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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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. …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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,”

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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 …

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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

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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 …

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WWU JEOL field-emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM)

Contact: Mark Bussell: bussell@wwu.eduWestern Washington UniversityCollege of Science & Engineering Background

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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