Sustainability-Related Research at the University of Utah

Research Projects

Ecosystems+Health+Built Environment Initiative -EHBE

Professors Whitty (Chemical Engineering), Zmierczak (Metallurgical Engineering), and Eyring (Chemistry) are assessing how ethanol can be produced by gasification of biorefinery residues.

USTAR Professor Brian McPherson’s (Energy & Geoscience Institute, Civil & Environmental Engineering) research on CO2 sequestration is a key University program aimed at developing ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Professors Pugmire and Sarofim (both in Chemical Engineering) are directing The Utah Clean Coal Program to learn how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by retrofiting existing coal-fired plants with carbon-capture technology. More...

funding Sources

National Science Foundation – Environmental Sustainability

Environmental Protection Agency – National Student Design Competition

*Note that the Office of Sustainability is a clearinghouse for information on sustainability initiatives being carried out by other departments and groups at the U of Utah.

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