Zeyad George
Electrical engineering
Hometown: Chandler, Arizona, United States
Graduation date: Spring 2027
FURI | Fall 2025
Code-Based Interpretation and Descriptor Extraction from Battery Performance Data
This research project aims to address the need for a simple way to compare multiple data sets and detect battery descriptors from such sets. However, the issue of the difficulty in conglomerating and standardizing multiple data files produced by varying battery testing manufacturers must be solved first. An easy-to-use desktop Python application allows for a straightforward approach for a user to generate multiple plots and compare against an existing database of different battery chemistries with different performance characteristics. If successful, this instrument can assist researchers in consolidation and comparison of data for other research studies.
Mentor: Yoon Hwa
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Featured project | Fall 2025
Zeyad George, an undergraduate Fulton Schools student majoring in electrical engineering, began participating in FURI due to one of his instructors. Yoon Hwa, a Fulton Schools assistant professor of electrical engineering, taught one of George’s classes and helped him get started in FURI. Now, under Hwa’s supervision, George is conducting research that aims to improve data collection from lithium-ion, or Li-ion, batteries.
What made you want to get involved in this program? Why did you choose the project you’re working on?
I have wanted to participate in research for a while before taking Professor Hwa’s class. He helped me get into FURI and aided me with the basics. He showed me around the lab, and while most of his work is tied to materials science, my electrical engineering skills are useful for certain models of Li-ion cells and programming.
How will your engineering research project impact the world?
As vehicles and handheld electronics only become more dependent on Li-ion cells, much research is done on improving their efficiency and performance. Therefore, there is an abundance of data collected from cell testing and a need for a tool that can easily manipulate it and use it for comparisons.
How do you see this experience helping with your career or advanced degree goals?
This project made me learn so much about not only Python and the infrastructure that surrounds it but also how to manage a project and execute it. Python and the basic data analysis skills I learned are skills that I will use in my later research, so this was one of the best ways for me to start my research experience and hopefully my career.
What is the best advice you’ve gotten from your faculty mentor?
He told me to branch out. Not just in this research, but for well-being in general. I have to admit that I am used to staying put, but getting out of your comfort zone is something I plan on incorporating into my life.
Why should other students get involved in this program?
I think that any student who has any questions about how things around them work should participate in research, and FURI is a great way to start that. A good mentor will not only help you on the project but also hand you advice for general success that will stick for as long as you maintain your thirst for knowledge.
