Sally M. Benson is a professor of

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. In 2014, she was appointed as director of the Precourt Institute for Energy, the university's hub of energy research and education. Benson will continue on as director of Stanford's Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP), a position she has had since 2007. On November 24, 2021, Benson was appointed to the

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as deputy director for Energy and Chief Strategist for the Energy Transition.

Biography

Benson received a B.S. in geology from

Barnard College Barnard College is a Private college, private Women's colleges in the United States, women's Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college affiliated with Columbia University in New York City. It was founded in 1889 by a grou ...

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, an M.Sc.and a Ph.D. in materials and mineral engineering from the

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. Benson has held several positions with the

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, Berkeley, California. These include 1980–2007, Staff scientist (director 1993–1997), Earth Sciences Division; 2001–2004, deputy director for operations; 1997–2001, Associate laboratory director, Energy Sciences.

Awards and honours

Benson has won various awards, including the 2012

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, Michel T. Halbouty Distinguished Lecture Award from the Geological Society, and the ARCS American Pacesetter Award. She was elected to the

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in 2023 and to the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering in 2024.

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Precourt Institute for Energy
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Biography

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