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      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
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Research
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      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
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    - Warm temperatures, not heat waves, are sending us a message
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    - Frontiers in Climate Systems Engineering
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    - Energy & Climate Club
    - Lunch & Learn
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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·Jun 2, 2026

Generative Electrolyte Solvent and Formulation Discovery

American Chemical Society

ETI Journal Article·Apr 17, 2026

Reactive CO2 capture via controlled amine speciation in non-aqueous electrolytes

Nature Energy

ETI Journal Article·Jan 20, 2026

Lithium metal-mediated electrochemical reduction of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances

Nature Chemistry

ETI Journal Article·Sep 25, 2025

Active learning accelerates electrolyte solvent screening for anode-free lithium metal batteries

Nature communications

ETI Journal Article·Jan 22, 2025

In Situ Inorganic and Polymer Synthesis for Conformal Hybrid Sulfide-Type Solid State Electrolytes

Chemistry of Materials

Journal Article·Dec 26, 2024

Probing the Influence of Steric Hindrance in Nonfluorinated Ether Electrolytes for Lithium Metal Batteries

Journal of The Electrochemical Society

Journal Article·Dec 3, 2024

Molecular Structure Optimization of Fluorinated Ether Electrolyte for All Temperature Fast Charging Lithium-Ion Battery

ACS Energy Letters

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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
Events
- - - Featured Past Events
    - Climate Frontiers 2025: Energy and Climate at UChicago
    - Frontiers in Climate Systems Engineering
  - - Featured Upcoming Event
    - 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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