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Dragan Maksimovic

Dragan Maksimovic

Dr. Dragan Maksimovic’s research is developing a new modular power conversion approach for electric vehicles that uses both silicon and wide-band gap devices to address the fundamental power conversion, loss and component stress mechanisms.

  • EERE Awardee
  • Charles Victor Schelke Endowed Professor, Engineering and Applied Science
Zhiyong Jason Ren

Zhiyong Jason Ren

Zhiyong Jason Ren is refining a method to purify wastewater by using an electrochemical reaction that absorbs more CO2 than it releases, creating renewable energy in the process. This energy-positive, carbon-negative method could potentially contain huge benefits for many emission-heavy industries. 

  • Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
Al Weimer

Al Weimer

ALD Nanosolutions (ALD = “Atomic Layer Deposition”) spun out of the labs of Chemical Engineering professors Al Weimer and Steve George. A major focus for the company’s lead technology—a proprietary process for creating sub-nanometer coatings on battery electrodes—is improving the performance, efficiency and durability of rechargeable lithium ion batteries, which are commonly used in home electronics.

  • Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Steve George

Steve George

ALD Nanosolutions (ALD = “Atomic Layer Deposition”) spun out of the labs of Chemical Engineering professors Al Weimer and Steve George. A major focus for the company’s lead technology—a proprietary process for creating sub-nanometer coatings on battery electrodes—is improving the performance, efficiency and durability of rechargeable lithium ion batteries, which are commonly used in home electronics.

  • Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Julie Lundquist

Julie Lundquist

Dr. Julie Lundquist is helping improve wind forecast models, enabling more reliable and efficient energy production from wind turbines. Advances from her work could set up wind farms and power grid operators to be more successful, while lowering costs for consumers.

  • Research Scientist, NREL
  • Associate Professor, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Gregor Henze

Gregor Henze

Dr. Gregor Henze’s research explores methods to achieve greater system efficiencies through enhanced integration of buildings with electric grid operations. Such integration could allow buildings to actively participate in energy markets, which in turn can enable greater amounts of renewable generation by creating elasticity in the demand for electricity.

  • NREL Awardee
  • Professor, Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
Greg Rieker

Greg Rieker

A team of CU Boulder, NIST and NOAA researchers led by Dr. Greg Rieker successfully developed a long-range methane leak detection system capable of scanning several square miles in just a few minutes. The team formed a Colorado-based commercial spin-out company to transition the technology to market.

  • Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

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