AES Welcomes New PhD Student Gus Floerchinger
AES is excited to welcome Gus Floerchinger as the group's newest PhD candidate. Gus graduated from Mines in 2019 with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. Back to AESG News » read more
Amogh Thatte Wins First Place for Presentation
AES grad student Amogh Thatte won the first place presentation award in the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Seminar. He presented his research on modeling high-temperature electrolysis systems using protonic ceramic electrolysis cells. Back to AESG News » read more
AES Group Members Participate in IMECE
AES group members presented their research at the International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE) in Salt Lake City in November. Back to AESG News » read more
AES Welcomes New PhD Student Javad Hosseinpour
AES is excited to welcome Javad Hosseinpour as the group's newest PhD candidate. Back to AESG News » read more
James Frazar Interns with German Aerospace Research Center DLR
AES student James Frazar had the opportunity to intern with German Aerospace Research Center DLR. His research centered on computational fluid dynamics models of supersonic fighter aircraft. Back to AESG News » read more
AES Welcomes New Students
AES welcomes new students Kyle Ferguson and Amogh Thatte! Back to AESG News » read more
Award from Fuel Cell Technology Office
A new project award from the Fuel Cell Technology Office seeks to develop enabling technology for 70% round-trip efficient energy storage systems using reversible solid oxide cells. Back to AESG News » read more
New Hydrogen Production Technology Project Using Protonic Ceramic Electrolysis
Prof. Braun along with Profs. Neal Sullivan and Ryan O’Hayre will develop novel Hydrogen Production Technology using Protonic Ceramic Electrolysis Cells in collaboration with Fuel Cell Energy, Inc. Back to AESG News » read more
High-Efficiency, Hybrid SOFC Engine Systems Development
Prof. Braun to lead new ARPA-E project on ultra-high efficiency, hybrid solid oxide fuel cell-engine systems development. Back to AESG News » read more
AES Alum Kevin Albrecht Hired at Sandia National Lab
AESG Alum, Dr. Kevin Albrecht, receives permanent position at Sandia National Labs in the area of concentrating solar power. Back to AESG News » read more
AES Students Complete MS Degrees
Congratulations to David Wahlstrom, Kyle Ferguson, and Chris Hampel for completing their MS degrees! David moves on to Solar Turbines, Kyle to Bright Energy Storage Technologies, and Chris to NREL. Back to AESG News » read more
Amogh Thatte accepted into Advanced Energy Systems PhD Program
Congratulations to Amogh Thatte who was accepted into the NREL–Mines Advanced Energy Systems PhD Program! Back to AESG News » read more
AES Welcomes New Master’s Student Brandon Price
AES is excited to welcome Brandon Price as the group's newest master's student. Brandon graduated from Mines in 2020 with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. Back to AESG News » read more
Prof. Braun Awarded Rowlinson Chair of Mechanical Engineering
Congratulations to Professor Braun for being named the Rowlinson Professor of Mechanical Engineering! Back to AESG News » read more
New ARPA-E REEACH award: hybrid electric power plants for aviation
Mines professors in mechanical and electrical engineering have won $700,000 to design and develop a new generation of hybrid electric power plants for aviation as part of the Department of Energy’s ARPA-E REEACH program (Range Extenders for Electric Aviation with Low Carbon and High Efficiency). The Mines team, which includes ME Professor Greg Jackson (lead), ME Rowlinson Professor Robert Braun, and EE Professor Tyrone Vincent, will work with the University of Maryland over two years to develop lab-scale prototypes for the Phase I effort. The project ($2.8M total) is led by the University of Maryland and includes collaborators Raytheon Technologies Research Center and Ion Storage Solutions. As noted in the ARPA-E REEACH project description summaries, the team proposes to develop “a highly efficient and cost-effective hybrid-electric turbogenerator suitable for powering narrow body aircraft like the B737.” This project supports the overall objective of the REEACH program to develop a disruptive system to convert chemical energy stored in energy-dense carbon neutral liquid fuels (CNLFs) into electric power for aircraft propulsion via electric powertrains and other key ... read more
$7.7M from ARPA-E to test full-scale hybrid stationary power system
Professor Braun and team have been awarded $7.7 million by ARPA-E to develop and test a full-scale hybrid stationary power system that could provide highly efficient electricity to hospitals, supermarkets, large retailers and more. “We’re targeting the highest electric efficiency ever for something that’s powered by a fossil fuel – the world’s first 70 percent efficient natural-gas fueled power generation system,” said Robert Braun, professor of mechanical engineering and principal investigator on the ARPA-E project. “It’s natural gas, but it’s clean and there are very few emissions other than carbon dioxide.” Read the full story on the Mines Newsroom » Back to AESG News » read more