CEEC Fall Symposium 2026: Mines and Feedstocks to Grids, Chemicals, and Materials
Event by: Columbia Engineering
Event format
In-person
Event duration
Language
English
The energy transition depends on the science and engineering that makes electrochemistry deployable at scale — from mines and feedstocks through grids, chemicals and materials, and back into circulation. Batteries have to be safe, manufacturable, and affordable at grid scale. Electrolyzers have to compete on cost with incumbents built over a century. Critical minerals, commodity chemicals, and advanced materials have to move from feedstocks to purified products without recreating the environmental burdens we're trying to escape. The CEEC Fall Symposium gathers CEEC faculty, PhDs, postdocs, and industry practitioners working across this arc. Two afternoon sessions — Electrifying Chemicals and Materials, and The Grid Frontier — pair CEEC faculty keynotes with lightning talks and industry panels focused on the technical and commercial problems that matter most. The day closes in Carleton Commons with a reception and poster session showcasing CEEC research and the commercialization pathways emerging from it.