The demand for energy solutions is urgent and global.
Institute for Energy Solutions Mission: to pursue energy science and technologies to enable, accelerate, and inform the transition to an equitable, resilient, clean, affordable, and sustainable energy future.
2025 IES Energy Symposium
What (Energy Issue) Is Keeping You Up at Night?
The Institute for Energy Solutions is hosting our inaugural energy symposium on May 20-21, 2025 at the University of Michigan, themed around energy challenges that keep you up at night. Join us to discuss pressing issues surrounding the electricity grid, cybersecurity, data centers, environmental justice, and more with energy experts from U-M and around the US.
Energy Focused Living Learning Laboratories
IES is glad to support and bring awareness to all of the exciting energy-related Living Learning Laboratories (LLL) work being conducted in spaces at the University of Michigan and Ann Arbor. Check out our Energy-Focused Living Learning Labs pages (including our pilot map feature) to learn more about LLLs at the University of Michigan and in the community.
Programs and Activities
Energy Solutions focuses on research, outreach, community engagement, communication, and educational activities. Fostering, facilitating, and creating connections within the College of Engineering, with other University of Michigan units, and with external organizations are key objectives of the Institute. Importantly, Energy Solutions also supports the University of Michigan’s carbon neutrality goals. Please reach out to Institute leaders to share your ideas and vision for a clean and equitable energy future.
Ongoing IES activities include:
- seminars and round table discussions with external experts on energy topics
- IES summer faculty support program
- annual IES graduate fellows program
- convening and planning activities for responses to energy funding opportunities
- IES doctoral graduate student recruiting incentives
Seen above: Biodigesting waste into fuel
Join Us!
To lay a strong foundation for Energy Solutions, we’re working to build community across the university and beyond. If you’re a UM faculty or staff member whose work focuses on or informs energy research or related social, environmental, and economic interconnections, let us know. Energy experts are searchable by topic or by last name and will also be added to our monthly newsletter list.
Seen above: Solar powered ammonia production equipment