Join us Oct 1 for our Highlight Seminar featuring Steve Davis of Stanford University, who will explore how energy system transition models can help chart pathways to a cleaner, more sustainable future. Open to the public. Learn more: buff.ly/2OySfkv

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Andlinger Center Highlight Seminar Series with speaker David Cahen of Weizmann Institute of Science

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Thrilled to launch the Net-Zero X (NZX) workshop today! Looking forward to the conversations, collaborations, and ideas from our colleagues in Australia, China, India, Brazil, Poland, Pakistan, Southern Africa, & Korea, who will help accelerate equitable and practical pathways to net-zero emissions.

Want to help shape New Jersey's clean #energy future? This paid, year-long fellowship supports three Princeton student-led research projects focused on NJ's clean energy future. Applications close Oct. 9. buff.ly/V39yPAs

Clean Energy Fellowship Program for University Participants - Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment

Education homepage Center Activity + Bulletin Board Distillates Programs Minor Program in Sustainable Energy Clean Energy Fellowship Program for University Participants Undergraduate Courses…

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We’re excited to announce Elizabeth Wall and Austin Booth as our Maeder Graduate Fellows! Both are in chemical and biological engineering and are each applying their research to solving energy problems sustainably. buff.ly/b476PSD

2026 Maeder Fellows advance solar cell performance and sustainable critical ion recovery

Elizabeth Wall and Austin Booth have been named Maeder Graduate Fellows for the 2026-2027 academic year.

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From influencing the Inflation Reduction Act to launching Net-Zero projects across the globe, Princeton’s Net-Zero Initiative continues to turn research into real-world climate action. buff.ly/5IPsfcD

The ongoing impact of Princeton’s Net-Zero Initiative

Princeton’s Net-Zero America study helped shape major U.S. climate policies and has since evolved into a global network of country-specific Net-Zero projects, providing actionable data and modeling…

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We launched our Fall Highlight Seminar Series with David Cahen, who explored how self-healing materials could make electronics and energy systems more durable, repairable, and sustainable. Thanks to Professor Cahen and everyone who attended! Join us Oct. 1 for our next seminar. ⚡

Our September newsletter features: ✅ Hatzell and team look inside a working solid-state battery while it was operating ✅ Jenkins wins a $3m DEVI grant to better understand carbon emissions from the manufacturing sector ✅ We recap our E-ffiliates retreat on rare earth minerals buff.ly/y2OeVMv

Students, faculty, and staff gathered for the Andlinger Center’s welcome-back lunch, kicking off the new academic year. Director Iain McCulloch introduced new Executive Director Raphael Aryeetey, who spoke about his excitement to help foster an even stronger Andlinger community. buff.ly/QHu48O5

The Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment invites you to its 2026 Annual Meeting on Thursday, October 29, at Maeder Hall Auditorium on Princeton University's campus. This year's meeting will focus on energy security. Register and learn more: buff.ly/1LndyKM

How do you combine the strengths of two cathode materials without unleashing their weaknesses? To solve the mystery, researchers led by Kelsey Hatzell needed to do something almost impossible: Look inside a working solid-state battery while it was operating. buff.ly/fRgQUrS

Peering into matter points the way to better batteries

A research group led by Kelsey Hatzell is working to understand a range of questions from basic science to battery development and the manufacturing of new battery systems, including advances in…

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Join us for the first Andlinger Center Highlight Seminar of the academic year featuring David Cahen, of Weizmann Institute of Science. He will discuss how sustainable materials can help shape the future of energy and electronics. Sept. 17, 12:30 p.m., Maeder Auditorium. buff.ly/cTEomZy

Reducing industrial emissions requires collaboration. A Princeton-led consortium of researchers, industry partners, and stakeholders has secured a $3M DEVI grant to build advanced models of manufacturing emissions and identify pathways to decarbonization. acee.princeton.edu/acee-news/pr...

Princeton-led consortium to find solutions to U.S. industrial emissions with funding from Schmidt Sciences

A multi-university team led by Princeton Professor Jesse Jenkins won a grant to build computational models of complex industrial processes to better understand carbon emissions from the manufacturing…

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A huge congratulations to our director Iain McCulloch on being awarded the Royal Society’s Hughes Medal for groundbreaking work in clean energy research. www.worc.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...

Iain McCulloch awared Royal Society's Hughes Medal - Worcester College

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Our E-ffiliates retreat tackled strategies to strengthen rare earth supply chains, boost mineral innovation, and navigate economic, tech, and geopolitical challenges. #CleanEnergy #RareEarthElements acee.princeton.edu/acee-news/re...

Experts discuss how to build a more resilient rare earths supply chain at Andlinger Center retreat

The Andlinger Center’s thirteenth annual Princeton E-ffiliates Partnership Retreat discussed potential pathways and bottlenecks for harnessing and scaling rare earth element production in the United…

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It was a pleasure to connect with so many students yesterday at the Andlinger Center’s booth during the Academic Expo. Your college journey in sustainable solutions for energy and the environment starts with us! Welcome!

Please join us in welcoming Raphael Aryeetey as the new executive director of Princeton University’s Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment. acee.princeton.edu/acee-news/ra...

