Project will focus on creating efficient, cheap, durable catalysts for hydrogen-powered fuel cell trucks.

Highlights include making hydrogen fuel cell less expensive and keeping bridges open after earthquakes.

Study shows the low-cost catalyst can be a viable alternative to platinum that has stymied commercialization of the eco-friendly fuel for decades because it’s so expensive.

Gang Wu, an associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, was named a 2018 Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics, in recognition of his contribution of multiple highly cited papers that ranked in the top 1% in Web of Science.