The Energy Research Institute involves an average of over 200 people annually in energy investigations in a wide variety of fields including basic energy science, bioenergy, fuel cells, smart grid and controls, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and carbon sequestration. For the past few years ERI has averaged over $13 million in research activity annually involving 37 faculty, 65 graduate students, 73 undergraduates, and 60 professionals from 16 different MSU departments and centers.