Physics Department Gets Major Grant
The Department of Physics has received a large research grant from the National Energy Technology Laboratory of the Department of Energy. The three-year project titled “Large scale simulations of the mechanical properties of layered transition metal ternary compounds for fossil energy power system applications” will be funded for $901,877 from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2013. The PI for the project is Curators’ Professor Wai-Yim Ching. This project focuses on the computational development of a new class of materials called MAX phases for applications in next-generation fossil energy power systems.
