Lehigh is one of six core institutions of a new U.S. National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center focusing on developing sustainable refrigerants to address climate change. Lehigh’s team is led by David Vicic, the Howard S. Bunn Distinguished Professor of Chemistry.
The NSF awarded six institutions a total of $26 million to establish a Gen-4 Engineering Research Center (ERC) – Environmental Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub (EARTH) – to create a sustainable and circular refrigerant economy. The NSF ERCs bring universities and businesses together to strengthen the competitive position of American industry in the global marketplace. The EARTH project includes USD, University of Kansas (lead institution), University of Notre Dame, University of Maryland, University of Hawaii and Lehigh University.
A team from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is tackling an important cause of human-made climate change—common refrigerants used for everything from cooling homes and businesses to freezing and preserving food and medicine. The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced on August 21 that UH and five other universities have been awarded $26 million to establish a fourth generation (Gen-4) NSF Engineering Research Center (ERC) to create sustainable refrigerant technology.
UH Manoa joins $26 Million NSF project to find climate-friendly cooling
HONOLULU (KHON2) — A team from the University of Hawaii at Manoa is diving into a major climate challenge—rethinking the refrigerants used in everything from air conditioning to food preservation.
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded six engineering schools, including the University of Maryland’s (UMD) A. James Clark School of Engineering, $26 million to establish a new Gen-4 Engineering Research Center (ERC) focused on reining in the environmental costs of refrigeration technologies. ERCs are among the significant and competitive awards from the NSF.
Notre Dame to develop next-generation refrigerant technology as part of a new National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center
The University of Notre Dame is part of a new National Science Foundation (NSF) Gen-4 Engineering Research Center (ERC) called EARTH, which stands for Environmental Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub. Led by the University of Kansas, EARTH will bring together 80 institutions and researchers from a wide array of disciplines. In addition to Notre Dame, the University of Maryland, the University of Hawai'i, the University of South Dakota and Lehigh University will serve as core university partners.
The University of Kansas is the lead institution for a U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Gen-4 Engineering Research Center (ERC) — Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub (EARTH) — that will focus on developing sustainable refrigerants to address climate change. EARTH is led by Foundation Distinguished Professor Mark Shiflett in the Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering at the KU School of Engineering.
LAWRENCE — The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the University of Kansas $26 million to establish a new Gen-4 Engineering Research Center (ERC) — Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub (EARTH) — that will create a sustainable and circular refrigerant economy.
Engineering innovations transform our lives and energize the economy. The U.S. National Science Foundation announces a five-year investment of $104 million, with a potential 10-year investment of up to $208 million, in four new NSF Engineering Research Centers (ERCs) to create technology-powered solutions that benefit the nation for decades to come.