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DOE Notes Géants Awarded for Math, Science Ehrichment for Women and Minorities Twenty-five collèges and universities hâve been awarded grants to encourage young women and minority students (in grades 7-10) to stay in the math and science pipeline and consider entering engineering careers. The grants, issued under the Pre-Freshman Engineering Program (PREP), enable the institutions to provide summer and academic-yeâr enrichment activities centered on mathematics, problem solving, engineering design, and various science disciplines. PREP began in 1973 and reaches approximately 1,500 students per year. Yearly survey results show that, on average, more than half of PREP participants enroll in engineering coursework at the university level. Firms Selected for Full-Scale Development of Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell Modules The DOE will negotiate three-year contracts with Energy Research Corp. (ERC) of Danbury, CT and M-C Power Corp. of Burr Ridge, IL to develop full-size molten carbonate fuel cell stacks along with the fuel processing and other components needed for a complète fuel cell power system. A third company, International Fuel Cells Corp. (IFC) of South Windsor, CT, will receive a three-year contract to continue research that could improve the fuel cell stack. The electrochemical process employed by the molten carbonate fuel cell produces none of the pollutants associated with acid rain; and the high operating efficiences, nearly twice those of a modern-day conventional coal power plant, produce as much as 40% less carbon dioxide. Development has progréssed to the point where 10- to 30-cell combinations hâve operated for several thousand hours. The new effort will integrâte several hundred cells into a module capable of generating 100 to 300 kilowatts. The first commercial power plants are expected to link 10 to 20 stacks to produce one to two mégawatts of electric power. The three contractors propose différent configurations for their fuel cell power Systems. The IFC concept extracts hydrogen (the fuel feedstock for the system) from the
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coal gas or natural gas in a separate "reformer" outside the fuel cell assembly. Energy Research Corp. relies on an internai reforming design, while M-C Power arrangés the fuel cells in a unique géométrie pattern that allows heat to flow more efficiently and rninimizes the tendency of the cells to shrink over time.
NSF Notes 35 Receive Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement Awards As part of a program to help revitalize the teaching of undergraduate science, mathematics, and engineering, the National Science Foundation has awarded 35 Undergraduate FacUlty Enhancement awards. The Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement Program provides opportunities for faculty to participate in national or régional workshops and seminars on récent devejopments in the disciplines they teach. The program stipulâtes a sustained interaction among participants, who are themselves active scientists and teachers, and with authorities in their fields, both during the projéct and after. Approximately 3,000 under
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