Prof. Kai James is part of a team of 16 researchers from across the US that has been awarded a six million dollar grant as part of NASA’s University Leadership Initiative. The team, led by Prof. Phil Ansell, also from the university of Illinois, will investigate the design of a novel electric aircraft fueled by cryogenic liquid hydrogen.  This effort seeks to advance in new paradigm in aviation, which will allow us to significantly reduce our reliance on hydrocarbon fuels and decrease the industry’s carbon footprint.

Additional details of the project can be found here.