Xin Xu
Faculty, Arizona State University
Spring 2026
Lia Ryan
Engineering (robotics)
Synthesis of Porous LLZO: A Promising Candidate for Nuclear Fusion Applications
Synthesizing porous LLZO for nuclear fusion breeding blankets, a key part in fusion reactor viability to create essentially limitless power.
Program: FURI
Matthew Sample
Manufacturing engineering
Ultrafast High-Temperature Sintering System
UHS enables faster sintering and higher-quality samples, accelerating experimentation and development of advanced materials.
Program: FURI
Fall 2025
Brendan Sourwine
Engineering (mechanical engineering systems)
Solid-state Battery Testing Cell Creation
SSBs use a solid electrolyte instead of a liquid electrolyte to facilitate the transfer of electrons, thereby producing electricity.
Program: FURI
Keegan Eom Erdmann
Engineering (mechanical systems)
Air-free Transfer Vessel for Sensitive Energy Storage Materials
Researching air-sensitive materials requires a vessel that can maintain an airtight space and open with a spring lock when in a vacuum.
Program: FURI
Spring 2025
Keegan Eom Erdmann
Engineering (mechanical systems)
Air-free Transfer Vessel for Sensitive Energy Storage Materials
With Sensitive Energy Materials, it is important to have a safe vessel to transfer the air-sensitive materials into the SEM machine.
Program: FURI
Brendan Sourwine
Engineering (mechanical engineering systems)
Enhancing Electrical Contacts in Solid-state Batteries
SSBs offer advantages over liquid-electrolyte Li-ion batteries such as higher energy density, improved safety, and longer lifecycles.
Program: FURI