JCDREAM Updates
JCDREAM’s 2020 Year in Review
Happy New Year! While it wasn’t what we expected, 2020 turned out to be a pretty great year for JCDREAM …
The Importance of Materials Science Education & Workforce Development
Global climate initiatives are pushing for aggressive reductions in emissions and other contributors to climate change. Many of these goals are set …
JCDREAM Announces 2020 Seed Grant Winners
We are thrilled to announce the 2020 JCDREAM Seed Grant Awardees. The winners come from a range of institutions throughout …
Fueling the Zero-Carbon Future through Earth Abundant Catalysts
Technical advancements, government policy, private sector progress, and individual choices all must come together to help reduce energy consumption and …
Batteries and Beyond: Energy Storage for a Sustainable Future
The future of renewable energy is bright. Solar and wind energy are reaching economies of scale in many states, making the decision to rely …
Sustaining the True Earth-Abundance of Wind Energy
Wind power has been a long-standing poster child for the future of a cleaner energy grid. A 2017 NREL study showed that deploying 30% wind …
Securing Solar as the Backbone for Carbon Reduction
Securing Solar as the Backbone for Carbon Reduction Solar is a frequent topic when discussing the world’s clean energy future. Inexpensive …
Clean Energy Challenges & the Need for Earth-Abundant Alternatives
Clean Energy Challenges & the Need for Earth-Abundant Alternatives With offices closed and commuters working from home, COVID-19 has caused …
Bringing it Home: Implications of Onshoring Rare Earth Mining
In our last post, we talked about China’s rare earth dominance and the US’ efforts to onshore rare earth mining. …
Mined in China: Reducing Dependence on Chinese Rare Earths
China has been a hot topic since the start of the pandemic. The world has looked to China for answers in the battle against …
COVID-19 Deepens Social Equity Challenges
COVID-19 Deepens Social Equity Challenges Several states are beginning to lift their stay-at-home orders in hopes of reviving the economy …
COVID-19 Forces a Novel Definition of National Security
COVID-19 Forces a Novel Definition of National Security With the US still working out how to respond to COVID-19, national …
A Lesson in Supply Chain Vulnerability from COVID-19
A Lesson in Supply Chain Vulnerability from COVID-19 The world is experiencing supply chain disruptions at a massive …
JCDREAM Announces 2019 Seed Grant Winners
We are thrilled to announce the 2019 JCDREAM Seed Grant Awardees. The winners come from a range of institutions throughout …
ELECTROMOBILITY
“Washington is committed to leading the way to a low-carbon future, so reducing climate impacts from the state’s transportation sector – the largest emitter of greenhouse gases – is crucial,”
UW, Testbeds to install world’s first roll-to-roll inkjet printer for electronics with sub-micron features
Contact: J. Devin MacKenzie: jdmacken@uw.eduUniversity of WashingtonMaterials Science & Engineering Joint Center for Deployment and Research in Earth Abundant Materials …
Can engineers create an airplane component or an automotive part from dust? They can, if it’s metal dust.
Contact: Dwayne Arola: darola@uw.eduUniversity of WashingtonMaterials Science & Engineering Background
High-throughput X-ray Diffractometer at Western Washington University for Structural Analysis of Earth Abundant Materials
Contact:Mark Bussell: bussell@wwu.eduWestern Washington UniversityCollege of Science & Engineering Background With a $93,000 grant from the Joint Center for Deployment and …
WWU JEOL field-emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM)
Contact: Mark Bussell: bussell@wwu.eduWestern Washington UniversityCollege of Science & Engineering Background
X-ray computed tomography system with 30 nm resolution
Contact: Kelvin Lynn: kgl@wsu.eduWashington State UniversityCenter for Materials Research In late 2017, Washington State University became the first university in …
Additive Manufacturing of Multi-material Structures
Contact:Amit Bandyopadhyay: amitband@wsu.eduSusmita Bose: sbose@wsu.eduSchool of Mechanical and Materials EngineeringWashington State University, Pullman, WA 99164. Background DED-based 5-axis AM System Formalloy’s 5-axis …
JCDREAM Announces 2018 Seed Grant Winners
We are thrilled to announce the 2020 JCDREAM Seed Grant Awardees. The winners come from a range of institutions throughout …