Disclaimer: These are sample projects, and final project assignments will be finalized after student acceptance to the program. This listing is a selection of projects that have been submitted by participating faculty. Some projects might have more than one student assigned.
Research Project 1: Scaffold Structured Silicon Anodes in Lithium-ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles
Research Project 2: Modeling and Simulation of Wide bandgap Based Power Electronics Converters for Electric Vehicles
Research Project 3: Compact Isolated Resonant Onboard Charger for EVs and PHEVs
Research Project 4: Hybrid Energy Storage Systems for EVs and PHEVs
Research Project 5: Intelligent Management and Scheduling of Dynamically Distributed Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs) on Distribution Networks
Research Project 6: Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems for Hybrid Propulsion Systems
Research Project 7: Integrated Bi-directional AC/DC Rectifier and DC/DC Converter for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Research Project 8: Performance Assessment of PEM Fuel Cell Systems for Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles
Research Project 9: Thermal Management and Packaging
Research Project 10: High Energy Density Mg-ion Battery Devices for Vehicle Applications
Research Project 11: Nano-scale Intercalations of Two-Dimensional Materials and Relevance to High-Energy Density Batteries