Participation in E-ffiliates lowers the barriers for collaboration between corporate and non-profit members and the Princeton research community, helping identify the most pressing energy and environment problems in order to develop and scale solutions. A successful energy systems transition in the face of climate change calls for a response of unprecedented speed and scope and a dismantling of historic silos. Truly multidisciplinary research can guide technology, policy, business, and beyond, but it must be informed by realities on the ground. E-ffiliates responds to this need by facilitating collaborative research, information exchange, and partnerships between stakeholders across the energy value chain, matching members with strategic opportunities.
membership structure and benefits
E-ffiliates delivers unique value through tailored research projects, exclusive meetings, and high-impact conferences. The program is administered by the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment. Organizations can join at one of three levels:
- Affiliate membership plugs you into our events and information
- General membership includes sponsored research and a voice in program priorities
- Charter membership provides for closer and deeper collaboration with Princeton and a menu of special benefits
value
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Connections to faculty, programs, and events across campus
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Close interaction with other decision-makers across the energy value chain
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Pre-competitive challenges shared between companies
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Input into focus areas of the Center
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Early awareness of Center opportunities, including project partnerships and cost sharing
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Priority status at center events
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Coordination of joint industry, university, and government research funds to reduce risk in strategic areas
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Facilitated student meetings and recruiting
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Practical, fundamental approach to solutions for complex global issues
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Market insight, risk reduction, and new business opportunities
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MEMBERS: connect with E-ffiliates from diverse industrial sectors
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EVENTS: engage at the Annual Meeting, E-ffiliates Retreat, Tech Talks, and more
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RESEARCH: collaborate with Princeton’s world class labs, research groups, and other members
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INSIGHT: leverage special access to the Net-Zero regional projects, Andlinger Center Annual Reports, and high-impact analysis
excellence
- Energy systems analysis at regional and national scales for investment and policy decisions
- Energy storage technologies for transportation and grid-scale applications
- Climate science and risk analysis to inform engineering and investment choices
- Biological routes to fuels and chemicals emphasizing carbon utilization and renewable feedstocks
- Techno-economic analysis of externalities of energy infrastructure conversion including employment, health, and pollution
- Urban environmental sensing for air quality monitoring, pollutant source tracking, and urban planning
- Cement materials science for next-generation cement materials, processing, and carbon capture
- Soft matter physics for new materials to manage energy flows in devices and manufacturing
- Water/energy nexus with a focus on energy-efficient treatment and resource recovery
- Subsurface biogeochemistry for applications in environmental remediation and engineering
- Power electronics to enable high-efficiency power conversions and complex grid-edge applications
- Building science and architectural approaches to advanced building materials and energy systems
- Low-temperature plasma science for electrified manufacturing and recycling
Join E-ffiliates
Contact Vivian F. Fuhrman, Assistant Director for External Partnerships at the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, for more information about how a membership plan can be tailored for your company or organization: vfuhrman@princeton.edu
Tel: (609) 258-2305
Address: Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment
86 Olden Street
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544
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updated September 2026
