UC Energy Institute Energy Science and Technology Projects (1982-2005)

The following table contains a list of EST projects, ordered by topic [general subject area and focal point()] and subordered by the first principal investigator. Click on a blue dot () for more information about a project, on a green document icon () for publications produced by the project, on an underlined name for information about an investigator. Principal investigators' names are followed by an asterisk (*). Campuses are abbreviated as follows:

The last column gives the funding year (California fiscal year, July 1 through June 30).

Fundamental Studies

Chemistry of Fuel Conversion

Mechanics and Chemistry of Combustion

Heat and Mass Transport

Materials for Energy Applications

Energy Production (Resources and Supply Systems)

Fossil Fuel Resources, Extraction, and Processing

Nuclear Energy - Fission

Nuclear Energy - Fusion

Renewables - Photovoltaics

Renewables - Solar Thermal Energy

Renewables - Solar Fuels Production

Renewables - Biomass and Waste Conversion

Renewables - Wind

Geothermal Energy

Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution

Efficient Use of Energy

Industry

Agriculture

Buildings

Transportation

Environmental and Health Effects of Energy Production and Use

Global Climate Change

Toxic Substances, Ionizing Radiation, and Low-Frequency Radiation

Acid Precipitation

Indoor Air Pollution

Power Plant Impacts on Aquatic Biota

Risk Analysis and Management

Project Title		Investigator	Campus Year
	The effect of hydrogen addition on the combustion of natural gas and nitric oxide production	Cattolica, R.J.* Ibrahim, Z.	SD	2004-05

Topical Index

Project Title		Investigator	Campus Year
	Radical studies of surface reactions: direct probe of Fischer-Tropsch catalysis	Cowin, J.P.*	SB	1984-85
	Carbon-carbon bond formation on Ni (111) on surfaces	Cowin, J.P.*	SB	1988-89
	Kinetics of surface catalyzed reactions	Crowell, J.E.*	SD	1988-89
	Towards an understanding and rational synthesis of zeolites and related microporous catalysts	Deem, M.W.* Falcioni, M.	LA	1997-98
	Simulation studies of zeolite nucleation	Deem, M.W.* Wu, G.	LA	2000-01
	A new procedure for the preparation of SiO(2)-supported catalysts of platinum-group metals	Feher, F.J.* Kuznetsov, V.	I	1992-93
	Manufacture of clean-burning gasoline by superacid catalysis	Gates, B.C.* Rezgui, S. Cheung, T.-K. Jentoft, R.E. Liang, A.	D	1994-95
	Fuel production via zeolite catalysis: models for the structure and reactivity of zeolites	Hehre, W.J.*	I	1984-85
	Theoretical studies of reactivity of molecules absorbed on metal surfaces	Hehre, W.J.* Dixon, R.	I	1988-89
	Syntheses and reactions of polynuclear Fischer-Tropsch model compounds	Hersh, W.H.* Fong, R.H. Bonnesen, P. Honeychuck, R.	LA	1982-85
	Novel supports for controlling the structure of metallic catalysts	Hicks, R.F.*	LA	1986-87
	A study of the Schwab effect on heptane dehydrocyclization over Pt/BaKL Zeolite	Hicks, R.F.* Han, W.-J. Kooh, A.B.	LA	1988-89
	Development of energy efficient, tandem catalytic systems for the conversion of fossil fuels into high value products	Hollis, T.K.* Baker, J.A. Rubio, R.J.	R	2002-03
	Catalytic hydrogenation of carbon dioxide on model supported metal catalysts	Ichikawa, S.*	SB	1985-86
	C1 Chemistry with atomically dispersed noble metal catalysts	Ichikawa, S.*	SB	1987-88
	Low temperature catalytic methanol dissociation for transportation fuel	Land, D.P.* Thornburg, N.A. Abdelrehim, I.	D	1994-95
	The effects of coordination on the activation of C-H and C-C bonds by gas-phase transition metal ions	Lebrilla, C.B.*	D	1990-91
	Potential-energy surfaces and electronic structure for molecules and clusters by quantum Monte Carlo simulations	Lester, W.A.Jr.* Reynolds, P.J.	B	1988-89
	Theoretical study of molecule-transition metal interactions	Lester, W.A.Jr.*	B	1998-99
	Models of hydrocarbon product distributions in Fischer-Tropsch syntheses under time-dependent operating conditions	Lindenberg, K.*	SD	1982-83
	Fundamental studies of catalytic reactions on solid surfaces	Liu, N.-L.H.* Poe, R.T.*	R	1982-83
	A quantum mechanical investigation of the basic molecule-surface processes in catalytic reactions	Liu, N.-L.H.* Choi, B.H.*	R	1985-86
	Investigation of vibrational transitions in molecular scattering	Liu, N.-L.H.* Choi, B.H.*	R	1986-87
	Improved catalysts for removing sulfur from gasoline: porous materials with accessible M6 S8 (M=Mo,W,Re)	Long, J.R.* Beauvais, L.G. Bennett, M.V.	B	1999-2000
	Alkane oxidations catalyzed by mononuclear nonheme iron complexes	Mascharak, P.K.* Farinas, E.T. Chavez, F.A. Noveron, J.C. Herradora, R.	SC	1996-97
	Carbon monoxide-derived hydrocarbon-metal chemistry	O'Connor, J.M.*	SD	1987-88
	NMR studies of fuel cell electrocatalysts	Reimer, J.A.*	B	1998-99
	Bent metallocene chemistry	Rettig, M.F.* Wing, R.M.*	R	1983-84
	Structure and reactivity of coordinatively unsaturated metal complexes	Rosenfeld, R.N.*	D	1987-88
	Catalysis on the molecular level: vibrational spectroscopy of metal clusters and cluster-adsorbate systems with far-infrared lasers	Saykally, R.J.*	B	1985-86
	Reactivity of methyl groups on chemically modified surfaces of group VIII transition metals	Weinberg, W.H.* Sun, Y.K. Mullins, C.B. Verhoef, R.W. Kelly, D.	SB	1991-92
	Heterogeneously catalyzed reduction of carbon monoxide by atomic hydrogen	Weinberg, W.H.* Mitchell, W.J. Wang, Y.Q. Xie, J. Johnson, D.F. Mullins, C.B. Verhoef, R.W. Kelly, D.	SB	1992-93
	Studies of supported heterogeneous catalysts on model aluminum oxide substrates	Williams, R.S.* Gignac, W.	LA	1983-83
	Kinetic and stereochemical studies of nucleophilic additions to activated coordinated olefins	Wing, R.M.* Rettig, M.F.*	R	1985-86
	Study of supported metal carbonyls by using modern surface science techniques	Zaera, F.*	R	1987-88
	Designing a process for the activation and conversion of methane in one step	Zaera, F.* Tjandra, S.	R	1991-92
	Molecular designing of better palladium catalysts for gas emission control processes	Zaera, F.* Aryafar, M. Xu, M. Liu, J.	R	1997-98
	Experimental and theoretical modeling of the kinetics of catalytic processes relevant to energy problems	Zaera, F.*	R	2003-04

