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.
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.
Join us for Rutgers Climate Week!
September 20th-27th, 2026
Inspired by the model of New York City Climate Week, the Rutgers Climate and Energy Institute and Rutgers Office of Climate Action are coordinating Rutgers Climate Week, a listing of in-person and virtual events being hosted by Rutgers University students, staff, and faculty during the week of September 20th-27th.
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RCEI Student Travel Grants
RCEI Student Support Fund
Applications Due: October 15th, 2026
The RCEI Student Support Fund competition is now open to Rutgers Ph.D. and M.F.A. students researching climate change and energy, offering up to $1,500 for travel and related expenses to support professional and educational activities.
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Save the Date!
October 21st, 2026
Arlene Fiore of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is giving this year's Richard and Linda Turco and Endowed Lecture. Title and abstract for the talk will be available soon. This talk is co-sponsored between RCEI and the Rutgers Graduate Program in Atmospheric Science.
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Rutgers Climate Symposium: Sowing Change: Rethinking Farming in a Climate and Energy Transition
Wednesday, November 18, 2026
Fostering collaboration among researchers and students from academic and research institutions in the Mid-Atlantic region who are interested in climate
change, renewable energy, energy efficiency, or other approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions across disciplines representing climate science, human dimensions, technology, the arts, communications, and humanities.
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RCEI Annual Impact Report
Rutgers Climate & Energy Institute 2025-2026 Annual Impact Report Released
Check out highlights from this year’s initiatives in research community building, research development support, early-career scholar development, and more!
Rutgers Graduate Students!
RCEI Clean Energy Graduate Certificate
The Rutgers Climate and Energy Institute (RCEI) is now accepting applications for the Clean Energy Graduate Certificate. This interdisciplinary 9-credit certificate provides Master’s-level students with training in energy engineering, public policy, and economics, equipping them with the knowledge needed to address today’s energy challenges and lead the clean energy transition.
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2026 GWG Awardees Announced!
Congrats to the 2026 Awardees!
Congratulations to the 2026 RCEI Groundwork Grants Awardees! To see the full list of awardees and their projects, click the button below.
2026 Awardees
Affiliate Research Highlight
Newark’s Parks Have a Hidden Problem: Lead and Arsenic in the Soil
Publication by RCEI affiliate Ashaki A. Rouff
A new study co-authored by Ashaki A. Rouff identifies parks of concern in Newark, New Jersey that surpass the state's safety limit for lead and arsenic in residential soil. Left over from years of construction and urbanization, the contaminants remain trapped in the ground and present a risk for the community. The research contributes to a better future for Newark by pinpointing these hot spots as targets for soil testing and cleanup.
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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.
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Signature Initiatives
Signature Initiatives
News & Events from RCEI
September 16, 2026
Professor Awarded BSF Grant to Study Ocean Warming and Acidification Impacts on Corals
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News Archive
September 16, 2026
SoE Students Win International 2026 OpenAir Carbon Removal Challenge
September 16, 2026
Shellfish Geneticist Ximing Guo Among Two Rutgers Research Teams to Receive 2026 Edison Patent Awards
September 9, 2026
Who Wants to Prioritize Geoengineering Over Fighting Climate Change? New Study Finds Surprising Answers
September 8, 2026
Newark’s Parks Have a Hidden Problem: Lead and Arsenic in the Soil
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
Rutgers Climate Week: The Science and Politics of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Current Challenges in Informing Policy
Wednesday, September 23 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm EDTRutgers Climate Week: Public Health, Personal Footprint: A Climate Change & Sustainability Workshop
Wednesday, September 23 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDTRutgers Climate Week: Integrated Action for Climate and Biodiversity in a Triple COP Year
Thursday, September 24 @ 9:00 am - 10:45 am EDTRutgers Climate Week: Climate Actions You Can Take Now
Thursday, September 24 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm EDTRutgers Climate Week: Bridging Minds
Friday, September 25 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT
Full Calendar