56 | INL 50 STATES IMPACT 2018 Apostdoctoralresearcherandgraduate oftheUniversityofSouthCarolina,Yunya Zhangwasaco-authoronapaperoutlining anovelandlow-thermalbudgetprocess thatproducesbothethyleneandpure hydrogen.Currentproductionofethylene,a foundationalgasusedinthepetrochemical industry,isenergy-intensiveand“themost energy-consumingsingleprocessin thechemicalindustry.”Thepaper, publishedinthejournalEnergy& EnvironmentalScience,detaileda newwaytoproduceethylenethatcan achievea65percentsavingsinprocess energyandreducethecarbonfootprint byasmuchas72percent. SOUTH CAROLINA 44% 31% 25% BACHELOR’S MASTER’S DOCTORATE Nuclear Energy University Program • • University of South Carolina (2) Competitive Awards Strategic Partnership Projects • • U.S. Army Research Agreements License Agreements • • University of South Carolina Intellectual Property • • University of South Carolina HighPerformanceComputingUsers • • Savannah River Ecology Laboratory • • University of South Carolina • • Westinghouse • • Savannah River National Laboratory Publications 17Collegiate DEGREES 1Postdoctoral RESEARCHER I n t e r n s I n tellectualProperty Competitive Awards Degrees P u b l i c a t i o n s 2 1 2 17 4 Subcontracts = $2.3M