Five New Fellows Awarded in the GATE Center, August 2006
The UC Davis Fuel Cell, Hydrogen, and Hybrid Vehicle (FCH2V) GATE Center of Excellence established in 2005 is focused on research, education, industrial collaboration and outreach within automotive technology. The FCH2V has awarded 5 outstanding fellows for 2006 - 2007 based on a competitive application round.
The Center of Excellence is funded by Department of Energy for five years and the center is currently building an industrial partnership to provide opportunity to participate in training the next generation of advanced automotive engineers. As stated by the USDOE “The goal of GATE is to train a future workforce of automotive engineering professionals to overcome technology barriers preventing the development and production of cost-effective, high-efficiency vehicles for the U.S. market.” The awards were made as part of a competitive process which required the researchers to submit a detailed research plan consistent with the goals of the center.
The 2006 – 2007 awards were made to:
Eddie Jordan to expand the understanding of hydrogen enriched ethanol combustion in IC engines and its effects on efficiency, power, and emissions. A link to his research proposal is here.
Nils Johnson to explore the potential for coal-derived hydrogen with carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) to meet both near- and long-term demand in different regions within the United States. A link to his research proposal is here.
David Vernon to investigate the thermal integration and system design for utilizing waste heat and exhaust gases from a hydrogen enriched ethanol engine to drive an ethanol reformation process. A link to his research proposal is here.
Jonathan Woolley to expand the understanding of reformation processes by characterizing the hydrogen conversion trends associated with autothermal reformation of octane ethanol mixtures. A link to his research proposal is here.
Brett Williams to examine the commercialization of hydrogen-fuel-cell (H2FC) and other electric-drive vehicles in California in the context opportunities to create innovative value from novel product attributes. A link to his research proposal is here.
Plug-In Hybrid Center at UC Davis, December 2006