Arbor Batteries

Arbor Batteries provides high-performance battery solutions while simultaneously improving battery safety and lifetime.

This project involves conducting extensive customer discovery to identify critical needs, optimizing battery design, and building & testing proof-of-concept prototypes that can transform industrial operations.

Arvind Balaji

Engineering | Industrial and Operations Engineering

Grad Year: 2025 (Master’s)

Ricardo Espana

Engineering | Chemical Engineering

Grad Year: 2027

Matt McMullen

Engineering | Automotive Engineering

Grad Year: 2025

Vishal Vijayarajan

Engineering | Computer Engineering

Grad Year: 2026

Biliti Electric

biliti electric

Biliti Electric provides military-grade, recyclable batteries for cost-effective EV infrastructure growth.

The goal of this project is a proof of concept for automated battery swapping for last-mile delivery vehicles at micro hubs.

Hrushikesh
Jadhav

Engineering | Mechanical Engineering

Grad Year: 2026 (Master’s)

Bella Longo

Engineering | Computer Engineering & Data Science Engineering

Grad Year: 2026

Ishaan Malhotra

Engineering | Computer Science

Grad Year: 2026

Bob Wei

Engineering | Computer Engineering and Robotics

Grad Year: 2026

electricfish

ElectricFish excels in climate tech with sustainable renewable energy storage for EV charging.

The goal of the project to develop a strategy for implementing circular economy principles in the lifecycle of ElectricFish Products.

Priyal Deep

Engineering | Computer Science

Grad Year: 2025

Vaishnavi Gupta

Engineering | Automotive Engineering

Grad Year: 2025 (Master’s)

Yishan Lin

LSA | Computer Science

Grad Year: 2026

Mia Xi

School of Information | UX Design

Grad Year: 2025 (Master’s)

Grounded

Leading the electric revolution of recreational vehicles to allow people to get closer to nature without harming it.

Students aim to create a proof-of-concept strategy for a Grounded-developed vehicle powertrain, including an economic analysis.

Hamza Chaudhry

Engineering | Mechanical and Electrical Engineering

Grad Year: 2027

Keating Dinsmore

Engineering | Electrical Engineering

Grad Year: 2027

Leo Liu

Engineering | Mechanical Engineering

Grad Year: 2026 (Master’s)

Priyadharshini
Moorthy

Engineering | Computer Science

Grad Year: 2027

Marel Power

Marel Power

Marel Power innovates high-density SiC power stack for varied high-voltage uses.

The goal of the project is to integrate Marel Power’s patented power stack with EV-sized motors on a dynamometer.

Abby Cullen

Engineering | Electrical Engineering

Grad Year: 2027

Anthony Galan

Engineering | Aerospace Engineering

Grad Year: 2026

Sunny Geng

Engineering | Electrical Engineering

Grad Year: 2026

Yichao Tian

Engineering | Power and Energy, EECS

Grad Year: 2027 (PhD)

Utilidata

Utilidata

Utilidata uses edge AI, NVIDIA-powered smart grid chips for grid optimization.

Students will speed up smart grid chip deployment for data, software, AI, and customer trust, aiding UMTRI’s EV charging pilot study.

Yash Dumpeta

Engineering | Computer Science

Grad Year: 2026

Woongjin Jang

LSA | Computer Science

Grad Year: 2025

Eric Liu

Engineering | Electrical Engineering

Grad Year: 2026 (Master’s)

Shina Patel

Engineering | Computer Engineering

Grad Year: 2026

Niketh Surapaneni

Engineering | Computer Science

Grad Year: 2025