Energy UROPs

These students’ projects are generously supported by the Friends of MITEI UROP, which includes MITEI members Shell, ExxonMobil, and Chevron, as well as MITEI donors.

Research projects

Summer semester Rapidly automated materials for optimization of Ti64 alloy system Sponsor Friends of MITEI UROP

Advisor

Michael Short, Professor, Nuclear Science and Engineering

Research projects

Spring semester Lithium-ion battery recycling and rejuvenation Sponsor Friends of MITEI UROP

Advisor

Martin Bazant, Professor, Chemical Engineering, Mathematics

Direct supervisor

Yash Samantaray, Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering

Research projects

Independent activities period semester Methanogenic archaea for biological capture and conversion of CO₂ to methane Sponsor Friends of MITEI UROP

Advisor

Ariel Furst, Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering

Direct supervisor

Swathi Penumutchu, Postdoctoral Associate, Chemical Engineering

Research projects

Independent activities period semester Parametric optimization of a 0D model of tritium transport in molten salt systems Sponsor Friends of MITEI UROP

Advisor

Kevin Woller, Principal Research Scientist, Plasma Science and Fusion Center

Direct supervisor

Nikola Goles, Graduate Student, Nuclear Science and Engineering

Spring semester Modeling and experimentation for FLiBe molten salt in fusion breeding blankets Sponsor Friends of MITEI UROP

Advisor

Kevin Woller, Principal Research Scientist, Plasma Science and Fusion Center

Direct supervisor

Nikola Goles, Graduate Student, Nuclear Science and Engineering

Research projects

Summer semester Machine learning for robotic materials discovery lab Sponsor Friends of MITEI UROP

Advisor

Brian Anthony, Principal Research Scientist, Mechanical Engineering

Direct supervisor

Alexander Siemenn, Research Scientist, Mechanical Engineering

Research projects

Spring semester Slowing nuclear weapon spread via nanocalorimetry measurements of radioactive ceramic microparticles Sponsor Friends of MITEI UROP

Advisor

Michael Short, Professor, Nuclear Science and Engineering

Research projects

Summer semester Ensuring good magnetic surfaces in stellarators Sponsor Friends of MITEI UROP

Advisor

Sophia Henneberg, Assistant Professor, Nuclear Science and Engineering

Direct supervisor

Jesse Viola, PhD Candidate, Nuclear Science and Engineering

Research projects

Summer semester Synthetic control of semiconductor nanocrystals for solar energy conversion Sponsor Friends of MITEI UROP

Advisor

Moungi Bawendi, Professor, Chemistry

Research projects

Spring semester Analyzing bore-hole development for geothermal energy extraction Sponsor Friends of MITEI UROP

Analyzing bore-hole development for geothermal energy extraction via finite-element analysis of the thermal-fluidic system for microwave-granite melting.

Advisor

Andrew Seltzman, Research Scientist, Plasma Science and Fusion Center

Research projects

Independent activities period semester Growing islands: Harnessing wave energy for coastal protection and beach rebuilding Sponsor Friends of MITEI UROP

Advisor

Skylar Tibbits, Associate Professor, Architecture

Research projects

Independent activities period semester Electrochemical characterization of active species for pH-swing CO₂ capture Sponsor Friends of MITEI UROP

Advisor

Fikile Brushett, Professor, Chemical Engineering

Direct supervisor

Isabella Caruso, Graduate Student, Materials Science and Engineering

Research projects

Summer semester Semiconductor characterization for sustainable solar energy Sponsor Friends of MITEI UROP

Advisor

Brian Anthony, Principal Research Scientist, Mechanical Engineering

Direct supervisor

Alexander Love, Program Engineer, Mechanical Engineering

Research projects

Summer semester Flame-assisted spray pyrolysis for the preparation of lithium lanthanum zirconium oxide powder Sponsor Friends of MITEI UROP

