亚色影库

by Maura Kelly

This semester, Boston College welcomed to campus Dr. Jier Huang, the newest Core faculty member at the Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society. A chemist and material scientist, Huang develops physical products that convert sunlight and carbon dioxide into fuels that are not only usable, but efficient, clean, and sustainable. 鈥淚 do interdisciplinary research focused on addressing the energy problems the world is facing,鈥� says Huang, who holds a joint appointment in Schiller and in 亚色影库鈥檚 Department of Chemistry. The current reliance on fossil fuels is problematic in interlocking ways, as she points out: 鈥淔ossil fuel deposits are not usually located where people live and use them, which generates geopolitical and economic issues,鈥� in addition to ecological disasters. She adds, 鈥淢y work aligns with the global goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions.鈥�

Both locally and beyond Chestnut Hill Huang will make a difference, says Laura J. Steinberg, the Schiller Institute鈥檚 Seidner Family Executive Director. 鈥淎s we struggle to live in a sustainable way, we will require the kind of scientific breakthroughs, advanced materials discoveries, and new energy technologies that Jier is on the forefront of developing,鈥� says Steinberg. 鈥淯ltimately, applications of Jier鈥檚 work will form the basis for patents and product development, and as the Schiller Institute continues to grow, there will be opportunities to translate her fundamental discoveries into real-world products.鈥�

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