Professor and Chair of Chemical Engineering, Rachel Segalman, and Materials Professor Michael Chabinyc(link is external) have received a $900,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy which will allow them to investigate ways of improving thermoelectric performance in polymeric materials. Their work may yield new materials that can turn heat into energy or — vice-versa — energy into heating and cooling.

Read more about the U.S. Department of Energy-funded research which will allow UCSB engineers to explore and expand the thermoelectric power of polymers on The Current(link is external)