Denkenberger Awarded NASA EPSCoR Grant

David Denkenberger, a UAF assistant professor of mechanical engineering, recently received a $20,000 grant for nonbiological synthesis of food.

The technology uses electricity to split water, creating hydrogen, which is then combined with carbon dioxide nonbiologically as a form of artificial photosynthesis.

This artificial photosynthesis would be advantageous for food production in space, on the moon or on Mars. It would also be useful in the event of a global catastrophe on Earth, such as abrupt climate change or asteroid impact.

The was provided by the . For more information on the research, please contact Dave Denkenberger at david.denkenberger@gmail.com.

 

Dave Denkenberger was recently awarded a NASA EPSCoR Research Initiation Grant. Photo by Amanda Byrd.