Innovative Research

Gary Conley, Research Supervisor at the Air Quality Center,
shows a group the workings of the Air Quality Monitoring Site.

CE3 helps to bring together faculty, students, and staff from various disciplines to work on innovative research to solve problems related to energy production, the environment, and the economic implications of energy and environmental decisions.

Examples of efforts that have resulted from such collaborations include:

Clean and alternative fuel research
Water quality and aquatic ecosystem research
Air quality research and technology development
Economic analysis of alternative energy development
Integration of sustainability concepts throughout the university curriculum

The stories below provide a glimpse of our researchers’ tremendous success. For more information about the innovative energy and environmental research at Ohio University, please visit our Faculty and News pages.


Johnson Appointed AEP Professor Kelly S. Johnson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at Ohio University was named the American Electric Power Watershed Research and Reclamation Professorship (AEP professorship) on January 4, 2008. Full Story >>
Center for Air Quality Ohio University’s Center for Air Quality conducts comprehensive air quality research that supports Ohio and other Midwest states in their efforts to comply with increasingly tighter air quality standards. The Center serves as an integrated research and analysis entity whose work supports governmental agencies, city governments, universities, companies, and industries; helping the region to understand its air pollution and improve its air quality. Full Story >>
Carbon Recycling Ohio University researchers have developed a patented ECO2Capture technology which enables industrial operations and power plants to recycle carbon emissions directly from flue gas by growing algae in a bioreactor. The algae, a valuable feedstock, can be harvested and used in pharmaceuticals, as a food additive, and as biofuel. This unique solution to the carbon problem is a result of the interdisciplinary research collaborations created through the Consortium for Energy, Economics, and the Environment (CE3). Full Story >>
Ammonia Electrolysis and Fuel Cell Research Dr. Gerardine Botte and the EERL have developed a commercially viable alternative fuel based on the catalytic electrolysis of ammonia. More cost-effective than gasoline, this fuel emits only nitrogen and water into the atmosphere. Full Story >>
Algae Alternative Fuel Research Clean coal requires algae and photosynthesis according to Ben Stuart's research. Full Story >>