Hampton University Southern Bioenergy Initiative Bioenergy Technology Center at Hampton University Claudia Rankins Interim Dean School of Science 27 February

Hampton University Capabilities Biofuel Development Complementary Research bioinformatics genomics modeling and simulation Research Infrastructure Additional Capabilities education environmental laws and policies advanced imaging detector and sensor development

Hampton University Dr. Ates Akyurtlu and Jale F. Akyurtlu, Department of Chemical Engineering Coal and Biomass Gasification to produce alternative gaseous fuels or intermediates for the production of alternative liquid fuels and/or petrochemicals Fuel Reforming for the production of hydrogen as fuel for fuel cells Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis for the production of liquid fuels and other chemicals from natural gas, coal gas, or biomass gas. Catalyst development for the production of alternative fuels

Development of Efficient Human-Engineered Hydrogen Project Investigators: Dr. JaeTae Seo & Dr. Qiguang Yang Scientific Description Solar energy creates a local electron-hole pair in nanoscale materials, that electrochemically splits a neighboring water molecule into hydrogen and oxygen. Scientific Issues Analysis of ultrafast processes of carrier transition in nanomaterials and charge transfer at molecule-nanomaterial interfaces are critical for generating efficient and economic human-engineered hydrogen Technical Approach Development of solar-active nanoscale materials for water electrolysis Ultrafast spectroscopy for optimizing nanoscale materials for efficient hydrogen generation Functionalize the nanoscale materials Develop a hydrogen generator Merits of the Hydrogen Project at HU No pollution with hydrogen energy Reduce dependency of oil-energy Smaller, lighter, and less cost without additional payload Impacts Huge commercial and economic effects Clean environment H2H2 O2O2 Separate Evolution of H 2 and O 2