RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE: NEW AWARD. CONTROL NUMBER: 1478-1574 PROJECT TITLE: ''CHANNELING ENGINEERING OF HYDROXIDE ION EXCHANGE POLYMERS AND REINFORCED MEMBRANES'' RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE WILL DEVELOP HIGHLY ION CONDUCTIVE, CHEMICALLY AND MECHANICALLY STABLE SOLID HYDROXIDE ION-CONDUCTING POLYMERS BY TAILORING MICRO-TO-NANOSCALE ION CHANNELS AND IMPREGNATE THEM INTO REINFORCED COMPOSITE MEMBRANES. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCIALLY VIABLE ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE MATERIALS FOR USE IN ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES. ----------