Affiliate Research Highlight
Reading the Ocean’s Past to Understand Our Climate Future
Publication by RCEI affiliate Elisabeth Sikes
A new study co-authored by Elisabeth Sikes looks at foraminifera, tiny fossilized shells of single celled creatures, and how they can play an important role as indicators of past ocean and weather patterns. Thanks to the chemical compositions of magnesium and calcium within the shells, scientists can derive details about environmental conditions when the foraminifera were alive many years ago, and this kind of historical data can be useful for predicting future climate trends in a time of massive change.
Now, more than ever, we need you.
Our work has never mattered more. We all understand the stakes. The Earth continues to warm, and human and ecological communities suffer from the impacts of a changing climate. The creativity, passion, and stubborn resolve RCEI affiliates and their students have for their climate change and renewable energy scholarship persevere.
Your contributions will support graduate students and early career scholars, research programs that develop real-world solutions, and building connections between the arts and sciences.
Climate, Energy, and Sustainability Governance
April 8, 2026
10:00am – 2:00pm
Cook Student Center, Multipurpose Room
This Convergence Café looks to bring together RCEI affiliate scholars and other full-time Rutgers faculty and staff to mobilize interdisciplinary teams focused on the intersection of sustainability governance and the RCEI Focus Areas.
RCEI Clean Energy Fellowship Program
Application Window: February 9 - March 27
RCEI Student Support Fund
Applications Due: April 1, 2026
Slice of Insight: Faculty Research on Climate & Energy
March 23, 2026 | 10:00am – 2:00pm
Food and Nutritional Sciences Building, Suite 122 (hybrid)
Come join Slices of Insight, a casual pizza lunch with short talks on climate and energy research and time to connect with colleagues.
Panel on Sustainability Impacts of AI
What are the Sustainability Impacts of AI, and How Can we Govern them?
March 27, 2026 | 1:00pm – 5:00pm
Marine & Coastal Sciences Building — Alampi Room
Wind Turbines and Fish: Can the East Coast Have Both?
Publication by Daphne Munroe, RCEI Affiliate
Lead author Daphne Munroe examines the relationship between offshore wind and marine life in a new study that aims to find a balance of the two in our ever-changing climate. As ocean temperatures warm and fish are pushed to new areas, using science to plan and maintain coexistence is essential for the future of shared natural resources.
Our work has never mattered more. We all understand the stakes. The Earth continues to warm, and human and ecological communities suffer from the impacts of a changing climate. The creativity, passion, and stubborn resolve RCEI affiliates and their students have for their climate change and renewable energy scholarship persevere.
Your contributions will support graduate students and early career scholars, research programs that develop real-world solutions, and building connections between the arts and sciences.
Now, more than ever, we need you.
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