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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.
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Practitioners and researchers identified benefits and challenges of using AI to support sustainability, resilience, and social responsibility.
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The W.M. Keck Foundation Bridge Funding Initiative has awarded grants to six Stanford faculty and student teams, designed to support early-career scientists navigating reductions in federal research funding.
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Manu Prakash and French collaborator Marcel Babin are being honored for their research on microbial life trapped in sea ice, enhancing our understanding of modern polar ecosystems.
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Researchers presented new methods for tracking wildfire pollution and recovering bleached corals while former government officials and leaders from business and civil society called for urgent responses to food security, climate risks, and AI energy demand.
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Postdoctoral researcher Tao Sun combines machine learning with decades of utility data to predict future energy disruptions.
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Cross-sector collaboration is key to reducing pollution and improving environmental and public health across populations, according to scholars, students, and professionals at the Center for Just Environmental Futures’ recent conference on campus.
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Once the site of experiments that helped confirm Einstein’s theory of gravity and search for dark matter, a decommissioned physics facility is now officially home to the Deep Lab, Stanford’s new hub for nanoscale research.
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A recent conference highlighted how environmental entrepreneurship is advancing through incremental change.
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Rob Jackson and Rosamond Naylor are among the Stanford faculty joining the scholarly society, which works to promote science for the public good.
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On April 29-30, the Doerr School of Sustainability hosted its inaugural Stanford Sustainability Forum – a global convening of scholars, solvers, and scalers centered on deploying scientific innovations to address our most pressing planetary challenges. Explore the agenda and watch videos from the livestream.
