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Jad Abou Ali ’26Chemical Engineering Advisor: Martin Bazant, Professor of Chemical Engineering and Mathematics, Department of Chemical Engineering Lithium-ion battery recycling |
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Maya Ayoub ’26Mechanical Engineering Advisor: Alexander Slocum, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Economic and battery research for Ghanaian ambulance energy transition |
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Tsolmon Bazarragchaa ’24Mechanical Engineering Advisor and Direct Supervisor: John E. Parsons, Senior Lecturer, Sloan School of Management; Deputy Director for Research, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research Modeling hydroelectric power in Québec |
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Otto Beall ’27Electrical Engineering Advisor: Tonio Buonassisi, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Perovskite solar cell durability enhancement and material discovery project |
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Anushree Chaudhuri ’24Urban Studies and Planning, Economics Advisor: Lawrence Susskind, Ford Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning, Urban Studies and Planning Characterizing the scope and nature of local community sentiment towards large-scale renewable energy development in the United States |
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Jessica Cohen ’24Physics Advisor: Michael Short, Associate Professor, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering Thermal salt batteries as a viable alternative to coal in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
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Cory Decker ’27Advisor: John E. Parsons, Senior Lecturer, Sloan School of Management; Deputy Director for Research, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research Modeling hydroelectric power resources in electricity system generation expansion planning models |
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Sarah Hernandez ’25Chemical Engineering Advisor: Fikile Brushett, Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering Technoeconomic comparison of electrochemical and amine-based CO2 separation processes |
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Lauryn Kortman ’24Materials Science and Engineering Advisor: Michael Short, Associate Professor, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering Quantifying cryogenic stored energy release in irradiated YBa2C3O7 through molecular dynamics annealing simulations |
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Trent Lee ’26Materials Science and Engineering Advisor: John H. Lienhard, Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Water, Mechanical Engineering Nanofiltration for valuable metal extraction from aluminum waste cryolite Spring: The current production process of aluminum, which is heavily used in the manufacturing of automobiles, drink cans, and electrical wiring, is problematic because of the large quantities of hazardous waste it generates. My project is investigating the viability of nanofiltration as a method for purifying this waste cryolite stream to recycle the aluminum that is otherwise unused. From experimental data, I have achieved significant aluminum retention (>98%), while separating it out from 70-95% of other metal species—a result that would reduce hazardous waste and enhance aluminum’s circular economy. |
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Elaine Liu ’24Mathematics Advisor and Direct Supervisor: Marija Ilić, Adjunct Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Senior Research Scientist, Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems Multi-layered optimization for coordinated electrical vehicle charging |
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Leala Nakagawa ’27Mechanical Engineering Advisor: Tonio Buonassisi, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Advancing stability testing equipment for perovskite solar cells |
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Sebastian Rotella ’24Chemical Engineering Advisor: Guiyan Zang, Research Scientist, MIT Energy Initiative Cost-performance analysis and benchmarking of CO2 capture systems for hard-to-abate industries (Spring) Advisor: Robert Stoner, Founding Director, Tata Center for Technology and Design Optimizing rollout of hydrogen for industrial decarbonization (IAP) |
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Jordan Tierney ’25Materials Science and Engineering Advisor: Asegun Henry, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Material feeder for hydrogen pyrolysis |
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Jansen Wong ’26Computer Science and Engineering Advisor: Christopher Knittel, George P. Shultz Professor of Energy Economics, Professor of Applied Economics, MIT Sloan School of Management Mapping data-driven coal retrofitting solution with geospatial synthetic power system datasets for India Spring: India’s 806 coal-fired power units, characterized by aging boilers and low thermal efficiency, impede progress toward the country’s climate goals. This is compounded by incomplete documentation regarding their characteristics, including thermal efficiency. Employing a machine learning methodology, we construct a comprehensive database detailing the operational features of all extant coal plants in India, integrating environmental considerations like water stress and coal price, alongside the development of a visualization tool to enhance accessibility and understanding of our datasets. The ultimate aim is to furnish policy makers with accurate data for computing carbon emissions from coal plants, thereby enabling informed decisions regarding decarbonization strategies. |
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