Trienens-Q Translational Fund

Trienens-Q Transitional Fund

Build on Existing IP: Initial discovery has been completed and minimally an invention record has been filed that is freely available for further development.
High Commercial Potential: The technology addresses a signficance unmet demand in the market and has a distinct competitive advantage. The technology has a cost-effective path to scale identified.
Obvious Cleantech Impact: Cleantech has a reduced environmental impact and conserves resources in areas such as climate & carbon, ecosystems & resilience, energy & infrastructure, and sustainable materials.
Applied Research-Engagement: Proposed research focuses on scale, optimization, and key performance attributes to create a minimum viable prototype or product. This is done in consultation with industrial advisors.

David Dunand - Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Compositionally unique Fe-based redox powder beds capable of storing hydrogen and providing on--demand hydrogen
Kellogg-Q Residency, Business Development Resource, Executive-in-Residence, Industrial Advisory Panel

Ted Sargent - Executive Director, Paula M. Trienens Institute for Sustainability and Energy
Bin Chen - Research Associate Professor
Cost-effective bilayer metal oxide coatings compatible with perovskite processing requirements that improve efficiency and stability
Kellogg-Q Residency, Business Development Resource, Executive-in-Residence, Industrial Advisory Panel

Mark Hersam - Chair of Materials Science and Engineering
Clay-based nanocomposite electrolytes with superior mechanical, thermal and electrochemical stability compatible with energy-dense lithium metal anodes
Kellogg Q-Residency, Business Development Resource, Executive-in-Residence

Tobin Marks - Professor of Catalytic Chemistry and Chemical and Biological Engineering
Yosi Kratish - Research Assistant Professor
Developed a powerful set of catalysts to convert Nylon 6 back into its original starting material (caprolactam) in a solventless, low-temperature process
Entrepreneurial Fellow, Kellogg-Q Residency, Business Development Resource, Executive-in-Residence, Industrial Advisory Panel

John Torkelson - Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering
Dynamic crosslinkers are employed to produce polyurethane-based prototype chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) pads
Kellog-Q Residency, Executive-in-Residence, Industrial Advisory Panel

Sossina Haile - Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Develop innovative solutions for electrochemically driven ammonia-to-hydrogen conversion, with particular focus on high-performance, high stability cracking catalysts

Julia Kalow - Associate Professor
Develop new materials derived from end-of-life tires that confer increased lifetime and properties on the resulting elastomers by incorporating dynamic bonds

Tobin Marks - Professor of Catalytic Chemistry and Chemical and Biological Engineering
Yosi Kratish - Research Assistant Professor
Developed a powerful set of catalysts to convert Nylon 6 back into its starting material (caprolactam) in a solventless, low-temperature process