budgets. Despite the inherent benefits of solar power, the inability to quantify energy production capacity in the marine environment has precluded adoption. This project has worked to develop the methods for marine environment solar power energy assessment through both analytic and experimental methods.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\n \n \n Mining Air for Fuels and Fine Chemicals Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n \n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/mechanical-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/301\/Mining_Air_for_Fuels_and_Fine_Chemicals-600x300.jpg\")
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Lead: Jennifer Wade<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nKeywords: <\/strong>Emissions, carbon capture, climate change, carbon, sequestration, direct air capture<\/em><\/p>\nNAU is supporting a novel direct air capture system developed by collaborators at ASU and UT Austin, that aims to remove CO2 from air using a low-cost polymer membrane-based DAC process. The team uses water evaporation to drive the separation of CO2, decrease emissions, and improve the energy efficiency of the overall carbon capture process. The project uses novel materials to create high-surface area membranes to pump CO2 continuously and actively against a concentration gradient. The process will capture distributed CO2 emissions that can be sequestered or converted into a wide range of energy-dense fuels, fuel feedstocks, or fine chemicals.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\n \n \n Ocean Modeling with application to the Environmental Impact on Climate Change due to Global Warming Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n \n\n![\"photo](\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/mechanical-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/301\/2019\/02\/Vadasz-3-300x200.jpg\")
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Lead: Peter Vadasz<\/a><\/strong>
\nKeywords<\/strong>: climate change, ocean modeling<\/p>\nThe objective of this research is the development of a mathematical model for the energy balance in the ocean in order to investigate the effect the thermal expansion of the ocean water column has on the sea level.<\/p>\n
Consequently the latter impact on climate change duet global warming can be assessed.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Lead: Cornel Ciocanel<\/a> <\/strong> This research is focused on the development of a carbon fiber based composite material with power storage capability. Embedding supercapacitor-like power storage in structural components facilitates weight and volume reduction, as well as extended operation, for electrically powered systems (e.g. UAVs, laptop, phones, etc.).<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n Lead: Michael Shafer<\/a> Energy harvesting is used in terrestrial sensor applications, but is largely absent in the marine sensor field despite several possible harvesting methods and calls for use by the ocean science community. This project has focused on working with wildlife telemetry manufactures to identify practical ambient marine energy transduction methods and then developing methods to assess their potential for supplementing telemetry system energy budgets. Despite the inherent benefits of solar power, the inability to quantify energy production capacity in the marine environment has precluded adoption. This project has worked to develop the methods for marine environment solar power energy assessment through both analytic and experimental methods.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n Lead: Jennifer Wade<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Keywords: <\/strong>Emissions, carbon capture, climate change, carbon, sequestration, direct air capture<\/em><\/p>\n NAU is supporting a novel direct air capture system developed by collaborators at ASU and UT Austin, that aims to remove CO2 from air using a low-cost polymer membrane-based DAC process. The team uses water evaporation to drive the separation of CO2, decrease emissions, and improve the energy efficiency of the overall carbon capture process. The project uses novel materials to create high-surface area membranes to pump CO2 continuously and actively against a concentration gradient. The process will capture distributed CO2 emissions that can be sequestered or converted into a wide range of energy-dense fuels, fuel feedstocks, or fine chemicals.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n Lead: Peter Vadasz<\/a><\/strong> The objective of this research is the development of a mathematical model for the energy balance in the ocean in order to investigate the effect the thermal expansion of the ocean water column has on the sea level.<\/p>\n Consequently the latter impact on climate change duet global warming can be assessed.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\nKeywords:<\/strong> Power storage, supercapacitor, lightweight, structural<\/em><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nMarine energy harvesting for remote sensor systems Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
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\n<\/strong>Keywords:<\/strong> Energy harvesting, wildlife telemetry, marine, solar power<\/em><\/p>\nMining Air for Fuels and Fine Chemicals Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
<\/p>\nOcean Modeling with application to the Environmental Impact on Climate Change due to Global Warming Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
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\nKeywords<\/strong>: climate change, ocean modeling<\/p>\nContact the Mechanical Engineering Department<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n