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MECHANICAL , ENERGY & THE ENVIRONMENT

ASSOCIATED FACULTY Overview Alberto Aliseda UW Mechanical Engineering is helping to advance the adoption of a clean energy future Steve Brunton by developing next generation marine, solar and wind energy and electrical energy Corie L. Cobb storage materials, devices and systems, as well as their integration with the grid. Our Joyce Cooper students and faculty are working to increase the scope and impact of our and Peter Dahl education in alternative energies and the environment. We are fostering partnerships that Ashley Emery grow our visibility and prominence in pollution prevention, clean and energy Brian Fabien research and translation. The solutions being developed in our labs will help John Kramlich establish the course toward a smarter, more sustainable future. Jiangyu Li Philip Malte Ann Mescher Igor Novosselov Brian Polagye Jonathan Posner Per Reinhall Jim Riley Andy Stewart

NOTABLE PARTNERS The Boeing Company General Motors PACCAR Pacific Northwest National KEY RESEARCH AREAS Laboratory (PNNL) • Acoustics and prevention UW Applied Lab • Batteries and energy storage U.S. Department of Energy • Energy conversion Washington State Department • Energy optimization and conversion of Transportation • Hybrid and electric • Low-emissions combustion, pollutants and control • Printed and flexible electronics • Wind, solar and marine renewable energy and instrumentation RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

The for Environment Lab explores innovative Clean Cookstoves Lab focuses on the testing, and sustainable technology development, design and design and development of low-emissions, high- dissemination; life-cycle assessment and environmental efficiency wood-burning cookstoves for the performance ; and industrial ecology. developing world.

Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Clean Energy Institute is working to accelerate Center facilitates the commercialization of marine the adoption of a clean energy future by advancing energy technology, informs regulatory and policy solar energy and electrical energy storage materials, decisions, and works to close gaps in scientific devices and systems, as well as their integration understanding. with the grid.

AWARD-WINNING STUDENT TEAMS STARTUPS EcoCAR is converting a Chevrolet Camaro into a Companies resulting from recent ME faculty and hybrid electric for a student competition student research include: sponsored by General Motors and the U.S. JikoPower builds generators that convert into Department of Energy. for disaster preparedness, camping and The Powered Submarine team , low-resource communities. manufactures and competes submarines with the Kuniokoa Cookstoves – in collaboration with goal of developing the most effective submarine BURN Design Lab, ME researchers are creating more system possible, relying solely on human power. efficient and clean wood-burning cookstoves for UW Hyperloop designs, fabricates and competes developing countries. small-scale pods that travel by magnetic levitation Marine has developed inside tubes at SpaceX headquarters. technology to reduce noise from pile driving and protect marine mammals and other sensitive wildlife while improving the efficiency of marine construction projects.

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