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UH Energy @ CERAWeek

Monday, March 10, 2025

7:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Please join UH Energy and Innovation at CERAWeek as the division presents Innovations Enabling the Future Landscape in Energy - Products Portfolio. Division leaders will be present all day to discuss research, commercialization, and startup environments at UH. Leaders include:

Dr. Debalina Sengupta: Assistant Vice President | Chief Operating Officer, Energy Transition Institute

Dr. Michael Harold: Assistant Vice President | Intellectual Property & Industrial Engagement

Dr. Haleh Ardebili: Assistant Vice President| Entrepreneurship and Startup Ecosystem


Presentations will include:

1. Superconductivity - Since 1987, UH is leading research in high-temperature superconducting materials, energy materials, and nanomaterials. Texas Center for Superconductivity (TcSUH) aims to discover new high-temperature superconducting materials, energy materials, and nanomaterials while the Advanced Manufacturing Institute (AMI) transitions lab-scale technologies to market-ready products, such as roll-to-roll manufacturing of semiconductors, (REBCO) Thin Film superconductor tapes, wires, and other applications addressing scale-up challenges. Presented by Zhifeng Ren at 8:00 AM.

2. Carbon Management Technologies - Research in carbon management includes carbon capture, utilization, and storage with material and energy efficiency considerations, multi-functional reactors, direct air capture, electrified reactors, bioprocesses, and bio-inspired robotics. Presented by Michael Harold at 9:30 AM.

3. Materials Circularity - Materials Circularity research and innovation at the University of Houston spans polymer upcycling, recycling, and biopolymer processes. Innovations also include repurposing decommissioned wind turbine blades and upcycling using the structural properties for various application areas. Presented by Ganbing Song at 11:00 AM.

4. Resilient Power and Energy Systems - Resilient Power and Energy Systems research at UH focuses on the generation, transmission, distribution, and utilization of electrical energy. It encompasses various technologies and methodologies to ensure reliable, efficient, and sustainable delivery of power to meet modern society's demands. Focus areas include Power Electronics, smart grids, community based microgrids and the role of AI in energy systems. Presented by Jian Shi at 12:30 PM. 

5. Energy Storage - UH pioneers state-of-the-art materials and devices with high energy density, safety, low cost, and fast-charging capabilities, powering electric vehicles, consumer electronics, and grid storage, high-performance magnesium, sodium, organic, polymeric, aqueous, and solid-state batteries, enhancing ion conductivity with polymer nanocomposite electrolytes for batteries, fuel cells, and supercapacitors. Additionally, UH develops next-generation energy systems for wearable electronics, implantable devices, and soft robotics, shaping the future of energy through innovation and industry collaboration. Presented by Yan Yao at 2:00 PM.

6. Hydrogen Technologies - Advancing hydrogen technologies through key areas of research and initiatives including Hydrogen Production, Transportation, and Storage (innovative NG Pipeline liners, High-capacity hydrogen storage using hydrogen hydrates, Sea water electrolysis)  Hydrogen Economy, and Systems Analysis for Supply Chain Sustainability and pilot program for hydrogen utilization in transport. Presented by Joseph Powell at 3:30 PM.