Devinder Mahajan receives prestigious SUNY grant

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Stony Brook University’s Indian-origin professor Devinder Mahajan, has been named to the Class of 2024 SUNY Technology Accelerator Fund (TAF).

Mahajan is a professor in the Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering and director of the Institute of Gas Innovation and Technology (I-GIT) at the university.

The grant provides vital support to faculty inventors and scientists across the SUNY system.

“This year, SUNY invested $425,000 through TAF to fund seven promising projects with the potential to revolutionize healthcare, environmental protection, and New York’s high-tech electronics industry,” news.stonybrook.edu reported.

The award recognizes the professor’s groundbreaking research in developing a single system for storing and releasing blended hydrogen and methane under near-ambient temperature and pressure conditions. Mahajan’s innovative system addresses the significant challenges associated with efficiently storing and releasing hydrogen on demand, a critical step toward a sustainable energy future.

Launched in 2011, the TAF program has consistently driven innovation within the SUNY system. To date, SUNY has invested more than $3.5 million in TAF, successfully advancing the commercial readiness of 72 cutting-edge innovations. This has catalyzed over $16 million in follow-on investment from various sources, including government agencies, industry partners, and early-stage investors.

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