Print Settings
 

IPER 200: Going Green: Research, Writing, and Reporting to the Public

Preference to graduate students. Focus is on environmental, economic, and cultural consequences of day-to-day behavioral choices such as computers on at all times versus only when used, or biodegradable versus metal forks at cafés. Sources include scientific and technical literature from disciplines such as energy, biology, and economics. How to write summaries that integrate relevant information for a lay audience. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win | Units: 3
Instructors: ; Hayden, T. (PI)

IPER 220: Special Topics Seminar

For E-IPER Ph.D. and joint degree M.S. students; other graduate students with consent of instructor. Challenges of interdisciplinary research; collaborations across disciplines. Topical or methodological focus depending on faculty and student interests. May not be offered every quarter. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1 | Repeatable 1 times (up to 5 units total)
Instructors: ; Ardoin, N. (PI)

IPER 220A: Special Topics Seminar

For E-IPER Ph.D. and joint degree M.S. students; other graduate students with consent of instructor. Challenges of interdisciplinary research; collaborations across disciplines. Topical or methodological focus depending on faculty and student interests. May not be offered every quarter. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Win | Units: 1 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Vitousek, P. (PI)

IPER 243: Energy and Environmental Policy Analysis (MS&E 243)

Concepts, methods, and applications. Energy/environmental policy issues such as automobile fuel economy regulation, global climate change, research and development policy, and environmental benefit assessment. Group project. Prerequisite: 241 or ECON 50, 51.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3
Instructors: ; Sweeney, J. (PI)

IPER 270: Graduate Practicum in Environment and Resources

Opportunity for IPER students to pursue areas of specialization in an institutional setting such as a laboratory, clinic, research institute, governmental agency, non-governmental organization, or multilateral organization. Meets US CIS requirements for off-campus employment with endorsement from designated school official.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-9 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Daily, G. (PI); Vitousek, P. (PI)

IPER 300: Earth Sciences Seminar (EARTHSYS 300, EEES 300, EESS 300, ENERGY 300, GEOPHYS 300, GES 300)

Required for incoming graduate students except coterms. Research questions, tools, and approaches of faculty members from all departments in the School of Earth Sciences. Goals are: to inform new graduate students about the school's range of scientific interests and expertise; and introduce them to each other across departments and research groups. Two faculty members present work at each meeting. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut | Units: 1
Instructors: ; Harris, J. (PI); Robin-McCaskill, J. (TA)

IPER 310: Environmental Forum Seminar

Required IPER core course for first year Ph.D. and joint and dual M.S. students. Conceptual framework, analytical approaches, validity of conclusions from an interdisciplinary perspective, and alternative approaches. Autumn Quarter: participants attend the Woods Institute¿s Environmental Forum series or other seminar on campus selected by faculty and students. Winter Quarter: guest Stanford faculty discuss environment and sustainability research. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite for non-IPER graduate students: application.
Terms: Aut, Win | Units: 1-2 | Repeatable 2 times (up to 4 units total)
Instructors: ; Oleson, K. (PI); Root, T. (PI); Schneider, S. (PI)

IPER 320: Designing Environmental Research

Required IPER core course restricted to first year IPER Ph.D. students. Research design options for environmentally related research. Major philosophies of knowledge and how they relate to research objectives and design choices. Evaluation of strengths and weaknesses of alternative research designs, emphasizing methods, data, and argument. Development of individual research design proposals, including description and justification understandable to a non-specialist.
Terms: Win | Units: 4
Instructors: ; Davis, J. (PI); Pickering, A. (TA)

IPER 330: Research Approaches for Environmental Problem Solving

Required IPER core course restricted to first year IPER Ph.D. students. How to identify good research questions and implement interdisciplinary research in environment and resources. Student presentations of work in progress; peer critique of written work. Corequisite: 398 with the faculty member chosen to explore a possible dissertation topic.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3
Instructors: ; Ardoin, N. (PI); Vitousek, P. (PI); Pizarro, R. (TA)

IPER 335: Environmental Science for Managers and Policy Makers

(Same as LAW 608, OIT 338.) Core course for joint J.D., M.B.A., or M.D. with M.S. in Environment and Resources; open to first-year Law and GSB students; recommended for those who plan to apply to the joint degree program. Fundamentals of earth and environmental science, spreadsheet modeling, optimization, and Monte Carlo simulation. Applications in resource management and environmental policy.
Terms: Win | Units: 4
Instructors: ; Plambeck, E. (PI); Daily, G. (SI); Field, C. (SI); Masters, G. (SI); Palumbi, S. (SI); McCarthy, B. (GP)

