Emily Carter

Princeton University

Projects

New Materials for Solar Cells Revealed via Quantum Mechanics

Lead Institution

Princeton University

Principal Investigator

Emily Carter

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This project is motivated by the low conversion efficiency of inexpensive solar cells intended as an alternative to fossil fuels, the primary energy resource. The research objectives are to explore…

Thermochemical Kinetics of Pyrolysis and Oxidation of Biodiesel for Predictive Combustion Modeling

Lead Institution

Princeton University

Principal Investigator

Emily Carter

Project type

Exploratory Research

The increasing sensitivity in the U.S. over the dependence on foreign sources of crude oil for energy production, as well as the need to limit the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, is…