Stanford University School of Earth Science
Prospective Graduate Students
We're glad you're considering Stanford's School of Earth Sciences for your graduate studies. Once you learn about the important work we do, and the wonderfully supportive environment to be found here, we're confident you'll agree that these are very exciting times in Earth Sciences at Stanford University.
We strive for, and support, a diverse academic community to attract the best scientists, knowing that with diversity comes a richer teaching and learning environment. Our goal is to educate a new generation of scholars who will reflect the diversity of intellectual perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds represented in society today.
Whether you're interested in disciplinary studies within geology, geophysics, Earth system science or energy resources, or interdisciplinary approaches spanning the range of research areas within and beyond our school, you can join our renowned faculty and fellow students in deepening our understanding of Earth systems and processes and use that knowledge to address today's challenges in the Earth and environmental sciences.
We encourage you to contact individual faculty in your areas of interest. If you do apply, we look forward to learning more about you.
 
Pamela Matson and Jerry Harris

Pamela A. Matson
Dean, School of Earth Sciences

Jerry M. Harris
Professor of Geophysics
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