The Nancy and Stephen Grand Technion Energy Program (GTEP) or Grand Technion Energy Program was established in 2007 at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, which is Israel's first university, founded in 1912.
Overview GTEP's stated aim is to bring together Technion's researchers to discover and tap alternative and renewable energy sources, promote more efficient energy use, and reduce the environmental damage caused by the production of fossil fuels. GTEP is interdisciplinary, with members spanning the range from nano science through to applied engineering. The stated GTEP mission is:
To support energy projects with global impact To promote multidisciplinary cooperation To build on Israel and Technion's existing strengths in energy research and application To attract new faculty into energy research To attract graduate students To strengthen industrial & international cooperation To raise awareness in Israel and across the world of energy issues More than 40 faculty members from nine Technion faculties are involved in GTEP projects.
GTEP's four-point strategy
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Alternative fuels Non-carbon fuels Hydrogen technologies Biomass-based fuels Renewable energy sources Solar thermal technologies Photovoltaic cells Wind power Energy storage and conversion fuel cells batteries Energy conservation Conservation-minded urban planning Insulation substances Smart windows that can deflect sunlight as needed Combustion processes
National leadership
In 2011, GTEP submitted the winning proposal to the Israel Science Foundation, through the framework of the Israeli Centers for Research Excellence (I-CORE). As proposal coordinator, GTEP is coordinating top researchers to advance research into Solar fuels from Technion, the Weizmann Institute of Science and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. The I-CORE for Solar Fuels includes nine existing faculty members from each university and 3 new faculty members in each school (a total of 36 members).
Notable GTEP faculty members Prof. Yoed Tsur, GTEP Director, Technion Faculty of Chemical Engineering. Prof. Gideon Grader, Founder and Former GTEP Director, Technion Faculty of Chemical Engineering. Prof. Avner Rothschild, Technion Faculty of Materials Engineering. Prof. Yair Ein-Eli, Technion Faculty of Materials Prof. Ilan Riess, Technion Faculty of Physics. Prof. Nir Tessler, Technion Faculty of Electrical Engineering. Prof. Gadi Schuster, Technion Faculty of Biology. Prof. Avner Rothschild, Technion Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering Prof. Lilac Amirav, Technion Schulich Faculty of Chemistry Prof. David Greenblatt, Technion Faculty of Mechanical Engineering .
Technion faculties involved with GTEP
Aerospace Engineering Architecture and Town Planning Biology Biotechnology and Food Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemistry Civil and Environmental Engineering Electrical Engineering Materials Engineering Mechanical Engineering Physics Mathematics
GTEP International Graduate Studies Program
GTEP houses Israel's only multidisciplinary graduate studies program in energy science and technology.
MSc in Energy Engineering MSc in Energy PhD Program
References
External links GTEP website GTEP blog on Blogspot


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