Topical Index

Project Title		Investigator	Campus Year
	Computational studies of the coupling between premixed-flame and flow-field dynamics	Aldredge, R.C.I.*	D	1995-96
	Spark-ignited accelerating flames in new-technology combustors	Aldredge, R.C.I.*	D	2002-03
	Laser reyleigh measurement of temperature across a strained flame at ignition	Cattolica, R.J.*	SD	2000-01
	Development of new ability to predict pollutant generation in turbulent combustion by parallel computing	Chen, J.-Y.* Dai, F. Chou, C.-P.	B	1993-94
	Stochastic simulation of turbulence and chemistry interactions with one-dimensional turbulence model	Chen, J.-Y.* Wang, Z.	B	1997-98
	Optimization of operations of homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engines by genetic algorithms	Chen, J.-Y.* Dahlquist, K. Fisher, W. Lee, H.	B	2000-01
	Novel technique for in-situ combustion diagnostics	Chen, Y.* Blackwell, M.	B	1994-95
	A novel technique for removal of NO(x) from products of combustion	Dibble, R.W.*	B	1990-91
	TurboNO(x): a novel approach to the reduction of oxides of nitrogen	Dibble, R.W.*	B	1991-92
	Vaporization and drag of combusting droplets with near-neighbors	Dunn-Rankin, D.* Rangel, R.H.*	I	1988-89
	Adaptive control of flames and combustion performance	Dunn-Rankin, D.* Jabbari, F.* Strayer, B.A.	I	1995-96
	Passive stability control for improving the efficiency of power production in industrial gas turbines	Eldredge, J.D.*	LA	2004-05
	Direct numerical simulation of a turbulent non-premixed reaction with heat release	Elghobashi, S.E.* Nomura, K.K.	I	1992-93
	Direct numerical simulation of a spatially-developing turbulent mixing layer laden with evaporating methanol droplets	Elghobashi, S.E.*	I	2000-01
	High efficiency, low NO(x) natural gas burner	Fernandez-Pello, A.C.* Dibble, R.W.*	B	1992-93
	Combustion control techniques for improved emissions and fuel economy	Hedrick, J.K.* Packard, A.* Oppenheim, A.K.* Wilcutts, M.A. Faris, D.W.	B	1994-95
	MOEMS-based gas sensors for future energy systems	Horsley, D.A.*	D	2004-05
	Low temperature methane combustion catalysts	Iglesia, E.* Bell, A.T.* Qureshi, A.A.	B	1995-96
	Time-resolved FTIR emission studies of formaldehyde formation in methanol combustion: an insight into abatement strategies	Jackson, W.M.* Green, M. Nguyen, N. Jones, A.C. Wrobel, J.	D	1993-94
	Numerical investigation of flame stabilization using parallel simulation algorithms	Jacobitz, F.* Mahalingam, S.* Zhou, X.Y.	R	2002-03
	Nano-engineered laminated thermal barrier coatings with enhanced thermal insulation and protective properties	Ju, Y.S.*	LA	2004-05
	Acoustically driven transverse gas injection for industrial burners and aircraft engines	Karagozian, A.R.* King, J. Schuller, T.	LA	1996-97
	Resonance raman spectroscopy of free radicals	Kelly, P.B.* Westre, S.G. Gansberg, T.E. Getty, J.D. Burmeister, M.J.	D	1989-90
	Particle dispersion in turbulent shear flows	Kennedy, I.M.*	D	1987-88
	Characterization and extension of flammability limits of low-Btu gases	Law, C.K.*	D	1985-86
	Aerothermochemistry of dense spray processes	Law, C.K.*	D	1986-87
	Internal structure of turbulent premixed flames	Mantzaras, J.*	D	1990-91
	Cationic chain decomposition of MTBE, TAME, and TOME (tert-octyl methyl ether) and their combustion	Morton, T.H.* Baker, J.A. Mayer, P.S.	R	1998-99
