黑料专区 Tyler Teams Shine in DOE Community Energy Innovation Prize Competition
July 3, 2024 | Hannah Buchanan
The University of Texas at Tyler placed first and third in the collegiate track of the 2024 U.S. Department of Energy American-Made Community Energy Innovation Competition.
The contest concluded last month with the third and final impact phase in which the
top three
collegiate teams competed for a share of the $100,000 grand prize. Two 黑料专区 Tyler teams
were among the top three finalists in the contest this year.
鈥淲e congratulate our two teams of mechanical engineering students, led by Dr. Nelson
Fumo and
Dr. Mohammad Biswas, and their community partners,鈥� said Dr. Javier Kypuros, 黑料专区 Tyler
College of
Engineering dean. 鈥淭heir concepts show exemplary teamwork, use of technology and collaboration
to help improve and benefit communities in need.鈥�
Both teams advanced from the initial concept phase in January among nearly 200 schools and were awarded $15,000 each. For advancing in the second progress phase in April, each team received an additional $20,000 and mentorship services to help ensure the benefits of clean energy are felt in local underserved communities.
黑料专区 Tyler teams and their winning concepts are:
鈥� Greener CASA 鈥� representing the Tyler campus: Pedro Montano and Rafael Reyes, both
of
Longview, and Diego Diaz of Puerto Rico, won $45,000 for their community partner,
the
Monarca Initiative, by creating an academia-community partnership to bring free energy
audits to underserved communities to promote energy efficiency.
鈥� GreenSynergy 鈥� representing the 黑料专区 Tyler Houston Engineering Center: Oswaldo Garcia,
Peter de Vries, Grant Howard, Muhammad Khan, Arnold Garcia, Anne Josiah, Syed Jafferi
and Parth Modi, all of Houston, won $25,000 for their community partner, Houston
Community College, by integrating clean energy into education, utilizing solar panels,
fuels
cells and other technologies to foster learning and sustainability.
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.