The Summer Intern will support the Electrochemical Safety Research Institute's mission of advancing safer energy storage systems through science. Working under the Electrochemical Safety team, the intern will engage in cutting-edge research projects focused on energy storage safety, modeling, and simulations. ESRIâs research interests lie in the area of energy storage safety research, performance testing of commercial cells of li-ion and sodium-ion types, optimizing recycling approaches, synthesis of novel materials and preparing electrodes and low capacity coin and pouch format cells, testing lab-scale flow batteries and outreach activities that include public safety campaigns on safe recycling. This internship offers an opportunity to contribute to scientific advancements in battery safety and recycling as well as characterizing the performance of commercial cells of different chemistries. Electrochemical Safety Research Institute: The Electrochemical Safety Research Institute (ESRI) investigates the safety and performance limits of energy technologies. Through our discovery-driven research, we innovate, test, model, and lay the foundation for electrochemical energy storage that is both safe and reliable. Our scientific research helps everyone in the energy storage and battery value chain â from cell and battery manufacturers, suppliers, and original equipment manufacturers to recyclers, shippers, and consumers â understand and thereby help minimize the various safety risks associated with batteries in various applications, including electric vehicles and renewable energy storage systems. Collaborating with a wide variety of partners to help meet the worldâs energy safety needs, we disseminate information by convening a diverse group of stakeholders at events such as global battery summits and webinars to find data-driven solutions to new and emerging energy storage risks. UL Research Institutes: At UL Research Institutes, we expand the boundaries of safety science to create a more secure and sustainable world. For more than a century, we have studied the unintended consequences of innovation, designed solutions to mitigate risk and shared our findings with academia, scientists, manufacturers, and policymakers across industries. We identify critical safety and sustainability issues, asking the tough questions because we believe a safer world begins with knowledge. Build a safer, more secure, and sustainable future with us. Join us and work with our Office of Partnership team who facilitates the research required to produce that knowledge and put into practice. Through all of our programs, we aim to unlock the diverse perspectives that are essential for solving the worldâs most pressing safety and sustainability issues.