Biologist Himadri Pakrasi in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, who studies how cyanobacteria contribute to the chemistry of life, will lead a $5 million effort to develop technology to convert atmospheric nitrogen into fertilizer. Yinjie Tang and Yixin Chen in the McKelvey School of Engineering are co-investigators on the project.
The new center at the DOE National Laboratory managed by Princeton University is part of an audacious initiative to help advance U.S. climate goals and economic competitiveness.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced $264 million in funding for 29 projects to develop solutions for the scientific challenges underlying DOE’s Energy Earthshots™ Initiative to advance clean energy technologies within the decade.
The Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will host two new centers dedicated to advancing clean energy technology and combating climate change.