printer friendly pageEARTHSYS 102: Fundamentals of Renewable Power (ENERGY 102)
Do you want a much better understanding of renewable power technologies? Did you know that wind and solar are the fastest growing forms of electricity generation? Are you interested in hearing about the most recent, and future, designs for green power? Do you want to understand what limits power extraction from renewable resources and how current designs could be improved? This course dives deep into these and related issues for wind, solar, biomass, geothermal, tidal and wave power technologies. We welcome all student, from non-majors to MBAs and grad students. If you are potentially interested in an energy or environmental related major, this course is particularly useful. Recommended:
Math 21 or 42.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-SMA, GER:DB-EngrAppSci
EARTHSYS 103: Understanding Energy (CEE 107A, CEE 207A)
Energy is a fundamental driver of human development and opportunity. At the same time, our energy system has significant consequences for our society, political system, economy, and environment. For example, energy production and use is the number one source of greenhouse gas emissions. In taking this course, students will not only understand the fundamentals of each energy resource -- including significance and potential, conversion processes and technologies, drivers and barriers, policy and regulation, and social, economic, and environmental impacts -- students will also be able to put this in the context of the broader energy system and think critically about how and why society has chosen particular energy resources. Both depletable and renewable energy resources are covered, including oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear, biomass and biofuel, hydroelectric, wind, solar thermal and photovoltaics (PV), geothermal, and ocean energy, with cross-cutting topics including electricity, storage, climate change, sustainability, green buildings, energy efficiency, transportation, and the developing world. The course is 4 units, which includes lecture and in-class discussion, readings and videos, assignments, and two off-site field trips. Enroll for 5 units to also attend the Workshop, an interactive discussion section on cross-cutting topics that meets once per week for 80 minutes (timing TBD based on student schedules). The 3-unit option requires instructor approval - please contact Diana Ginnebaugh. Website:
http://web.stanford.edu/class/cee207a/ Course was formerly called Energy Resources.nPrerequisites: Algebra. May not be taken for credit by students who have completed
CEE 107S.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Gragg, D. (PI)
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Grubert, E. (PI)
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Knapp, K. (PI)
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Instructors:
Gragg, D. (PI)
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Grubert, E. (PI)
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Knapp, K. (PI)
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Stasio, K. (PI)
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Woodward, J. (PI)
EARTHSYS 103F: Understanding Energy -- Field Trips (CEE 107F, CEE 207F)
This course is only for students who have already taken
CEE 107A/207A/
Earthsys 103 -- Understanding Energy. Please contact Kirsten Stasio (kstasio@stanford.edu) for instructor consent code.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Knapp, K. (PI)
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Stasio, K. (PI)
EARTHSYS 104: The Water Course (GEOPHYS 70)
The pathway that water takes from rainfall to the tap using student home towns as an example. How the geological environment controls the quantity and quality of water; taste tests of water from around the world. Current U.S. and world water supply issues.
Last offered: Winter 2016
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-AQR, WAY-SMA
EARTHSYS 105: Food and Community: Creating Change through Education and Outreach
In this community-engaged learning course, students will learn about local efforts to bring about positive change in the Bay Area food system, with a particular focus onnnutrition and garden-based education and outreach programs designed to encourage healthy and sustainable behaviors. Through field trips, readings, and work with community partner organizations, students will develop familiarity with diverse organizations and engagement strategies, and gain practical, hands-on experience designing and carrying out community-oriented projects. Cardinal Course (certified by Haas Center). Limited enrollment. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| Repeatable
for credit
EARTHSYS 105A: Ecology and Natural History of Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve (BIO 105A)
Formerly 96A - Jasper Ridge Docent Training. First of two-quarter sequence training program to join the Jasper Ridge education/docent program. The scientific basis of ecological research in the context of a field station, hands-on field research, field ecology and the natural history of plants and animals, species interactions, archaeology, geology, hydrology, land management, multidisciplinary environmental education; and research projects, as well as management challenges of the preserve presented by faculty, local experts, and staff. Participants lead research-focused educational tours, assist with classes and research, and attend continuing education classes available to members of the JRBP community after the course.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
EARTHSYS 105B: Ecology and Natural History of Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve (BIO 105B)
Formerly 96B - Jasper Ridge Docent Training. First of two-quarter sequence training program to join the Jasper Ridge education/docent program. The scientific basis of ecological research in the context of a field station, hands-on field research, field ecology and the natural history of plants and animals, species interactions, archaeology, geology, hydrology, land management, multidisciplinary environmental education; and research projects, as well as management challenges of the preserve presented by faculty, local experts, and staff. Participants lead research-focused educational tours, assist with classes and research, and attend continuing education classes available to members of the JRBP community after the course.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
EARTHSYS 106: World Food Economy (EARTHSYS 206, ECON 106, ECON 206, ESS 106, ESS 206)
The economics of food production, consumption, and trade. The micro- and macro- determinants of food supply and demand, including the interrelationship among food, income, population, and public-sector decision making. Emphasis on the role of agriculture in poverty alleviation, economic development, and environmental outcomes. (graduate students enroll in 206)
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI
Instructors:
Burke, M. (PI)
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Naylor, R. (PI)
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Bieler, S. (TA)
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Instructors:
Burke, M. (PI)
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Naylor, R. (PI)
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Bieler, S. (TA)
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Budiansky, E. (TA)
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Maue, C. (TA)
EARTHSYS 107: Control of Nature (ESS 107)
Think controlling the earth's climate is science fiction? It is when you watch Snowpiercer or Dune, but scientists are already devising geoengineering schemes to slow climate change. Will we ever resurrect the woolly mammoth or even a T. Rex (think Jurassic Park)? Based on current research, that day will come in your lifetime. Who gets to decide what species to save? And more generally, what scientific and ethical principles should guide our decisions to control nature? In this course, we will examine the science behind ways that people alter and engineer the earth, critically examining the positive and negative consequences. We'll explore these issues first through popular movies and books and then, more substantively, in scientific research.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-ER
EARTHSYS 108: U.S. Environmental Law in Transition (EARTHSYS 208)
This course offers an accessible survey of timely topics in environmental law and policy as the United States transitions presidential administrations. Taught by two practicing lawyers, the class introduces students from any background to the interactions between local, state, and federal environmental law as they apply to prominent policy issues. We will analyze major changes in federal policy, providing historical context for the transformations now underway in the laws and institutions that help shape environmental outcomes in the United States.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Cullenward, D. (PI)
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Sivas, D. (PI)
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