Students

Interested in working with us?

Students make up a large part of CER, and we are committed to educating and training the next generation of energy professionals. As one of about 20 organized research units on campus, CER provides undergraduate and graduate student research and training opportunities.

Your first step in working with CER would be to learn more about our research, and contact directly the principal investigator whose projects match your interests.  

Undergraduate Research

Several funding agencies provide undergraduate energy research programs. Please follow the links below for deadlines, eligibility and other information.

• DOE Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship
• DOE Scholars Program
• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Internships
• Office of Naval Research Programs
• ORISE Research Opportunities
• PPPL Science Education Student Programs

Graduate Research

Several funding agencies provide graduate energy research programs. Please follow the links below for deadlines, eligibility and other information.

• DOE Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship
• DOE Scholars Program
• International School for Materials for Energy and Sustainability IV (ISMES IV)
• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Internships
• NSF Fastlane Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
• Office of Naval Research Programs
• ORISE Graduate Research Opportunities
• Research Experience in Carbon Sequestration (RECS) Program
• Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship

Helpful Links

• MAE research overview
• MAE research matrix
• ECE laboratories and centers
• REAL Portal
• Pivot- enter "energy" as a search term to view all UCSD researcher profiles that mention energy. You can filter list according to your interests.

Additional Energy Research at UCSD

• Laboratory for Energy Storage and Conversion
• Food and Fuel for the 21st Century