Institute of the Environment and Energy
 

Solutions for a Sustainable and Resilient Future.

 

Welcome to the IoEE

The Institute of Environment and Energy (IoEE) is a leading hub for environmental and energy research, education, and outreach.

We deliver sociotechnical solutions that empower communities, government, learners, and industry, while enabling society to address the challenges of resilience, security, sustainability, and affordability in a rapidly changing world.

Graphic listing IoEE theme areas: ecosystems, energy, health, community, and food systems; wrapped in a border including the words "climate" and "sustainability" as the overarching themes

The IoEE brings together the expertise and passion of scientists and scholars to address some of the most pressing challenges and grandest opportunities facing society in the 21st century.

Students in the labs of Ashley Helton and Beth Lawrence of the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment (NRE) in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR) conduct denitrification experiments on samples from shoreline sites around Connecticut to monitor greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the Institute of the Environment and Energy (IOE). Aug. 13, 2025. (Jason Sheldon/UConn Photo)

Research

Graduates of the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources sit in Gampel Pavilion during the college's Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 10, 2025. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)

Education

A group of people in waders examining a net in a stream

Engagement

By the Numbers

600+

peer reviewed publications since 2020

$97.5M+

research funding

900+

graduate and undergraduate students

300+

community assistance projects

A Spring Valley Student Farm staff member hands out marigold starters at the farm's table on Fairfield Way during Earth Day Spring Fling on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)

Resources, Expertise, and Dedication

The resources and expertise of our constituent units support the IoEE’s overall mission of research, education, and engagement.

 

Innovation for the Future

We generate knowledge that drives better decision-making for people, health, energy, food, and water.

Madeline Kollegger, a graduate student in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources, tests water samples taken from wetlands at Rocky Neck State Park in Niantic in a lab in the Institute of the Environment. Aug. 11, 2022. (Jason Sheldon/UConn Photo)

News

  • Foggy campus
    Working For a Resilient Future for All

    The newly redesigned Institute of the Environment and Energy delivers sociotechnical approaches to environmental and energy sustainability, environmental health, and ecosystem restoration while empowering communities, governments, learners, and businesses

News

  • Foggy campus

    Working For a Resilient Future for All

    The newly redesigned Institute of the Environment and Energy delivers sociotechnical approaches to environmental and energy sustainability, environmental health, and ecosystem restoration while empowering communities, governments, learners, and businesses

Updates from the IoEE

From the Connecticut Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ): "Environmental Quality in Connecticut -- the state's annual report on the condition of our air, water, land and wildlife through 2025 -- is a paperless publication. You can read it online or download a PDF version that can be printed."

Read the report

Dr. Julissa Rojas-Sandoval (IoEE core faculty; assistant professor in the Dept. of Geography, Sustainability, Community, and Urban Studies) was recently named a 2026 Ecological Society of America Excellence in Ecology Scholar.

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Shah Saki, a Ph.D. candidate in the University of Connecticut School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has received Second Prize for Oral Presentation in the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Energy and Renewable Energy Committee Student Award Competition.

Read the Full Story from SoCEE

UConn Students in Belem: First Impressions from COP30

Through the UConn@COP program, 12 UConn students attended COP30 (this year’s United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties, commonly referred to as COP) in Belém, Brazil. The conference, attended by word leaders, policymakers, climate researchers, and climate activists, is a transformative experience for students as they strive to become future leaders in climate science and policy. The fellows shared their initial impressions of the conference through blog posts that can be found on the UConn Office of Sustainability website, with some selections shared in an article for UConn Today.