Program Areas:
- Advanced Power and Energy Systems
- Energy Conversion System Optimization
- Environmental Chemistry and Waste Management
- Environmental Control Technologies
- Fossil Energy Resources (oil, gas, and coal)
- Hydrogen Production, Distribution, and Fuel Cell Technology
- Renewable Energy
- Waste Utilization, Management, and Site Remediation
- Water Management (availability, contaminant remediation, and flood and drought protection)
Active Contracts:
- The total value of the EERC contract portfolio in FY11 was over $199.4 million.
- Approximately one funding proposal is sent out a day.
- There were 300 active contracts in FY11, — not grants.
- 95% were nonfederal partners.
- Research represents 39.5% of the total externally funded research at the University of North Dakota (UND).
Contracts by Customer:
- Private entities – 84%
- Federal – 5%
- State agencies – 11%
Regional Economic Impact:
- Total expenditures in FY10: $35.1 million
- Regional impact: $102.7 million
Employees:
The EERC's staff is a multidisciplinary team of more than 320 highly skilled scientists,
engineers, and support personnel representing more than 122 different disciplines,
making it one of the world's leading developers of energy and environmental technologies.
This includes 20 full-time-equivalent employees supported elsewhere on the UND campus.
Employee Specs:
- From North Dakota: 53%
- From Minnesota: 24%
- Degreed employees who are graduates of UND: 58%
- Degreed employees who are graduates of the North Dakota University System: 66%
Clients:
- Since 1987, over 1172 clients in 51 countries and all 50 states
Client Specs:
- Governmental clients: 94
- Academia: 53
- International market: 154
- Private corporations: 871
Operations:
The EERC is located on more than 15 acres of land on the southeast corner of the UND campus in Grand
Forks, North Dakota. The EERC houses 245,000 square feet of laboratories, technology demonstration
facilities, and offices.
Headquarters:
Energy & Environmental Research Center
University of North Dakota
15 North 23rd Street, Stop 9018
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9018