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ASHLEY CAIOLA
Graduate Student — WVU Center
for Innovation in Gas Research
and Utilization
She uses a technique called microwave
catalysis to synthesize ammonia from hydrogen
and nitrogen to create a liquid form of electricity.
A NEW ENERGY FUTURE.
West Virginia University is the land-grant, space-grant R1 research institution that
could shock you. We’re developing the next generation of innovators, STEM pioneers
and tech leaders. Like Ashley Caiola. Working alongside WVU researchers and
students, she’s helping develop a carbon-neutral, liquid form of electricity that can be
transported from coast to coast using existing infrastructure — potentially improving
America’s energy and economic security and the health of our planet.
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