Umit Koylu has secured a grant from the US National Science Foundation to support the spinning out of his fuel cell technology.
Missouri University of Science and Technology has secured a six-month $50,000 grant from the US National Science Foundation to fund the commercialisation of fuel cell technology.
The grant was awarded to Umit Koylu, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, who now has until December 2015 to bring the technology to market.
The technology, a biology-inspired fuel cell, was developed by a research team led by Ming Leu, professor of integrated product manufacturing as well as professor of mechanical and aerospace…