Leadership

A message from school leadership announcing solutions-oriented and scale-focused research funding opportunities to address pressing sustainability challenges.

Dean Majumdar’s message to the school community on the report released by the university’s Committee on Funding for Energy Research and Education

Chueh is a leading materials scientist and entrepreneur whose research is paving the way for better batteries and cleaner power grids. 

Charlotte Pera, a veteran of major climate-focused organizations, returns to Stanford in July to co-lead the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability’s Accelerator.

Majumdar discusses academic freedom and the resources that support research: "partnerships are based on trust."

Seetah, an environmental archeologist, will be leading the Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources (E-IPER), which offers PhDs within the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability and joint and dual MS degrees with other schools within the university.

One year after the launch of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, Dean Arun Majumdar reflects on the school’s milestones and his hopes for the future.

Cui has served as director of the Precourt Institute for Energy since 2020 – a role he will continue until a new director is named.

The new role involves near-term space planning on campus, master planning of the Hopkins Marine Station, and working to decrease barriers between different departments and programs.

In the Earth Systems Program, undergraduate and coterminal master’s students learn about and independently investigate complex environmental problems caused by human activities in conjunction with natural changes in the Earth system.