Clean Energy and Related Solutions Awardees

Harnessing Light-Matter Interactions From Native Oregonian Forest Fungi for Next-Generation Solar Energy Harvesting and Advanced Biosensing

  • Lead PI: Oksana Ostroverkhova, College of Science
  • Team Members: Li-Jing Cheng, College of Engineering; Seri Robinson, College of Forestry; Meng-Ping Chang, NA
  • Award Amount: $50,000

Environmental, Economic, and Social Impact Assessment of Small-Scale Pyrolysis Reactors for Waste Plastic Management in Rural Oregon

  • Lead PI: Lucas Ellis, College of Engineering

  • Team Members: Marina Denny, Division of Extension; Stuart Reitz, College of Agriculture; Skip Rochefort, College of Engineering; Kevin DeWhitt, NA; Leanne Giordono, OSU Extension and Engagement

  • Award Amount: $25,000

Re-imagining offshore energy to achieve just, environmentally responsible, and climate responsive futures

  • Lead PI: Sarah Henkel, College of Science

  • Team Members: Hilary Boudet, College of Liberal Arts; Bryson Robertson, College of Engineering; Ian Bailey, NA; Karen Shaw, NA; Katya Rhodes, NA; Gerald Singh, NA; Curran Crawford, NA; Brad Buckham, NA; Sarah Klain, NA; Arne Jacobson, NA; Maia Cheli, NA; Ben Ruttenberg, NA; Anastasia Telesetsky, NA; Deborah Greaves, NA; Lars Johanning, NA; Emma Sheehan, NA

  • Award Amount: $50,000