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Zero Trade-Off Carbon Capture
TS-076602 — The Bio-inspired MOF Advantage
Industrial CO2 capture is widely deployed at point-source emissions—such as power plants and cement factories—as well as in emerging Direct Air Capture installations. The dominant commercial technology, liquid amine scrubbing, relies on strong chemical bonds to deliver high capture cap…
  • College: College of Arts and Sciences (ASC)
  • Inventors: Wade, Casey; Bien, Caitlin
  • Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"

High-Performance Lightweight Polypropylene Foams via Pressure-Induced Structuring
TS-076188 — Polypropylene (PP) is an attractive engineering polymer due to its low cost, recyclability, chemical resistance, and favorable processing characteristics. However, conventional PP is notoriously difficult to foam because of its low melt strength and highly crystalline structure, often resulting in…
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Lee, L James; Chiu, Debbie Yven; Fu, Dajiong; Li, Dachao; Yen, Ying-Chieh
  • Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan

Aerodynamic Trailer Sidewall Technology for Improved Fuel Efficiency
TS-076137 — Heavy-duty trucks consume significant fuel during highway operation, with aerodynamic drag representing a major source of energy loss and operating expense. As fleet operators face increasing pressure to reduce fuel costs, improve vehicle efficiency, and lower emissions, there is a growing need fo…
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Prakash, Shaurya; Rangharajan, Kaushik Krishna "Kaushik"; West, Joseph; Zezinka, Zachary
  • Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan

Advanced Workflow for Isolation and Characterization of Submicron Plastic Particles
TS-076055 — Microplastics and, increasingly, nanoplastics, are emerging contaminants of concern in water systems, consumer products, and environmental samples. However, most existing analytical workflows are optimized for larger particles and often fail to reliably isolate, quantify, and identify plastics in …
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Lenhart, John; Jamison Hart, Megan
  • Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder

Predictive Computational Platform for Selective Rare Earth Ligand Design
TS-075918 — Rare earth elements (REEs) are essential for advanced manufacturing, energy technologies, electronics, and defense applications, yet their separation remains one of the most challenging and costly steps in the supply chain. Conventional separation methods often require extensive processing, hazard…
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Getman, Rachel; Biswas, Sayani
  • Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder

Bioinspired Platform for Selective Detection of Indoor Fungal Biomarkers
TS-075834 — Indoor moisture and mold exposure remain significant challenges for building owners, environmental testing providers, and public health stakeholders. Existing detection methods often focus on visible contamination, microbial growth, or genetic signatures, but they may not directly measure biologic…
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Dannemiller, Karen; Ganguly, Anindita; Gouma, Pelagia "Perena"
  • Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana

Next-Generation Rare-Earth Recovery from Dilute Process Streams
TS-075572 — The transition to advanced electronics, electric vehicles, renewable energy systems, and defense technologies is driving growing demand for rare-earth elements. However, many valuable rare-earth resources exist in dilute waste streams, recycling processes, low-grade leachates, and hydrometallurgic…
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Sangoro, Joshua; Mensah, Enoch
  • Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder

Stabilizing Disordered Rock Salts for Use in Battery Cathodes
TS-075552 — The battery industry is under increasing pressure to develop cathode materials that deliver higher energy density while reducing reliance on expensive and supply-constrained metals such as cobalt and nickel. Cation-disordered rock-salt (DRX) cathodes have emerged as promising candidates due to the…
  • College: College of Arts and Sciences (ASC)
  • Inventors: Mendoza, Ariel; Co, Anne
  • Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder

High-Solubility Asymmetric Sulfonamide Electrolytes for High-Voltage Batteries
TS-075052 — Next-generation lithium- and metal-based batteries require higher energy density, which depends on operating at elevated voltages. However, conventional electrolyte salts suffer from limited electrochemical stability, low solubility, and degradation issues such as aluminum current collector corros…
  • College: College of Arts and Sciences (ASC)
  • Inventors: Wu, Yiying; McCulloch, William
  • Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder

Oxidatively Stable Membranes for Efficient Acid Gas Separation
TS-074913 — Energy and chemical industries increasingly rely on hydrogen, natural gas, and syngas streams that require efficient removal of CO₂ and H₂S to meet purity and regulatory requirements. Conventional separation technologies (e.g., amine absorption, adsorption, cryogenic distillation) are energy-i…
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Ho, W.S. Winston; Salim, Witopo; Vakharia, Varun
  • Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana

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