Team

Dr. Rick Smalley, Dr. Neal Lane, Dr. Wade Adams, Dr. Dagobert Brito, Dr. Steven Currall, Dr. Peter Hartley, Dr. Robert Hauge, Ms. Amy Myers Jaffe

Advancement of nanotechnology solutions can be an integral component in meeting global energy challenges. This project will support three joint science and policy seminars that will investigate
the potential for nanoscience to contribute to funding breakthrough solutions, jointly sponsored by the Shell Center, the Environmental & Energy Systems Institute, the Center for Nanoscale Science Technology, and the Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Project Update

The first seminar investigated the potential for nanoscience to contribute to solar energy. The second seminar investigates the potential for nanoscience to contribute to enhancing electricity transmission grids, transportation and storage. The third seminar investigates hydrogen storage problems and possible solutions that nanoscience can offer.

http://www.rice.edu/energy/research/energyprogram/nanotechnology.html

http://www.rice.edu/energy/publications/energynanotechnology.html#_srategy