FALL | 2024

A collection of recent news and upcoming events curated for alumni and friends
of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability every spring, summer, and fall.

In this issue: The school’s second progress report; announcing our Solution Areas; the Sustainability Accelerator’s additional key targets; welcoming new faculty; this year’s Alumni Award winners; upcoming events; and the Alumni in Climate Tech group is launched.

Also: remembering Jay Precourt; the Sustainability Accelerator adds new targets; welcoming eight new faculty; renowned Amazonian chief seeks solutions to environmental damage; a fireside chat with World Bank president; ocean conservation artwork; NatCap faculty director recognition.

“We looked at the data months and then years after a storm and we were very surprised to see that people kept on dying.”
- Professor Solomon Hsiang, in  The Guardian

“We’re at a point where we can no longer let nature factor in as a zero in our economic decision-making.”
- Co-founder and Director of the Natural Capital Project, Gretchen Daily, on  BBC Radio

“Just these three well pads alone will produce 100 megawatts of electricity. Around-the-clock, 24/7 electricity.”
- Tim Latimer, MBA/MS (E-IPER) ’17, on  National Public Radio

Hurricanes linked to higher death rates years later

How the fungal network can help ecosystems

Microscopic organisms impact ocean carbon storage

Upcoming events
Stanford University Reception at the 2024 AGU Conference, 6-7:30 p.m. ET, Dec. 9, 2024, Grand Hyatt Washington, 1000 H Street NW, Washington, DC. This reception will give Stanford alumni, students, and faculty an opportunity to connect and reconnect with one another in conjunction with the AGU annual meeting.

SDSS Alumni & Student Networking Mixer, 5:30-7 p.m. PT, Feb. 6, 2025, Stanford Campus, Huang 300, Mackenzie Room. A great opportunity for students to network with alumni and gain insights into potential career paths. The event will include a career workshop followed by a reception and alumni mixer. The link to register will be added to the Event Calendar in December.

New Alumni Group
The Stanford Alumni in Climate Tech (ACTs) is a new alumni group formed by the Stanford Alumni Association to connect entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers working on climate technology worldwide. Everyone interested is welcome, and we hope you’ll sign up. In-person events and other resources coming soon!

Our school partners with Stanford Alumni in Sustainability, Stanford Professionals in Energy, and Stanford Alumni in Food and Ag. If you haven’t already, please open a  Stanford Pass account  in order to learn about and sign up for any and all alumni groups.

We’re on Instagram!
Check out this recent post about more than 70 undergraduate students who came to campus for  summer research programs  crossing many disciplines, including oceans, energy, social sciences, and civil engineering.