article thumbnail

Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

Cars That Think

Hodges Former dean of engineering Life Fellow, 85; died 13 November Hodges, who was dean of engineering at the University of California, Berkeley , conducted pioneering research in IC design and semiconductor manufacturing. Luh was the head of UConn’s engineering department from 2006 to 2009. for 37 years.

Engine 77
article thumbnail

Beyond Pizza and Yale: What to See, Eat and Do in New Haven

Baua Electric

Over the centuries, New Haven has had chapters devoted to maritime trade, railroads, industrial manufacturing and — as home to Yale University and other institutions of higher learning — education and health care. The concept of change that threads through the Peabody’s 19 galleries is symbolic of what’s happening elsewhere in the city.

article thumbnail

Researchers Demonstrate Liquid-Tin Anode SOFC Operating on Biodiesel

Green Car Congress

Researchers from CellTech Power and the University of Connecticut have demonstrated a liquid-tin anode solid-oxide fuel cell (LTA-SOFC) operating on pure biodiesel (B100) prepared via base-catalyzed transesterification of virgin and waste cooking oils. Credit: ACS. Click to enlarge.

Bentley 150
article thumbnail

Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

Green Car Congress

It covers ten Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont). Northeastern Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). RGGI was the first regional cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases in the United States. Mr. Donovan is C.E.O.

Gas 244