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SUNY professor Amit Goyal shortlisted for 2026 Global Energy Prize
The winners of the 2026 Global Energy Prize will be selected by an international committee chaired by Nobel laureate Rae Kwon Chung.
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Bhavana P - Tue, 09, Jun 2026
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Amit Goyal / SUNY Buffalo
Indian-American researcher Amit Goyal has been shortlisted for the 2026 Global Energy Prize, one of the world's most prestigious awards in energy science, in recognition of his contributions to clean energy technologies and advanced materials research.
The Global Energy Association announced the shortlist on June 9, naming 15 scientists from nine countries across three categories: Traditional Energy, Non-Traditional Energy and New Ways of Energy Application.
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According to the citation, Goyal was selected in the Traditional Energy category “for working out methods aiding the production of high-performance high-temperature superconducting wires.”
Goyal serves as the founding director of the Research and Education in Energy, Environment and Water (RENEW) Institute at the University at Buffalo, where he has led interdisciplinary efforts to address global challenges in energy, environmental sustainability and water resources since joining the university in 2015.
A renowned materials scientist and engineer, Goyal has spent more than two decades developing clean energy technologies. His research focuses on large-area, low-cost, high-performance flexible electronic devices, including superconductors, photovoltaics, ferroelectrics and multiferroics. He is also recognized for pioneering work in the three-dimensional self-assembly of nanodots and nanorods for advanced device applications.
In addition to leading the RENEW Institute, Goyal currently directs the University at Buffalo Initiative on Plastics Recycling and Innovation, a New York Center of Excellence dedicated to advancing recycling technologies, expanding markets for recycled plastics and promoting public outreach on sustainability issues.
Before joining the University at Buffalo, Goyal was a corporate fellow, distinguished inventor and distinguished scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He has also founded and led two technology companies, TapeSolar Inc. and TexMat LLC, bringing together scientific innovation and entrepreneurship.
Born in India, Goyal earned a bachelor's degree in metallurgical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology and later completed master's and doctoral degrees at the University of Rochester. He also holds executive MBA degrees from Purdue University and Tilburg University in the Netherlands.
"This year's shortlist reflects the vast scale of modern energy science. I am confident that many of the submitted projects will have an impact on the development of global energy in the coming decade. Therefore, I congratulate all the scientists whose names have been included in the short list for the award," said Nobel laureate Rae Kwon Chung.
The winners of the 2026 Global Energy Prize will be selected by an international committee chaired by Chung. The winners will be announced in July at the Oil Summit of the Republic of Tatarstan. According to tradition, the awards ceremony will take place during the Russian Energy Week, a forum scheduled to be held in Moscow, on Oct.14 to 16.
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