FUSE Internships 2023
In the summer of 2023, the Faraday Undergraduate Summer Experience (FUSE) internship programme is providing 55 internships for undergraduate students to undertake paid-eight week placements with battery researchers from partner organisations.
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 interns on a competitive basis from a diverse pool of applicants. Working alongside a supervisor, students have access to other research scientists. Interns are invited to join 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 scientific research project.
A number of FUSE interns have successfully gone on to undertake a PhD in battery research or work in the battery sector.
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
Application processes vary by university.
Topics
Project title | Supervisor | Organisation | Mode of delivery | ||
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CATMAT | |||||
1 | Thin film Ni rich cathode material for Li metal battery | Farheen N Sayed | University of Cambridge | In person | Applications closed |
2 | Developing tools for modelling cathode interfaces | Samuel Coles | University of Bath | In person | Applications closed |
Degradation | |||||
3 | Theoretical spectroscopy to investigate degradation in NMC cathodes | Hrishit Banerjee | University of Cambridge | In person | Applications closed |
4 | The effect of interface reactions on lithium plating in “Anode-free” batteries | Svetlana Menkin and Marie Juramy | University of Cambridge | In person | Applications closed |
5 | Operando X-ray studies of Pouch Cells: Live studies of intercalation reactions in real cells | Louis Piper | University of Warwick | In person | Applications closed |
6 | Functionalized carbon nanotube electrodes for Li-air batteries | Israel Temprano | University of Cambridge | In person | Applications closed |
FutureCat | |||||
7 | Development of mathematical models and python/MATLAB simulation codes for thin-film based li-ion batteries | Debasis Nayak | University of Cambridge | Hybrid | Applications closed |
8 | Full coin cell optimisation | Innes McClelland | University of Sheffield | In person | Applications closed |
9 | Synthetic design and optimization of novel cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries | Nuria Tapia-Ruiz | Imperial College London | In person | Applications closed |
10 | Crystallographic & spectroscopic studies of highly delithiated LixNiO2 (x < 0.1) cathode | Ashok S. Menon | University of Warwick | In person | Applications closed |
LiSTAR | |||||
11 | Towards carbon fibres based Li-S batteries | Samantha Southern and Magda Titirici | Imperial College London | In person | Applications closed |
12 | Li-ion transport in the solid-electrolyte interphase | Lorenz Olbrich and Mauro Pasta | Oxford University | In person | Applications closed |
13 | Investigating component materials for Li-S electrodes | Liam Bird and James Robinson | University College London | In person | Applications closed |
14 | Zero-Excess Li Li2S cell development | Alex Rettie | University College London | In person | Applications closed |
15 | In-situ Li2S formation inside 3-D Graphene for Anode-free Lithium-Sulfur Cells | Thomas Miller | University College London | In person | Applications closed |
16 | Reduced Order Modelling for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries | Monica Marinescu | Imperial College London | Applications closed | |
17 | Metallic 1T phase MoS2 based fibers for energy storage | Manish Chhowalla | University of Cambridge | In person | Applications closed |
Multi-Scale Modelling | |||||
18 | Identifying the key factors in battery pack balancing through experimentation and simulation | Monica Marinescu | Imperial College London | In person | Applications closed |
19 | Sustainability assessment of niobium batteries | Jacqueline Edge | Imperial College London | Online, with occasional in person meetings | Applications closed |
20 | Life cycle asessment method for direct recyling of batteries | Jacqueline Edge | Imperial College London | Online, with occasional in person meetings | Applications closed |
NEXGENNA | |||||
21 | Conductivity of novel electrolytes forsodium ion batteries using molecular simulations and experiments | Sam Niblett | University of Cambridge | In person preferred, hybrid is possible at student’s request | Applications closed |
22 | Studying the dissolution properties of the solid electrolyte interphase in sodium-ion batteries using scanning electrochemical microscopy. | Nuria Tapia-Ruiz | Imperial College London | In person | Applications closed |
23 | Prussian Blue cathodes for sodium-ion and potassium-ion batteries | Rob Armstrong | University of St Andrews | In person | Applications closed |
24 | Investigation of sodiation mechanisms of organic anode materials by pair distribution function analysis | John Griffin | University of Lancaster | In person | Applications closed |