	The interaction of turbulence and nonequillibrium chemistry in nonpremixed combustion	Nomura, K.K.* Grimmett, T.	SD	1995-96
	A novel mixing enhancement method for fuel injectors	Papamoschou, D.* Murakami, E.	I	2000-01
	Theoretical and experimental investigation of interactive droplet vaporization at near- and supercritical conditions	Rangel, R.H.* Dunn-Rankin, D.* Sirignano, W.A.*	I	1991-92
	Formation of soot in complex flows representative of continuous combustion systems	Samuelsen, S.* Megaridis, C. Fang, T.	I	1990-91
	Advanced simulations of turbulent combustion in non-premixed systems	Sarkar, S.*	SD	1999-2000
	Combustion in mixtures with heterogeneous composition	Sarkar, S.* Garrido-Lopez, D.	SD	2003-04
	Chemical mechanism of soot formation in laminar diffusion flames	Seshadri, K.* Gordon, A.S.*	SD	1983-84
	The influence of stretch on the structure and propagation velocity of counterflow, premixed flames	Seshadri, K.*	SD	1986-87
	Mechanisms of formation benzene in laminar counterflow propane-air flames	Seshadri, K.* Weissweiler, T.	SD	1993-94
	Chemical-kinetic characterization of ignition of fuels	Seshadri, K.*	SD	1999-2000
	Combustion of cycloparaffins	Seshadri, K.* Seiser, R. Ciulla, P.	SD	2005-06
	Studies of radiating diffusion flames	Shaw, B.D.* Kennedy, I.M.* Cowles, D.R.	D	1993-94
	Molecular beam-Fourier transform studies of hydrocarbon flame	Smith, O.I.*	LA	1983-84
	Thermophoretic transport of particles in turbulent boundary layers	Talbot, L.* Shepherd, I.G. Cheng, R.K.	B	1984-85
	Numerical modeling of turbulent premixed flames	Talbot, L.* Chan, C.-k.	B	1998-99
	Dynamics of OH reactions important in combustion	Valentini, J.J.*	I	1988-89
	The role of highly vibrationally excited species in environmental chemistry	Wodtke, A.M.*	SB	1989-90
	Laser spectroscopy and in-situ combustion diagnostics of polyatomic free radicals	Zhang, J.* Wang, L. Chambreau, S.D. Xu, K.	R	1998-99
	Mass spectrometry study of reactive intermediates in combustion reactions	Zhang, J.* Hargrove, J.	R	2005-06

Topical Index

Project Title		Investigator	Campus Year
	Two-phase flow	Banerjee, S.* Fenech, H.J.*	SB	1983-84
	An experimental technique for the study of convective heat transfer	Baughn, J.W.*	D	1986-87
	Heat transfer augmentation using oscillating impinging jets	Eibeck-Jeffrey, P.A.* Marchese, D.	B	1992-93
	Flow and energy transfer in electric motors	Greif, R.* Humphrey, J.A.C. Hayase, T.	B	1989-90
	Energy transfer in enclosures including applications to attics and to spaces containing partitions	Greif, R.* Humphrey, J.A.C.* Smith, L. Tsai, H.C. Kang, S.	B	1992-93
	The flow field in a spiral fluted augmented heat exchanger tube	LaRue, J.C.*	I	1984-85
	The effect of length scale and turbulent heat flux on the heat transfer to objects from heated turbulent flows	LaRue, J.C.* Burns, S. Canbanban, A. Gill, S. Barton, P.	I	1991-92
	Unsteady turbulent heat transfer in advanced gas turbine systems	Liu, F.* Ji, S.	I	1994-95
	Energy storage system using solid-to-solid phase transformation materials (organic polyols) in an air fluidized bed configuration	Rubinsky, B.*	B	1983-84
	Development of gas-tolerant heat pipes	Tien, C.-L.*	I	1988-89
	A study of heat transfer enhancement by thermal radiation in furnaces	Yuen, W.W.*	SB	1983-84

