Research Overview

Stanford is home to over 100 research institutes and centers that may have energy research opportunities depending on your interests.

The Precourt Institute for Energy

Stanford University's Precourt Institute for Energy, where Explore Energy is housed, concentrates the talents of the university on energy research and education, from basic science and technology to policy and business.

Research Areas shares energy-related research at Stanford by topic.

Research Centers has additional opportunities for you to explore, which includes all of our Initiatives including Bits & Watts, Natural Gas, StorageX, and the new Hydrogen Initiative.

Energy Researchers shows faculty conducting energy-related research across Stanford, SLAC, Hoover Institution, and the Carnegie Institution departments at Stanford.

Stanford National Accelerator Laboratory

SLAC is one of 17 Department of Energy national labs. Many threads of SLAC research come together in the quest for clean, sustainable energy sources. There are several SLAC research opportunities to engage with as a student, including the SLAC Summer Internship Program and the DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program (SCGSR).

Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability

The new Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability has Research Groups that span Energy Resources Engineering, Earth System Science, Geological Sciences, and more.