Argonne National Laboratory

The Argonne National Laboratory, one of the U.S. Department of Energy's largest and oldest laboratories for science and engineering research, is a primary research partner with Northwestern in the areas of sustainability and energy. Together they facilitate innovative directions in faculty research and new educational opportunities for Northwestern students in a variety of departments, research centers, and programs. ISEN is directly involved in several aspects of the university's robust partnership with Argonne.

Projects

• The Center for Light Energy Activated Redox Processes (LEAP): LEAP is an ISEN portfolio center that works to develop the fundamental scientific understanding needed to use efficient, light-driven, multi-electron redox processes to power energy-demanding chemical reactions. As of August 2018, the Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research (ANSER) Center transitioned to become LEAP.
• The Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research (ANSER) Center: ANSER is an ISEN portfolio center that works to develop the fundamental understanding of molecules, materials and method necessary to create dramatically more efficient technologies for solar fuels and energy production. As of August 2018, the ANSER Center transitioned to become the Center for Light Energy Activated Redox Processes (LEAP).
• The Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR): The Center for Catalysis and Surface Science (CCSS) is an ISEN portfolio research center that partners with JCESR at Argonne National Laboratory to develop clean energy storage technologies. The partnership seeks more affordable, efficient, and environmentally benign alternatives to lithium ion batteries, with recent work into the viability of hybrid batteries with a magnesium metal anode.
• The Solar Fuels Institute (SOFI): SOFI is an ISEN portfolio research center that supports the development of an efficient and cost-effective system that uses sunlight to produce a liquid fuel. SOFI does this by providing its members – global research institutions and industry leaders – with unique opportunities for collaboration, access to a database of research and resources, and a place within a network of pioneers in the solar fuels field. Argonne National Laboratory has been a supporting member of SOFI since 2013.
• The Northwestern Argonne Institute of Science and Engineering (NAISE): NAISE brings together researchers at Northwestern University and Argonne National Laboratory to create powerful collaborations in fields such as energy, biological and environmental systems, data science and computation, materials, and national security. NAISE provides students and post-doctoral scholars with unique educational and training opportunities. NAISE also provides scientist exchanges, joint research projects, and streamlined access to facilities for NAISE fellows at both institutions.

Related Resources

• Article: "Reducing Vulnerability Of Cities To Extreme Weather"
• Article: "Northwestern Awarded $15 Million for DOE Energy Frontier Research Centers"
• Article: "Northwestern Research Opens New Horizons for Next-generation Solar Cells"
• The Center for Light Energy Activated Redox Processes (LEAP)
• The Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research (ANSER) Center
• The Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR)
• The Solar Fuels Institute (SOFI)
• The Northwestern Argonne Institute of Science and Engineering (NAISE)

For more information on partnership opportunities with ISEN, please contact Demetria Giannisis at demetria.giannisis@northwestern.edu.