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The Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment is a nexus at Princeton University for research that spans the technology-policy spectrum and aims to address today’s global energy and environmental challenges to ensure a sustainable future. Through a variety of programs, including grants and fellowships, the center supports collaborative, interdisciplinary research and sustains a community of scholars focused on developing technologies and solutions that will pave the way for a world less reliant on fossil fuels.

research programs and opportunities

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Andlinger Center Funding Opportunities

The Center administers two funds: The Grant for Innovative Research in Energy and the Environment and the Fund for Energy Research with Corporate Partners.
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The Andlinger Center's 2024 Annual Report

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Gerhard R. Andlinger Visiting Fellows Program

Practitioners from industry, government, and not-for-profit sectors will bring different perspectives and urgency to the energy and environmental challenges that are central to the center’s mission.
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Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellows Program

Fellows collaborate with Princeton faculty and/or senior researchers within an energy or environment-related field to articulate an interdisciplinary research plan that is aligned with the mission of the Center.

research areas

Research at the Andlinger Center is advancing fundamental and applied sciences in several critical areas related to energy systems, infrastructure, and practices that can help mitigate human impacts on climate and the environment. These include developing renewable energy and energy storage technologies, optimizing energy systems transitions and process systems efficiencies, investigating novel approaches for sustainable manufacturing in various sectors, applying behavioral and decision sciences for environmental policy and technology adoption, solving critical problems at the water-energy nexus and developing resilient infrastructure in the face of a changing climate.

A constellation of six interacting research areas forms the heart of the center’s focus: 

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built environment, transportation <span class="accent2">+</span> infrastructure

built environment, transportation + infrastructure

electricity production, transmission <span class="accent2">+</span> storage

electricity production, transmission + storage

fuels <span class="accent2">+</span> chemicals

fuels + chemicals

environmental sensing <span class="accent2">+</span> remediation

environmental sensing + remediation

decision <span class="accent2">+</span> behavioral science, policy, <span class="accent2">+</span> economics

decision + behavioral science, policy, + economics

environmental <span class="accent2">+</span> climate science

environmental + climate science

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Energy Systems Analysis Group

Energy Systems Analysis Group

Rapid Switch

Rapid Switch

Net-Zero America Project

Net-Zero America Project

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Research

Through programs, grants, and fellowships, the Center supports collaborative, interdisciplinary research and bolsters a community of scholars focused on developing technologies and solutions to ensure a sustainable future.
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Education

The Andlinger Center has a suite of educational initiatives encouraging innovation and collaboration. It prepares and trains the next generation of leaders to tackle our energy and environmental challenges.
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The Princeton E-ffiliates Partnership brings together corporate members and industry leaders with Princeton’s research community. Our success as a convener, moderator, and organizer is one of the Center’s key differentiators and value generators.
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About the Center

Learn more about the Andlinger Center building, the green space, specialized engineering laboratories, offices, support spaces, and lecture hall that make up our state-of-the-art facility.