Competing against the University of Tennessee, the two teams will make their presentations at the ANS Winter Meeting in Orlando, Florida later this year.

The Purdue team will present on their project, the Hydrogen Production Electrolysis Reactor (HYPER). The reactor was designed to produce electricity and hydrogen for industrial applications. By exploring the possibility of refueling a reactor without shutting down, HYPER is capable not only of generating hydrogen and electricity with a 62 percent efficiency -- about twice that of modern power plants -- but also of preventing the release of 800,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year.

The Purdue team includes students Adam Darr, Antony Damico, Robby Kile, Christopher Copeland, Corey Ohneck, and Anna Biela. The faculty advisor for the team is Dr. Chan Choi.