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Environmental stability of materials Hydrogen production, water splitting Energy production, photovoltaics, LEDs Smart environment Reduce flow resistance for vessels o Prevent attachments Facilitation of cradle to cradle Waste reduction in construction Novel materials for water treatment Unified system of water splitting with PV,.LEDs Use of more benign materials o Less harmful o More plentiful Efficient lighting Pollution prevention on ships Energy storage Nano‐enhanced materials o All aspects of performance verified through lifecycle assessment Resource recovery with an effort toward separation of materials so that they can be re‐
purposed Ocean plastics harvesting These were distilled to three main research topics to pursue:  Water treatment  Sustainable energy production  Materials and smart systems The group chose a marine vessel as a platform to help define system boundaries for the research topics. Marine vessels are most relevant due to several factors including:  Significant energy is needed to propel a vessel so a slight increase in performance could result in huge monetary gains,  Most consumer goods in the US are moved via vessels and through ports,  Laws regarding discharge of grey and black water from vessels are getting more stringent, and  Maritime industry is currently not on the cutting edge of using sustainable practices. 1 SUNY Research Workshop: Material Science and Waste Reduction Group Sustainable Maritime Operations as the Unifying Theme Guiding principles include a cradle to cradle approach and use of nano‐materials for enhancement of material performance when possible Topic: Water treatment as a closed loop system or “Tap to Toilet to Tap” Possible projects a) New techniques for disinfection i. Ultra‐violet disinfection using a small, portable solid state system and catalyst(s) b) Replace activated carbon as treatment media i. Regenerate? ii. Energy considerations iii. Graphene? c) Algal bioreactors for removing nutrients d) Filtration using biomimicry principles to remove solids and potentially as desalination i. Reverse osmosis e) Social acceptance of drinking treated wastewater Other related thoughts:  Rainwater harvesting  Chicken feathers which perform like carbon nanotubes (http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncer_abstracts/index.cfm/fuseaction/display.publications/abstrac
t/9002) Topic: Sustainable Energy Production Possible projects a) Use waste on ship for energy production i. Biodigesters? b) Water splitting i. Band gap engineering with metal oxides and metal sulfides ii. Hydrogen storage  Interesting link ‐ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_Challenger c) Linked UV system for water purification using titanium dioxide Topic: Materials and Smart Systems Possible projects a) Use shark skin as a model to reduce drag i. Prevent scaling and biofilm formations ii. Change texture and structure b) Build systems that respond automatically to changes in the environment 2 SUNY Research Workshop: Material Science and Waste Reduction Group Group Members: Kate Aubrecht Peter Domalavage Megan Ferguson Louis Piper Shadi Shahedipour‐
Sandvik Ken Tiss Xinchao Wei Asst Prof Assoc Prof Asst Prof Asst Prof Assoc Prof Stony Brook U Maritime College New Paltz Binghamton U U at Albany Katherine.aubrecht@stonybrook.edu PDomalavage@SUNYMaritime.edu fergusom@newpaltz.edu lpiper@binghamton.edu Sshahedipour‐sandvik@albany.edu Instructor Asst Prof kjtiss@esf.edu weix@sunyit.edu Guangwen Zhou Lisa Cleckner Asst Prof Director ESF Institute of Technology Binghamton U Finger Lakes Institute gzhou@binghamton.edu Cleckner@hws.edu 3