printer friendly pageEARTHSYS 260: Internship
Supervised field, lab, or private sector project. May consist of directed research under the supervision of a Stanford faculty member, participation in one of several off campus Stanford programs, or an approved non-Stanford program relevant to the student's Earth Systems studies. Required of and restricted to declared Earth Systems majors. Includes 15-page technical summary research paper that is subject to iterative revision.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Freyberg, D. (PI)
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Gerritsen, M. (PI)
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Goulder, L. (PI)
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Instructors:
Freyberg, D. (PI)
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Gerritsen, M. (PI)
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Goulder, L. (PI)
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Hadly, E. (PI)
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Hoagland, S. (PI)
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Knight, R. (PI)
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Koseff, J. (PI)
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Kovscek, A. (PI)
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Masters, G. (PI)
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Matson, P. (PI)
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Monismith, S. (PI)
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Mooney, H. (PI)
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Naylor, R. (PI)
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Nevle, R. (PI)
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Orr, F. (PI)
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Somero, G. (PI)
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Sweeney, J. (PI)
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Thompson, B. (PI)
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Vitousek, P. (PI)
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Walbot, V. (PI)
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Watanabe, J. (PI)
EARTHSYS 262: Data for Sustainable Development (CS 325B, EARTHSYS 162)
The sustainable development goals (SDGs) encompass many important aspects of human and ecosystem well-being that are traditionally difficult to measure. This project-based course will focus on ways to use inexpensive, unconventional data streams to measure outcomes relevant to SDGs, including poverty, hunger, health, governance, and economic activity. Students will apply machine learning techniques to various projects outlined at the beginning of the quarter. The main learning goals are to gain experience conducting and communicating original research. Prior knowledge of machine learning techniques, such as from
CS 221,
CS 229,
CS 231N,
STATS 202, or
STATS 216 is required. Open to both undergraduate and graduate students. Enrollment limited to 24. Students must apply for the class by filling out the form at
https://goo.gl/forms/9LSZF7lPkHadix5D3. A permission code will be given to admitted students to register for the class.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 3-5
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Burke, M. (PI)
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Ermon, S. (PI)
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Lobell, D. (PI)
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Instructors:
Burke, M. (PI)
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Ermon, S. (PI)
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Lobell, D. (PI)
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Perez, A. (PI)
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Perez, A. (TA)
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Yeh, C. (TA)
EARTHSYS 272: Antarctic Marine Geology (ESS 242)
For upper-division undergraduates and graduate students. Intermediate and advanced topics in marine geology and geophysics, focusing on examples from the Antarctic continental margin and adjacent Southern Ocean. Topics: glaciers, icebergs, and sea ice as geologic agents (glacial and glacial marine sedimentology, Southern Ocean current systems and deep ocean sedimentation), Antarctic biostratigraphy and chronostratigraphy (continental margin evolution). Students interpret seismic lines and sediment core/well log data. Examples from a recent scientific drilling expedition to Prydz Bay, Antarctica. Up to two students may have an opportunity to study at sea in Antarctica during Winter Quarter.