IPER 336: Advanced Environmental Science for Managers and Policymakers

Fundamental science of ecosystems, climate, and energy. Spreadsheet modeling, optimization, and Monte Carlo simulation applied to resources management and environmental policy. Similar to OIT 338/IPER 335/LAW 608, but allocates more class time to environmental energy science and implications for management and policy, and less class time to fundamentals of modeling, optimization, and simulation. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Win | Units: 4
Instructors: ; Plambeck, E. (PI); Daily, G. (SI); Masters, G. (SI); McCarthy, B. (GP)

IPER 339: Environmental Entrepreneurship

The potential of markets for solving environmental problems, and for environmental entrepreneurs to invent those solutions. How to apply business principles of finance, marketing, economics, operations, and accounting to the provision of environmental goods and services. Case studies include innovation in materials and energy, conservation of land and wildlife, environmental product differentiation and supply chain management, investing under regulatory risk, and partnership between nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Guest speakers include environmental entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, corporate executives, and nonprofit leaders. Students develop their own business plans in environmental entrepreneurship.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4
Instructors: ; Plambeck, E. (PI); Lee, D. (GP)

IPER 398: Directed Individual Study in Environment and Resources

Under supervision of an IPER faculty member on a subject of mutual interest.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-9 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Ardoin, N. (PI); Arrigo, K. (PI); Asner, G. (PI); Banerjee, B. (PI); Barnett, W. (PI); Benson, S. (PI); Block, B. (PI); Boehm, A. (PI); Boggs, C. (PI); Caers, J. (PI); Caldwell, M. (PI); Chamberlain, P. (PI); Cohen, J. (PI); Daily, G. (PI); Davis, J. (PI); Dunbar, R. (PI); Durham, W. (PI); Ehrlich, A. (PI); Ehrlich, P. (PI); Ernst, W. (PI); Falcon, W. (PI); Fendorf, S. (PI); Field, C. (PI); Frank, Z. (PI); Freyberg, D. (PI); Fringer, O. (PI); Gerritsen, M. (PI); Gorelick, S. (PI); Goulder, L. (PI); Hadly, E. (PI); Hayden, T. (PI); Heise, U. (PI); Heller, T. (PI); Hillmann, H. (PI); Hoagland, S. (PI); Irvine, D. (PI); Jacobson, M. (PI); Jones, J. (PI); Karl, T. (PI); Kennedy, D. (PI); Kennedy, J. (PI); Kieffel, H. (PI); Knight, R. (PI); Koomey, J. (PI); Koseff, J. (PI); Kovscek, A. (PI); Levitt, R. (PI); Luthy, R. (PI); Mastrandrea, M. (PI); Matson, P. (PI); McAdam, D. (PI); McDermott, M. (PI); Meskell, L. (PI); Micheli, F. (PI); Miller, G. (PI); Monismith, S. (PI); Mooney, H. (PI); Naylor, R. (PI); Orr, F. (PI); Ortolano, L. (PI); Palumbi, S. (PI); Paytan, A. (PI); Plambeck, E. (PI); Powell, W. (PI); Root, T. (PI); Satz, D. (PI); Schipper, L. (PI); Schneider, S. (PI); Schoolnik, G. (PI); Seto, K. (PI); Shavelson, R. (PI); Sweeney, J. (PI); Thompson, B. (PI); Tuljapurkar, S. (PI); Victor, D. (PI); Vitousek, P. (PI); Weinstein, J. (PI); Weyant, J. (PI); White, R. (PI); Zoback, M. (PI); Lee, D. (GP); McCarthy, B. (GP)