Topical Index

Project Title		Investigator	Campus Year
	Light-weight vanadium-aluminum alloys for high-temperature energy application	Ardell, A.J.* Douglass, D.L.*	LA	1988-89
	New chemistry for the synthesis of semiconducting metal nitrides	Arnold, J.* Shafir, A.	B	2000-01
	Multiple quantum dot arrays for high-performance thermoelectric power conversion	Balandin, A.* Zou, J.	R	2000-01
	Organic separations using ceramic supported polymer membranes	Cohen, Y.* Castro, R.P. Klein, J.D.	LA	1993-94
	Lithium conducting solid electrolytes	Dunn, B.* Kaner, R.B.* Wu, P.-W. Holm, S.R.	LA	1994-95
	Infrared spectroscopy of the metal ion environment at the metal/solution interface	Fawcett, W.R.* Faguy, P.W.	D	1990-91
	Development of open-framework materials for efficient thermoelectric applications	Feng, P.* Zheng, N. Wang, C.	R	2001-02
	Transient liquid phase bonding of aluminum for automotive applications	Glaeser, A.M.*	B	1994-95
	Specific heat measurement of the new perovskite superconductors (thin films and sub-milligram bulk single crystals)	Hellman, F.*	SD	1989-90
	Vortex structure and pinning in anistropic superconductors	Hellman, F.* Dynes, R.C.*	SD	1991-92
	Decomposition of alumino-silicate based glasses	Howitt, D.G.*	D	1983-84
	Modified bismuth telluride for improved thermoelectric refrigeration	Kaner, R.B.* Ding, Z. Marcus, D.	LA	1997-98
	The investigation of new hosts for intercalation chemistry	Kauzlarich, S.M.*	D	1988-89
	Synthesis and characterization of sulfide-based high-temperature superconductors	Kennedy, J.H.* Zhang, Z.	SB	1990-91
	Hydrogen storage in single-walled carbon nanotubes	Kiang, C.-H.* Tran, T.T. Choi, J.-S. Mi, P.	LA	1998-99
	Development of high-temperature corrosion-resistant coatings with lasers for advanced energy applications	Komvopoulos, K.* Nagarathnam, K. Mai, P.	B	1993-94
	Thermoelectric coolers and power generators using self-assembled Ge quantum dot superlattices	Liu, J.* Zhou, H.	R	2003-04
	Boron carbides for high-efficiency, high-temperature thermoelectric power generation: a theoretical study	Liu, N.-L.H.* Choi, B.H.*	R	1985-86
	High-performance solid state energy conversion devices based on nanowires	Majumdar, A.* Yang, P.* Li, D. Abramson, A. Law, M. Wu, Y.	B B	2001-02
	Synthesis of cathodoluminescent efficient powders for flat panel display applications	McKittrick, J.M.* Bosze, E.J. Bacalski, C.	SD	1998-99
	Metal hydrides	Oesterreicher, J.K.*	SD	1983-85
	Nanocrystalline thermal barrier coatings: An opportunity to improve engine efficiency	Schoenung, J.M.*	I	2002-03
	Photophysics and photochemistry of photostabilizers and stabilized polymers	Scott, G.W.*	R	1981-84 1985-86
	Synthesis of nanocrystalline materials for hydrogen storage	Shi, F.G.* Tong, H.Y.	I	1995-96
	Processing of novel ultrathin amorphous metallic membranes for hydrogen separation	Shi, F.G.* Chiu, P.G.	I	1999-2000
	Polymer-solvent-nonsolvent interactions in the formation of asymmetric membranes	Soane, D.S.* Fujita, S.	B	1983-84
	Formation of structural foam by supercritical and near-supercritical fluid processing	Soane, D.S.*	B	1990-91
	A new generation of thermoelectric materials for regrigeration and power generation	Stacy, A.M.* Loo, V.J.	B	1999-2000
	Gas separation using asymmetric membranes with ordered polymeric films	Stroeve, P.*	D	1987-88
	In situ electrochemical atomic force microscopy study of cathode material in organic electrolyte at high temperature	Stroeve, P.* Vidu, R.	D	2001-02
	Molecular precursor, low-temperature routes to new oxide materials	Tilley, T.D.*	SB	1991-92
	Photocathodes for electron beam generators of high-power electromagnetic radiation	Vernon, W.* Teebi, M.	SD	1994-95
	The flux lattice in high T(c) superconductors	Webb, D.J.*	D	1989-90
	Quantitative texture evaluation in high temperature superconductors	Wenk, H.-R.* Johnson, G.C.* Sintubin, M. Matthies, S. Heidelbach, F.	B B	1992-93
	Atomic layer epitaxy of diamond with supersonic molecular beams	Williams, R.S.*	LA	1991-92
	Direct observation of molecular polarizability in organic crystals by electric field modulated x-ray diffraction	Wing, R.M.*	R	1987-88
	MoSi(2) composite coatings for energy efficient glass melting	Wolfenstine, J.* Lavernia, E.J. Hsieh, T. Choe, H.	I	1995-96
	Simple rules behind intricate electrostatic phenomena of macroions in electrolyte solutions	Wu, J.* Wistrom, A.O.* Ravindran, S.	R	2001-02
	Development of in-situ TiN whisker-reinforced Si(3)N(4) composites for advanced heat engine applications	Yang, J.-M.* Lin, W.	LA	1989-90

