{"id":35973,"date":"2019-06-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/two-idrl-projects-receive-nsf-i-corp-grants\/"},"modified":"2024-06-03T10:01:01","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T14:01:01","slug":"two-idrl-projects-receive-nsf-i-corp-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/news\/2019-06-04\/two-idrl-projects-receive-nsf-i-corp-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Two IDRL Projects Receive NSF I-Corp Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>The School of Architecture\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/idrl.uncc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Integrated Design Research Lab<\/a> (IDRL) has received two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/news\/special_reports\/i-corps\/index.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (I-Corps) grants<\/a> to further research in microalgae facades and adaptable solar windows. Each project will receive $50,000 and specialized team training to develop the commercial potential of the technology.<\/p>\n<p>The National Science Foundation (NSF) created the I-Corps grants to help faculty and students &#8220;extend their focus beyond the university laboratory and accelerate the economic and societal benefits of NSF-funded, basic-research projects that are ready to move toward commercialization.&#8221; Both IDRL projects aim to enable conventional building enclosures to produce on-site renewable energy and to reduce building energy consumption.<\/p>\n<p>The team behind the microalgae fa\u00e7ade project includes Associate Professor of Architecture Kyoung Hee Kim, director of the IDRL (principal investigator); Chengde Wu, research associate and lecturer in architecture; and Fan Lu, CEO of the Algaen Corporation. The adaptable solar window team includes Assistant Professor of Architecture Catty Dan Zhang (principal investigator), Ph.D. candidate Ok-Kyun Im, and David Crabtree, Corporate, Commercial, and Civic Practice and Design Leader for Perkins + Will &#8211; NC.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams have been named to the Summer 2019 I-Corp cohort in New York City and will participate in a seven-week curriculum, July 9-August 23. Subsequent to the training, the teams will seek additional research grants to support 1:1 prototyping and experimentation in accordance with industry standards.<\/p>\n<p>The IDRL microalgae fa\u00e7ade project was recently featured in <em>The Architects Newspaper<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/news\/2019-05-06\/work-idrl-recognized-architects-newspaper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more here.<\/a><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The School of Architecture\u2019s Integrated Design Research Lab (IDRL) has received two National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (I-Corps) grants to further research in microalgae facades and adaptable solar windows. Each project will receive $50,000 and specialized team training to develop the commercial potential of the technology. 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