Honors & awards
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The chemical engineering professor was granted the award for his advances in recovering valuable materials from wastewater.
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The 2025 recipients of the Natural Capital Young Leaders Prize recently came to Stanford from across the globe to share their stories, inspiration, and how nature and community are the threads connecting it all.
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During the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability’s 2025 diploma ceremony, Dean Arun Majumdar reminded new graduates that inquiry is the source of innovation.
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The Earth System Science lecturer has helped hundreds of students bring information and research projects to life through mapping tools that visualize changes over time and space.
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Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability professor Rob Jackson is a recipient of the international award, which recognizes significant work advancing solutions to pressing environmental problems.
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Energy science and engineering PhD student Rebecca Grekin has received the Student Sustainability award from the Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) for the online software tool she developed to help analyze food emissions. The AASHE award recognizes student work that advances leadership and promotes sustainability on campus.
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Paul Segall, professor of geophysics, and six other Stanford faculty members are among the 250 new members elected to the Academy, which recognizes exceptional scholars from across disciplines who advance knowledge and apply it to the problems of society.
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Gretchen Daily, professor of biology and faculty director of the Stanford Natural Capital Project, has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), along with four other Stanford faculty members.
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This recognition highlights Stanford's dedication to integrating recycling, resource management, and sustainability into its academic and operational strategies.
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TIME recognizes the 100 most influential people in business worldwide working on climate for 2024, including eight Stanford alumni.
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A Stanford alumna’s career gave her an inside look at the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize and the White House. Today, she guides the scientific agenda for the world’s largest association of Earth and space scientists.
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Deemed both a force of nature and a force for nature, the Stanford energy champion has propelled thousands of students and expanded access to energy education worldwide.
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Business Insider highlights 15 global activists, business leaders, academics, community leaders, and others working toward climate and environmental solutions.
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Concrete has an outsized role in climate change. Civil and environmental engineering lecturer Kyle Douglas is inspiring a new generation of engineers and architects how to use it sustainably.
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During the school's 2024 commencement ceremony, Dean Arun Majumdar told graduates they “can change the world.”
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A school-wide celebration marked the completion of the school’s three-year DEI action plan and recognized the 2024 Excellence in DEI Award winners, individuals who go above and beyond to create a more inclusive, just, and welcoming community at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.
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The new prize from the Natural Capital Project honors young leaders who are expanding recognition of how nature supports human well-being and are integrating this into policy.
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Assistant Professor of geophysics Ching-Yao Lai and five other Stanford faculty members are among the recipients of 2024 Sloan Research Fellowships, which “recognize and rewards outstanding early-career faculty who have the potential to revolutionize their fields of study.”
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Faculty members including Alexandria Boehm and Howard Allan Zebker have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional distinctions accorded to engineers.
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A self-described 'accidental environmentalist' tells photographic stories about Earth, agriculture, and community, often taken from a glider and always with an expansive view on the world.
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A deep respect and vision for her community’s Indigenous culture, rich history, and exquisite environment grounds the work of this dynamic Hawaiian educator and researcher.
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Dustin (Dusty) Schroeder, associate professor of geophysics, of electrical engineering, and senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, was appointed the William and Lynda Steere University Fellow in Undergraduate Education.
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Recipients of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability’s Excellence in Teaching Awards are selected based on nominations from students, faculty, and staff.
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Dean Arun Majumdar encouraged the inaugural class of graduates to use their knowledge, leadership, and commitment to make a positive impact on the world at the school’s commencement celebration.