Last offered: Autumn 2009
EARTHSYS 276: Open Space Management Practicum (EARTHSYS 176)
The unique patchwork of urban-to-rural land uses, property ownership, and ecosystems in our region poses numerous challenges and opportunities for regional conservation and environmental stewardship. Students in this class will address a particular challenge through a faculty-mentored research project engaged with the Peninsula Open Space Trust, Acterra, or the Amah Mutsun Land Trust that focuses on open space management. By focusing on a project driven by the needs of these organizations and carried out through engagement with the community, and with thorough reflection, study, and discussion about the roles of scientific, economic, and policy research in local-scale environmental decision-making, students will explore the underlying challenges and complexities of what it means to actually do community-engaged research for conservation and open space preservation in the real world. As such, this course will provide students with skills and experience in research design in conservation biology and ecology, community and stakeholder engagement, land use policy and planning, and the practical aspects of land and environmental management.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4-5
Instructors:
Niemiec, R. (PI)
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Truebe, S. (PI)
EARTHSYS 276A: Open Space Practicum Independent Study
Additional practicum units for students intent on continuing their projects from
EARTHSYS 276. Students who enroll in 276A must have completed
EARTHSYS 276: Open Space Management Practicum, or have consent of the instructors.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1-2
Instructors:
Niemiec, R. (PI)
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Truebe, S. (PI)
EARTHSYS 277C: Specialized Writing and Reporting: Environmental and Food System Journalism (COMM 177C, COMM 277C, EARTHSYS 177C)
Advanced reporting and writing course in the specific practices and standards of food journalism. This course begins with the assumption that students are familiar with the basics of reporting and research in journalism. We'll take those skills and apply them to the wide territory of food journalism, from farmer's markets to food waste, from travel and cultural writing to stories about agriculture and climate change. We will read a range of the best food journalism and students will be charged with writing both long form narrative essays and short magazine style pieces. We'll talk about how to hone in on the truly interesting idea, how to get more out of the reporting process and how to turn the raw materials of research and interviews into polished, engaging prose. Admission by application only, available from vvc1@stanford.edu. Deadline December 4.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4-5
EARTHSYS 281: Urban Agriculture in the Developing World (EARTHSYS 181, ESS 181, ESS 281, URBANST 181)
In this advanced undergraduate course, students will learn about some of the key social and environmental challenges faced by cities in the developing world, and the current and potential role that urban agriculture plays in meeting (or exacerbating) those challenges. This is a service-learning course, and student teams will have the opportunity to partner with real partner organizations in a major developing world city to define and execute a project focused on urban development, and the current or potential role of urban agriculture. Service-learning projects will employ primarily the student's analytical skills such as synthesis of existing research findings, interdisciplinary experimental design, quantitative data analysis and visualization, GIS, and qualitative data collection through interviews and textual analysis. Previous coursework in the aforementioned analytical skills is preferred, but not required. Admission is by application.
Last offered: Autumn 2014
EARTHSYS 286: Farm and Garden Environmental Education Practicum (EARTHSYS 186)
Farms and gardens provide excellent settings for place-based environmental education that emphasize human ecological relationships and experiential learning. The O'Donohue Family Stanford Educational Farm is the setting to explore the principles and practices of farm and garden-based education in conjunction with the farm's new field trip program for local youth. The course includes readings and reflections on environmental education and emphasis on learning by doing, engaging students in the practice of team teaching. Application required. Deadline: March 14.nnApplication:
https://stanforduniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9SPufdULCh93rbT
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2
Instructors:
Archie, P. (PI)
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McIntosh, T. (TA)
EARTHSYS 288: Social and Environmental Tradeoffs in Climate Decision-Making (EARTHSYS 188)
How can we ensure that measures taken to mitigate global climate change don't create larger social and environmental problems? What metrics should be used to compare potential climate solutions beyond cost and technical feasibility, and how should these metrics be weighed against each other? How can modeling efforts and stakeholder engagement be best integrated into climate decision making? What information are we still missing to make fully informed decisions between technologies and policies? Exploration of these questions, alongside other issues related to potential negative externalities of emerging climate solutions. Evaluation of energy, land use, and geoengineering approaches in an integrated context, culminating in a climate stabilization group project.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1-2
Instructors:
Matson, P. (PI)
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Monroe, I. (PI)
EARTHSYS 289A: FEED Lab: Food System Design & Innovation
FEED Lab is a 3-4 unit introductory course in design thinking and food system innovation offered through the FEED Collaborative. Targeted at graduate students interested in food and the food system, this course provides a series of diverse, primarily hands-on experiences (design projects with industry-leading thinkers, field work, and collaborative leadership development) in which students both learn and apply the process of human-centered design to projects of real consequence in the food system. The intent of this course is to develop students' creative confidence, collaborative leadership ability, and skills in systems thinking to prepare them to be more effective as innovators and leaders in the food system. This course is mandatory for any student wishing to qualify for the FEED Collaborative's summer Leadership and Innovation Program, in which select students participate in full-time, paid, externship roles with collaborating thought-leaders in the industry. Admission is by application:
http://feedcollaborative.org/classes/.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-4
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