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Energy, Sustainability, and Infrastructure
Current Centers
Center for Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub
Award No. 2330175
EARTH will create a transformative, sustainable refrigerant lifecycle to reduce global warming from refrigerants while increasing the energy efficiency of heating, ventilation, and cooling.
Lead InstitutionThe University of Kansas |
Websitehttps://erc-earth.ku.edu/ |
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Center for Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub
Award No. 2330175
EARTH will create a transformative, sustainable refrigerant lifecycle to reduce global warming from refrigerants while increasing the energy efficiency of heating, ventilation, and cooling.
Lead InstitutionThe University of Kansas |
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Websitehttps://erc-earth.ku.edu/ |
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Center for Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub
Award No. 2330175
EARTH will create a transformative, sustainable refrigerant lifecycle to reduce global warming from refrigerants while increasing the energy efficiency of heating, ventilation, and cooling.
Lead InstitutionThe University of Kansas |
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Websitehttps://erc-earth.ku.edu/ |
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NSF ERC for Carbon Utilization Redesign through Biomanufacturing-Empowered Decarbonization
Award No. 2330245
CURB will create manufacturing systems that convert CO2 to a broad range of products much more efficiently than current state-of-the-art engineered and natural systems do.
Lead InstitutionWashington University in St. Louis |
Websitehttps://www.forwardpathway.us/... |
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NSF ERC for Carbon Utilization Redesign through Biomanufacturing-Empowered Decarbonization
Award No. 2330245
CURB will create manufacturing systems that convert CO2 to a broad range of products much more efficiently than current state-of-the-art engineered and natural systems do.
Lead InstitutionWashington University in St. Louis |
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Websitehttps://www.forwardpathway.us/... |
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NSF ERC for Carbon Utilization Redesign through Biomanufacturing-Empowered Decarbonization
Award No. 2330245
CURB will create manufacturing systems that convert CO2 to a broad range of products much more efficiently than current state-of-the-art engineered and natural systems do.
Lead InstitutionWashington University in St. Louis |
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Websitehttps://www.forwardpathway.us/... |
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ERC for Advancing Sustainable and Distributed Fertilizer Production
Award No. 2133576
CASFER will enable resilient and sustainable food production by developing next-generation, modular, distributed and efficient technology for capturing, recycling, and producing decarbonized nitrogen-based fertilizers.
Lead InstitutionTexas Tech University |
Websitehttps://www.casfer.us/ |
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ERC for Advancing Sustainable and Distributed Fertilizer Production
Award No. 2133576
CASFER will enable resilient and sustainable food production by developing next-generation, modular, distributed and efficient technology for capturing, recycling, and producing decarbonized nitrogen-based fertilizers.
Lead InstitutionTexas Tech University |
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Websitehttps://www.casfer.us/ |
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ERC for Advancing Sustainable and Distributed Fertilizer Production
Award No. 2133576
CASFER will enable resilient and sustainable food production by developing next-generation, modular, distributed and efficient technology for capturing, recycling, and producing decarbonized nitrogen-based fertilizers.
Lead InstitutionTexas Tech University |
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Websitehttps://www.casfer.us/ |
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ERC for Advancing Sustainability through Powered Infrastructure for Roadway Electrification
Award No. 1941524
Create sustainable, equitable, and widespread electrification of vehicles by creating low-cost, ubiquitous, and worry-free charging
Lead InstitutionUtah State University |
Websitehttp://aspire.usu.edu |
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ERC for Advancing Sustainability through Powered Infrastructure for Roadway Electrification
Award No. 1941524
Create sustainable, equitable, and widespread electrification of vehicles by creating low-cost, ubiquitous, and worry-free charging
Lead InstitutionUtah State University |
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Websitehttp://aspire.usu.edu |
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ERC for Advancing Sustainability through Powered Infrastructure for Roadway Electrification
Award No. 1941524
Create sustainable, equitable, and widespread electrification of vehicles by creating low-cost, ubiquitous, and worry-free charging
Lead InstitutionUtah State University |
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Websitehttp://aspire.usu.edu |
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Center for Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources
Award No. 1647722
CISTAR’s vision is to create a transformative engineered system to convert light hydrocarbons from shale resources to chemicals and transportation fuels in smaller, modular, local, and highly networked processing plants.
