FUSE Internships 2022

In the summer of 2022, the Faraday Undergraduate Summer Experience (FUSE) internship programme is providing 58 internships for undergraduate students to undertake paid eight week placements with battery researchers from partner universities.

Goals of the internships are:

• Provide opportunity to gain research experience
• To inspire young people to pursue careers in the fields of battery technology and energy storage
• To diversify the pool of talent
• To increase participants’ knowledge, skills and aspirations
• Give contact with positive role models

Participating institutions construct project research topics that connect to the Faraday Institution research projects and select their intern on a competitive basis from a diverse pool of applicants. Working alongside a supervisor, students have access to other research scientists. Interns are welcome to join the Faraday Masterclass webinars and cohort video calls on a range of topics. At the end of the summer, and with the assistance of their supervisor, each intern prepares a poster detailing their research project.

Eligibility

Applicants must:

• Be registered full-time undergraduate student from a UK university.
• Undertake the internship within the years of their undergraduate study (i.e., not in final year or during a subsequent Masters’ programme).
• Not have been a FUSE intern in a previous year

Applications

Application processes vary by university. Please refer to the job advert in the links below or contact the supervisor by email.

Topics

	Project title	Supervisor	Organisation	Mode of delivery
	CATMAT
1	Spatially-resolved characterisation of Ni-rich cathode materials with X-ray spectroscopy techniques	Paul Quinn	Diamond Light Source	In-person/Hybrid
2	Outreach: Behind the Lab Specs	Peter Slater	University of Birmingham	In-person
3	Investigating the surface reactivity of the high voltage	Peter Bruce	University of Oxford	In-person
4	Stabilisation of Lithium Nickel Oxide for Lithium-ion	Emma Kendrick	University of Birmingham	In-person
	DEGRADATION
5	First principles study of degradation in NMC cathodes	Hrishit Banerjee	University of Cambridge	Hybrid
6	Mechanical Properties of Nickel-rich Cathode Materials	David Hall	University of Cambridge	In-person
7	Can Li-air batteries operate via moisture-resistant chemistry?	Israel Temprano	University of Cambridge	In-person
8	Testing the Effect of Conditions on Lithium-Ion Battery	Bethan Davies	Imperial College London	In-person
9	Cu and Al current collector corrosion in state-of-the-art Li-ion battery coin cells	Aigerim Omirkhan	Imperial College London	In-person
10	Rate of singlet oxygen reaction with carbonate solvents	Lee Johnson	University of Nottingham	In-person
	FUTURECAT
11	Process Analysis for UK LFP Manufacturing - with Exawatt	Usama Mohamed	Exawatt/University of Sheffield	Optional - (Can be provided as online, with visits or in person as suitable)
12	Chemical Imaging of Batteries - with Finden	Stephen Price	Finden/University of Sheffield	Online
13	Impedance measurements of thin film cathodes	Sian Dutton / Judith Driscoll	University of Cambridge	In-person
14	FUSE Outreach – Electric Car resource for Secondary Schools - University of Sheffield based	Elinor Noble/Laura Wheatcroft	University of Sheffield	Hybrid
	LiSTAR
15	3D Current Collectors for Anodeless Li-S Cells	Magda Titirici	Imperial College London	In-person
16	Investigating the Electrocatalytic Conversion of Polysulfides in Li-S Batteries	Magda Titirici	Imperial College London	In-person
17	Colloidal metal sulfide clusters as catalysts for the lithium-sulfur battery	Graham Newton	University of Nottingham	In-person
18	Electrochemical study of heterogenous catalysts for sulfur redox	Darren Walsh	University of Nottingham	In-person
19	Machine Learning to Discover Lithium Sulfur Battery Models	Monica Marinescu	Imperial College London	Online
20	Developing an Understanding of the Costs of Manufacturing for Li-S Batteries (Co-Hosted with ExaWatt)	James Robinson	University College London	Online
21	Parametric studies via molecular dynamic simulations to investigate the effect of electrolyte in lithium-sulphur batteries	Tina Lekakou	University of Surrey	Online
	MULTI-SCALE MODELLING
22	Environmental impact analysis of sodium-ion battery manufacturing	Jacqueline Edge	Imperial College London	Hybrid/Online
