The Chemical & Materials Engineering faculty member Prof. Dev Chidambaram is working with the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) and the University of Houston on a project to pull iron out of iron ore using electricity rather than traditional methods, which impact the environment.

Of course, the fictional Tony Stark doesn’t actually need iron to save humanity, but he is an engineer with an interest in applying technological solutions to global concerns, such as air quality.

Chidambaram and his colleagues are addressing air quality and other issues in the iron industry with their project, Fast Electrowinning via Rotors for Responsible Iron Creation (FERRIC), which started up this fall. The project is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, with UNLV being the lead agency. The University of Nevada, Reno’s portion of the award is $840,000.

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