Lead InstitutionPurdue University |
Websitehttps://cistar.us/ |
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Center for Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources
Award No. 1647722
CISTAR’s vision is to create a transformative engineered system to convert light hydrocarbons from shale resources to chemicals and transportation fuels in smaller, modular, local, and highly networked processing plants.
Lead InstitutionPurdue University |
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Websitehttps://cistar.us/ |
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Center for Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources
Award No. 1647722
CISTAR’s vision is to create a transformative engineered system to convert light hydrocarbons from shale resources to chemicals and transportation fuels in smaller, modular, local, and highly networked processing plants.
Lead InstitutionPurdue University |
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Websitehttps://cistar.us/ |
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Nanosystems ERC for Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment Systems
Award No. 1449500
NEWT intends to develop high-performance and easy-to-deploy water treatment systems that will broaden access to clean drinking water from a variety of unconventional sources and enable industrial wastewater reuse at off-grid locations.
Lead InstitutionRice University |
Websitehttp://www.newtcenter.org |
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Nanosystems ERC for Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment Systems
Award No. 1449500
NEWT intends to develop high-performance and easy-to-deploy water treatment systems that will broaden access to clean drinking water from a variety of unconventional sources and enable industrial wastewater reuse at off-grid locations.
Lead InstitutionRice University |
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Websitehttp://www.newtcenter.org |
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Nanosystems ERC for Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment Systems
Award No. 1449500
NEWT intends to develop high-performance and easy-to-deploy water treatment systems that will broaden access to clean drinking water from a variety of unconventional sources and enable industrial wastewater reuse at off-grid locations.
Lead InstitutionRice University |
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Websitehttp://www.newtcenter.org |
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ERC for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics
Award No. 1449501
CBBG will employ or mimic natural biological processes and materials to engineer the ground in ways that reduce infrastructure development lifecycle costs and impacts while mitigating natural hazards and environmental degradation.
Lead InstitutionArizona State University |
Websitehttp://www.biogeotechnics.tech/ |
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ERC for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics
Award No. 1449501
CBBG will employ or mimic natural biological processes and materials to engineer the ground in ways that reduce infrastructure development lifecycle costs and impacts while mitigating natural hazards and environmental degradation.
Lead InstitutionArizona State University |
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Websitehttp://www.biogeotechnics.tech/ |
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ERC for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics
Award No. 1449501
CBBG will employ or mimic natural biological processes and materials to engineer the ground in ways that reduce infrastructure development lifecycle costs and impacts while mitigating natural hazards and environmental degradation.
Lead InstitutionArizona State University |
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Websitehttp://www.biogeotechnics.tech/ |
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ERC for Ultra-wide Area Resilient Electric Energy Transmission Networks
Award No. 1041877
CURENT is developing a nation-wide transmission grid that is fully monitored and dynamically controlled for high efficiency, high reliability, low cost, better accommodation of renewable sources, full utilization of storage, and responsive load.
Lead InstitutionUniversity of Tennessee–Knoxville |
Websitehttp://curent.utk.edu |
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ERC for Ultra-wide Area Resilient Electric Energy Transmission Networks
Award No. 1041877
CURENT is developing a nation-wide transmission grid that is fully monitored and dynamically controlled for high efficiency, high reliability, low cost, better accommodation of renewable sources, full utilization of storage, and responsive load.
Lead InstitutionUniversity of Tennessee–Knoxville |
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Websitehttp://curent.utk.edu |
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ERC for Ultra-wide Area Resilient Electric Energy Transmission Networks
Award No. 1041877
CURENT is developing a nation-wide transmission grid that is fully monitored and dynamically controlled for high efficiency, high reliability, low cost, better accommodation of renewable sources, full utilization of storage, and responsive load.
Lead InstitutionUniversity of Tennessee–Knoxville |
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Websitehttp://curent.utk.edu |
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ERC for Quantum Energy and Sustainable Solar Technologies
Award No. 1041895
QESST seeks to transform the existing electricity generation system, making it sustainable, ubiquitous, and multifunctional, by developing photovoltaic and quantum energy converters, which fundamentally alter how energy is used.
Lead InstitutionArizona State University |
Websitehttps://qesst.org/ |
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ERC for Quantum Energy and Sustainable Solar Technologies
Award No. 1041895
QESST seeks to transform the existing electricity generation system, making it sustainable, ubiquitous, and multifunctional, by developing photovoltaic and quantum energy converters, which fundamentally alter how energy is used.
