RIVERSIDE – A UC Riverside-led research project is among the 32 named Wednesday by U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz as an Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs), designed to accelerate the scientific breakthroughs needed to build a new 21st-century energy economy in the United States.

“Spins and Heat in Nanoscale Electronic Systems” (SHINES) will receive $12 million over four years from the Department of Energy.

The lead researcher is UC Riverside Professor of Physics Jing Shi, who will work with researchers from seven universities.

The Department of Energy announced a total of $100 million in funding to support fundamental advances in energy production, storage, and use. (UCR)

Story Date: June 23, 2014