October 15 ~ Join us for a talk and conversation with Ross Stein

Join us for a talk and conversation with Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, Ross Stein, PhD '80, as he discusses the stories of calamities, confrontations, and collaborations in his career. 

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Professional Development Events

October 15, 2026 
Join us for a talk and conversation with Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, Ross Stein, PhD '80, as he discusses the stories of calamities, confrontations, and collaborations in his career. Interested in earthquakes, what a journal editor thinks about, how to launch a company and be a CEO, what the insurance industry is about these day or how to communicate science broadly from Ted Talks to Nova films? Ross has experience across the board and some interesting stories about how to get from A to B in your career. 

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Annual events

View our recurring events, which are open to undergraduate and graduate students across the university.

Autumn quarter events

Alumni career talks

Hear about career lessons and learnings from the school’s two Alumni Award recipients. These career talks take place on the Thursday and Friday leading up to Reunion Homecoming Weekend in October.

Mehana and Arun

 

Autumn career panels

Attend career panels to learn about industry paths including climate tech and climate finance.

 

Internship fair

Learn about local and global Stanford-sponsored summer sustainability internship opportunities.

Winter quarter events

Explore sustainability careers

Participate in the Sustainability Career Pathways Cohort, a five week program that provides space for undergrad students to define values and reflect on career goals to develop a career roadmap or enroll in EARTHSYS 131: Pathways in Sustainability Careers, a seminar-style course meant to expose students to diverse career pathways in sustainability.

 

3MT prep

Join workshops to help prepare your 3 Minute Thesis competition materials. 3MT, run by VPGE, celebrates graduate student scholarship, cultivates students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills to effectively explain their research in three minutes.

 

Alumni networking event

Attend this annual networking workshop and mixer with local alums. Gain industry knowledge, hear about a variety of career paths, and make meaningful connections.

Spring quarter events

Sustainability careers class

Enroll in the spring session of EARTHSYS 131: Pathways in Sustainability Careers, a seminar-style course meant to expose students to diverse career pathways in sustainability.

 

Industry-based roundtable networking

Join the Energy Networking Roundtable and Mixer to connect with energy professionals to learn about their organizations, their initiatives, and discover new opportunities.

 

Pro seminars

Hear faculty share honestly about professional opportunities and challenges that they have encountered during their career.

 

Research Review

Present or engage with the incredible range of research taking place in the school via Research Review, a day of presentations and poster sessions from students and postdocs across our school’s departments and programs.

 

Spring job fair 

Attend our spring job fair to meet with climate tech startups and investment firms that are actively hiring.