Stephan Graham in New Zealand

Professor Stephan Graham, MS ’74, PHD ’76, joined the Stanford faculty in 1980 and served as dean of the School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences from 2017–2022. In addition to teaching Earth sciences courses, he conducts field research around the globe with his graduate students. His research interests include sedimentary geology, tectonics, climate change over geologic time, and energy resources.

During this program, Professor Graham will provide an overview of Zealandia’s origins and discuss New Zealand’s earthquakes, volcanoes, and energy riches. He will also share insights into the glacial landscape of the South Island—what glaciers tell us about the history of global climate change and what’s to come.

• Welton Joseph and Maud L’Anphere Crook Professor of Applied Earth Sciences, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability

• Professor, by courtesy, of geophysics since 1989 and of energy science and engineering since 1993

• Co-director, Basin Processes and Subsurface Modeling Group, 2007–present

• Chester Naramore Dean of Stanford’s School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences, 2017–2022

• Co-director, Stanford Project on Deep-water Depositional Systems, 1992–2022

• Associate dean for academic affairs, School of Earth Sciences, 1999–2007 and 2009–2016

• Dean’s Discretionary Award for Distinguished Service

• Pettijohn Medal, Society for Sedimentary Geology

• Robert Mitchum Award, European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers

• Richard Owen Distinguished Alumni Award, Indiana University

• BA, geology, Indiana University; MS and PhD, geology, Stanford