Topical Index

Project Title		Investigator	Campus Year
	Molecular models of catalytic cracking chemistry	Allen, D.T.*	LA	1993-94
	The synthesis and potential uses of a high charge zeolite made from coal flyash	Amrhein, C.* Mosher, P.A. Gagajena, R.C. Kim, T.S. Haghnia, G.H.	R	1992-93
	Thermal evolution of an active continental margin: an example from the Great Basin	Barton, M.D.* Ilchik, R.P.	LA	1987-88
	Enhancing the resource potential of the Gulf Coast hydrocarbon province: experimental constraints for primary hydrocarbon expulsion models	Brown, K.M.*	SD	1994-95
	Structure-viscosity models for heavy oils	Cohen, Y.* Allen, D.T.*	LA	1986-87
	Biologically mediated hydrogen sulfide removal from hydrocarbon gases using anaerobic, sulphide oxidizing hydrocarbon seep bacteria	DeLong, E.F.* Orphan, V.	SB	1995-96
	Biotechniques for crude oil viscosity reduction	Deshusses, M.* Wang, X.	R	1998-99
	Extraction of low-rank coals by supercritical fluids	Griffiths, P.R.* Pariente, G.	R	1984-85
	Development of high sensitivity HPLC/FT-IR and SFC/FT-IR interfaces	Griffiths, P.R.* Fraser, D.J.J. Pentoney, S.L.	R	1984-85
	Innovative methodology for seismic retrofit of steel oil storage tanks by hybrid advanced composite system	Haroun, M.A.*	I	2004-05
	Rock excavation techniques	Hood, M.* Barton, C.	B	1983-84
	Development of a hybrid atomic/continuum model for instabilities of oceanic sediments with methane clathrates	Jiang, Q.* Qin, S.	R	2003-04
	Homogeneous catalytic hydrogen production	Kaska, W.C.* Flesher, R.J.	SB	1997-98
	Non-exchangeable hydrogen stable isotopes in marine sedimentary organic matter: distribution and diagenetic effects	Kastner, M.*	SD	1989-90
	Mineralogical controls on organic matter composition of California continental slope sediments: implications for the formation of hydrocarbons	Kastner, M.* Wainwright, S. Lee, T.	SD	1996-97
	Phase equilibria in hydrocarbon mixtures	Knobler, C.M.* Scott, R.L.*	LA	1982-83
	Chemical kinetics and transport processes in supercritical fluid extraction of coal	McCoy, B.J.* Smith, J.M.* Zhang, C. Wang, M.	D	1990-91
	Coprocessing of coal and petroleum residuum	McCoy, B.J.* Wang, M.	D	1992-93
	Next generation dispersion models for multiscale, multicompositional porous media flow simulations	Meiburg, E.H.*	SB	2003-04
	Characterization and prediction of the internal architecture of heterogeneous reservoirs in cyclic cambro-ordovician carbonates	Montanez, I.P.* Osleger, D.A.* Lehmann, C. Jaesch, J. Edwards, S.	R	1992-93
	Integrated analysis of organic matter-clay mineral relationships in Shales: implications for Shale diagenesis and hydrocarbon generation	Montanez, I.P.* Ginn, T.R.* Casey, W.H. Hill, R. Pevear, D.	D D	2001-02
	Understanding shallow fluid migration systems: Sandstone intrusions and hydrocarbon-related cold seeps, Great Valley Sequnce, CA	Moore, J.C.* Schwartz, H.*	SC	2002-03
	Thermodynamics of asphaltene precipitation for efficient production of petroleum and natural gas	Prausnitz, J.M.* Wu, J.	B	1995-96
	Phase equilibria for natural-gas production. Calculation of multicomponent properties near-to and far-from critical conditions	Prausnitz, J.M.* Jiang, J. vonSolms, N. Cai, J.	B	2000-01
	Selective absorption of hydrogen sulfide in the presence of carbon dioxide using aqueous methyldiethanolamine	Sandall, O.C.* Haimour, N. Bidarian, A.	SB	1983-84
	Use of tertiary amines for selective absorption of acid gases	Sandall, O.C.*	SB	1986-87
	Super-critical and pyrolysis processes for extraction of oil from shale	Smith, J.M.*	D	1982-83
	Effect of thermal stress on maturation of sedimentary organic matter and hydrocarbon generation under volcanic strata, Oregon	Venkatesan, M.I.* Ruth, E.	LA	1987-88
	The hydrocarbon potential of the pacific northwest	Verosub, K.L.*	D	1986-87
	Evolution of temperature and pore pressure in the convergent margins	Wang, C.-Y.*	B	1985-86
	A proposal to model the processes of seal formation and fluid pressurization in sedimentary basins	Wang, C.-Y.* Hwang, W.-T. Daymo, E.	B	1991-92
	Transformation of clays during diagenesis by transmission electron microscopy	Wenk, H.-R.* Bell, T.E.	B	1982-83

