. . "Backed by a $3.5 mil??lion grant from the Depart??ment of Energy (DOE), prin??cipal inves??ti??gator Laura Lewis, the Cabot Pro??fessor of chem??ical engi??neering in the Col??lege of Engi??neering, Vince Harris, the W.L. Smith Chair Pro??fessor of elec??trical and com??puter engi??neering, and col??leagues from five other insti??tu??tions, including Gen??eral Motors Research and Devel??op??ment," . .