Sally Benson
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Sally Benson
Affiliate - Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment; Professor - Energy Resources Engineering; Director-Global Climate & Energy Project
Type:
Affiliate
School:
Earth, Energy, and Environmental Sciences
Additional Information:
Precourt Institute for Energy
Research Area(s):
Climate, Other
Biography
Sally Benson is a ground water hydrologist and reservoir engineer. She has conducted research to address a range of issues related to energy and the environment. Her research interests include geologic storage of CO2 in deep underground formations, technologies and energy systems for a low-carbon future, influence of climate change on critical habitats, biogeochemistry of the element selenium, and tools for subsurface mapping and monitoring.
Benson earned her PhD in materials science and mineral engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. Prior to coming to Stanford as the Executive Director of the Global Climate and Energy Project in 2007, Benson was a staff scientist in the Earth Sciences Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and held many positions including Deputy Director of Operations, Division Director for Earth Sciences, and Associate Laboratory Director for Energy Sciences.
News & Press Releases
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Massive Gas Leak: Assessments and Solutions »
Stanford experts comment on massive California gas leak. How bad is it, and what can be done to prevent similar leaks?
By Rob Jordan,
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Media Coverage
Quotes Woods Senior Fellow Steve Gorelick and affiliated Professors Sally Benson and Mark Zoback on risks of carbon storage
By Michelle Nijhuis,
Slashing Fossil Fuel Consumption Comes With a Price »
Quotes Woods Senior Fellow Sally Benson, who is challenging her Stanford students to reduce emissions from all energy sources
By Richard Harris,
New Research Suggests PV Industry Is a Net Electricity Producer »
Cites research by Stanford Woods Institute Senior Fellow Sally Benson showing photovoltaic industry may pay off its energy debt by 2020
By Liz Eve,