Topical Index

Project Title		Investigator	Campus Year
	A probalistic methodology of fuel motion and relocation within a nuclear reactor pressure vessel and the uncertainties therein, given a severe core damage accident	Dhir, V.K.* Okrent, D.* An, X.	LA	1996-97
	Colloid and particle migration in subsurface flow	Hunt, J.R.* Sitar, N.* McDowell-Boyer, L. Geller, J.	B	1984-85
	A study of the kinetics of annealing of radiation damage in nuclear reactor pressure vessel steels	Lucas, G.E.* Odette, G.R.*	SB	1988-89
	Modeling of colloid migration in subsurface fractures	Narasimhan, T.N.* Hunt, J.R.*	B	1987-88
	A method for evaluation of risk due to seismic related design and construction errors based on past reactor experience	Okrent, D.*	LA	1984-85
	Design and development of an integral thermal hydraulic test loop for reactor safety experiments	Peterson, P.F.* Schrock, V.E.* Kageyama, T. Akbarzedah, A.	B	1990-91
	Release of cesium, iodine and cadmium from ceramic UO(2)	Prussin, S.G.* Olander, D.R.* Balooch, M.*	B	1982-83

Topical Index

Project Title		Investigator	Campus Year
	Alfvenic instabilities excited by alpha particles in tokamak fusion plasmas	Chen, L.* Rakhmanova, S.	I	1995-96
	Theoretical analysis of heat transport in an rf-heated spheromak	Fowler, T.K.* Hua, D.D. Morse, E.C.	B	1997-98
	Spin coating of sol-gels for antireflective coatings	Higgins, B.G.*	D	1986-87
	Nonlinear control of kinetic and current profiles in fusion reactors	Krstic, M.* Tynan, G.R.* Schuster, E.	SD	2002-03
	Potential of a magnetic dipole fusion reactor as a compact and scalable energy source	Kumar, A.* Dawson, J.M.*	LA	1998-99
	Turbulent transport in fusion plasmas	Lin, Z.*	I	2003-04
	Fusion energy end-product improvement in a socio-economic context	Miller, R.L.*	SD	1998-99
	Assessment of refractory foam for heat transfer enhancement in fusion high heat flux components	Raffray, A.R.* Tillack, M.S.*	SD	1999-2000
	Thermonuclear fusion by Z-Theta pinch	Rahman, H.-u.-* Fisher, A.*	R I	1988-89
	Large orbit magnetic confinemnet systems for advanced fusion fuels	Rostoker, N.*	I	1989-90
	Current systems in magnetoplasmas	Stenzel, R.L.* Urrutia, J.M.	LA	1988-89
	Enhancement of the sonoluminescence hot spot using control of ultrasound	Szeri, A.J.*	B	1997-98
	Study of hot plasma confinement in an axisymmetric magnetic mirror facility (Axim Project)	Wong, A.Y.* Kuthi, A.	LA	1984-85

Topical Index

Project Title		Investigator	Campus Year
	Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition of hydrogenated nanocrystalline silicon for photovoltaic applications	Aydil, E.S.* Maroudas, D.* Ramalingam, S. Marra, D.C. Lopez, A.S.	SB	1996-97
	ZnO based dye sensitized solar cells	Aydil, E.S.* Baxter, J.	SB	2004-05
	Charge transport measurements in hydrogenated amorphous silicon by photoconductive mixing	Braunstein, R.* Tang, Y. VonRoedern, B. Baerner, K. Shapiro, F.R. Shaltout, I. Geissinger, E.R.	LA	1992-93
	Amorphous silicon by high rate deposition	Bunshah, R.F.*	LA	1984-85
	CuInS(x)Se(2-x) thin film solar cell fabricated by activated reactive evaporation	Bunshah, R.F.*	LA	1985-86
	Polymer composite photovoltaics manufactured on plastic substrates	Carter, S.A.* Breeze, A.J. Arango, A.	SC	1999-2000
	Synthesis of novel semiconductors for high-efficiency multi-band solar cells	Dubon, O.D.Jr.* Alberi, K.	B	2004-05
	Electrodeposited thin semiconducting films as materials for solar energy conversion	Fawcett, W.R.*	D	1984-85
	SolDomino flate-panel solar concentrator with internal tracking and multifunction PV cells in TransReFerence configuration	Ferenc, D.* Bratton, C.	D	2001-02
	Synthesis and processing of porous silicon for photovoltaic applications	Goorsky, M.S.* Matney, K.	LA	1993-94
	Materials Analysis of III-V semiconductor solar cells for concentrator applications	Goorsky, M.S.* Forrest, R. Neilson, T.	LA	1999-2000
	The molecular kinetics of cadmium telluride organometallic chemical vapor deposition	Hicks, R.F.* Gee, P.E. McDaniel, A.H.	LA	1991-92
	Metal containing dendritic assemblies for unimolecular light harvesting	Hong, B.* Murfee, H.J. Xu, D.	I	1997-98
	Mechanistic studies of electron injection into TiO2-based photovoltaic devices: making solar cells from paint chips and rust	McCusker, J.K.* Monat, J.E.	B	1999-2000
	Development of new hybrid approaches for photovoltaic device fabrication	Ozkan, M.* Yilmaz, F.	R	2005-06
	Amorphous semiconductors prepared by homogeneous chemical vapor deposition	Reimer, J.A.*	B	1983-84
	Optimizing the morphology of conjugated polymer films for plastic solar cells	Schwartz, B.J.*	LA	2001-02
	Polymeric squaraine dyes for solar photovoltaics	Scott, G.W.* Abou-Zied, O.	R	1996-97
	The chemistry of high-temperature solar cells	Williams, R.S.*	LA	1985-86
	TiO(2) nanowire-polymer hybrid solar cell	Yang, P.*	B	2005-06
	High performance and low cost plastic solar cells	Yang, Y.* Chen, F.-C.	LA	2002-03