25 | Battery Scale Up Facility for Capability Demonstration and Prototyping | John Irvine | University of St Andrews | In person | Applications closed |
Nextrode | |||||
26 | Battery Electrode slurries under flow | Emma Kendrick | University of Birmingham | In person | Applications closed |
27 | Mechanofusion for lithium-ion battery cathode manufacturing | Denis Cumming | University of Sheffield | In person | Applications closed |
28 | Towards Solvent Free Battery Manufacturing | Rachel Smith | University of Sheffield | In person | Applications closed |
ReLiB | |||||
29 | Characterising the reduction and oxidation of battery electrodes in reactive atmospheres | Daniel Reed | University of Birmingham | In person | Applications closed |
30 | Banking on Better Black Mass | Emma Kendrick | University of Birmingham | In person | Applications closed |
31 | Creating a data-driven framework for detecting various battery components using Artificial Intelligence | Rustam Stolkin | University of Birmingham | In person or hybrid | Applications closed |
32 | Developing a podcast series on batteries | Andy Abbott | University of Leicester | Any | Applications closed |
33 | Ion-exchange properties of recycled titanate anodes. | Phoebe Allan | University of Birmingham | In person (with options of hybrid or online) | Applications closed |
SafeBatt | |||||
34 | Identifying the unique risks posed by thermal runaway of Li-ion batteries in rail and marine applications - a qualitative risk assessment | Professor Solomon Brown | University of Sheffield | ideally in person but alternatively hybrid or online | Applications closed |
35 | Exploring the Application of Acoustic Techniques to Improve Battery Safety and Performance | James Robinson and Arthur Fordham | University College London | In person | Applications closed |
36 | Forensic Analysis of Batteries for early Failure Modes – (FAB-FM) | Mel Loveridge | University of Warwick | In person | Apply now Deadline 9th June |
37 | Safe(Batt) info database | Wojciech Mrozik | Newcastle University | In-person and hybrid | Applications closed |
38 | Surface electrochemistry methods for a safer lithium-ion battery: understanding and preventing short circuits | Svetlana Menkin | University of Cambridge | In person | Apply now - deadline 19th June |
39 | Applying Automated Reaction Network Generation to Li-ion Battery Thermal Runaway | Solomon Brown | University of Sheffield | ideally in person but alternatively hybrid or online | Applications closed |
40 | |||||
SOLBAT | |||||
41 | Quantification of lithium losses in anodeless solid-state batteries | Peter Bruce and Dominic Spencer Jolly | Oxford University | In person | Applications closed |
42 | Role of grain boundaries on solid electrolyte conductivity | Ben Jagger and Mauro Pasta | Oxford University | In person | Applications closed |
43 | Fabrication and testing of new glassy electrolytes | Dr Stephen Turrell and Mauro Pasta | Oxford University | In person | Applications closed |
44 | Mapping Lithium Conductivity in Solid State Electrolytes | Gregory Rees | Oxford University | In person | Applications closed |
Other projects | |||||
45 | Better battery model quality by estimating experimental error | Edmund Dickinson | About:Energy | In person | Applications closed |
46 | Design and validation of a modular battery thermal management system | Max Naylor Marlow and Teng Zhang | Breathe Battery Technologies Limited | In person | Applications closed |
47 | Battery Fast Charging: 18650s | Tom Heenan | Gaussion Ltd | In person at their London HQ (Angel) | Applications closed |
48 | Battery Fast Charging: 21700s | Tom Heenan | Gaussion Ltd | In person at their London HQ (Angel) | Applications closed |
49 | Battery Fast Charging: Pouch Cells | Tom Heenan | Gaussion Ltd | In person at their London HQ (Angel) | Applications closed |
50 | Battery R&D Support | . Martin Rogall | Qdot Technology Ltd | Hybrid | Applications closed |
51 | Soluble Lead Flow Battery Operational Characterisation and Control (FCDO: RELCo-Bat: Recalimed Electrolyte, Low Cost Flow Battery project) | Richard Wills | University of Southampton | In person | Applications closed |
52 | Application of a miniaturized fluxgate magnetometer array to investigate battery charge/discharge cycles | Terry Dyer | University of Strathclyde | In person | Applications closed |
53 | Chemical Imaging of Batteries | Steve Price | University of Sheffield | Online | Applications closed |
54 | Degradation Characterisation of Lithium-ion Batteries using Non-Destructive Ultrasonic Inspection | Alastair Hales | University of Bristol | In person | Applications closed |
55 | Development of Positive Electrode Structures in Solid State Batteries | John Irvine | University of St Andrews | In person | Applications closed |