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Volkswagen & BASF “Science Award Electrochemistry” to Dr. William Chueh from Stanford; special prize to Dr. Martin Ebner from ETH University Zurich

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The Volkswagen and BASF international “Science Award Electrochemistry 2016” goes to Dr. William Chueh from Stanford University. Dr. Martin Ebner received his PhD in Material Science at the ETH University Zurich. Dr. William C. The special prize for applied research is worth €15,000.

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Applications open for the fifth Volkswagen and BASF “Science Award Electrochemistry”; new special award for applied research

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Past awards have gone to: 2015: Dr. Bryan McCloskey, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, for Li-O 2 battery work. 2012: Dr. Naoaki Yabuuchi, Tokyo University of Science, Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan, for results of his research on different battery technologies.

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York, Empa study finds retrofitting of VW diesel engines was successful

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The VW diesel scandal began on 18 September 2015. Now—almost five years later—a study by the University of York and Empa shows that the retrofitting was successful from an environmental point of view. In Switzerland, retrofitting the EA 189 engine was mandatory. The NOx values for the 1.6-liter

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This Rwandan Engineer is Learning How to Manage Humanitarian Projects

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Thanks to a scholarship from IEEE Smart Village , she is now getting that education through the master’s degree program in development practice from Regis University , in Denver. Since the educational program was launched in 2015, more than 30 individuals from 16 countries have participated. “I

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How Eddie Custovic Is Building His Legacy

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The IEEE senior member established an innovation lab for budding entrepreneurs at La Trobe University , in Melbourne, Australia, where he is an engineering professor. It goes back to being a refugee in Switzerland, where my brother and I had to learn how to earn money,” Custovic says. He’s now doing so, in a number of ways.

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New German High-Energy Li-ion Battery Consortium Headed by BASF; 21M Investment from German Government

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million) as part of the “Lithium Ion Battery LIB 2015” alliance for innovation. The BMBF initiative LIB 2015, with a total sponsorship volume of €60 million (US$81.4 The BMBF initiative LIB 2015, with a total sponsorship volume of €60 million (US$81.4 Earlier post.) The partners in the consortium will contribute the same amount.

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Purdue, EPFL team propose Hydricity concept for integrated co-production of H2 and electricity from solar thermal energy

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Researchers from Purdue University and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland are proposing a new integrated process involving the co-production of hydrogen and electricity from solar thermal energy—a concept they label “hydricity”. Emre Gençer, Dharik S. 1513488112.

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