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Award-winning scholars including Steven Chu, a professor in energy science and engineering and recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize in physics, share the insights behind their breakthroughs.
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An expert in using X-rays to study minerals and their interactions with the environment, Brown spent half a century at Stanford pushing new scientific boundaries.
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Stanford researchers are analyzing a rare fossil donated to the university, using carbon dating and 3D imaging to deepen understanding of Pleistocene species and Bay Area ecosystems.
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In recognition of her role in an important environmental rights case in South Africa, Mabilo has been selected as the 2026 winner of Stanford University’s highest environmental prize.
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The center's Innovation Transfer Program recently awarded grants to 11 Stanford teams developing technologies and services with enduring sustainability impacts. Grants provide resources to help teams iterate prototypes, refine business plans, conduct customer trials and market research, and establish commercial viability.
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The Stanford Sustainability Accelerator, based in the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, has awarded nearly $5 million to teams across 22 departments working to advance climate resilience, clean energy, ocean health, water access, and more.
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The Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability and Stanford University Libraries are collaborating to reorganize, rehouse, and revitalize the Geoscience Specimen Collection, which contains an estimated half a million specimens, including rocks, minerals, fossils, cores, soil, water, and other physical materials.
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Civil and environmental engineer Khalid Osman seeks to change the world through infrastructure and create a future where all communities have access to safe and reliable services.
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Recent graduate Ethan Lopes, PhD ’26, spent his time at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability mentoring K-12 students and collaborating across departments to connect science with society.
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E-IPER alum Ryo Takanashi received support from programs at Stanford Ecopreneurship and the TomKat Center for his startup working to transform clunky, disparate data into a powerful database of real-time water access information.
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Recent graduate Edward Apraku, PhD ’26, combined environmental engineering with a commitment to community impact during his time at Stanford.
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The 2026 winners of the Natural Capital Young Leaders Prize have advocated for a view of nature and economies as deeply intertwined, encouraging people to see themselves as part of nature rather than separate from it.
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Azevedo aims to foster research that addresses environmental problems – ranging from local to global – and prepare the next generation of environmental leaders and professionals.
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Leaders from 32 countries convened at Stanford to unlock ways of meeting surging demand for valuing nature in decisions – and growing that demand exponentially.
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Some wildfire smoke plumes are more toxic than others, depending on the geology where a fire burns. Stanford scientist Scott Fendorf explains why.
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An associate professor in Earth and planetary sciences, Willenbring has introduced hundreds of students to the field and created a welcoming, engaging space for them to learn.
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Postdoctoral scholars and energy researchers discussed advances and remaining challenges for powering artificial intelligence, next-generation batteries, fuel cells, sustainable aviation, low-carbon cement, and other topics at a recent symposium.
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Summer reading recommendations from Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability scholars span topics from oceans to living with machines, in genres from science fiction to thrillers.
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Sixteen Stanford scholars including Isabel Vila Ortiz, Earth systems BS ’25, have accepted grants funded by the Fulbright U.S. Student Program to pursue special projects abroad during the 2026-27 academic year.
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Amid uncertainty, Dean Arun Majumdar assured the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability class of 2026: “The world is waiting for your light to shine. And you are ready.”
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Experts in physics, chemistry, and bioengineering discuss scientific revolutions, the importance of basic science, and new frontiers in biology and sustainability.
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Civil and environmental engineering professor Jack Baker discusses his new book, which aims to transform how researchers communicate their findings.
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PhD student Sierra Castañeda’s research on cover crops could shape policies that protect drinking water and reward farmers for implementing practices that keep pollution out of water supplies.
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The Stanford physicist and senior fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy has been honored with membership in the United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences.
