Understanding the Earth. Advancing a sustainable future.

Connecting geoscience, energy, water and human wellbeing through research, education and collaboration.

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Earth systems. Shared futures.

Geoscience
Energy
Water
Environment
Human wellbeing

01 / Why we exist

The challenges are connected. Our science should be too.

Our purpose

At SHRI, we advance interdisciplinary scientific research to address global challenges in energy, environment, health, and technology.

We foster innovation, collaboration, and education to create knowledge that benefits society and empowers future generations.

Research
Collaboration
Education

Our broad mission meets a clear focus: understanding Earth’s resources and the connections between natural systems and people.

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02 / Research themes

From the Earth beneath us to the future ahead.

Different disciplines. A shared responsibility.

01 / Earth
Geochemistry & critical minerals
Understanding Earth’s resources.
Exploring the geochemistry of black shales and critical mineral resources, and their relationship to energy.
- Geology
- Resources
- Energy
02 / Systems
Water & environmental systems
Connecting water, energy and place.
Bringing geosciences, geothermal energy, water resources and environmental assessment into collaborative research.
- Water
- Geothermal
- Environment
03 / Connections
Science across disciplines
Keeping people in the picture.
Connecting Earth science with the water–energy–food–health nexus through scientific exchange and education.
- Collaboration
- Education
- Society

Research themes drawn from SHRI’s public updates (opens in a new tab). Panel images are AI-generated illustrations, not SHRI project photographs.

03 / Science in practice

Ideas travel further when we work together.

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International collaboration

Building connections across borders.

SHRI announced a research collaboration with Wollo University’s Kombolcha Institute of Technology in Ethiopia, covering geosciences, geothermal energy, water and environmental assessment.

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Scientific exchange / 2026
Geochemistry. In conversation.
SHRI’s updates highlight contributions at Goldschmidt and the Organic Geochemistry Gordon Research Conference.
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Cross-disciplinary dialogue / 2025
Beyond silos.
At AGU25, SHRI helped convene a discussion connecting Earth science with water, energy, food and health.
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Activity summaries are based on SHRI’s public LinkedIn announcements.

04 / Training & field education

From understanding the science to using it in practice.

For universities, energy companies and executive teams.

Learn with SHRI through lectures, practical workshops and field-based education in geology and subsurface energy.

Tell us who you want to train and what they need to learn. We can discuss a program around your audience, learning goals and preferred format, including Texas-focused field education.

01 / Explore the ideas
Lectures & expert sessions
Focused introductions and deeper discussions on geoscience, energy resources, geothermal systems and carbon storage, tailored to the audience’s background.
- University groups
- Professional teams
02 / Work through the evidence
Practical workshops
Guided exercises that connect geological observations and subsurface data with interpretation, uncertainty and decisions about energy resources.
- Private cohorts
- Applied learning
03 / Learn in the field
Field trips & geology modules
Field-based learning that links rocks, landscapes and geological processes to reservoir, geothermal or carbon-storage questions.
- Student groups
- Industry teams
04 / Connect science and strategy
Executive workshops
Small-group sessions for leaders and investors, combining geological evidence with discussion of technical uncertainty, project economics and decision-making.
- Executives
- Investors
- Decision-makers