Welcome to Stanford Earth Sciences
The Earth sciences have been at the heart of Stanford's academic program since the university's beginnings, nearly 120 years ago. Those early geologists focused on the search for and extraction of natural resources, an important endeavor during that age of expanding industrialization. Today the School of Earth Sciences works to gain a better understanding of our planet's history and its future, the energy and resource base that supports society, geologic hazards that impact a growing population, a changing climate, and the challenge of sustainability.
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Steve Gorelick elected to National Academy of Engineering, one of 66 new members announced today
Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Gorelick was honored for his work on optimization techniques and transport models for groundwater and remediation of contaminated aquifers.
Mark Zoback: More environmental rules needed for shale gas
Obama's new rule is only one step toward ensuring the safety of hydraulic fracturing, the booming technology that offers economic and environmental benefits, according to Stanford geophysicist and DOE adviser Mark Zoback.
Wireless power could revolutionize highway transportation
A Stanford University research team has designed a high-efficiency charging system that uses magnetic fields to wirelessly transmit large electric currents between metal coils placed several feet apart. The long-term goal of the research is to develop an all-electric highway that wirelessly charges cars and trucks as they cruise down the road.
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Lasers used to generate remarkably detailed 3D map of the Amazon
Armed with new technology called Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar), the team of scientists lead by Greg Asner from the Carnegie Institution for Science at Stanford University laser-scanned the forest cover at the rate of 139 square miles per hour
Noah Diffenbaugh among those participating in Climate Science Day
The second annual Climate Science Day provided a non-partisan opportunity for scientists of many disciplines to build relationships and provide members of Congress access to the best possible climate science information.
Climate-change solutions depend on open dialogue
The best solution to the climate impasse, in other words, and to get science back into the national conversation, is probably not more data. And it's certainly not more heated debate. Rather, it lies in finding ways to talk across political and cultural divides, and within communities and organizations. Democracy, in other words. The way it was meant to be.
Earth Sciences and TSC
The Stanford Challenge (TSC) fundraising campaign raised $6.2 billion for a new model of research and teaching on the environment, human health, international affairs and other issues. Learn more about the School of Earth Sciences and TSC.
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