UT Tyler Awarded a National Science Foundation Grant to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Aaditya Khanal, PhD

The University of Texas at Tyler has been awarded a $223,567 grant by the National Science Foundation to help find ways to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the environment. Dr. Aaditya Khanal, UT Tyler assistant professor in the Jasper Department of Chemical Engineering, serves as principal investigator for the project.

“Data-Driven Modeling and Analyses of CO2 Transport in Porous Media” is intended to create computationally efficient models to predict the complex behavior of carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide, or CO2, Khanal said, is a gas that leads to global warming and has challenging impacts on human health and the Earth’s ecosystems.

“We are so proud of Dr. Khanal and the work he is doing to gain a better understanding of energy use, climate change and strategies to help our environment and limit greenhouse gas emissions,” said Dr. Steven Idell, UT Tyler senior vice president for research.