IPER 399: Directed Research in Environment and Resources

For advanced graduate students.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-9 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Ardoin, N. (PI); Arrigo, K. (PI); Asner, G. (PI); Banerjee, B. (PI); Barnett, W. (PI); Benson, S. (PI); Block, B. (PI); Boehm, A. (PI); Boggs, C. (PI); Caers, J. (PI); Caldwell, M. (PI); Chamberlain, P. (PI); Cohen, J. (PI); Daily, G. (PI); Davis, J. (PI); Dunbar, R. (PI); Durham, W. (PI); Ehrlich, A. (PI); Ehrlich, P. (PI); Ernst, W. (PI); Falcon, W. (PI); Fendorf, S. (PI); Field, C. (PI); Frank, Z. (PI); Freyberg, D. (PI); Fringer, O. (PI); Gerritsen, M. (PI); Gorelick, S. (PI); Goulder, L. (PI); Hadly, E. (PI); Hayden, T. (PI); Heise, U. (PI); Heller, T. (PI); Hillmann, H. (PI); Hoagland, S. (PI); Irvine, D. (PI); Jacobson, M. (PI); Jones, J. (PI); Karl, T. (PI); Kennedy, D. (PI); Kennedy, J. (PI); Kieffel, H. (PI); Knight, R. (PI); Koomey, J. (PI); Koseff, J. (PI); Kovscek, A. (PI); Levitt, R. (PI); Luthy, R. (PI); Mastrandrea, M. (PI); Matson, P. (PI); McAdam, D. (PI); McDermott, M. (PI); Meskell, L. (PI); Micheli, F. (PI); Miller, G. (PI); Monismith, S. (PI); Mooney, H. (PI); Morris, E. (PI); Naylor, R. (PI); Orr, F. (PI); Ortolano, L. (PI); Palumbi, S. (PI); Paytan, A. (PI); Plambeck, E. (PI); Powell, W. (PI); Root, T. (PI); Satz, D. (PI); Schipper, L. (PI); Schneider, S. (PI); Schoolnik, G. (PI); Seto, K. (PI); Shavelson, R. (PI); Sweeney, J. (PI); Thompson, B. (PI); Tuljapurkar, S. (PI); Victor, D. (PI); Vitousek, P. (PI); Weinstein, J. (PI); Weyant, J. (PI); White, R. (PI); Zoback, M. (PI); Lee, D. (GP); McCarthy, B. (GP)

IPER 410: Ph.D. Qualifying Tutorial

For Ph.D. students only.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1
Instructors: ; Ardoin, N. (PI); Arrigo, K. (PI); Asner, G. (PI); Banerjee, B. (PI); Barnett, W. (PI); Benson, S. (PI); Block, B. (PI); Boehm, A. (PI); Boggs, C. (PI); Caers, J. (PI); Caldwell, M. (PI); Chamberlain, P. (PI); Cohen, J. (PI); Daily, G. (PI); Davis, J. (PI); Dunbar, R. (PI); Durham, W. (PI); Ehrlich, A. (PI); Ehrlich, P. (PI); Ernst, W. (PI); Falcon, W. (PI); Fendorf, S. (PI); Field, C. (PI); Frank, Z. (PI); Freyberg, D. (PI); Fringer, O. (PI); Gerritsen, M. (PI); Gorelick, S. (PI); Goulder, L. (PI); Hadly, E. (PI); Hayden, T. (PI); Heise, U. (PI); Heller, T. (PI); Hillmann, H. (PI); Hoagland, S. (PI); Irvine, D. (PI); Jacobson, M. (PI); Jones, J. (PI); Karl, T. (PI); Kennedy, D. (PI); Kennedy, J. (PI); Kieffel, H. (PI); Knight, R. (PI); Koseff, J. (PI); Kovscek, A. (PI); Levitt, R. (PI); Luthy, R. (PI); Mastrandrea, M. (PI); Matson, P. (PI); McAdam, D. (PI); McDermott, M. (PI); Meskell, L. (PI); Micheli, F. (PI); Miller, G. (PI); Monismith, S. (PI); Mooney, H. (PI); Naylor, R. (PI); Orr, F. (PI); Ortolano, L. (PI); Palumbi, S. (PI); Paytan, A. (PI); Plambeck, E. (PI); Powell, W. (PI); Root, T. (PI); Satz, D. (PI); Schneider, S. (PI); Schoolnik, G. (PI); Seto, K. (PI); Shavelson, R. (PI); Sweeney, J. (PI); Thompson, B. (PI); Tuljapurkar, S. (PI); Victor, D. (PI); Vitousek, P. (PI); Weinstein, J. (PI); Weyant, J. (PI); White, R. (PI); Zoback, M. (PI); Lee, D. (GP); McCarthy, B. (GP)

