Project: Additive Manufacturing of Ceramics Using SLA 3D Printing A major challenge in ceramic manufacturing is the difficulty of processing these inherently brittle materials. Ceramics are difficult to machine and post-process, limiting their shapes to relatively …
Research
Mastropasqua is selected for ARPA-E IGNIITE 2024 Award!
Mastropasqua has been selected by the Advanced Research Project Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to receive an Inspiring Generations of New Innovators to Impact Technologies in Energy 2024 (IGNIITE 2024) award.
Integrating Nuclear with ZLD Seawater Desalination and Mining
This project performs a feasibility study and cost-benefit analysis of an integrated energy system consisting of a nuclear power plant with zero-liquid-discharge (ZLD) production of power, distillate, and mined commodities. This work paves the way …
Slashing the carbon footprint of steel production
HERD Lab Awarded with $10M from DOE Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office
The University of Wisconsin-Madison and its partners aim to demonstrate a first-of-a-kind integration of a solid oxide electrolyzer cell (SOEC) with an industrial direct reduction (DR) shaft furnace. SOEC integration with a shaft furnace offers …
Experimental and theoretical evaluation of a 60 kW PEM electrolysis system for flexible dynamic operation
[Position Filled] – Position in proton conducting ceramics for electrochemical hydrogen production and separation
Supervisor: Dr. Luca Mastropasqua Contact: luca.mastropasqua@wisc.edu This position has been filled – Please check back soon for more! Summary The HERD Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites applications for a funded graduate student …
[Position Filled] – Ph.D. position in renewable liquid hydrogen and hydrogen-carriers
Supervisor: Dr. Luca Mastropasqua Contact: luca.mastropasqua@wisc.edu This position has been filled – Please check back soon for more! Research Motivation Road and maritime freight are sources of local emissions (especially diesel-connected PM, NOx and …
HERD involved in a U.S. DOE HySteel Project
Steel production continues to be the most impactful industrial sector in our economy in terms of carbon emissions. The main difference compared to just a couple of years ago is that now, a plethora of …