ND Energy offers competitive fellowships for undergraduate and graduate students to conduct energy-related research at Notre Dame. These fellowships support new advancements in energy technologies, while broadening the educational experiences for students receiving these awards. These programs are made possible through the generosity of Notre Dame alumni who support energy research and education at Notre Dame.
The Vincent P. Slatt Endowment for Undergraduate Research in Energy Systems and Processes supports undergraduate researchers who are interested in creating better energy systems and devices or strengthening America’s energy future through the development of policies and infrastructure to support new technologies. Students receive awards of up to $5,000 each, most of them working in laboratories on campus alongside other researchers to address some of the most critical issues in energy today. Slatt fellowships are made possible through the generosity of Christopher (ND’80) and Jeanine Slatt in honor of Vincent P. Slatt, Notre Dame Class of 1943.
The award process, administered by ND Energy, involves student and faculty collaborations on research projects to ensure undergraduate students have an enriching and useful research experience. Peter C. Burns, director of ND Energy, finds it enriching himself to see so many students interested in energy-related research. “Each year, the number goes up and so does the skillset and academic achievements of our student applicants. This makes it more challenging to select the top students to receive these awards, when we are finding that all applicants are worthy of acceptance.”
This year, eighteen undergraduate students were awarded 2018 Slatt Fellowships; the largest number of awards since the program began in 2006.
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Corey Atwell Major: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Faculty Adviser: Prashant V. Kamat Project Title: Gradient to Mixed Halide Perovskite Architecture for Perovskite Solar Cells |
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Tyler Bear Major: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Faculty Adviser: Ruilan Guo Project Title: Synthesis and Characterization of Iptycene-based Polyimides with Tunable Chain Rigidity for Gas Separation Membranes |
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Colin Brankin Major: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Faculty Adviser: Jennifer Schaefer Project Title: Alternative Batteries: Magnesium Electrodeposition from Polymer Films |
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David Brown Major: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Faculty Adviser: William Phillip Project Title: Designing Energy Efficient Diafiltration Units around Self-Assembled Copolymer Membranes that Separate Molecules of Comparable Size |
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Gabriel Brown Major: Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Faculty Adviser: David Go Project Title: Understanding Plasma Catalyst Synergy via Ammonia Production |
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Janaya Brown Major: Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering/Energy Studies Faculty Adviser: Abigail Mechtenberg Project Title: Novel Ugandan Wind Turbine Blades: Science and Technique |
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Anthony Deziel Major: Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Adviser: Vlad Iluc Project Title: Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of Platinum Carbene Complexes |
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James Drysdale Major: Chemistry and Biochemistry/Energy Studies/AL/SC Honors Program Faculty Adviser: Prashant V. Kamat Project Title: Photovoltaic Application of Perovskite Nanomaterials for Commercial Cell Phone Use |
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Henri Edouard Francois Major: Computer Science and Engineering Faculty Adviser: Abigail Mechtenberg Project Title: Restoring Energy Production Capacity to Rural Haiti: Energy Generation Systems and Micro Grid Optimization |
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Joseph Gonzales Major: Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Faculty Adviser: Hirotaka Sakaue Project Title: Development of Chemical Anti-Icing Coating for Use on Wind Turbines |
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Anna Kluender Major: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Faculty Adviser: Brandon Ashfeld Project Title: Synthesis of Ionic Liquids Displaying Lower Critical Solution Temperature Behavior |
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Eric Lee Major: Applied and Computational Math and Statistics Faculty Adviser: Stefano Castruccio Project Title: Forecasting Wind Turbine Vulnerability to Dust Storms in Saudi Arabia |
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Madison Mettey Major: Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Adviser: Emily Tsui Project Title: Synthesis of Transition Metal Alumosiloxide Complexes as Models of Zeolite Active Sites for Energy Related Catalysis |
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Perfect Mfashijwenimana Major: Electrical Engineering Faculty Adviser: Abigail Mechtenberg Project Title: Evaluating how the E3 Propagation Model can Intertwine with the Rwandan Energy Vision 2050 |
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Musodiq Ogunlowo Major: Electrical Engineering Faculty Adviser: Abigail Mechtenberg Project Title: Empowering Nigerians to Power Nigeria: Designing Multiple Energy Source Input Charge Controller with Locally Built Systems |
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Arsenii Panteleev Major: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Faculty Adviser: Jonathan Whitmer Project Title: Investigation of Structure and Phase Behavior of a Novel Ionic Liquid Crystal |
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Morgan Seidler Major: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Faculty Adviser: Jennifer Schaefer Project Title: Crosslinked Ionomer Films for Use in High-performance Lithium Ion Batteries |
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Ethan Sunshine Major: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Faculty Adviser: Ian V. Lightcap Project Title: Iron-Carbide-Graphene Oxide Sheets: An Entirely New, Non-Precious Metal Catalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Fuel Cells |
