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3 Questions: Communicating energy and climate policy research

MITEI Energy UROP and Wellesley College undergraduate Janina Shivdasani '26 analyzes and communicates MIT energy and climate research and highlights the importance of making this work broadly accessible.

3 Questions: Improving materials for energy infrastructure

MIT undergraduate Amelia How ’27 shares her experience as a MITEI Energy UROP and how her work in metallurgy can help support better energy infrastructure.

MITEI’s IAP activities reach more than 500 students and community members

MITEI supports energy-related courses and activities during MIT’s Independent Activities Period from campus to Catalunya, Spain

Group photo of 2025-2026 energy scholars. MIT Energy Initiative welcomes 2025-2026 Energy Scholars

New cohort will support MITEI’s mission by conducting research to accelerate energy transition and mitigate climate change.

MITEI Energy UROP students highlight their real-world impact
Tata Center for Technology and Design names three new fellows

New cohort addresses public health in developing countries

MIT Energy Initiative Energy UROP students hone science communication skills with expanded summer programming
Going Dutch

MIT students get first-hand view of climate-proofing the Netherlands

Charging ahead

MIT senior Elaine Liu calculates how renewables and EVs impact the grid

Introducing new students to MIT’s energy landscape

Pre-orientation program for incoming first-year students provided an overview of energy-related activities and research.

Empowering the globe to mitigate climate change through MIT courses

MITx and MIT Energy Initiative launch new series in sustainable energy, design, transportation, and policy.

Straight from the cow’s mouth

Desirée Plata aims to capture methane before it warms the climate.

3 Questions: Meet the Tata Fellows
MIT energy storage research highlighted in student slam competition
A welcome new pipeline for students invested in clean energy

FUSars program offers undergraduates in-depth research opportunities in fusion science and energy.

Flow batteries for grid-scale energy storage

Guiding future research pathways

Sylas Horowitz: Responsive design meets responsibility for the planet’s future
3 Questions: Antje Danielson on energy education and its role in climate action
New multidisciplinary climate change curriculum for high schools aims to engage and mobilize teachers and students
New class explores paths to reducing transportation emissions
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