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GEOPHYS 30N: Designing Science Fiction Planets (EPS 30N)

(Formerly GEOLSCI 30N) Science fiction writers craft entire worlds and physical laws with their minds. While planetary formation in the real world is a little different, we can use fantastical places and environments from film, television, and literature as conversation starters to discuss real discoveries that have been made about how planets form and evolve over time. The class will focus on the following overarching questions: (1) What conditions are required for habitable planets to form? (2) What types of planets may actually exist, including desert worlds, lava planets, ice planets, and ocean worlds? (3) What kids of life could inhabit such diverse worlds? (3) What types of catastrophic events such as supernovas, asteroid impacts, climate changes can nurture or destroy planetary habitability? Change of Department Name: Earth and Planetary Science (Formerly Geologic Sciences).
Terms: Aut | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: WAY-SMA
Instructors: ; Tikoo, S. (PI)

GEOPHYS 101: Frontiers of Geophysical Research at Stanford (GEOPHYS 201)

Required for new students entering the department and undergraduate majors. Department faculty introduce the frontiers of research problems and methods being employed or developed in the department and unique to department faculty and students: what the current research is, why the research is important, what methodologies and technologies are being used, and what the potential impact of the results might be. Graduate students register for 1 unit (Mondays only), undergraduates for 3 units which include a discussion section (Mondays and Wednesdays). Offered every year, autumn quarter.
Terms: Aut | Units: 1 | Repeatable 4 times (up to 12 units total)
Instructors: ; Tikoo, S. (PI)

GEOPHYS 196: Undergraduate Research in Geophysics

Field-, lab-, or computer-based. Faculty supervision. Written reports.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1-10 | Repeatable for credit

GEOPHYS 197: Senior Thesis in Geophysics

For seniors writing a thesis based on Geophysics research in 196 or as a summer research fellow. Seniors defend the results of their research at a public oral presentation.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 3-5

GEOPHYS 198: Honors Program

Experimental, observational, or theoretical honors project and thesis in geophysics under supervision of a faculty member. Students who elect to do an honors thesis should begin planning it no later than Winter Quarter of the junior year. Prerequisites: department approval. Seniors defend the results of their research at a public oral presentation.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1-3 | Repeatable 4 times (up to 15 units total)

GEOPHYS 199: Senior Seminar: Issues in Earth Sciences (EPS 150)

(Former GEOLSCI 150) Focus is on written and oral communication in a topical context. Topics from current frontiers in earth science research and issues of concern to the public. Readings, oral presentations, written work, and peer review. Change of Department Name: Earth & Planetary Sciences (Formerly Geological Science)
Terms: Aut | Units: 3

GEOPHYS 201: Frontiers of Geophysical Research at Stanford (GEOPHYS 101)

Required for new students entering the department and undergraduate majors. Department faculty introduce the frontiers of research problems and methods being employed or developed in the department and unique to department faculty and students: what the current research is, why the research is important, what methodologies and technologies are being used, and what the potential impact of the results might be. Graduate students register for 1 unit (Mondays only), undergraduates for 3 units which include a discussion section (Mondays and Wednesdays). Offered every year, autumn quarter.
Terms: Aut | Units: 1 | Repeatable 4 times (up to 12 units total)
Instructors: ; Tikoo, S. (PI)

GEOPHYS 205: Effective Scientific Presentation and Public Speaking (EPS 306, ESS 204)

The ability to present your research in a compelling, concise, and engaging manner will enhance your professional career. I will work to convince you that the best way to capture an audience and leave a lasting impression is to tell a story, do a demo, or pick a fight.___The goal of a talk is not to show people how much work you did, how capable and dedicated you are, or how much you know. We don't care about any of those things. Instead, we want to learn something new and important, something that changes our perspective and influences our research. We want to be inspired, shocked, or moved. ___ So, in the opening minutes of a talk, you must plant your flag and make your case. You are forecasting the arc of your story, rather than introducing your topic. If, for example, your very first three words are, "I will argue" you're on a good path. In these crucial opening minutes, you've either hooked them or lost them. ___ The course is taught as a series of stand-and-deliver exercises with feedback from the other students and revision on the fly. You'll do exercises on talk openers and closers, physical demos, conference talks, job interviews, press interviews, and funding pitches. We also tackle scientific graphics, focusing on builder slides and posters. Special guests will enrich the course, including a graphic designer, Adobe Illustrator mavens, headhunters, entrepreneurs, and TV reporters?.This is a 'flipped' class, so there are no lectures. Instead, students receive Class Notes before each week's classes, and a Postscript Letter afterwards. Grades are completely optional: 70% in-class exercises, 30% final presentation, such as your upcoming conference presentation. ___ It's important to take this course when you have research to present. My pledge is that everyone will come away a more skilled and confident speaker than they were before. ___ Anonymous 2022 Course Evaluation Comments: "Truly the best course that I have taken in my life. There is simply an incredible amount of wisdom to be gained from this course. To no exaggeration, your life will be changed, and you will forever see presentations differently after this experience of a lifetime. It's also accessible to undergrads as long as you have a research project." ___ "By far, the best class I've taken at Stanford. Will change your entire perspective on presenting research." ___ "This is by far the best and most helpful course I have taken in all 5 years at Stanford. This course is really a must for anyone and has given me a huge confidence boost for public speaking in all scenarios. Ross is a fantastic instructor and makes the class a welcoming and collaborative environment." ___ "Ross is an engaging teacher with years of experience doing public speaking in academic, government, and business settings. This class is well worth the time that it takes to prepare the short talk exercises. Highly recommend this class for anyone looking to improve their speaking skills."
Terms: Aut | Units: 2
Instructors: ; Stein, R. (PI)

