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Stanford Earth faculty members invited scientists from all over the Bay Area to share research and foster local collaborations for an inaugural meeting at Stanford.
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Mechanical engineering students use the Stanford farm as a testing ground for environmental solutions.
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The student group’s new name comes with a refocused mission to center the importance of human connection to land and indigenous knowledge in agricultural systems.
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Women in Data Science (WiDS) and Stanford Earth hosted a symposium to highlight the research done by women who use data science to assess a range of topics in the geosciences, including Earth processes, hazards, climate, and sustainability.
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Chris Field is an editor on a special collection of peer-reviewed articles in the journal Frontiers of Marine Sciences that highlights innovative technology that has successfully advanced solutions at the ocean, climate and human interface.
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Earth Systems alumna Riya Mehta turns hands-on experience into a career in public policy as legislative assistant for U.S. Congressman Jimmy Panetta.
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Chris Field was joined by climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe in a discussion on science communication and climate change awareness.
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A work of art draws inspiration from Rob Jackson's use of the term "Hellocene" to describe the impacts of human-caused climate change.
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Inês Azevedo contributed to a new report on regulating emissions and fuel consumption of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles – a subset that contributes 22 percent of transportation energy use in the U.S.
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The geological sciences professor was recognized for his work in tectonics and climate interaction.
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Garritsen is among ten faculty members named or reappointed Bass University Fellows for 2019-20 in recognition of their exceptional contributions to undergraduate education.
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Wendy Mao edited a new book on the physical and chemical properties of deep carbon, and "we have still only barely scratched the surface in terms of understanding carbon in planetary interiors,” she says.
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Naomi Boness speaks about the Stanford Natural Gas Initiative and the upcoming North American Gas Forum.
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Graham described Stanford's vision of sustainability as "a vibrant thread that runs through each student’s time at Stanford – in the curriculum and in the campus experience."
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The Stanford Natural Gas Initiative hosts the first big data workshop for students and industry leaders on data science techniques for better understanding and managing subsurface resources.
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Women face many roadblocks to careers in data science and other STEM disciplines. One Stanford professor is out to change perceptions and realities for women in these fields.
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Pam Matson, former dean of Stanford Earth, and Julia Novy-Hildesley, a professor in the Change Leadership for Sustainability program, will lead a two-and-a-half-day seminar in Palo Alto.
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Through the program, scholars are expected to influence the future through technology, policy, and economic and social decision-making.
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A new white paper aims to help groundwater sustainability agencies and local communities avoid inadvertently contaminating supplies as they change management practices to comply with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA).
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Kimberly Lau, PhD '16, has been named the 2019 Doris M. Curtis Outstanding Woman in Science by the Geological Society of America. Lau's award is based on the impact of her dissertation research, which she conducted as an advisee of Jon Payne and Kate Maher.
