Achievement

Task Three team's research object is to understand energy conversion in fuel cells. The synthetic research group led by Mays (Chem) has modified the synthesis of poly(1,3-cyclohexadiene)-based proton exchange fuel cell membranes by blending or copolymerizing poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) to successfully exceed proton conductivity requirement specified by Department of Energy's Year 3 Milestone. The modeling group of Keffer (Chemical Biomolecular Engineering) now plans to model these materials for a better understanding of the structure and transport mechanisms.