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https://chemistry.cornell.edu/news/two-students-awarded-prestigious-goldwater-scholarship

Two Students Awarded Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship | Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Two Students Awarded Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

“This has the potential to be transformative in the application of fuel cells broadly defined because it steps away from the need for precious metals,” said Héctor D. Abruña, the Émile M. Chamot Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Nickel catalyst enables high-performance fuel cell free of precious metals | Cornell Chronicle Cornell researchers have developed a non-precious-metal catalyst that represents a major step toward alkaline fuel cells that use inexpensive commodity metals, such as nickel and cobalt, in several energy applications.

https://chemistry.cornell.edu/news/abruna-honored-chemistry-public-interest-0

Abruña honored for chemistry in the public interest | Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology The Gustavus John Esseln Award for Chemistry in the Public Interest from the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society honors outstanding achievement in scientific and technical work that contributes to public well-being.