Lead InstitutionArizona State University |
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Websitehttps://qesst.org/ |
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ERC for Quantum Energy and Sustainable Solar Technologies
Award No. 1041895
QESST seeks to transform the existing electricity generation system, making it sustainable, ubiquitous, and multifunctional, by developing photovoltaic and quantum energy converters, which fundamentally alter how energy is used.
Lead InstitutionArizona State University |
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Websitehttps://qesst.org/ |
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ERC for Re-Inventing the Nation's Urban Water Infrastructure
Award No. 1028968
ReNUWIt advances new strategies for urban water systems, enabled by technological advances and informed by a deeper understanding of institutional frameworks, to achieve more sustainable solutions to urban water challenges.
Lead InstitutionStanford University |
Websitehttps://renuwit.org/ |
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ERC for Re-Inventing the Nation's Urban Water Infrastructure
Award No. 1028968
ReNUWIt advances new strategies for urban water systems, enabled by technological advances and informed by a deeper understanding of institutional frameworks, to achieve more sustainable solutions to urban water challenges.
Lead InstitutionStanford University |
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Websitehttps://renuwit.org/ |
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ERC for Re-Inventing the Nation's Urban Water Infrastructure
Award No. 1028968
ReNUWIt advances new strategies for urban water systems, enabled by technological advances and informed by a deeper understanding of institutional frameworks, to achieve more sustainable solutions to urban water challenges.
Lead InstitutionStanford University |
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Websitehttps://renuwit.org/ |
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Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management Systems Center
Award No. 0812121
FREEDM is developing an electric energy distribution infrastructure system with plug and play capabilities for renewable sources and energy storage systems—i.e., develop a "Smart Grid."
Lead InstitutionNorth Carolina State University |
Websitehttp://www.freedm.ncsu.edu/ |
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Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management Systems Center
Award No. 0812121
FREEDM is developing an electric energy distribution infrastructure system with plug and play capabilities for renewable sources and energy storage systems—i.e., develop a "Smart Grid."
Lead InstitutionNorth Carolina State University |
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Websitehttp://www.freedm.ncsu.edu/ |
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Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management Systems Center
Award No. 0812121
FREEDM is developing an electric energy distribution infrastructure system with plug and play capabilities for renewable sources and energy storage systems—i.e., develop a "Smart Grid."
Lead InstitutionNorth Carolina State University |
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Websitehttp://www.freedm.ncsu.edu/ |
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Center for Biorenewable Chemicals
CBiRC focuses on using biomass to create biobased products that are healthier, sustainable, and more effective alternatives to petrochemical products.
Lead InstitutionIowa State University |
Websitehttps://www.cbirc.iastate.edu/ |
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Center for Biorenewable Chemicals
CBiRC focuses on using biomass to create biobased products that are healthier, sustainable, and more effective alternatives to petrochemical products.
Lead InstitutionIowa State University |
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Websitehttps://www.cbirc.iastate.edu/ |
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Center for Biorenewable Chemicals
CBiRC focuses on using biomass to create biobased products that are healthier, sustainable, and more effective alternatives to petrochemical products.
Lead InstitutionIowa State University |
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Websitehttps://www.cbirc.iastate.edu/ |
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Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research
Dedicated to the discovery and development of new knowledge, tools, and technologies that equip communities to become more disaster-resilient in the face of earthquakes and other extreme events
Lead InstitutionThe University at Buffalo |
Websitehttps://www.buffalo.edu/mceer.html |
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Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research
Dedicated to the discovery and development of new knowledge, tools, and technologies that equip communities to become more disaster-resilient in the face of earthquakes and other extreme events
Lead InstitutionThe University at Buffalo |
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Websitehttps://www.buffalo.edu/mceer.html |
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Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research
Dedicated to the discovery and development of new knowledge, tools, and technologies that equip communities to become more disaster-resilient in the face of earthquakes and other extreme events
Lead InstitutionThe University at Buffalo |
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Websitehttps://www.buffalo.edu/mceer.html |
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Mid-America Earthquake Center
Develop methodologies and application tools for quantifying and mitigating the effects of earthquakes, especially in the central USA, and other low-probability, high-consequence earthquakes. Establish global alliances for assessment and intervention at both the systems and societal levels to protect communities vulnerable to earthquake effects
Lead InstitutionUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Websitehttp://mae.cee.illinois.edu/ |
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Mid-America Earthquake Center
Develop methodologies and application tools for quantifying and mitigating the effects of earthquakes, especially in the central USA, and other low-probability, high-consequence earthquakes. Establish global alliances for assessment and intervention at both the systems and societal levels to protect communities vulnerable to earthquake effects
Lead InstitutionUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
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Websitehttp://mae.cee.illinois.edu/ |
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Mid-America Earthquake Center
Develop methodologies and application tools for quantifying and mitigating the effects of earthquakes, especially in the central USA, and other low-probability, high-consequence earthquakes. Establish global alliances for assessment and intervention at both the systems and societal levels to protect communities vulnerable to earthquake effects
Lead InstitutionUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
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Websitehttp://mae.cee.illinois.edu/ |
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Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center
PEER"s mission is to develop, validate, and disseminate performance-based seismic design technologies for buildings and infrastructure to meet the diverse economic and safety needs of owners and society.
