OSU researcher recognized by Department of Defense
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Dr. Raman Singh, the associate dean for engineering at Oklahoma State University’s
Tulsa (OSU-Tulsa) campus, and Dr. Pradeep Guduru from Brown University comprise one
of six teams being recognized by the Department of Defense (DoD) as winners of the
Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) competition.
Singh and Pradeep will be awarded up to $600,000 over the next three years to continue
their research on structural supercapacitors for onboard energy storage and delivery
in manned and unmanned surface and underwater vessels and vehicles. The teams research
is based on developing multifunctional materials that provide both load-bearing and
electrical-storage-capacity capabilities.
Structural supercapacitors would allow vessels to store electrical energy to aid in
acceleration efforts, leading to smaller engine sizes, allow for energy storage without
any additional weight added to the vessel, and could provide additional safety from
electrochemical reactions and possible sudden energy discharge.
“I am excited about this project and the collaboration between Oklahoma State University
and Brown University,” Singh said. “Through an active partnership and support by the
Office of Naval Research, we hope to contribute to technological solutions that aid
national defense and security.”
The DEPSCoR competition is a congressionally-mandated, capacity-building program managed
by the Directorate of Defense Research and Engineering for Research and Technology
and is aimed at pursing science and engineering research in areas relevant to DoD
initiatives supporting the National Defense Strategy.
As part of the DEPSCoR program, additional funds were also provided to each military
service’s Young Investigator Program and Defense University Research Instrumentation
Program as well as the Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship program. These programs are
used to increase the representation of DEPSCoR-eligible researchers.
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