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- - - About the Institute
      Balancing the urgency of climate action with society’s need for sustainable growth through research, education, and international engagement
    - What They're Saying: Our Mission and Potential for Impact
  - - Global Approach
      Driving impact in the countries most central to the global climate and growth challenge
    - Building Blocks
      - EPIC
      - ETI
      - CSEi
      - Seeding new research
Education
- - - Chicago Curriculum on Climate and Sustainable Growth
      To understand the climate and sustainable growth challenge, students must grapple with its foundational elements, complexities, and tradeoffs from every angle.
    - What They’re Saying: Chicago Curriculum
Student Life
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    - Bartlett Fellowships
    - DRW Fellowships
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    - India Summer Fellows Program
    - UChicago at Climate Week NYC
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  - - Careers & Mentoring
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    - Alumni Community
    - Work in Climate
    - Climate & Energy Career Fair
  - - On Campus Programs
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    - Green Fund
    - Climate Case Competition
    - Environmental Frontiers
    - Lunch & Learn
Research
- - - Research Pillars
    - Energy, Markets, and Policy
      Through EPIC, we're delivering solutions rooted in markets and smart policy design.
    - Technology and Innovation
      Through ETI, we're advancing energy storage technologies.
    - Climate Systems Engineering
      Through CSEi, we're evaluating the risks from more than a century of emissions.
  - - Entities and Resources
    - Programs & Labs, Projects, and More
      Bringing together scholars to foster high-impact results.
    - Research Funding
      Seeding new research to generate the next big climate ideas.
    - Tools & Data Resources
Scholars
Impact
Insights
- - - Opinions & Analysis
    - Warm temperatures, not heat waves, are sending us a message
      via USA Today
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  - - Podcasts
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News
- - - In the News
    - Big Tech’s data centre boom poised to drive up carbon emissions
      via Financial Times
    - AI Improves Extreme Weather Simulations
      via APS Journal
    - Climate change may defeat malaria, but still expose Africa
      via Punch
    - View All
Events
- - - Featured Past Events
    - Climate Frontiers 2025: Energy and Climate at UChicago
    - Frontiers in Climate Systems Engineering
  - - Upcoming Events
    - Climate Frontiers 2026: Energy and Climate at UChicago
    - View All
  - - Event Series & Around Campus
    - Seminars
    - Career Series
    - Energy & Climate Club
    - Lunch & Learn
    - Climate Frontiers
  - - Global Experiences
    - UChicago at COP
    - UChicago at CERAWeek
    - UChicago at Aspen Ideas: Climate
    - UChicago at Climate Week NYC
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Institute research includes peer-reviewed publications, working papers, and other data-driven analyses answering a broad range of research questions from scholars across campus.

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ETI Journal Article·Jul 9, 2026

Intrinsic variability of lithium metal foils and its impact on rechargeable battery performance

Springer Nature

ETI Journal Article·Mar 2, 2026

Guidelines for correlative imaging and analysis of reactive alkali metal battery materials

Joule

ETI Journal Article·Sep 18, 2025

Metastable sodium closo-hydridoborates for all-solid-state batteries with thick cathodes

Joule

ETI Journal Article·Apr 16, 2025

Negative thermal expansion and oxygen-redox electrochemistry

Nature

ETI Journal Article·Feb 11, 2025

Grain selection growth of soft metal in electrochemical processes

Joule

ETI Journal Article·Jan 30, 2025

Unveiling the Impacts of Charge/Discharge Rate on the Cycling Performance of Li-Metal Batteries

ACS Energy Letters

ETI Journal Article·Jul 3, 2024

Design principles for enabling an anode-free sodium all-solid-state battery

Nature Energy

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About
- - - About the Institute
      Balancing the urgency of climate action with society’s need for sustainable growth through research, education, and international engagement
    - What They're Saying: Our Mission and Potential for Impact
  - - Global Approach
      Driving impact in the countries most central to the global climate and growth challenge
    - Building Blocks
      - EPIC
      - ETI
      - CSEi
      - Seeding new research
Education
- - - Chicago Curriculum on Climate and Sustainable Growth
      To understand the climate and sustainable growth challenge, students must grapple with its foundational elements, complexities, and tradeoffs from every angle.
    - What They’re Saying: Chicago Curriculum
Student Life
- - - Research Opportunities
    - Polsky Research Fellows
    - Bartlett Fellowships
    - DRW Fellowships
    - Predoctoral Fellowships
    - View All
  - - Global Experiences
    - UChicago at COP
    - UChicago at CERAWeek
    - India Summer Fellows Program
    - UChicago at Climate Week NYC
    - View All
  - - Careers & Mentoring
    - Internships and Funding
    - Career Series
    - Alumni Community
    - Work in Climate
    - Climate & Energy Career Fair
  - - On Campus Programs
    - Student Organizations
    - Green Fund
    - Climate Case Competition
    - Environmental Frontiers
    - Lunch & Learn
Research
- - - Research Pillars
    - Energy, Markets, and Policy
      Through EPIC, we're delivering solutions rooted in markets and smart policy design.
    - Technology and Innovation
      Through ETI, we're advancing energy storage technologies.
    - Climate Systems Engineering
      Through CSEi, we're evaluating the risks from more than a century of emissions.
  - - Entities and Resources
    - Programs & Labs, Projects, and More
      Bringing together scholars to foster high-impact results.
    - Research Funding
      Seeding new research to generate the next big climate ideas.
    - Tools & Data Resources
Scholars
Impact
Insights
- - - Opinions & Analysis
    - Warm temperatures, not heat waves, are sending us a message
      via USA Today
    - View All
  - - Podcasts
    - Shocked
    - View All
  - - Research Highlights
    - Green Waste
    - View All
News
- - - In the News
    - Big Tech’s data centre boom poised to drive up carbon emissions
      via Financial Times
    - AI Improves Extreme Weather Simulations
      via APS Journal
    - Climate change may defeat malaria, but still expose Africa
      via Punch
    - View All
Events
- - - Featured Past Events
    - Climate Frontiers 2025: Energy and Climate at UChicago
    - Frontiers in Climate Systems Engineering
  - - Upcoming Events
    - Climate Frontiers 2026: Energy and Climate at UChicago
    - View All
  - - Event Series & Around Campus
    - Seminars
    - Career Series
    - Energy & Climate Club
    - Lunch & Learn
    - Climate Frontiers
  - - Global Experiences
    - UChicago at COP
    - UChicago at CERAWeek
    - UChicago at Aspen Ideas: Climate
    - UChicago at Climate Week NYC
    - View All
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