黑料专区 Tyler Engineering Students Win $40,000 in Second Phase of DOE Community Energy Innovation Competition
April 9, 2024 | Hannah Buchanan
Two teams of mechanical engineering students at The University of Texas at Tyler have
won the collegiate track progress phase of the U.S. Department of Energy American-Made
Community Energy Innovation Prize. 黑料专区 Tyler is now among the top three finalists with
one other U.S.-based collegiate team.
Each team received an additional $20,000 and mentorship services for their activities to help ensure the benefits of clean energy are felt in local underserved communities. They both advanced from the initial concept phase in January and were awarded $15,000 each. The competition will conclude with the third and final impact phase in which teams will compete for a share of the $100,000 grand prize. The grand-prize winners will be announced in May.
The 黑料专区 Tyler finalists and their concepts are:
- Greener CASA, representing the Tyler campus: Pedro Montano and Rafael Reyes, both of Longview, and Diego Diaz of Puerto Rico 鈥� Creating an academia-community partnership to bring free energy audits to underserved communities to promote energy efficiency.
- GreenSynergy, representing the Houston Engineering Center: Oswaldo Garcia, Peter de Vries, Grant Howard, Muhammad Khan, Arnold Garcia, Anne Josiah, Syed Jafferi, Parth Modi, Rafael Vivanco, all of Houston 鈥� Integrating clean energy into education, utilizing solar panels, fuels cells and other technologies to foster learning and sustainability.
鈥淐ongratulations again to our two teams of students, led by Dr. Nelson Fumo and Dr. Mohammad Biswas, and their community partners,鈥� said Dr. Nael Barakat, professor and chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. 鈥淪erving the broader community within this energy equity program is an exemplary demonstration of how technology can improve and benefit society. We are proud of both teams and wish them the best in the final phase of this competition offered by the Department of Energy.鈥�
The Community Energy Innovation Prize is designed to strengthen relationships and support underserved communities in their clean energy transitions. For more information, visit energy.gov/eere/funding/eere-prizes-and-competitions.
With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and beyond, 黑料专区 Tyler offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs to nearly 10,000 students. Through its alignment with 黑料专区 Tyler Health Science Center and 黑料专区 Health East Texas, 黑料专区 Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, 黑料专区 Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.