CCL to co-sponsor sessions at 32nd Annual IT3/HWC Conference For the first time, CCL, in collaboration with the Earth Engineering Center (EEC) and the Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology Council (WTERT), will be co-sponsoring sessions at the 32nd International Conference on Thermal Treatment Technologies and Hazardous Waste Combustors (IT3/HWC). The conference will take place on October…
Paper Accepted to I&ECR Garrett Fitzgerald and Marco J. Castaldi recently published a paper “Thermal Stimulation Based Methane Production from Hydrate Bearing Quartz Sediment” in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. The research investigates the effect of methane hydrate saturation and point source heating rate on methane production. This study contributes to the development of gas…
CCL Member Garrett Fitzgerald featured in The Washington Post “After superstorm Sandy hammered New York, Fitzgerald and van Haaren — who originally built their solar panels for a campaign to raise awareness about green energy — decided to take their rig out of storage and to Rockaway Beach, which was hit hard by the storm.…
Congratulations to Dr. Amanda Simson On Monday February 18 Amanda Simson passed her doctoral defense. Congratulations!
Jeffrey LeBlanc selected to attend 2013 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit Student Program Jeffrey LeBlanc was selected to attend the 2013 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit Student Program in Washington D.C. February 25-27th. The ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit is the premier event dedicated to transformative energy solutions. This unique event brings together thought leaders from academia, business, and government to discuss cutting-edge…
Solar Journey Project led by CCL member Garrett Fitzgerald Garrett Fitzgerald, CCL member, and Rob van Haaren, a doctoral student in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University, are planning an epic trip across the country to demonstrate how solar energy can be used to power electric vehicles. Check out their website…
Alexsanda Guerra presents at IT3 Conference On October 23, 2012 Alexsanda Guerra gave an oral presentation titled “Catalytic Performance of Char from Gasification of Biomass for the Reformation of Toluene as a Model of Tar” at the 31st International Conference on Thermal Treatment Technologies & Hazardous Waste Combustors in New Orleans, LA.
Tim Sharobem wins Poster Award at WTERT Conference Congratulations! Tim Sharobem won the Poster Award for his poster entitled “High temperature corrosion of WTE boiler materials” at the WTERT 2012 Conference on October 18-19 at Columbia University.
Naomi Klinghoffer Presents at Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference Naomi Klinghoffer gave an oral presentation titled “Catalytic Properties and Performance of Char from Biomass” at the 3rd International Symposium on Gasification and its Applications as part of the 62nd Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference October 14-17, 2012, in Vancouver, BC.
Paper Accepted to Resources, Conservation, and Recycling Garrett C. Fitzgerald, Jonathan S. Krones, and Nickolas J. Themelis are co-authors on a paper entitled “Greenhouse gas impact of dual stream and single stream collection and separation of recyclables,” to be published in Resources, Conservation, and Recycling in December. This paper examines the greenhouse gas emissions, or…