Raphael Aryeetey named executive director of the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment

Raphael Aryeetey was named the center's new executive director. (Photo by David Kelly Crow) Raphael Aryeetey named executive director of the

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As demand continues to grow to fuel power-intensive data centers, innovative energy solutions are more important than ever. We're excited to announce that Siemens Energy has joined the Princeton E-ffiliates Partnership to collaborate with our researchers. acee.princeton.edu/acee-news/si...

Siemens Energy joins E‑ffiliates to explore sustainable solutions for growing data center demand

Siemens Energy, a corporation delivering energy technology solutions with a focus on transforming the grid and energy infrastructure, has joined Princeton E-ffiliates Partnership.

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Our June ACEE newsletter is live! ✅ We celebrate 22 graduating seniors and welcome our newest summer interns ✅ Andlinger associated faculty are recognized with awards. ✅ We recap a forward-thinking workshop on biomanufacturing in the U.S. And more. 
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Our core bottleneck is manufacturing capacity, not technology. In its biomanufacturing workshop, the Andlinger Center explored potential solutions to current manufacturing challenges and envisioned how future biomanufacturing systems could use early-stage technologies.

Industry, academic, government experts convene to work toward biomanufacturing strategy

Experts from academia, industry, finance, government, and NGOs convened at Princeton University to develop a strategy framework that addresses the interconnectedness of current biomanufacturing…

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Our May ACEE newsletter is live! Ara Partners joins E-ffiliates, faculty receive funding through Schmidt Transformative Technology Fund. A new study new study sheds light on the “resource curse.” And more. mailchi.mp/princeton.ed...

Step into a cool pavilion and discover the cutting-edge sustainable cooling technologies being explored at the Andlinger Center and put into action right here on campus! reunions.princeton.edu/event/the-co...

The Coolest Spot on Campus: Experience radical ways to be cooled - Princeton Reunions

Sponsored by the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment

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Private equity and infrastructure firm Ara Partners has joined our E‑ffiliates program to collaborate on research and initiatives that support the commercialization and scaling of companies making critical contributions to the industrial economy. acee.princeton.edu/acee-news/ar...

Ara Partners joins Princeton E-ffiliates

Ara Partners, a global private equity and infrastructure firm focused on industrial decarbonization and the transition to a lower‑carbon economy, has joined Princeton E‑ffiliates.

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A new Princeton study sheds light on the “resource curse” – a phenomenon whereby a resource-rich region has paradoxically struggled with limited economic growth and unstable political institutions. This study is the first to formally explore different theories for why this happens.

The “Resource Curse”: Princeton-led Study Shows Why Natural Resource Abundance can be a Double-Edged Sword

Princeton-led study examines the complexities of translating natural resource wealth into economic prosperity; higher social and human capital and institutional safeguards are critical in avoiding…

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How do we decarbonize concrete? Join Kimberly Kurtis (Georgia Tech) for an Andlinger Center Highlight Seminar on advancing lower‑clinker cement systems for sustainable infrastructure: April 30 at 12:30 pm bit.ly/4bhWV8b

Greening a Gray World: Advancing Design of Complex, Lower-Clinker Cement Systems for Sustainable Infrastructure - Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment

Andlinger Center Highlight Seminar Series with speaker Kimberly Kurtis of Georgia Institute of Technology

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Our April ACEE newsletter is live!
 Z. Jason Ren and Dean Rodney Priestley are named AAAS Fellows. Andlinger Center faculty and a former distinguished postdoctoral fellow receive grants from the Sustainability of Our Planet fund. And more. mailchi.mp/princeton.ed...

Z. Jason Ren has been elected a AAAS Fellow for “pioneering contributions to water-energy-climate nexus research, advancing resource recovery and decarbonization science, and national and local leadership in advancing implementation of water technologies.” acee.princeton.edu/acee-news/z-...

Z. Jason Ren named AAAS Fellow

Z. Jason Ren has been elected a Fellow to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

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What’s the future of #fusion energy? Our speaker, Andrew Holland, an expert in energy, climate change, and infrastructure policy, has been at the forefront of this technology. Join him tomorrow for his talk. @PPPLab acee.princeton.edu/events/highl...

Great news for our Andlinger Center associated faculty! They’ve been awarded grants through the Sustainability of Our Planet fund – which is all about finding, creating, and using sustainable solutions to tackle issues that harm our environment. acee.princeton.edu/acee-news/si...

Our March newsletter features: ✅ New research explores techniques to bolster the strength of common cement alternatives. ✅ Peter Jaffé receives faculty service honor. ✅ A study urges countries to modernize evaluation techniques for emissions data. And more: mailchi.mp/princeton.ed...

Congratulations! Ryan Kingsbury, Ph.D., P.E., Barry Rand, and the following faculty are being recognized for the outstanding teaching during the fall 2025 semester. This recognition comes from the overall course ratings provided by students. engineering.princeton.edu/news/2026/03...

Princeton Engineering - Faculty commended for outstanding teaching

Princeton Engineering recognizes 49 faculty members who received the highest course ratings.

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