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Preference to graduate students and senior undergraduates in environmental, natural and social sciences, engineering, journalism. Students help produce and publish SAGE, an eco advice column, by choosing, researching, and answering questions about sustainable living submitted by Stanford alumni and the general public. Prerequisite: admission by application, available from instructor, thayden@stanford.edu. (Meets Earth Systems WIM requirement).

For E-IPER Ph.D and Joint M.S. students only. Weekly presentations of E-IPER students' research and other program-related projects. Occasional guest speakers. Individual or team presentation, active participation, and regular attendance required for credit. May be taken for credit a maximum of two times.

In this course we will examine a range of issues related to the collection and analysis of survey data. Topics will include initiating a survey, designing an instrument, conducting enumeration, converting data from questionnaires to digital files, data analysis, empirical modeling and presenting results. Technical components will also be highly focused on application and implementation, and while prior training in econometrics would be useful, it will not be a prerequisite. The course will be tailored so that some of the specific topics covered will be based on the needs and interests of the students.

Research seminar -- continuation of ENVRES 265 and 266. As part of Stanford¿s ¿Energy Transformation Collaborative¿, participants implement pilot projects in cooperation with utility partners and with the support of technology providers, policy makers and NGOs. Projects include applications of distributed solar generation, storage, demand response, energy efficiency and grid operations. This course is the third part of a year-long sequence designed to create real-world test beds for innovations that can address major resource challenges - in this case, the changing power system. The pilots will be launched in the field in the spring, with the potential for summer internships at participating utilities. Results will be documented and published so that learning can be shared and innovative solutions can be replicated by others. Enrollment available to ENVRES 266 participants only (or by special permission from instructor).

Opportunity for E-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.

For E-IPER Joint M.S. students only. This course functions as a gateway for E-IPER Joint M.S. students to learn about the variety of environmental science conducted by the program's affiliated faculty. Topics include oceans, green chemistry, water policy, energy, and others. Students engage in problem solving related to the application of science to business, law, and the conservation of natural resources.

Required for E-IPER Joint M.S. students. Propose, conduct and publicly present final individual or team projects demonstrating the integration of professional (M.B.A., J.D., or M.D.) and M.S. in Environment and Resources degrees. Presentation and submission of final product required. 3 total units required; can all be taken during one quarter or divided over two sequential quarters.

Examination of environmental, energy and natural resource management problems through the lens of economics, with an emphasis on hands-on practical problem-solving. Topics include market failure, cost-benefit analysis, finance, risk & uncertainty, non-market valuation, regulation, green accounting, rent, renewable resources, exhaustible resources, including energy, and biodiversity. Prerequisite: proficiency in multivariate calculus. Knowledge of basic microeconomics helpful but not essential. Open only to PhD students.

Required core course for first year E-IPER Ph.D. students. How to develop and implement interdisciplinary research in environment and resources. Assignments include development of research questions, a preliminary literature review, and a summer funding proposal. Course is structured on peer critique and student presentations of work in progress. Corequisite: ENVRES 398 with a faculty member chosen to explore a possible dissertation topic.