Our community
Who we are
Meet some of the faculty, students, alumni, and staff who make up our growing community focused on deepening knowledge of Earth, climate, and society, and creating solutions to sustainability challenges.
Protecting Pacific communities
"Growing up in American Samoa and identifying as a Samoan woman set a clear path for me from the day I stepped foot on Stanford’s campus,” said Cher Nomura, BS ‘22.
Read more about Cher's public serviceEarth's hidden interior
"We’re discovering new geological materials that nature knows exist, but that no person has ever seen," says geological sciences professor Wendy Mao.
Read more about what drives Wendy's workHelping people and the planet
"I could spend ten lifetimes at Stanford and still not get to do everything I want to do," says Michael V. Levin, MS-JD '19, Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources.
Read about Michael's journey as a first-generation college graduateQuick look: Faculty
Nicole Ardoin
Director, Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources
Inês Azevedo
Associate Professor of Energy Science and Engineering
Chris Field
Director, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Yi Cui
Director, Precourt Institute for Energy
Find researchers, faculty, and staff who are affiliated with our institutes and centers:
Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment Precourt Institute for Energy
Creating an inclusive community for all
We are determined to build a community that reflects the demographics of our society and that values empathy and well-being along with academic and professional achievement.
Learn more about our diversity, equity, and inclusion vision, goals, and plan for action: