The Rutgers Climate and Energy Institute seeks to contribute to a resilient, equitable, and sustainable climate future. RCEI connects faculty, staff, and students through transformative climate change research, innovation, education, and outreach.

Applications Close July 10, 2026

RCEI Clean Energy Fellowship Program

Applications Open Until July 10

The RCEI Clean Energy Fellowship Program is a prestigious, paid opportunity offered in collaboration with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU). This fellowship is designed to provide current Rutgers graduate students specialized, hands-on experience within the clean energy sector.

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Affiliate Research Highlight

Tiny Soil Microbes May Hold Big Clues About a Warming Arctic

Publication by RCEI affiliates Lee J. Kerkhof and Max M. Häggblom

Underneath the soils of "one of the coldest, harshest, and fastest changing places on Earth", two new species of soil microbes have been discovered, as presented by this study co-authored by Lee Kerkhof and Max Häggblom. These species, equipped with adaptations for survival in even the most extreme conditions, could be the future of the climate-altered Arctic, and thus are pivotal to predicting how the ecosystem will shift carbon in the long term.

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