KNOXVILLE (AP) - A dean at the University of Tennessee says research done by a colleague will benefit the world.
Wayne Davis, dean of the College of Engineering, said the work of Peter Liaw has the promise of increasing the efficiency of coal-fired power plants.
Liaw is among those who have received a $300,000 Clean Coal Research Award from the U.S. Department of Energy. Their research seeks to develop high-entropy alloys - a mixture of multiple principal elements.
Students also will get a chance to do research.
Liaw, a professor in the College of Engineering, said the alloys will endure operating conditions in advanced turbine systems.
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