EIU Center for Clean Energy Research and Education (CENCERE)

Research

Within the 5000-square-foot CENCERE facility, students conduct hands-on research on sources suitable for renewable energy development. Students in the Department of Center for Clean Energy Research and Education (CENCERE) are able to engage in research early in their college career, which results in meaningful research and outcomes, participation in professional conferences, and publications, thus preparing them to move into their selective fields upon degree completion.

• Collaboration with the EIU Renewable Energy Center
• Sustainable Biomass Research
• Gasification Technology
• Indeck Solar Energy Project
• Online Syngas Analyzer
• Master of Science in Sustainability
• Renewable Energy Research Mentorship Program

Mentorship

Our students have a broad variety of paid and non-paid, unique and traditional internship opportunities available to them. While our students continue to intern at local sites such as Fox Ridge State Park, Douglas-Hart Nature Center and Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, newer partnerships and internship opportunities include participation and training in research at the City of Charleston Waste Water Treatment Plant and the Dr. Gordon Grado Pre-Medicine Internship Program.

Vision

An infrastructure to create and provide opportunities for faculty, students and staff engaged in the study of clean energy.