Sustainability

Steve Luby draws on years of classroom debate to examine why some global health projects succeed and others fail, often in ways he didn’t expect.

Working at the intersection of economics and operations, Ömer Karaduman studies how to design more efficient and reliable electricity systems.

Using a novel heating method that cuts carbon emissions, engineers dramatically improved hydrogen production efficiency. The process also comes with a surprising side benefit.

Students drove a solar-powered car they designed nearly 2,000 miles, earning the club’s first road race finish since 2017.

Inês Azevedo aims to foster rigorous, cross-disciplinary research and prepare the next generation of leaders and professionals.

Stanford engineer Khalid Osman and collaborators are building modeling tools to help water system managers find the most cost-effective option for improving their community’s drinking water.

By uniting researchers, health experts, and community groups, Electrification for Health aims to help households move off gas appliances and onto electric alternatives.

At the Stanford Sustainability Forum, the chef and humanitarian made the case for clean cooking as one of the highest-leverage and most overlooked climate investments available.

Rather than shipping fallen trees off campus, a Stanford team mills the wood on-site into lumber for furniture, art, and building material – cutting costs and carbon emissions in the process.

At the Stanford Sustainability Forum, researchers presented methods for tracking wildfire pollution and restoring corals, while leaders urged action on food security and climate risks.