2008 Competition Archives
2008 I2P UT Austin Award Winners
Finalists
| Selig First Place Award | |
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Product |
Bevo-MEA |
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Team Members |
Jason Moore (Aerospace Engineering), |
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Longhorn Fuel Tech introduces a more durable, cost effective MEA (Bevo-MEA) that replaces the industry-standard platinum and polymeric membrane MEA with technology developed at the University of Texas at Austin. Bevo-MEA reduces fuel cell costs by utilizing novel and innovative blends of relatively inexpensive materials to enhance durability while reducing costs. First, a novel mix of palladium, cobalt, and molybdenum replaces platinum in the MEA. Second, an ingenious acid-base blend polymer replaces the current market standard polymeric membrane, Nafion, produced by DuPont. This replacement enhances the lifetime of the fuel cell while reducing the manufacturing cost.
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2008 I2P UT Austin Judges
Finals
- Norman Kaderlan, Ph.D. - President of Technology Innovation Group, Inc., and an Entrepreneur in Residence at UT
- Hall Martin - Executive director of the Central Texas Angel Netwok
- Thomas Milner, Ph.D. - Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
- Mark Murdock - Technology Lawyer with over 35 years of experience, and an Entrepreneur in Residence at UT
- Jerri L. Paul - Independent consultant for strategy, operations, and marketing, prior President and Chief Executive Officer of KaleidaCare Management Solutions, and an Entrepreneur in Residence at UT
- David Schieck - Co-founder of the I2P® Competition