GEOPHYS 211: Environmental Soundings Image Estimation

Imaging principles exemplified by means of imaging geophysical data of various uncomplicated types (bathymetry, altimetry, velocity, reflectivity). Adjoints, back projection, conjugate-gradient inversion, preconditioning, multidimensional autoregression and spectral factorization, the helical coordinate, and object-based programming. Common recurring issues such as limited aperture, missing data, signal/noise segregation, and nonstationary spectra. See http://sep.stanford.edu/sep/prof/.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3
Instructors: ; Clapp, R. (PI); Stitt, J. (PI)

GEOPHYS 255: Report on Energy Industry Training

On-the-job-training for master's and doctoral degree students under the guidance of on-site supervisors. Students submit a report detailing work activities, problems, assignment, and key results. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: written consent of adviser.
Terms: Aut | Units: 1-3 | Repeatable for credit

GEOPHYS 300: Geophysics Department Seminar

Required for graduate students in their first two years (six quarters total), and strongly encouraged for all members of the Department. This course consists of a lecture by a different speaker each week, distinguished scientists selected by students and faculty to present a wide cross-section of Geophysics. Occasional sessions are devoted to general topics of interest to the Department of Geophysics. Invited experts introduce their research problems, methods and results. Offered every year, autumn and winter and spring quarter.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1 | Repeatable 10 times (up to 10 units total)

GEOPHYS 385A: Reflection Seismology

Research in reflection seismology and petroleum prospecting. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1-2 | Repeatable for credit

GEOPHYS 385B: Environmental Geophysics

Research on the use of geophysical methods for near-surface environmental problems. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1-2 | Repeatable for credit

GEOPHYS 385D: Theoretical Geophysics

Research on physics and mechanics of earthquakes, volcanoes, ice sheets, and glaciers. Emphasis is on developing theoretical understanding of processes governing natural phenomena.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Dunham, E. (PI)

GEOPHYS 385E: Tectonics

Research on the origin, major structures, and tectonic processes of the Earth's crust. Emphasis is on use of deep seismic reflection and refraction data. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win | Units: 1-2 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Klemperer, S. (PI)

GEOPHYS 385G: Radio Glaciology

Research on the acquisition, processing, and analysis of radio geophysical signals in observing the subsurface conditions and physical processes of ice sheets, glaciers, and icy moons.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1-2 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Schroeder, D. (PI)

GEOPHYS 385H: Subsurface Modeling and Characterization

Research on rock physics and geophysical methods for stochastic methods for subsurface modeling
Terms: Aut | Units: 1-2 | Repeatable 20 times (up to 40 units total)
Instructors: ; Mukerji, T. (PI)

GEOPHYS 385I: Icy Geophysics

Reflection: Understanding the mechanics of ice sheets and ice shelves.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-2 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Lai, C. (PI)

GEOPHYS 385Q: Seismology

Research on Source and Structural Seismology of the Earth. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1-2 | Repeatable for credit (up to 99 units total)
Instructors: ; Beroza, G. (PI)

GEOPHYS 385R: Physical Volcanology

Research on volcanic processes. May be repeat for credit
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1 | Repeatable for credit (up to 99 units total)

GEOPHYS 385T: Planetary Magnetism

Research on the application of paleomagnetism to study planetary processes such as dynamo field generation, geodynamical evolution, and impact cratering. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1-2 | Repeatable 20 times (up to 40 units total)
Instructors: ; Tikoo, S. (PI)

GEOPHYS 385W: GEOPHYSICAL MULTI-PHASE FLOWS

Research on the dynamics of multi-phase systems that are fundamental to many geophysical problems such as ice sheets and volcanoes.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1-2 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Suckale, J. (PI)

GEOPHYS 385Z: Radio Remote Sensing

Research applications, especially crustal deformation measurements. Recent instrumentation and system advancements. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1-2 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Zebker, H. (PI)
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