IPER 460: Proposal Writing Tutorial

Practical training in grant writing methods. Students draft research proposals relevant to individual interests with supervision from IPER faculty.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1-2
Instructors: ; Ardoin, N. (PI); Arrigo, K. (PI); Asner, G. (PI); Banerjee, B. (PI); Benson, S. (PI); Block, B. (PI); Boehm, A. (PI); Boggs, C. (PI); Caers, J. (PI); Caldwell, M. (PI); Chamberlain, P. (PI); Cohen, J. (PI); Daily, G. (PI); Davis, J. (PI); Dunbar, R. (PI); Durham, W. (PI); Ehrlich, A. (PI); Ehrlich, P. (PI); Ernst, W. (PI); Falcon, W. (PI); Fendorf, S. (PI); Field, C. (PI); Frank, Z. (PI); Freyberg, D. (PI); Fringer, O. (PI); Gerritsen, M. (PI); Gorelick, S. (PI); Goulder, L. (PI); Hadly, E. (PI); Hayden, T. (PI); Heise, U. (PI); Hillmann, H. (PI); Hoagland, S. (PI); Irvine, D. (PI); Jacobson, M. (PI); Jones, J. (PI); Karl, T. (PI); Kennedy, D. (PI); Kennedy, J. (PI); Knight, R. (PI); Koseff, J. (PI); Kovscek, A. (PI); Luthy, R. (PI); Mastrandrea, M. (PI); Matson, P. (PI); McDermott, M. (PI); Meskell, L. (PI); Micheli, F. (PI); Monismith, S. (PI); Mooney, H. (PI); Naylor, R. (PI); Orr, F. (PI); Ortolano, L. (PI); Palumbi, S. (PI); Paytan, A. (PI); Plambeck, E. (PI); Powell, W. (PI); Root, T. (PI); Schneider, S. (PI); Seto, K. (PI); Shavelson, R. (PI); Sweeney, J. (PI); Thompson, B. (PI); Tuljapurkar, S. (PI); Victor, D. (PI); Vitousek, P. (PI); Weinstein, J. (PI); Weyant, J. (PI); Zoback, M. (PI); Lee, D. (GP); McCarthy, B. (GP)

IPER 480: Dissertation Writing Tutorial in Environment and Resources

For students who have completed the oral qualifying examination. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-15 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Ardoin, N. (PI); Arrigo, K. (PI); Asner, G. (PI); Banerjee, B. (PI); Barnett, W. (PI); Benson, S. (PI); Block, B. (PI); Boehm, A. (PI); Boggs, C. (PI); Caers, J. (PI); Caldwell, M. (PI); Chamberlain, P. (PI); Cohen, J. (PI); Daily, G. (PI); Davis, J. (PI); Dunbar, R. (PI); Durham, W. (PI); Ehrlich, A. (PI); Ehrlich, P. (PI); Ernst, W. (PI); Falcon, W. (PI); Fendorf, S. (PI); Field, C. (PI); Frank, Z. (PI); Freyberg, D. (PI); Fringer, O. (PI); Gerritsen, M. (PI); Gorelick, S. (PI); Goulder, L. (PI); Hadly, E. (PI); Hayden, T. (PI); Heise, U. (PI); Heller, T. (PI); Hillmann, H. (PI); Hoagland, S. (PI); Irvine, D. (PI); Jacobson, M. (PI); Jones, J. (PI); Karl, T. (PI); Kennedy, D. (PI); Kennedy, J. (PI); Kieffel, H. (PI); Knight, R. (PI); Koseff, J. (PI); Kovscek, A. (PI); Levitt, R. (PI); Luthy, R. (PI); Mastrandrea, M. (PI); Matson, P. (PI); McAdam, D. (PI); McDermott, M. (PI); Meskell, L. (PI); Micheli, F. (PI); Miller, G. (PI); Monismith, S. (PI); Mooney, H. (PI); Naylor, R. (PI); Orr, F. (PI); Ortolano, L. (PI); Palumbi, S. (PI); Paytan, A. (PI); Plambeck, E. (PI); Powell, W. (PI); Root, T. (PI); Satz, D. (PI); Schneider, S. (PI); Schoolnik, G. (PI); Seto, K. (PI); Shavelson, R. (PI); Sweeney, J. (PI); Thompson, B. (PI); Tuljapurkar, S. (PI); Victor, D. (PI); Vitousek, P. (PI); Weinstein, J. (PI); Weyant, J. (PI); White, R. (PI); Zoback, M. (PI); Lee, D. (GP); McCarthy, B. (GP)

IPER 210: Communication and Leadership Skills (BIO 388)

Focus is on delivering information to policy makers and the lay public. How to speak to the media, Congress, and the general public; how to write op-eds and articles; how to package ideas including titles, abstracts, and CVs; how to survive peer review, the promotion process, and give a job talk; and how to be a responsible science advocate.
| Units: 2

IPER 220B: Special Topics Seminar

For IPER Ph.D. and joint degree M.S. students; other graduate students with consent of instructor. Challenges of interdisciplinary research; collaborations across disciplines. Topical or methodological focus depending on faculty and student interests. May be repeated for credit.
| Units: 1

IPER 220C: Special Topics Seminar

For IPER Ph.D. and joint degree M.S. students; other graduate students with consent of instructor. Challenges of interdisciplinary research; collaborations across disciplines. Topical or methodological focus depending on faculty and student interests. May be repeated for credit.
| Units: 1
© Stanford University | Terms of Use | Copyright Complaints