Profs. Wicks, Wilk get NiMo grant for energy research

Frank Wicks and Richard Wilk, professors of mechanical engineering, have been awarded $10,000 by the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation of National Grid to perform energy-related summer research with students. A new generation of super capacitors provides vastly improved energy storage for applications such as hybrid cars, where capacitors can supplement or replace chemical batteries. Another project will research methods to enhance the performance and lower the cost of solar-based renewable energy.