With the help of donors and industry supporters, the department was able to sponsor 12 summer research experiences working with EME faculty members. Interns were chosen through an application process and matched with active research projects. The final component of the EME Summer Research Program is a poster and accompanying five-minute lightning talk by each student detailing their research experience, which are posted below.
Al Faisal Al Sawai
Project: Potential Contributions of Renewable Energy in Mining Industry
Zakary Claman
Project: Integrating Carbon Capture and Storage into Sustainable Aviation Fuel Supply Chains
Michael Gurnee
Project: Exploring the potential for hydrocarbon-to-geothermal reservoir conversion
Matthew McAllister
Project: Investigating co-pyrolysis of PP and PET with various catalysts
Jaclyn Rawa
Project: Hydrogen Sorption in Coal: Implication for Hydrogen Geostorage
Tsunami Sharmba
Project: Recycling Solar PV Panels: Current Approaches and Challenges in Resource Recovery
Nicholas Shultz
Project: A Techno-Economic Analysis of Carbon Capture Technology for the Penn State West Campus Steam Plant
Taylor Smith
Project: Energy Storage System Analysis and Utilization in Abandoned Mines and Wells
Nathan Sutton
Project: Wellbore Similitude Device Assembly
Chia-Hsin (Bruce) Yang
Project: Evaluation of Stimulated Shale Wells Using Flowback Data
Zhen (Justin) Zhao
Project: Developing Strategies To Improve Product Quality In The Recycling of End of life Batteries
Yun Zhu
Project: Hydrogen Transport Behavior in Coal: Implication for Hydrogen Geo-storage