SDSS Alumni Awards Reception

We are proud to recognize alumni for their highly significant contributions to addressing today’s sustainability challenges and building awareness about the solutions. Join us in celebrating the 2026 Alumni Award recipients' impact on the Stanford community and worldwide.

Join us as we celebrate the 2026 Alumni Award recipients, Ross Stein, PhD '80, Distinguished Alumni Award, and Tim Latimer, MS & MBA '17, Early- to Mid-Career Alumni Award.

Event Schedule:

4:00 p.m. Reception and Undergraduate Summer Research Poster Presentations

5:00 p.m. Award Ceremony

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Ross Stein, PhD '80, Geology, is Temblor CEO, lecturer in geophysics at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, and former U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Senior Scientist. He was the 2021 College of Fellows Distinguished Lecturer of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2020 Distinguished Lecturer of the Seismological Society of America, 2019 Centennial Lecturer of the American Geophysical Union, and 2018 Thompson Distinguished International Lecturer of the Geological Society of America (GSA). A Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and the Geological Society of America, he is a past president of the Tectonophysics section of AGU, a past editor of the Journal of Geophysical Research, and formerly chaired AGU’s Board of Journal Editors. In 2012, Stein received the Gilbert F. White Natural Hazards Award from AGU and gave a TEDx talk titled “Defeating Earthquakes”. In 2000, he received the Eugene M. Shoemaker Distinguished Achievement Award of the USGS. In 2003, the Science Citation Index reported that Stein was the second most cited author in earthquake science during the preceding decade; he was the tenth most cited during 1900-2010. Stein frequently brings insights to the public in media interviews and public talks, and in IMAX and Discovery Channel films. In 2010, Stein cofounded the Global Earthquake Model (GEM Foundation), chairing its Science Board until 2015, when he cofounded Temblor. Stein is a member of the Advisory Council on Catastrophes of Zurich Insurance. 

 

Tim Latimer, MS '17, Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources, MBA '17, Graduate School of Business, is the founder of Fervo Energy and has served as chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors since 2018. Prior to founding Fervo, Latimer worked as a drilling engineer at BHP Billiton and as a consultant with Biota Technology, and is a former fellow at Activate and the Clean Energy Leadership Institute. Latimer was honored as an Innovator Under 35 by MIT Technology Review in 2024 and as a Presidential Leadership Scholar in 2022. He received the Geothermal Pioneer Award by Geothermal Rising in 2023. In addition to his Stanford degrees, Latimer holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Tulsa