As Stanford's interdisciplinary environmental studies graduate program, the Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources (E-IPER) offers a highly competitive PhD program and a master's degree for students in MBA, JD, MD, and selected other PhD programs. Jason Kaminsky (Joint MBA-MS '09) SPG Solar Finally, Helen Chen (Human Biology) and Woods Buckley (Earth Systems), monitored the water quality of north shore Kaua'i streams, and correlated these results with land use patterns including agriculture, golf course, and residential uses in the Halele'a district. The MS Environment and Resources (E-IPER)/MBA joint degree program with the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability offers you the opportunity to develop a background in the science, engineering, and technology that underlie environmental problems. "* Kimi contributed extensive research and writing to support Caldwell's primary recommendation that "science-based planning and environmental review commensurate with the level of planning and risk of harm" is necessary for future offshore projects in the Gulf. E-IPER also offers a Dual MS degree for Master's students in the Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy program,M.D. Applied to E-IPER as well. Michael Ovadia (PhD 2nd) also traveled to India to begin investigating sustainable agriculture practices, while Andrew Perlstein (PhD 6th) continued his work on China's environmental policy implementation in Beijing. In Chapter 3, I leveraged a matched-sibling design to determine whether higher exposure to oil production increased risk of preterm birth among births to the same parent. E-IPER Dissertation Defense - Francisca Santana "Together in Changing Places: The Role of Social and Affective Dimensions in Conservation and Adaptation Behavior" When: Monday, July 18, 2022 - 9:00 am - 10:00am Where: Virtual Audience: Affiliates, Faculty, Staff, Students Sponsors: Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment & Resources Campus organizations are invited to add their events to the calendar. Students may pursue a PhD or a Joint MS, the latter exclusively in conjunction with a Stanford professional degree 2 people follow this group Follow Department Upcoming Events In my first chapter, I examine how affective dimensions (e.g., place attachment) and other psychological factors relate to coral reef conservation behavior on Maui, Hawaii through a community-engaged survey-based study. research interests? "The E-IPER Joint MS experience immensely enhanced my work this summer. Every person brings unique qualities, talents, and dignity to the E-IPER community and deserves to be accorded both common decency and institutional opportunity in a fair and respectful manner. Rachael Garrett (PhD 3rd) spent two months in Santarm, Brazil researching farming systems and land use change with the assistance of Earth Systems undergraduate Sophie Theis (Earth Systems) and co-term Masters student Briana Swette (Earth Systems). E-IPER trains the next generation of scholars and leaders to address the world's most challenging environmental and sustainability problems. I'd appreciate any insight either of you could provide if/how you reached out to E-IPER faculty when applying, current students, have visited. PhD Defense Location: Public transport Walking E-IPER provides first-rate graduate training, a supportive intellectual community, and extensive opportunities for career development. Iberia Elster (undeclared) ran a massive effort to take 1440 fisheye photographs of restoration planting sites, which will be used to quantify the amount of sunlight reaching each site throughout the year. I contacted a few different professors at Stanford, but they were pretty blase about the whole communication thing. The symposiumfeatures presentations from the Joint and Dual MS students' capstone projects. Recent Joint JD-MS graduates are finding a variety of career options that take advantage of their legal training and scientific coursework. Fingers crossed. E-IPER offers aPhD in Environment and Resources, as well as aJoint MS in Environment and Resourcesfor M.B.A students at Stanford's Graduate School of Business or J.D. As Stanfords interdisciplinary environmental studies graduate program, the Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources (E-IPER) offers a highly competitive PhD program and a masters degree for students in MBA, JD, MD, and selected other PhD programs. E-IPER attracts top PhD students to Stanford, where they can draw on the full depth and breadth of expertise in the universitys seven schools. We are committed to providing an environment that fosters wellbeing, meaningful work, and professional success. E-IPER students combine academic disciplines including natural and Earth sciences, engineering, economics, humanities, social sciences, law, health, policy, and business to develop solutions to urgent global problems that affect human health, livelihoods, and sustainable