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Advanced Propulsion Lab
The centre brings together experts in the fields of batteries, hydrogen generation and utilisation, electric motors, and power electronics to deliver nationally unique research and teaching capabilities at scales directly relevant to industrial partners. Its location in London and the South East of the UK positions the centre adjacent to key industrial partners with its multidisciplinary approach coupled with the scale achievable at the facility will ensure the facility becomes a unique opportunity for industrial/academic collaboration.
The centre is uniquely designed to facilitate the creation, construction, characterisation, and validation of cutting-edge industrial-scale propulsion systems, leveraging this capability to deliver ambitious educational opportunities for post graduate students while simultaneously supporting the UK government's commitment to achieving zero-carbon targets.
APL Summer School: Electrochemical Engineering (Year 12 students)
Would you like to find out more about chemical engineering? Apply now for our year 12 two-day summer school, taking place at our UCL East laboratories in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
The summer school will consist of a lecture and tour of our Advanced Propulsion laboratories. You will also gain experience of what it's like to be a chemical engineer by working through a design challenge with other participants.
Applications are open until 30th April 2025.
Date: 24 and 25th July 2025
Time: 10AM-3.30PM (attendance required on both days)
Location: UCL, Advanced Propulsion Lab, Marshgate, Stratford, E20 2AE
Apply now: https://forms.office.com/e/QDA8fJ7nwK
For more information on Summer Schools at UCL, visit the Chemical Engineering department website, or read via the following link - https://www.ucl.ac.uk/chemical-engineering/engagement/outreach-and-public-engagement/summer-schools
Faraday FUSE Internships 2025
In the summer of 2025, the Faraday Undergraduate Summer Experience (FUSE) internship programme is providing internships for undergraduate students to undertake paid-eight week placements with battery researchers from partner organisations. In the UCL Advanced Propulsion Lab, we are currently advertising three internships, to work with us over the summer.
The projects we are recruiting for are below. Application links are also below and can be made via the Faraday Instiution website.
- Exploring the safety profile of lithium sulfur batteries (LiSTAR) - Supervised by Dr Huw Parks, Dr Hamish Reid, and Dr James Robinson - Apply here
- Exploring the application of acoustic techniques to improve battery formation, degradation and safety (SafeBatt) - Supervised by Arthur Fordham, Yuanze Li, and Dr James Robinson - Apply here
- X-ray CT or FIB-SEM: Evaluating the benefits two 3D imaging techniques for image-based modelling - Supervised by Will Dawson and Dr James Robinson - Apply here
We look forward to reviewing your applications and hope you see you in our labs over the summer!