Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
Renewable Energy Conversion Laboratory
Led by Jonathan R. Scheffe · Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
What we study
This lab uses concentrated sunlight to drive chemical reactions that make fuels like hydrogen, so solar energy can be stored. It studies special metal oxides and designs solar reactors to run the process.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Building & testing
- Coding helps
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Solar Thermochemical Hydrogen (STCH) Production
Develops thermochemically active oxide materials and solar-driven processes that make renewable fuels, including hydrogen, using heat from concentrated sunlight.
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Recent papers, explained
- High temperature indirectly heated reactor for thermochemical hydrogen production
2026 · Applied Thermal Engineering
- Kinetic and extended stability analysis of Ga-doped LSM perovskite for solar thermochemical hydrogen production
2026 · Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Shows a material called Ga-doped LSM works well for making hydrogen over many cycles.
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- Metal Oxide Chemical Looping Cycles for Coproduction of Hydrogen and Sulfuric Acid
2026 · Advanced Functional Materials
Tests a new way to make hydrogen and sulfuric acid together, using ceria and iron oxide.
- Durability and Kinetic Testing of Ni-Ceria at Elevated Pressure During Chemical Looping Dry Reforming of Methane
2025 · Energy & Fuels
Tests how well Ni-ceria works for making hydrogen under high pressure and methane conditions.
- Under pressure: Chemical looping reforming of methane over Ni-ceria in a pressurized packed bed reactor
2025 · Chemical Engineering Journal
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How to reach out
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