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Project Title		Investigator	Campus Year
	Low-cost distributed solar-electric technology	Sanders, S.R.* DerMinassians, A. Aschenbach, K.H.	B	2002-03

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Project Title		Investigator	Campus Year
	Polynuclear manganese complexes as models for the photosynthetic oxygen evolving center	Armstrong, W.H.*	B	1989-90
	Novel electron paramagnetic resonance investigations of the mechanism of photosynthetic oxygen evolution	Britt, R.D.* Sturgeon, B. Gilchrist, L.	D	1990-91
	Photolysis of metal-carbon dioxide and metal carbonate complexes to produce oxygen and reduced carbon	Kaska, W.C.* Zink, J.I.*	SB LA	1990-91
	Photoelectrochemistry at iron oxide electrodes	Kennedy, J.H.*	SB	1983-84
	Photoelectrochemical cells with graded bandgap semiconductors	Kennedy, J.H.*	SB	1985-86
	Investigation of semiconductor surfaces with scanning tunneling microscopy (STM)	Kennedy, J.H.* Gilbert, S. Zhang, Z.	SB	1987-88 1989-90
	Experimental determination of the melting behavior and physical properties of biomass fuel ash	Lesher, C.E.* Jenkins, B.M.* Thy, P.	D	1995-96
	Theoretical investigation of chemical reactions in solution and applications to solar energy conversion	Lindenberg, K.* Peacock-Lopez, E.*	SD	1988-89
	Probe into the structure of the active site of nickel-containing hydrogenases: a synthetic analogue approach	Mascharak, P.K.*	SC	1988-89
	A combinatorial approach to the discovery of new photocatalysts for hydrogen production from sunlight	McFarland, E.W.* Strouse, G.F.* Chmelka, B.F.* Jaramillo, T. Matsiev, A. Ivanovskaya, A.	SB	1999-2000
	Ultrafast studies of the charge injection mechanism in photosensitized TiO(2) cells: a critical step towards efficient light energy conversion	Zhang, J.Z.* Cherepy, N.J. Roberti, T.W. Smith, B.A. Brelle, M.C.	SC	1995-96

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Project Title		Investigator	Campus Year
	An investigation into the relationship between metabolic activity and kinetic behavior of Z. mobilis	Agrawal, P.*	SB	1989-90
	Cloning of a yeast xylose transporter protein and expression in Sacchromyces cerevisiae	Bisson, L.F.* Does, A.L.	D	1989-90
	Nonlinear modeling for the purposes of diagnosing and controlling wind energy devices	Brown, R.* Rulkov, N.F. Tracy, E.R.	SD	1993-94
	Cyanobacteria as a source of hydrocarbons	Calvin, M.*	B	1986-87
	Heme synthesis and turnover	Castelfranco, P.A.*	D	1982-84
	Optimization of algal biomass utilization: methane production through anaerobic digestion	Chapman, D.J.* Gellenbeck, K.W.*	LA	1984-85
	Investigation of specific gasification rates and energy conversion efficiencies for the open-core, downdraft, rice hull gas producer	Goss, J.R.*	D	1987-88
	Optimization of methanogenesis from plant biomass and waste products by genetic engineering	Gunsalus, R.P.*	LA	1985-86
	Pretreatment of lignocellulosic materials with supercritical fluids	Hong, J.* Kim, K.H.	I	1996-97
	Retention and volatilization of halogen and alkali metal elements from biomass fuel blends	Jenkins, B.M.* Lesher, C.E.* Thy, P.*	D	1999-2000
	Biochemical and genetic studies of energy transduction in oxidative phosphorylation	Kayalar, C.*	B	1982-83
	Mitigation of the ammonia toxicity problem in a high-solids anaerobic digestion process for fuel gas production	Kayhanian, M.* Hardy, S. Rich, D.	D	1993-94
	Ethanol production and ethanol tolerance in yeast: relationship to heat shock response, thermotolerance and alcohol dehydrogenase levels	McLaughlin, C.S.* Plesset, J.*	I	1982-83
	Heating facultative ponds to increase rates of gas evolution: a step in the integration of waste-treatment and biomass energy production using microalgae	Oswald, W.J.* VonHippel, D.F.	B	1985-86
	Exploration of an ethanol-producing solar bioconversion process using the microalga dunaliella species as the biomass crop	Oswald, W.J.* VonHippel, D.F.	B	1986-87
	Methane capture, carbon dioxide sequestering, and the energetics of advanced integrated ponding systems	Oswald, W.J.* Green, F.B. Lundquist, T.J.	B	1989-90 1991-92
	Mass Burning of Municipal Wastes	Penner, S.S.*	SD	1986-87
	An innovative anaerobic composting process for the management of post-consumer paper pulp sludge	Tchobanoglous, G.*	D	1994-95
	Hydrocarbon and char recovery from auto shredder residue	Trezek, G.J.*	B	1988-89
	The role of mitochondria in yeast metabolic regulation	Wills, C.*	SD	1986-87
	Developing a solid-liquid phased anaerobic digestion system for methane production from agricultural solid residues	Zhang, R.H.* Jenkins, B.M. Zhang, Z. Elenbaas, A. Reddy, A.	D	1996-97

