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.

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!

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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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RCEI Summer Newsletter

Scientists at the Rutgers Cape Shore Laboratory have installed a rock berm to protect structures from encroaching waters. Berms are an example of adaptation to preserve shoreline.

Cool Off and Catch Up!

Take a moment to relax and catch up with RCEI and learn about what we've been up to lately.

2026 Summer Newsletter

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

When a Nuclear Plant Closes, What Happens to Life on the Ocean Floor?

Publication by RCEI affiliate Thomas Grothues

Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences Professor Thomas Grothues seeks further insight on this question in a new co-authored study that investigates the after effects of a shut down nuclear power plant. The Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Forked River, New Jersey was a major source of heat on its adjacent coastal waterways, and with that heat removed, species living in the Barnegat Bay faced a wide range of impacts, although some were smaller than expected.

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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