Scott Quillinan
Director of Research & Communications
School of Energy Resources
Dept. 3012, 1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-6697
Email: scottyq@uwyo.edu
Renewable energy is becoming an important part of the global energy portfolio. There
is also an urgent need to find less expensive ways to utilize not only solar
Faculty within the CPAC work together to find new ways of generating and utilizing energy - emphasizing conversion of light into both electrical and chemical energy, as well a the closely related catalytic chemistry needed to utilize new and conventional energy forms more cleanly and efficiently. The resulting knowledge will help minimize energy losses and maximize yields in processes such as biomass conversion, the production of photogenerated fuels, and the conversion of Wyoming's fossil energy sources into cleaner fuels.
Department of Geology & Geophysics
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering[BROKEN LINK]
The goal of this project is to discover metal oxide semiconductors that can split water into hydrogen and oxygen using sunlight. Currently, no known stable material is capable of efficiently and inexpensively photoelectrolyzing water with visible light. There are millions of compounds that need to be produced and tested for their ability to photoelectrolyze water. We developed inexpensive kits to enable young scientists to participate in this endeavor. The hardware and software was developed that uses an inkjet printer, laser pointer and LEGOs® allowing for virtually endless arrays of potential metal oxide semiconductors to be easily produced and tested.
For more information visit Dr. Parkinson's Chemistry Research Group.
Scott Quillinan
Director of Research & Communications
School of Energy Resources
Dept. 3012, 1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-6697
Email: scottyq@uwyo.edu