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CHUANCHENG DUAN

Associate Professor

Chemical Engineering

  • Associate Professor
    Chemical Engineering
  • University of Utah, Chemical Engineering, 50 S. Central Campus Dr. Room 3290 MEB, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Dr. Duan's research is dedicated to developing and characterizing advanced solid-state materials, and manufacturing electrochemical devices for the production and utilization of renewable hydrogen, green fuels and chemicals, the generation of renewable electricity, and the conversion and storage of intermittent renewable energy. He has led research projects with over $11 million in funding from the Department of Energy (DOE), Department of War (DOW), NASA, NSF, and industry partners. He has published numerous papers in leading journals like Nature, Science, Nature Energy, Joule, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials, Advanced Energy Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, and Energy & Environmental Science.

 

GRANTS

  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    SOLID OXIDE NITRIC ACID CATALYTIC ELECTROREACTOR (SO-NACE)
    19 Aug 2026 - 18 Aug 2027
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    Cost share: MODULAR REACTOR FOR CO-GENERATION OF LIQUID CHEMICALS AND ELECTRICITY FROM STRANDED NATURAL GAS
    Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management1 Jan 2025
    Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    MODULAR REACTOR FOR CO-GENERATION OF LIQUID CHEMICALS AND ELECTRICITY FROM STRANDED NATURAL GAS
    Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2026
    Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    MODULAR REACTOR FOR CO-GENERATION OF LIQUID CHEMICALS AND ELECTRICITY FROM STRANDED NATURAL GAS
    1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2026
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    PHYSICS-INFORMED LEARNING-BASED SYNTHESIS OF FUNCTIONAL CHEMICAL PRODUCTS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY APPLICATIONS
    U.S. National Science Foundation1 Dec 2024 - 30 Nov 2027
    U.S. National Science Foundation
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    DEVELOPMENT OF READILY MANUFACTURED AND INTERFACE ENGINEERED PROTON-CONDUCTING SOLID OXIDE ELECTROLYSIS CELLS WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY AND DURABILITY
    1 Oct 2024 - 31 Jul 2027
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    TOPIC 3.C: IN SITU PROBING THE MECHANISMS OF HYDROCARBON CONVERSION, COKING RESISTANCE, AND SULFUR TOLERANCE IN SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS
    1 Oct 2024 - 30 Sep 2027
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    CHEMICAL LOOPING SPLITTING OF CO2 AND H2O FOR SYNGAS PRODUCTION AND OXIDATIVE COUPLING OF METHANE FOR PRODUCING ETHYLENE AT INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURES
    US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY1 Aug 2024 - 31 Mar 2026
    US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    CHEMICAL LOOPING SPLITTING OF CO2 AND H2O FOR SYNGAS PRODUCTION AND OXIDATIVE COUPLING OF METHANE FOR PRODUCING ETHYLENE AT INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURES
    US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY1 Aug 2024 - 31 Mar 2026
    US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    A LONG DURABILITY AND HIGH POWER SOFC STACK FOR PORTABLE POWER SOURCES
    STORAGENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC1 Sep 2023 - 20 Sep 2025
    STORAGENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    A LONG DURABILITY AND HIGH POWER SOFC STACK FOR PORTABLE POWER SOURCES
    ARO (STORAGENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC)1 Sep 2023
    ARO (STORAGENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC)