UW experts call Paris climate agreement ‘bold,’ ‘encouraging’
The Paris Climate Agreement — combined with the Mission Innovation and Breakthrough Energy Coalition pledges to invest billions of new dollars in clean energy — is a signal that the world is committed to accelerating the development of scalable clean energy innovations. ...
Faculty and Students Present Battery Research on Capitol Hill
A team of CEI graduate fellows and researchers from professor Venkat Subramanian's laboratory were one of six groups invited to exhibit at an ARPA-E sponsored Congressional Showcase attended by elected officials and staff members. ...
#NationWISE Seattle: Solar Industry Offers Abundance of Opportunities for Women
More than 60 people gathered in Seattle as part of a 17 city simultaneous workshop to discuss leadership roles for women in solar and renewable energy. ...
Researchers “stack” 2D Ultrathin Semiconductors to Prolong Electronic Life
A team from UW physics professor Xiaodong Xu's lab have created ultrathin semiconductor heterostructures for new technological applications, including photovoltaics and other electronics such as miniature and foldable devices. ...
CEI Graduate Fellow Earns MIT Pappalardo Fellowship in Physics
Sanfeng Wu, a Ph.D. candidate in Physics working with faculty member Xiaodong Xu, has been appointed an MIT Pappalardo Fellow in Physics for 2016 – 2019 ...
Research Update: Joining links for more sustainable solar energy
Researchers in Christine Luscombe’s lab at the UW Clean Energy Institute have set themselves a high bar: they want to make solar energy using greener ingredients. ...
CEI Faculty Among “World’s Most Influential Minds”
Three members of the Clean Energy Institute faculty are among global researchers most cited by their peers. ...
Patient Investors, Impatient Researchers Essential for Clean Energy Future
Clean Energy Institute Director Dan Schwartz weighs in on what it will take to drive innovation in the clean energy economy. ...
2015 Student Training and Exploration Grants Awards
The CEI awards six new Student Training and Exploration grants to support graduate and undergraduate education and providing scholars the freedom to explore novel, high-risk/high-reward research topics. ...
Joint Meeting of UW/WSU Regents Features Clean Energy Discussion
The UW and WSU Boards of Regents discussed Washington's leading position in clean energy research prior to the 2015 Apple Cup with Governor Jay Inslee. ...
Energy for the Forgotten in Peru
Graduate Fellow Dustin Welch García argues that access to modern energy should not be a luxury for a fortunate few, but a human right. ...
CEI Faculty Member Brandi Cossairt Named a 2015 Packard Fellow
The Packard Foundation chooses scientists in the early stages of their careers and supports the more innovative avenues of investigation that traditional funding may not give them the freedom to explore. The fellowship includes a five-year research grant of $875,000. ...