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It's still 2014 but Geophysics Professor Mark Zoback can look forward to being honored in the New Year with the Robert R. Berg Outstanding Research Award.  The  American Association of Petroleum Geologists is recognizing Zoback's contributions to the field of reservoir geomechanics.

The Summer Undergraduate Research in Geoscience and Engineering (SURGE) program brings students from smaller colleges, minority serving institutions, or underserved backgrounds to Stanford for a summer of Earth science research.

Chris Field will receive the Roger Revelle Medal, while the biennial Charles A. Whitten Medal will be presented to Paul Segall.

Earth Sciences Dean Pamela Matson was appointed to the board of the new Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, created by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Mom’s understated observation that her sports-minded teen was “very curious and not bad at math” led to a career in engineering. 

The Eni Prize is aimed at promoting more efficient and sustainable energy sources, as well as inspiring future generations of researchers.

Earth Sciences graduates are equipped to address major 21st century challenges, and, unlike prior generations, understand and deal with complex interconnections such as those among access to energy, water availability and food production.

Kevin Arrigo is the chief scientist of SUBICE, a research cruise investigating large under-ice algae blooms in the Arctic’s Chukchi Sea. Two members of Arrigo’s Arctic research team – Caroline Ferguson and Erin Dillon – are graduating seniors. 

Energy Resources Engineering Prof. Margot Gerritsen was named professor of the year by the Stanford Society of Women Engineers in recognition of teaching excellence in computational and mathematical engineering and excellence in mentoring young women engineers.

‘Irreplaceable’ Earth Sciences professor Julie Kennedy was recently honored by Phi Beta Kappa for her ability to teach and inspire students.

Stanford professor Tiziana Vanorio is using a seed grant to launch online lessons that could dramatically shorten the learning curve for complicated lab instruments.

The School of Earth Sciences Undergraduate Research Program immerses students in serious research projects, exposing them to the process of scientific inquiry and helping them decide about their academic futures.

For Tiziana Vanorio, an unsettling childhood experience in Italy evoked a curiosity that laid the foundation for a lifelong fascination with rocks.

From nuclear waste to strategic minerals for renewable energy, Rod Ewing wants to inject more science into long-term solutions. The recipient of a PhD in geology from Stanford in 1974, Ewing returns to The Farm with joint appointments in the School of Ear

NSF-funded California Alliance includes Stanford, UC Berkeley, Caltech and UCLA

A group of teens in a summer program at Stanford’s School of Earth Sciences found exceptions to a few long-held rules about evolution.