UNC EFRC I & II (2009 – 2014, 2014 – 2018)
Solar Fuels and Next Generation Photovoltaics: The UNC Chapel Hill Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC)
On August 1, 2009 the UNC Energy Frontier Research Center in ‘‘Solar Fuels and Next Generation Photovoltaics’’ began its life as a research center with a $17.5 M grant from the US Department of Energy for five years. The Center was renewed in 2014 for another $10.8 M in funding from the US Department of Energy and ran until 2018. The primary goal of the Center was to “provide the basic research to enable a revolution in the collection and conversion of sunlight into storable solar fuels and electricity.’’
Read more about the first UNC Energy Frontier Research Center here!
Partner Institutes included:
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Duke University
- North Carolina Central University
- RTI International
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- University of Florida
Polymer Team: Synthesis and characterization of molecular assemblies based on polymer scaffolds for multi-chromophore applications.
Peptide Team: Molecular assemblies based on peptide scaffolds for control of chromophore/catalyst geometry.
Framework Materials Team: Organic-inorganic hybrid materials for integrated light-harvesting and catalysis.
Director – Tom Meyer
Deputy Director – John Papanikolas
Assistant Director – Catherine Heyer