printer friendly pageEARTHSYS 117: Earth Sciences of the Hawaiian Islands (EARTHSCI 117, EESS 117)
Progression from volcanic processes through rock weathering and soil-ecosystem development to landscape evolution. The course starts with an investigation of volcanic processes, including the volcano structure, origin of magmas, physical-chemical factors of eruptions. Factors controlling rock weathering and soil development, including depth and nutrient levels impacting plant ecosystems, are explored next. Geomorphic processes of landscape evolution including erosion rates, tectonic/volcanic activity, and hillslope stability conclude the course. Methods for monitoring and predicting eruptions, defining spatial changes in landform, landform stability, soil production rates, and measuring biogeochemical processes are covered throughout the course. This course is restricted to students accepted into the Earth Systems of Hawaii Program.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-SMA
EARTHSYS 122: Paleobiology (GES 123)
Introduction to the fossil record with emphasis on marine invertebrates. Major debates in paleontological research. The history of animal life in the oceans. Topics include the nature of the fossil record, evolutionary radiations, mass extinctions, and the relationship between biological evolution and environmental change. Fossil taxa through time. Exercises in phylogenetics, paleoecology, biostratigraphy, and statistical methods.
Last offered: Spring 2013
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
EARTHSYS 151: Biological Oceanography (EARTHSYS 251, EESS 151, EESS 251)
Required for Earth Systems students in the oceans track. Interdisciplinary look at how oceanic environments control the form and function of marine life. Topics include distributions of planktonic production and abundance, nutrient cycling, the role of ocean biology in the climate system, expected effects of climate changes on ocean biology. Local weekend field trips. Designed to be taken concurrently with Marine Chemistry (EESS/
EARTHSYS 152/252). Prerequisites:
BIO 43 and
EESS 8 or equivalent.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Arrigo, K. (PI)
;
Lewis, K. (TA)
EARTHSYS 152: Marine Chemistry (EARTHSYS 252, EESS 152, EESS 252)
Introduction to the interdisciplinary knowledge and skills required to critically evaluate problems in marine chemistry and related disciplines. Physical, chemical, and biological processes that determine the chemical composition of seawater. Air-sea gas exchange, carbonate chemistry, and chemical equilibria, nutrient and trace element cycling, particle reactivity, sediment chemistry, and diagenesis. Examination of chemical tracers of mixing and circulation and feedbacks of ocean processes on atmospheric chemistry and climate. Designed to be taken concurrently with Biological Oceanography (EESS/
EARTHSYS 151/251)
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: WAY-AQR, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Casciotti, K. (PI)
;
Lewis, K. (TA)
EARTHSYS 155: Science of Soils (EESS 155)
Physical, chemical, and biological processes within soil systems. Emphasis is on factors governing nutrient availability, plant growth and production, land-resource management, and pollution within soils. How to classify soils and assess nutrient cycling and contaminant fate. Recommended: introductory chemistry and biology.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: WAY-SMA, GER: DB-NatSci
Instructors:
Fendorf, S. (PI)
EARTHSYS 156: Soil and Water Chemistry (EARTHSYS 256, EESS 156, EESS 256)
(Graduate students register for 256.) Practical and quantitative treatment of soil processes affecting chemical reactivity, transformation, retention, and bioavailability. Principles of primary areas of soil chemistry: inorganic and organic soil components, complex equilibria in soil solutions, and adsorption phenomena at the solid-water interface. Processes and remediation of acid, saline, and wetland soils. Recommended: soil science and introductory chemistry and microbiology.
Last offered: Winter 2014
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
EARTHSYS 180B: Principles and Practices of Sustainable Agriculture (EESS 280B)
Field-based training in ecologically sound agricultural practices at the Stanford Community Farm. Weekly lessons, field work, and group projects. Field trips to educational farms in the area. Topics include: soils, composting, irrigation techniques, IPM, basic plant anatomy and physiology, weeds, greenhouse management, and marketing.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: WAY-SMA
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 12 units total)
Instructors:
Archie, P. (PI)
;
Greaney, Y. (TA)
;
Lence, E. (TA)
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Instructors:
Archie, P. (PI)
;
Greaney, Y. (TA)
;
Lence, E. (TA)
;
Penuelas, M. (TA)
;
Stamatakos, E. (TA)
EARTHSYS 184: Climate and Agriculture (EARTHSYS 284, EESS 184, EESS 284)
The effects of climate change on global agriculture and food security, and the effects of agriculture on climate change. An overview of different lines of evidence used to measure impacts and adaptations, and to quantify future impacts, risks, and adaptation needs for agro-ecosystems and society. Enrollment limited to 25; priority to juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Prerequisites:
ECON 106/206 or permission of instructor.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Lobell, D. (PI)
;
Billimoria, S. (TA)
EE 21N: What is Nanotechnology?
Nanotechnology is an often used word and it means many things to different people. Scientists and Engineers have some notion of what nanotechnology is, societal perception may be entirely different. In this course, we start with the classic paper by Richard Feynman ("There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom"), which laid down the challenge to the nanotechnologists. Then we discuss two classic books that offer a glimpse of what nanotechnology is: Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology by Eric Drexler, and Prey by Michael Crichton. Drexler's thesis sparked the imagination of what nano machinery might do, whereas Crichton's popular novel channeled the public's attention to this subject by portraying a disastrous scenario of a technology gone astray. We will use the scientific knowledge to analyze the assumptions and predictions of these classic works. We will draw upon the latest research advances to illustrate the possibilities and impossibilities of nanotechnology.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Wong, H. (PI)
EE 41: Physics of Electrical Engineering (ENGR 40P)
How everything from electrostatics to quantum mechanics is used in common high-technology products. Electrostatics are critical in micro-mechanical systems used in many sensors and displays, and Electromagnetic waves are essential in all high-speed communication systems. How to propagate energy on transmission lines, optical fibers,and in free space. Which aspects of modern physics are needed to generate light for the operation of a DVD player or TV. Introduction to semiconductors, solid-state light bulbs, and laser pointers. Hands-on labs to connect physics to everyday experience. Prerequisites:
Physics 43
Last offered: Winter 2014
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-FR, WAY-SMA
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