23	Environmental impact analysis of lithium-sulphur battery manufacturing	Jacqueline Edge	Imperial College London	Hybrid/Online
24	Investigating battery pack balancing strategies	Monica Marinescu	Imperial College London	In-person
25	Discovery of superionic solid-state electrolytes using unsupervised machine learning	Aron Walsh	Imperial College London	In-person but online and hybrid can be accommodated
26	Adding drive cycle library to PyBaMM	Dan Brett	University College London	Hybrid/Online
	NEXGENNA
27	Evaluation of Carbon Tin Composites as Negative Electrodes in Sodium Ion Batteries (scroll to bottom of link)	John Irvine	University of St Andrews	In-person
28	Remediated ground waste as novel cathode material for sodium-ion batteries.	Nuria Tapia-Ruiz	University of Lancaster	In-person
29	Operando characterisation of Na-ion battery electrode materials	Nik Reeves-McLaren	University of Sheffield
30	Cathode development and optimization for high-power sodium-ion batteries	Bill David	STFC	In-person
	NEXTRODE
31	Outreach: Behind the Lab Specs	Peter Slater	University of Birmingham	In-person
32	Machine learning for Li-ion battery manufacturing process optimisation	James Marco	University of Warwick	Hybrid
33	Imaging metrology for battery electrode coatings	Emma Kendrick	University of Birmingham	In-person
34	Robotic cell assembly for engagement and outreach	Denis Cumming	University of Sheffield	In-person
35	Technological distance mapping and analysis	Denis Cumming	University of Sheffield	Remote/Hybrid
	ReLiB
36	Extraction of lithium salts from geothermal waters	Emma Kendrick	University of Birmingham	In-person
37	New pack and cell designs to simplify battery recycling	Andy Abbot	University of Leicester	Hybrid
38	Modelling titanate special anodes	Peter Slater	University of Birmingham	Hybrid
39	Debondable adhesives for improved pack disassembly	Andy Abbot	University of Leicester	In-person
40	Outreach: Behind Lab Spaces	Peter Slater	University of Birmingham	In-person
	SAFEBATT
41	Acoustic Spectroscopy to Improve Battery Safety	James Robinson, Rhodri Owen	University College London	In-person/Hybrid
42	Using molecular dynamics to probe solvent-salt reactions within li-ion battery thermal runaway	Solomon Brown	University of Sheffield	Optional
43	Identifying the unique risks posed by thermal runaway of Li-ion batteries in rail and marine applications - a qualitative risk assessment	Solomon Brown	University of Sheffield	Optional
	SOLBAT
44	Hopping through the interfaces: a multiscale chemo-mechanics model for solid-state battery energy materials	Lukasz Figiel	University of Warwick	Hybrid
45	Electrochemomechanics of the Li-solid electrolyte interphase	Mauro Pasta	University of Oxford	In-person
46	Towards High-Performance “Anode-Free” Solid-State Batteries	Peter Bruce	University of Oxford	In-person
	OTHER PROJECTS
47	Rest Easy: Efficient Extraction of a Battery Open Circuit Voltage	Alastair Hales	University of Bristol/About Energy	In-person
48	Novel diagnostic and prognostic models for lithium-ion batteries	Teng Zhang	Breathe Battery Technologies	In-person or hybrid
49	Improving the electrolyte in low-cost lithium polysulfide flow batteries	Dr Edward Brightman	University of Strathclyde	In-person
50	Flow battery design for energy storage	Richard Wills	University of Southampton	In-person
51	Application of a miniaturized fluxgate magnetometer to investigate battery charge/discharge cycles	Terry Dyer	University of Strathclyde	Hybrid/In-person
52	Developing educational resources to explain high power battery materials	Peter Slater	University of Birmingham	In-person
53	Escaping Temperature-Gridlock through Smart Battery Model Parameterisation	Alastair Hales	University of Bristol	In-person
54	Development of Positive Electrode Structures in Solid State Batteries (scroll to bottom of link)	John Irvine	University of St Andrews	In-person
55	Preparation and characterization of advanced coatings on cathode materials	Mark Copley	University of Warwick	In-person
56	Taking battery chemistries to scale (scroll to bottom of link)	John Irvine	University of St Andrews	In-person
57	Mechanical/Manufacturing design Engineering - CellPod tooling design & optimisation	Tom Cleaver	Cognition Energy	In-person
58	Mechanical design engineering internship - Cell testing & product design	Tom Cleaver	Cognition Energy	In-person

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