printer friendly pageEARTH 1: Current Research in the Earth and Environmental Sciences
Primarily for freshmen and sophomores. An introduction to faculty and research areas in the School of Earth Sciences, including biogeochemistry, oceanography, paleobiology, geophysics, tectonics, geostatistics, soil science, hydrogeology, energy resources, earth surface processes, geochronology, volcanoes and earthquakes, and remote sensing. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 3 units total)
EARTH 5: Geokids: Earth Sciences Education
Service learning through the Geokids program. Eight weeks of supervised teaching to early elementary students about Earth sciences. Hands-on teaching strategies for science standards-based instruction.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 2 units total)
Instructors:
Saltzman, J. (PI)
EARTH 15: Living on the Edge (GS 5)
A weekend field trip along the Pacific Coast. Tour local beaches, geology, and landforms with expert guides from the School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences. Enjoy a BBQ dinner and stay overnight in tents along the Santa Cruz coast. Get to know faculty and graduate students in Stanford Earth. Requirements: Two campus meeting and weekend field trip (Fall Quarter: Nov 5-6; Spring Quarter: April 8-9) to Pacific Coast. Enrollment limited to 25. Freshman have first choice. If you are interested in signing up for the course, complete this form:
http://web.stanford.edu/~aferree/GS5.fb
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 1
EARTH 117: Earth Sciences of the Hawaiian Islands (EARTHSYS 117, ESS 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
Instructors:
Cina, S. (PI)
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Erickson, A. (PI)
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Fendorf, S. (PI)
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Instructors:
Cina, S. (PI)
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Erickson, A. (PI)
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Fendorf, S. (PI)
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Maples, S. (PI)
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Petterson, R. (PI)
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Reineman, D. (PI)
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Vitousek, P. (PI)
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Francis, E. (TA)
EARTH 126X: Hard Earth: Stanford Graduate-Student Talks Exploring Tough Environmental Dilemmas (CEE 126X)
Stanford's graduate students are a trove of knowledge -- and, just as important, curiosity -- about environmental sustainability. This seminar will feature talks by graduate students that explore the biggest, most bedeviling questions about environmental sustainability locally and around the world. The course will be structured as follows: every other week, we will hear hour-long graduate student talks about sustainability questions and their research, and on the off weeks, we will discuss the unanswered, debatable questions that relate to the previous week's talk.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Lepech, M. (PI)
EARTH 191: Stanford EARTH Field Courses (GS 191)
Four- to seven-day field trips to locations of geologic and environmental interest. Includes trips offered during Thanksgiving and Spring breaks. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Miller, E. (PI)
;
Petterson, R. (PI)
EARTH 211: Software Development for Scientists and Engineers (CME 211)
Basic usage of the Python and C/C++ programming languages are introduced and used to solve representative computational problems from various science and engineering disciplines. Software design principles including time and space complexity analysis, data structures, object-oriented design, decomposition, encapsulation, and modularity are emphasized. Usage of campus wide Linux compute resources: login, file system navigation, editing files, compiling and linking, file transfer, etc. Versioning and revision control, software build utilities, and the LaTeX typesetting software are introduced and used to help complete programming assignments. Prerequisite: introductory programming course equivalent to
CS 106A or instructor consent.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Henderson, N. (PI)
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Chen, Y. (TA)
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Orozco Bohorquez, C. (TA)
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Henderson, N. (PI)
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Chen, Y. (TA)
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Orozco Bohorquez, C. (TA)
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Shoemaker, A. (TA)
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Watkins, J. (TA)
EARTH 214: Software Design in Modern Fortran for Scientists and Engineers (CME 214)
This course introduces software design and development in modern Fortran. Course covers the functional, object-oriented-, and parallel programming features introduced in the Fortran 95, 2003, and 2008 standards, respectively, in the context of numerical approximations to ordinary and partial differential equations; introduces object-oriented design and design schematics based on the Unified Modeling Language (UML) structure, behavior, and interaction diagrams; cover the basic use of several open-source tools for software building, testing, documentation generation, and revision control. Recommended: Familiarity with programming in Fortran 90, basic numerical analysis and linear algebra, or instructor approval
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Rouson, D. (PI)
EARTH 280: Pursuing Sustainability: Managing Complex Social Environmental Systems
This course provides a systems framework for understanding and managing social-environmental systems, with the ultimate goal of intergenerational well-being. It explores the role of natural, human, social, technological and knowledge capital assets in determining sustainability, and their trade-offs, feedbacks, non-linearities and other interactions within complex systems. Through case study analyses, the course illustrates why complex systems approaches are important and some of the failures that occur without them, and provides an overview of the tools, approaches, and strategies that assist with management of assets for sustainability goals. The course draws on readings from a variety of on-line sources as well as chapters and case studies provided in the required text. Consent of instructor required.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Carlisle, L. (PI)
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Matson, P. (PI)
EARTH 400: Directed Research
Independent research for graduate student projects.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 3
| Repeatable
4 times
(up to 12 units total)
Instructors:
Biondi, B. (PI)
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Dunham, E. (PI)
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Gerritsen, M. (PI)
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Instructors:
Biondi, B. (PI)
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Dunham, E. (PI)
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Gerritsen, M. (PI)
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Suckale, J. (PI)
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Tchelepi, H. (PI)
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