The 2025 Energy@Stanford & SLAC conference will be a four-day course held on campus from Monday, September 8th through Thursday, September 11th. 

Each year we review and incorporate our student participants’ feedback from our post-conference survey, as well as feedback from the staff planning team and faculty participants, and every year this program improves upon the last. We had very positive feedback from previous years, such as “The organizers truly make the most of your time, weaving together exciting research, resources, networking sessions and seminars in such a way that makes you excited to dive into the deep end each day of the conference!”

Our main area of improvement from 2024 is an increased focused on networking with Stanford professors, researchers, and alumni in the field of energy. We plan to have additional master class sessions to dive deeper into various energy topics.

The Energy@Stanford & SLAC program has really grown to be the flagship energy event for incoming Stanford graduate students over the last few years. The program enrolls close to 5% of the incoming graduate class. We continually get anecdotal evidence from students on how it positively shaped their overall experience at Stanford and influenced their academic direction. In 2024, 123 graduate students participated in Energy@Stanford & SLAC.

The Precourt Institute for Energy, the Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory will again collaborate together and with other energy groups on campus to offer this four-day course. The program will continue to be designed specifically to build an interdisciplinary cohort and help incoming Stanford graduates and professional school students with an interest in energy jumpstart their first academic year here at Stanford. We will do this by providing:

• A wide range of energy talks (related to technology, policy, finance, etc.).
• Big picture talks on climate change and the energy landscape.
• A wide variety of in-depth elective classes for them to choose from. 
• An opportunity to learn hands-on and collaborate with peers from across disciplines.
• Ample time to network with each other, Stanford faculty/fellows/researchers, current students, alumni, and energy entrepreneurs through meals and programmed dinners, breaks throughout the day, panel discussions and elective interactive small group breakouts.
• Tours of the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and faculty labs.
• Resources and networks available on campus, and ways to stay involved in the energy community after the course, including the Explore Energy program.

Course Schedule

Monday, Sept. 8 - Tuesday, Sept. 9 from 10 AM - 4 PM; Wednesday, Sept. 10 from 10 AM - 6 PM; Thursday, Sept. 11 from 10 AM - 7 PM; Friday, Sept. 12 is an Optional Field Trip  

• Full attendance is expected.