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2009 Seed Grants
The Clean Energy Supercluster is proud to announce its second round of seed grants.
Biofuels and Emerging Technology
A Highly Efficient, Selective, and Green Process for Conversion of Cellulosic Biomass to High-Energy-Density Sugar Molecules
Eugene Chen, Department of Chemistry (Research/$17,000.)
Chemical Fixation and Programmed Release of CO2 for Sequestration
Tomislav Rovis, Department of Chemistry (Research/$17,000.)
Evaluation of Miscanthus as a Bioenergy Crop in Colorado and Development of Genetic Resources
Nora Lapitan, Joe Brummer, and Junhua Peng, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences (Research/$18,000.)
Overcoming the Bottleneck of Oilseed Crop Development for Biofuels through Mutagenesis and Interspecies Crosses
Patrick Byrne and Shusong Zheng, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences (Research/$15,300.)
Solar, Wind, and Efficiency
Applying Structural Reliability Methods to Improve the Design of Wind Turbine Gearboxes
Rabecca Atadero Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Research/$17,000.)
A combined wind and turbine monitoring radar system for an integrated turbine management
V. Chandrasekar Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Dusanka Zupanski, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (Research/$18,000.)
Conformal Coating of Polymer Electrolytes for Applications in High Surface Area Li-ion Recheargeable Batteries
Amy Prieto Department of Chemistry (Research/$17,000.)
Environmental and Social Monitoring at Maxwell Ranch Wind Farm
Ken Wilson, Liba Pejchar Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Peter Newman Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Jeremy Siemers Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Boris Kondratieff, Andrew Norton, Thomas Holtzer Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Kurt Fistrup National Park Service, and Paul Cryan U.S. Geological Survey (Research/$29,000.)
Cross-Cutting Topics
Training Extension Agents to Educate Coloradoans
Leigh Fortson and Irene Shonle, CSU Extension (Capacity Building/$15,000.)
Organizational Innovation for Energy Conservation
Jennifer Cross Department of Sociology, Zinta Byrne Department of Psychology, Bill Franzen and Stu Reeve Poudre School District (Research/$29,000.)
