Graduate Programs

Participate in discovery and innovation

As a master's or PhD student at Stanford Earth, you become part of a close-knit group of peers and faculty mentors engaged in groundbreaking research and its translation into solutions. You'll have access to exceptional analytical facilities and high performance computing that is expanding the frontiers of computational geoscience. Field research can take you anywhere in the world.

Energy Resources Engineering

Earth System Science

Geological Sciences

Geophysics

Earth Systems Program

Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources

Change Leadership for Sustainability Program

Faculty and research groups

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Bridging solutions for clean energy

Simulating earthquakes

Bringing electricity home

From conservation to academia

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Today's Earth science is data driven

The satellite and supercomputer are the tools of modern geoscientists whose research spans from climate change projections and earthquake simulations to energy resources optimization.

Explore field learning opportunities

Stanford Earth professional development

We prepare our students and postdocs with co-curricular offerings to support their professional and personal development.

Careers

See where our programs can take you.

Graduate Student Advisory Committee

Women in Earth Sciences

Stanford Energy Club

Rising Environmental Leaders Program

How our scientists work toward the energy future

The world will use 100 million barrels of oil a day for the next 50 years, despite the march toward renewable energy. Will we do that in an uncontrolled way? Stanford Earth researchers are using advanced computer modeling to develop “green oil” practices. Read more.

Graduate Programs