Lead InstitutionUniversity of California at Berkeley |
Websitehttp://peer.berkeley.edu/ |
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Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center
PEER"s mission is to develop, validate, and disseminate performance-based seismic design technologies for buildings and infrastructure to meet the diverse economic and safety needs of owners and society.
Lead InstitutionUniversity of California at Berkeley |
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Websitehttp://peer.berkeley.edu/ |
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Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center
PEER"s mission is to develop, validate, and disseminate performance-based seismic design technologies for buildings and infrastructure to meet the diverse economic and safety needs of owners and society.
Lead InstitutionUniversity of California at Berkeley |
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Websitehttp://peer.berkeley.edu/ |
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Offshore Technology Research Center
Provide technology, expertise and services needed for the development of drilling, production and transportation systems that enable the safe and economically viable exploitation of hydrocarbon resources in deep and ultra-deep water
Lead InstitutionTexas A&M University |
Websitehttp://otrc.tamu.edu |
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Offshore Technology Research Center
Provide technology, expertise and services needed for the development of drilling, production and transportation systems that enable the safe and economically viable exploitation of hydrocarbon resources in deep and ultra-deep water
Lead InstitutionTexas A&M University |
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Websitehttp://otrc.tamu.edu |
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Offshore Technology Research Center
Provide technology, expertise and services needed for the development of drilling, production and transportation systems that enable the safe and economically viable exploitation of hydrocarbon resources in deep and ultra-deep water
Lead InstitutionTexas A&M University |
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Websitehttp://otrc.tamu.edu |
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Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems Engineering Research Center
Research and develop the technologies required to support sustainable infrastructure systems by addressing engineering opportunities in critical areas, including resistance to deterioration and resiliency to extreme events
Lead InstitutionLehigh University |
Websitehttp://www.atlss.lehigh.edu |
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Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems Engineering Research Center
Research and develop the technologies required to support sustainable infrastructure systems by addressing engineering opportunities in critical areas, including resistance to deterioration and resiliency to extreme events
Lead InstitutionLehigh University |
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Websitehttp://www.atlss.lehigh.edu |
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Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems Engineering Research Center
Research and develop the technologies required to support sustainable infrastructure systems by addressing engineering opportunities in critical areas, including resistance to deterioration and resiliency to extreme events
Lead InstitutionLehigh University |
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Websitehttp://www.atlss.lehigh.edu |
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Advanced Combustion Engineering Research Center
Develop, apply, and transfer advanced combustion technology to industry through fundamental engineering research and educational programs aimed at the solution of critical combustion problems
Lead InstitutionBrigham Young University/University of Utah |
Websitehttp://www.acerc.byu.edu |
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Advanced Combustion Engineering Research Center
Develop, apply, and transfer advanced combustion technology to industry through fundamental engineering research and educational programs aimed at the solution of critical combustion problems
Lead InstitutionBrigham Young University/University of Utah |
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Websitehttp://www.acerc.byu.edu |
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Advanced Combustion Engineering Research Center
Develop, apply, and transfer advanced combustion technology to industry through fundamental engineering research and educational programs aimed at the solution of critical combustion problems
Lead InstitutionBrigham Young University/University of Utah |
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Websitehttp://www.acerc.byu.edu |
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