The Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, has named Cadet Col. Ryan W. Castonia the 2009 United States Air Force Cadet of the Year. Castonia is a member of the Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps Detachment 365 in Cambridge, Mass. Cadet Castonia, who served as the cadet wing commander at the time of nomination, is scheduled to graduate in June 2010 with a bachelor's and master's degree. The award recognizes the most outstanding cadet in one of the three Air Force commissioning programs — Officer Training School, the Air Force Academy and Air Force ROTC.
Liquid battery big enough for the electric grid?
Professor Donald Sadoway and graduate student David Bradwell observe one of their small test batteries in the lab. The battery itself is inside the heavily insulated metal cylinder at center, which heats it to 700 degrees Celsius, while the wires at top charge up the battery and measure its performance.
Photo - Photo: Patrick Gillooly
Photo - Photo: Patrick Gillooly
Professor Donald Sadoway’s research in energy storage could help speed the development of renewable energy.