resources. By Alumni Stanford puts a pretty strong emphasis on interdisciplinary work and of course any faculty that chose to affiliate with an interdisciplinary PhD tend to be involved with many other departments/research. I'm interested in renewable energy siting and energy policy, along with broad interests in climate change communication and public perceptions. Chapters 2 and 3 extend this work and integrate epidemiology, applied econometrics, and environmental science. Steve interviewed all students in the first three PhD cohorts, and introduced them to the world of "interdisciplinarity" in one of their first classes at Stanford. It's still very, very early. "I found working with these students to be a wonderful reminder of why I'm pursuing an E-IPER PhD: to be able to teach, continually learn, and engage students in community-based research that can help in caring for places we love," Mehana wrote from Kaua'i. Welcome to the new year! My third chapter assesses the extent to which threat perceptions, efficacy perceptions, and social contextual factors interact and are associated with adaptation behavior in response to wildfire smoke and COVID-19 in the United States. If the results were (accurate and) anything of a guide, then it means that, if we don't get an email or a call today, we are probably not in Jan 17 seemed to be the notification date for 2012 and someone claimed to have been offered the interview (2013) via phone. Looks like a lot of rejection emails Jan 23, per GC Results, You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. Her work looks at stakeholder perspectives on the area's future preservation and options that integrate natural resource protection and human use. dave123 Neoliberalism, Civic Participation and the Salmon Industry in Southern Chile, Environmental and Natural Resources Law and Policy Program, National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, Teresa Heinz Scholars for Environmental Research, The E-IPER Newsletter is distributed quarterly and can also be found. Session 1: Grid Resilience 1:10 p.m. - 1:55 p.m. Assessing the Commercialization Potential of the Stanford "Powernet" Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Solution, Across Target Farming and Rural Customer Segments, Ryan Bolles, Joint MS-MBA, Barrie Grinberg, Joint MS-MBA, & Charles Stone, Joint MS-MBA, The Demand Side of the Equation: Quantifying the Untapped Power of Efficiency, The Effectiveness of Battery Management Systems and the Recent Market and Research Trends. So they don't have the same huge, visible MEM cohorts as Duke/Bren/Yale/UMich. Megan Herzog (Joint JD-MS 3L) spent the summer as a legal clerk with the Center for Biological Diversity, a national public interest law firm dedicated to working through science and law on behalf of endangered species and ecosystems. An estimated 17.6 million United States residents live within 1 mile (1.6 km) of active oil or gas wells, including 2.1 million Californians. When you go to do something challenging in a foreign country, you are going to face a lot of obstacles, and there are going to be many times when you think there is something wrong with you - that you won't be able to do what you want to do. The programs core courses provide an overview of current environmental challenges, research design, and a range of qualitative and quantitative methods. By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. They include clean energy, climate change, food security, water quality and quantity, land conservation, human health and sanitation, sustainable cities, ocean health, and biodiversity loss. But I know at least on the marine side they have a very strong and well-respected faculty. Below is a quick sampling of E-IPER's global reach. Through additional interviews with relevant local stakeholders, they also examined the effect of local institutions and policies on land use decisions in the region. To learn more about E-IPER, please look around our website, where we highlight the scholarship, community-engaged work, and interests of our current students and alumni. Yeesh. Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education Similarly, an understanding of ecology and the ability to effectively analyze and cite scientific papers were essential to advocating for biodiversity under the Endangered Species Act," Megan reported. Nicole M. Ardoin, E-IPER Faculty Director, John Weyant, Professor of Management Science & Engineering, Low-Cost, Nitrogen Fertilizers for Smallholders, Every Emission Counts: Filling the Gaps in our Carbon Accounting Systems, Abigail Mathieson, Joint MS-MBA & Eric Vevalsky, Joint MS-MBA, Assessing the Feasibility and Commercialization Potential of Decarbonizing Commercial Real Estate through ML-Empowered Retrofit Recommendations, Algorithmic Food Justice: Frameworks and Opportunities, Self-Sustaining School Feeding Programmes in Keya: Feasibility, Design, and Scale. E-IPER STRATEGIC PLAN 2017 In 2016 and 2017, members of the E-IPER community (students, faculty, staff, alumni) . Back at Stanford, several students spent time catching up on the literature, writing articles, analyzing data, and preparing for their next field studies. E-IPER trains the next generation of scholars and leaders to address the world's most challenging environmental and sustainability problems. Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources, Joint and Dual MS Research Assistantships, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. In my dissertation, I investigated how exposure to oil production in California affects ambient air quality and the risk of preterm birth, a leading cause of infant morbidity and mortality. We acceptPhD applicationsannually late in the Autumn. Yes, looks like they took 6 incomings last year. A land acknowledgmentis a traditional custom in many Native communities and nations to show respect to the people of the land since time immemorial. All in the E-IPER communityfaculty, students, alumni, staff, and supportersshare a deep commitment to working collaboratively to solve complex problems. I plan to apply next year. Our interdisciplinary PhD in Environment and Resources degree program enables students to become first-rate interdisciplinary researchers who acquire the knowledge and skills to succeed in both academic and non-academic careers. Julio produced Neoliberalism, Civic Participation and the Salmon Industry in Southern Chile and Jimmy developed Conceding the Ocean. (And congrats to whoever it was!). E-IPER students undertake their work immersed in a vibrant community of dedicated colleagues that draws from each of Stanford's seven schools. Nikit Abhyankar (PhD 4th) was in India, where he trained a group of energy regulators and power utility companies to undertake load research and helped design their energy efficiency policies. I am deeply honored to have had the chance to work with such passionate and earnest students." Welcome to Stanford's Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources (E-IPER, pronounced "eee" "eye" "per"). He toured port facilities and interviewed key decision makers in Providence, RI, Gulfport, MS, and Kingston, Jamaica to gather preliminary data on hurricane planning and response, risk assessment, and vulnerability analysis that will shape his future dissertation work. PhD: Greg Bratman, Justin Mankin, Fran Moore, Dan Reineman, Nik Sawe, Nicola Ulibarri I imagine they do some kind of interviewing at some point also. Beth Wylie (Archaeology/Earth Systems) who assisted Mehana last summer, returned to conduct her own Masters thesis research focused on another special area of Kaua'i, rugged Maha'ulepu on the South Shore. E-IPER students combine academic disciplines including natural and Earth sciences, engineering, economics, humanities, social sciences, law, health, policy, and business to develop solutions to urgent global problems that affect human health, livelihoods, and sustainable resources. My research interests are in international marine conservation ecology/policy. E-IPER students take our mission - to train the next generation of scholars and leaders - to heart every summer by engaging Stanford undergraduates and local students in their research on and beyond campus: Mehana Blaich Vaughan ( PhD 5th) worked with a stellar team of seven summer interns this year on her home island of Kaua'i, Hawai'i. Affiliates Join us as we celebrate our program all year long. Understanding the scientific reasons why legal intervention was necessary made me a better advocate for environmental causes. Rachel Zwillinger (Joint JD-MS '09) United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Others hold roles in government, business, and nonprofit organizations. * "My concentration in E-IPER is marine science, so helping to construct recommendations to the Commission using my legal skills on an issue I care so deeply about has been an immensely rewarding experience. Law and Science Mix it Up- Joint JD-MS students find strategic niches to preserve our land and oceans. Motivated to increase revenue and contribute to climate impact, livestock farmers are planting more trees on pastureland with the help of Working Trees, a venture co-foundedby John Foye, MBA 22/MS E-IPER, andAakash Ahamed, a PhD candidate in geophysics. M.S. Irina Goldshteyn Farooq (Joint MBA-MS '09) Silver Spring Networks E-IPER continues to illustrate for me how scientific literacy is essential to environmental law and policymaking.". This page contains a single entry from the blog posted on January 8, 2014 5:28 PM.. E-IPER's Global Reach- Students disperse to tackle world problems. etc. Things quiet down around Stanford during the warm days of summer, when E-IPER's PhD students are dispersed far and wide like seeds in the wind. E-IPER offers a PhD in Environment and Resources, and for students in Stanford's Graduate School of Business and Stanford Law School, a Joint MS in Environment and