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Project Title		Investigator	Campus Year
	Computer modeling on the thermodynamic behavior of geothermal fluids: a user-oriented computer program	Weare, J.H.* Duan, Z.*	SD	1993-94
	Evaluation of chemical parameters relevant to scaling and corrosion during production of high salinity geothermal brines	Williams, A.E.* McKibben, M.A.*	R	1988-89

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Project Title		Investigator	Campus Year
	Biological strategies to control corrosion at power generation facilities	Arps, P.J.* Earthman, J.C.* Xu, L.-C. Arceo, F.	I	2002-03
	Reference governor based control of fuel cells for high performance load following	Jabbari, F.* Brouwer, J. Mueller, F.	I	2005-06
	An investigation of nanocrystalline particles less than 100 nm in diameter for composite cathodes in solid oxide fuel cells	Kauzlarich, S.M.* Chervin, C.N.	D	2003-04
	High power density nanostructured biological fuel cell	Myung, N.V.* Mulchandani, A.* Chen, W.*	R	2004-05
	Expert system for rapid fault identification in power supply	Varaiya, P.P.* Wu, F.F.*	B	1985-86
	Aligned carbon nanotubes film as electrocatalyst support for fuel cells	Yan, Y.*	R	2005-06
	Hydrothermal power system operation	Yeh, W.W.G.*	LA	1982-83

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Project Title		Investigator	Campus Year
	Molecular characteristics of beta-fructosidase(s) in suspension cultured plant cells	Chrispeels, M.J.*	SB	1987-88
	Improving energy efficiency of fluidized catalytic cracking and distillation processes using advanced control	Christofides, P.D.* Antoniades, C. El-Farra, N.	LA	2000-01
	Application of wireless sensor networks to energy consuming industries - a case study for the aluminum industry	Evans, J.W.* Wright, P.*	B	2004-05
	Spray forming of superplastic sheet	Lavernia, E.J.* Delplanque, J.-P.R. Zhou, Y.	I	1997-98
	Reducing energy consumption in distillation by novel modeling, operability and control methods	Manousiouthakis, V.*	LA	1986-87
	Recovery boiler control: advanced strategies for energy-efficient operations	Mellichamp, D.A.*	SB	1990-91
	Paired electroorganic reactions in undivided flow cells	Nobe, K.* Baizer, M.M.* Pintauro, P.N.*	LA	1983-84
	Bioelectrocatalytic synthesis of organic chemicals and fuels	Nobe, K.* Baizer, M.M.* Vilker, V.L.*	LA	1987-88
	Computer aided design of chemical plants with improved dynamic operability	Palazoglu, A.N.*	D	1985-86
	The synthesis of well-defined telechelic polymers using living radical polymerizations and their application to recyclable plastics	Patten, T.E.* Torres, L.F. Virk, R.K. Doerffler, E.M.I.	D	1997-98
	Hydrophilic gels for concentration of chemical and agricultural products from aqueous solutions	Prausnitz, J.M.* Blanch, H.W.*	B	1988-89
	Investigation on efficient utilization of energy in thermal spray process	Rangel, R.H.* Lavernia, E.J.* Liu, H.	I	1993-94
	Development of highly selective catalysts in supramolecular nanoscale reaction vessels	Raymond, K.N.* Bergman, R.G.* Leung, D. Fiedler, D.	B	2001-02
	Reaction enhancement in fixed-bed reactors by concentration forcing	Rinker, R.G.*	SB	1982-83
	Advanced strategies for control and on-line optimization of separation processes	Seborg, D.E.* Mellichamp, D.A.*	SB	1983-84
	Miniature combustor with liquid-fuel film	Sirignano, W.A.* Dunn-Rankin, D.* Pham, T.K. Stanchi, S. Cheng, J.	I	2002-03

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Project Title		Investigator	Campus Year
	Increasing farm tractor efficiency by automatic control	Chancellor, W.J.*	D	1986-87