Advisor

Brian Anthony, Principal Research Scientist, Mechanical Engineering

Direct supervisor

Jakob Wegmueller, Graduate Student, Mechanical Engineering

Research projects

Spring semester Deep learning for operating renewable energy systems Sponsor Friends of MITEI UROP

Advisor

Cathy Wu, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Direct supervisor

Grant Ruan, Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems

Research projects

Summer semester Agentic AI for streamlining the power grid interconnection process Sponsor Friends of MITEI UROP

Advisor

Deep Deka, Research Scientist, MIT Energy Initiative

Direct supervisor

Rahman Khorramfar, Senior Postdoctoral Associate, MIT Energy Initiative

Research projects

Spring semester Design and evaluation of gas atomization system for rapid prototyping of metal alloy powder Sponsor Friends of MITEI UROP

Advisor

Andrew Seltzman, Research Scientist, Plasma Science and Fusion Center

Research projects

Spring semester Slowing nuclear weapons spread via nanocalorimetry measurements of radioactive ceramic microparticle Sponsor Friends of MITEI UROP

Advisor

Michael Short, Professor, Nuclear Science and Engineering

Research projects

Summer semester Developing laboratory-scale experiments for evaluating diamond detectors Sponsor Friends of MITEI UROP

Developing laboratory-scale experiments for evaluating diamond detectors in extreme fusion environments

Advisor

Maria Gatu Johnson, Principal Research Scientist, Plasma Science and Fusion Center

Direct supervisor

Emily Edwards, Technical Associate, Plasma Science and Fusion Center

Research projects

Summer semester Who bears electricity price risk Sponsor Friends of MITEI UROP

Who bears electricity price risk: Contrasting merchant generation and rate-regulated generation and the impact on the financing cost for new nuclear projects

Advisor

John Parsons, Senior Lecturer, Sloan School of Management; Deputy Director for Research, CEEPR

Research projects

Summer semester Automating hydrophobic coatings for self-driving solar materials lab Sponsor Friends of MITEI UROP

Advisor

Brian Anthony, Principal Research Scientist, Mechanical Engineering

Direct supervisor

Alexander Siemenn, Research Scientist, Mechanical Engineering

Research projects

Independent activities period semester Energy efficiency upgrades for residential buildings with solar panels Sponsor Friends of MITEI UROP

Energy efficiency upgrades for residential buildings with solar panels in the context of evolving net-electricity metering policies

Advisor

Holly Samuelson, Associate Professor, Architecture

Research projects

Independent activities period semester Identifying and evaluating the relevant cost drivers to develop enhanced geothermal systems Sponsor Friends of MITEI UROP

Advisor

Pablo Duenas-Martinez, Research Scientist, MIT Energy Initiative

Research projects

Independent activities period semester Convection enhanced battery architecture for electric vehicles and long-duration storage Sponsor Friends of MITEI UROP

Advisor

Javit Drake, Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering

Direct supervisor

Weiran (Sasha) Gao, Postdoctoral Associate, Chemical Engineering

Research projects

Spring semester Agent-based capacity expansion modeling for better evaluation of grid resiliency Sponsor Friends of MITEI UROP

Advisor

Ruaridh Macdonald, Research Scientist, MIT Energy Initiative

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Shimaa Ahmed

Dana Alaithan

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Keira Boone

Xzavier Buckmiller

Dakota Cameron

Jude Carroll

Disha Chauhan

Alvin Chen

Mia Chen

Dagny Davis

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Anna Koel Hill-Jones

Jad Abou Ali

Andrew Acevedo

Alexander Acosta

Brianna Adewinmbi

Roopeksha Agrawal

Shimaa Ahmed

Dana Alaithan

Mariabelle Azemar

Keira Boone

Xzavier Buckmiller

Dakota Cameron

Jude Carroll

Disha Chauhan

Alvin Chen

Mia Chen

Dagny Davis

Cameron Eddington

Lucia Epstein

Patrick Garman

Sabah Geresu

Olivia Girand

Natalie Hatzigeorgiou

Zhongyi Ho

Jia Yuan Hu