Resources in conjunction with their professional degree (MBA or JD). The University of Hawai'i Hilo Pacific Internships Programs in Exploring Science also provided support. Emma Wendt (Joint MBA-MS '09) Pacific Gas and Electric How would you rate them against Yale FES, Duke, UC-Bren, etc. I think E-IPER tends to fly a bit under the radar, given that their only Masters program is a joint with Stanford's professional schools. I applied to Duke and Bren as well and a bunch of other programs with strong marine faculty. This page contains a single entry from the blog posted on January 8, 2014 5:28 PM. Sykes Family E-IPER Faculty Director In the far northwest, Lauren Oakes (PhD 2nd) traveled to Alaska, where she worked for several years before coming to E-IPER and hopes to conduct her dissertation research. Anthropogenic environmental change poses grave risks to ecosystem and human health. Invites for that go out sometime in the next week or two, if last year's results are anything to go by. This summer our students could be found on nearly every continent, with several far south in Chile and our web intern, Haley Smith Kingsland, an Earth Systems Masters student, way up north blogging from NASA's Arctic Voyage 2010. Steve encouraged students to trust their own passions, strive to communicate their work accurately, and make an impact on the world. One of the students, Elaine Albertson (Earth Systems) assisted Mehana on her dissertation work on community management of the subsistence fishery in Ha'ena, mapping the flows of fishing, sharing, and feeding from the area's reef. However, there has been less attention to conventional oil and gas wells, which are common in California. Several publications will be produced from this research - cataloging existing recommendations for lowering energy use from a list of about 500 behaviors and presenting new ideas from experts that have been tested in the field, which program designers in ARPA-E and beyond can employ. Across the Atlantic Ocean, Austin Becker (PhD 3rd) conducted fieldwork to identify ports to use as case studies for his research on climate change impacts and seaport resilience. "It is astounding how much 'bad' environmental policy derives from the misuse or misinterpretation of scientific data. Students focus their coursework on one of nine broad, interdisciplinary topics and complete capstone projects that integrate their E-IPER and professional school coursework in addressing real-world environmental problems. 12pm to 2:45pm PT, This event is open to: I'm having trouble with this since E-IPER is relatively new program-wise. A Dual MS is offered to MA students in Stanford's Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy program, MD students in the Stanford School of Medicine, and PhD students in other Stanford departments and programs. How are Different Industries Assessing and Preparing for their Future Climate Risks and Responses? E-IPER offers a Ph.D. in Environment and Resources and, for students currently enrolled in Stanford's Graduate School of Business, Stanford Law School, and School of Medicine, a joint degree consisting of an M.S. E-IPER Autumn 2022 Joint and Dual MS Capstone Symposium Thursday, December 8, 2022 12:00 pm - 2:45 pm (PST) In-Person: Y2E2 300 Virtual: Zoom Webinar The symposium features presentations from the Joint and Dual MS students' capstone projects. Hopefully that is a good sign, Anybody want to claim the interview notice that got posted to the results board? I was a student in another (professional) program at Stanford and the faculty in E-IPER do tend to stay pretty busy with their various projects. This quarter's E-IPER Newsletter highlights students' accomplishments, summer research, and the work of our Joint MS students. The award recognizes individuals who go above and beyond their role to create a more inclusive, just, and welcoming community at the Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences. Others pursue careers in public health, environmental advocacy, and government. I have applied to Stanford E-IPER (Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resourcesprogram). Focusing on impacts of land use on soil quality, the students aided in sampling nine forestry species in experimental plots in Honaunau; surveyed forest restoration sites to understand the effectiveness of various restoration techniques; setup and maintained experiments examining the impact of mulching practices; used isotope dilution techniques to examine nitrogen fixation in native crop varieties; and collected hundreds of soil samples to begin investigations into the extent and productivity of the indigenous agricultural system of Kona, Hawai'i. My third chapter assesses the extent to which threat perceptions, efficacy perceptions, and social contextual factors interact and are associated with adaptation behavior in response to wildfire smoke and COVID-19 in the United States. 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