$25M Gift to Accelerate Global Sustainability and Energy Innovation
Northwestern has renamed ISEN the Paula M. Trienens Institute for Sustainability and Energy
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Master's in Energy and Sustainability.
Our one-year program is preparing leaders in technology, economics, and policy.
Discover solutions.
The Institute's laboratories support world-renowned researchers making discoveries that translate to real-world solutions.
Partnering for impact.
The Institute builds formal alliances with corporate, civic, and not-for-profit partners.
Building a better world.
The Ubben Program for Climate and Carbon Science at the Institute takes an interdisciplinary approach to developing solutions for climate adaptation and mitigation.
Reimagine the possible. Empower our future.
The Institute advances global sustainability and energy solutions through transformational research, interdisciplinary education, and public engagement.
Learn about the people and mission behind the Institute.
A new video explains the Institute’s strategy and how it builds Northwestern’s sustainability and energy research, education, and engagement with speed, scale, and impact.
Plastics, Ecosystems, and Public Health
Our interdisciplinary teams of researchers are collaborating across institutions to address challenges related to the global use and accumulation of plastics.
Sustainability and Energy Alumni
Learn how Northwestern graduates are developing innovative solutions to sustainability and energy challenges around the world.
We Collaborate to Create a Global Impact
We partner with industry, nonprofits, universities, and government labs to pursue cutting-edge research and student engagement projects. We have state-of-the-art lab facilities designed for interdisciplinary collaboration.
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