Dr. Devinder Mahajan Receives SUNY TAF Class of 2024 Award

Congratulations to Devinder Mahajan, PhD on receiving the State University of New York (SUNY) Technology Accelerator Fund (TAF) Class of 2024 Award for his work in large-scale hydrogen storage and separation. 

Dr. Mahajan, professor of materials science and chemical engineering and director of the Institute of Gas Innovation and Technology (I-GIT), and his research team at Stony Brook University developed a single system for storage and release of blended hydrogen and methane that operates under near ambient temperature and pressure conditions. This system is able to overcome the significant challenges related to efficient storage and on-demand release of hydrogen.

SUNY invested $425,000 through the TAF to support groundbreaking projects at seven campuses that could have a profound impact on how we treat serious illnesses, safeguard our environment, and strengthen New York’s high-tech electronics industry.

Funded by SUNY and managed by the SUNY Research Foundation, TAF helps faculty inventors and scientists turn their research into market-ready technologies, targeting critical research and development milestones—such as feasibility studies, prototyping, and testing—which demonstrate that an idea or innovation has commercial potential. The goal is to increase their attractiveness to potential investors. TAF funding is awarded through a competitive process that weighs several factors, including the availability of intellectual property protection, marketability, commercial potential, feasibility, and breadth of impact.

Since the launch of TAF in 2011, SUNY has invested more than $3.5 million in the program to successfully advance the commercial readiness of 72 innovations born at SUNY campuses. The program has catalyzed follow-on investment of an additional $16 million from development partners, including government agencies, industry licensees, and early-stage investors. 

Learn more about the SUNY TAF and the Class of 2024 Awardees Here