2023 Recipients
- Natural Gas to Value-Added Chemicals Without Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Lead PI: Eric Wachsman, University of Maryland College Park; Partnering Company: Alchemity (Phase II)
- Low-cost Vacuum Insulated Glass; Lead PI: Ratenesh Tiwari, University of Maryland College Park; Partnering Company: NextGlass, LLC (Phase II)
- Advancing Technology for Commercialization of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Production from Industrial Hemp Biomass; Lead PI: Sadanand Dhekney, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Partnering Company: Atlantic Biomass (Phase II)
- Large-Scale Biofuel Production Using a Novel Cyanobaterium; Lead PI: Viji Sitther, Morgan State University; Partnering Company: HaloCyTech LLC
- SulAnchor Cathodes for Solid-State Lithium Sulfur Batteries; Lead PI: Sara Thoi, Johns Hopkins University \, Partnering Company: Lithinity, LLC
- Development and Commercialization of Rechargeable Zn-ion Batteries from Crab Shell; Lead PI: Xin Zhang, University of Maryland College Park; Partnering Company: WH-Power, Inc
2022 Recipients
- Machine Learning-Accelerated Development of Non-Flammable Silica Aerogels for Building Thermal Insulation; Lead PI: Po-Yen Chen, University of Maryland College Park; Partnering Company: Liatris Inc
- Large-Scale Biofuel Production Using a Novel Cyanobaterium; Lead PI: Viji Sitther, Morgan State University; Partnering Company: HaloCyTech LLC
- Portable Hybrid Vertical-axis Turbine Technology for Efficient Aero-hydro Energy Harvesting; Lead PI: Meilin Yu, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Partnering Company: InoSonic LLC and Solar Oysters LLC
- Low-cost Vacuum Insulated Glass; Lead PI: Junho Kim, University of Maryland College Park
2021 Recipients
- Scaled Electronic Inks as Transparent Conductors for the Solar Cell and Energy-Efficient Lighting Industries (PHASE II); Lead PI: Susanna Thon, Johns Hopkins University; Partnering Company: Nano Direct, LLC
- Insulating Wood Panels for Energy Efficient Wall Retrofits; Lead PI: Amy Gong, University of Maryland College Park; Partnering Company: Invent Wood LLC
- A Digital Twin For Lithium-Sulfur Battery Management; Lead PI: Hosam Fathy, University of Maryland College Park; Partnering Compnay: Digitalis Technologies
- Translation of UMD Research Findings into an AI Thermostat Prototype for Thermal Comfort and Load Sheading; Lead PI: Jelena Srebric, University of Maryland College Park; Partnering Company: Build Sci, Inc.
2020 Recipients
- Multi-Winding Planar Transformer for Energy Router in Smart Homes; Lead PI: Alireza Khaligh, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Maryland College Park; Partnering Company: AmpX Technologies, Inc.
- Mind Your Feet – Knitting Meta-Cool into Socks; Lead PI: YuHuang Wang, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland College Park; Partnering Company: Coolwave Dynamics, LLC
- Swirl Stove: Swirling combustion for efficient wood burning; Lead PI: Taylor Myers; Partnering Company: MF Fire Inc.
- Utilizing Industrial Hemp Biomass for High Throughput Biofuel Production in Maryland; Lead PIs: Jurgen Schwarz, Professor and Chair, and Sadanand Dhekney, Professor, Agriculture, Food and Resource Science, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Partnering Company: Atlantic Biomass Company
- Poultry Litter to Energy; Lead PI: Seong Lee, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Morgan State University; Partnering Company: Cykloburn Technologies, LLC
- Thermohalt Li-Ion Battery Management System Development and Customer Test; Lead PI: Rengaswamy Srinivasan, Lead Scientist, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab; Partnering Compnay: Thermohalt Technology, LLC
2019 Recipients
- RoCo (the Roving Comforter - Phase 2); Lead PI: Reinhard Radermacher, Professor and Director Center for Environmental Energy Engineering, University of Maryland College Park; Partnering Companies: Mobile Comfort, Daikin and Alliance Material Handling
- A Novel Geared Infinitely Variable Transmission for Tidal Current Energy Harvesting; Lead PI: Weidong Zhu, Professor Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Partnering Company: Talos Industry Corporation
- Packaging of Solid-State Batteries for Strategic Partner Testing and Product Integration; Lead PI: Greg Hitz, CTO Ion Storage Systems, LLC; University Collaborator: Eric Wachsman, Professor Materials Science Engineering, University of Maryland College Park
2018 Recipients
- Biogas Enhancement and Ammonia Extraction for Increased Revenue in Waste-to-Energy Systems; Lead PI: Stephanie Lansing, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science & Technology, University of Maryland College Park, Partnering Company: Planet Found Energy Systems, LLC
- Large Area Quantum Dot Solar Cells for Building Integrated Photovoltaics; Lead PI: Susanna Thon, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Johns Hopkins University; Partnering Company: NanoDirect LLC
- Prototype Study of One-Step Membrane Reactor for Stranded Natural Gas to Liquids; Lead PI: Dongxia Liu, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland College Park; Partnering Company: Protonic Membranes
- RoCo (the Roving Comforter); Lead PI: Reinhard Radermacher, Professor and Director Center for Environmental Energy Engineering, University of Maryland College Park; Partnering Companies: Mobile Comfort, Daikin and Alliance Material Handling