The full list of capstone projects and participants is available online here. Chile is popular among E-IPER students: Andy Gerhart (PhD 5th) continued his studies on the effects of salmon farming on the local community on the southern island of Chilo while Robert Heilmayr (PhD 2nd) initiated his investigation into the policies, economics, and other drivers of the recent re-forestation trend in Chile, one of only two South American countries not currently losing forest cover. Julio produced Neoliberalism, Civic Participation and the Salmon Industry in Southern Chile and Jimmy developed Conceding the Ocean. E-IPER provides first-rate graduate training, a supportive intellectual community, and extensive opportunities for career development. Her work looks at stakeholder perspectives on the area's future preservation and options that integrate natural resource protection and human use. E . Emma Wendt (Joint MBA-MS '09) Pacific Gas and Electric Guess we'll find out soon in any case. The team conducted 221 in-person surveys with residents of the South Kona area of the Big Island. I'm having trouble with this since E-IPER is relatively new program-wise. When asked about her summer, Rachael responded, "My major lesson was that the only difference between success and failure is hard work and persistence- nothing else. We remain committed to preparing leaders to create a more sustainable world. M.S. It's easy! We train today's scholars and tomorrow's leaders to contribute to a thriving planet, now and in the future. As law professor Buzz Thompson, who also co-directs the Woods Institute for the Environment and serves on E-IPER Executive Committee, summarized "The E-IPER program adds a new and important dimension to our law students' education. . Yeesh. We are committed to providing an environment that fosters wellbeing, meaningful work, and professional success. Further, Meg Caldwell has provided me with invaluable insight and mentorship," Kimi reported. Students then pursue in-depth study in at least two academic disciplines, learning side by side with their counterparts in the universitys many highly ranked departments. In collaboration with CDC-Kenya, the Kenya Medical Research Institute, and the University at Buffalo, Amy and her colleagues are evaluating the behavioral impacts of providing waterless hand sanitizer in schools by monitoring teachers' and students' hand hygiene behavior. Overall, the findings from this dissertation provide theoretical frameworks and original data on the role of affective and social dimensions in conservation and adaptation behavior, and contribute insights for developing effective behavioral interventions and health communications. The next post in this blog is Round 2 Interview Timeline.. 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. Let's see how the review goes. 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. I thought interviews occur on Feb 6-7? 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. 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. "It is astounding how much 'bad' environmental policy derives from the misuse or misinterpretation of scientific data. 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. Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources, Joint and Dual MS Research Assistantships, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. I have a decent background, but they only take 6 PhD students per year. In chapter two, I draw on semi-structured interviews of Northern California residents to explore how social processes and perceptions of wildfire smoke threat and efficacy shape pathways to protective health decision-making. Rachael Garrett (PhD 3rd) was in Brazil this summer conducting interviews for her research on the soybean industry in the Santarm region of the Amazon. 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. With our program more than 20 years strong, E-IPER students and faculty work across academic disciplinesthe physical and natural sciences, engineering, social sciences and humanities, law and policy, medicine, and businessto yield new insights and novel solutions to urgent global problems. "The sharing that occurred, for instance, between the Stanford students who have technical expertise and the local students who have place specific knowledge was truly inspiring." They also crossed sectors and industries addressing issues in policy, agriculture, hospitality, construction, and retail, to name a few. Invites for that go out sometime in the next week or two, if last year's results are anything to go by. 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). Rachel Zwillinger (Joint JD-MS '09) United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Examples include biodiversity loss in coral reef environments and health threats from wildfire smoke events. Join us as we celebrate our program all year long. 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. The experience taught Andy a great deal about motivating and directing individual student research while balancing it within a broader research agenda. In Phase 2 the list of new ideas will be narrowed and tested for feasibility and "diffusibility" on a different population using in-depth interviews - professionals who spend little time at home, teens who use technology in the home, and people who stay home or work from home. Marilyn Cornelius (PhD 4th) continued her Department of Energy ARPA-E energy ethnography project at Stanford with four research assistants: Lily Cheng (Earth Systems graduate), Brian Wong (Science, Technology, and Society), Trista Shi (Earth Systems) and new intern Dean Young (Earth Systems). In chapter two, I draw on semi-structured interviews of Northern California residents to explore how social processes and perceptions of wildfire smoke threat and efficacy shape pathways to protective health decision-making. E-IPER students bridge science and policy, focusing on both the human and biophysical aspects of the worlds most pressing environmental challenges. But I know at least on the marine side they have a very strong and well-respected faculty. Their interdisciplinary work is what interested me. Around 20% of our MBA students are pursuing a joint or dual degree. The faculty I've met in the program are great, great people, so trust me, their ignoring you is just a reflection of their being SO busy. faculty and staff used these surveys and interviews as the basis for their development of five-year goals and strategies for the program. I am interested to work on climate change and impacts on agriculture. Where else did you apply, if you don't mind me asking? Solving the environmental challenges of this century will require not only a strong understanding of legal and policy tools but of the science that underlies both the challenges and solutions to those challenges. Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education Well I hope you hear something soon. E-IPER trains the next generation of scholars and leaders to address the world's most challenging environmental and sustainability problems. The wait is agonizing. Irina Goldshteyn Farooq (Joint MBA-MS '09) Silver Spring Networks I have applied to Stanford E-IPER (Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resourcesprogram). Session 2: Business and Civil Society Innovations 2:05 p.m. - 3:05 p.m. 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. Theo Gibbs (Anthropology) dug many holes in order to conduct a soil moisture study investigating whether the ferns used in the restoration experiment may be affecting the moisture available to adjacent plants. Welcome to Stanford's Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources (E-IPER, pronounced "eee" "eye" "per"). good luck! . * "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. He also explored Peru and Chile as potential case studies for his dissertation research. 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. E-IPER's Global Reach- Students disperse to tackle world problems. Given these students' success, E-IPER is eager to expand its Joint JD- MS population. 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. He advised and mentored both E-IPER PhD and Joint MS students, sharing his conviction that interdisciplinary approaches are key to successfully addressing today's most pressing problems. The GradCafe 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. 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. Many MS graduates head to the private sector, where they integrate their sustainability expertise into careers in technology, finance, and other industries. Rachel Zwillinger and Ellen Medlin are pursuing prestigious clerkships with judges in the 9th Circuit before deciding what direction their careers may take. Jason Kaminsky (Joint MBA-MS '09) SPG Solar The previous post in this blog was Visit Stanford GSB This Winter.. Staff Powered by Invision Community. 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. Projects considered problems around the world from Brazil to Russia to the U.S. 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 Many more can be found on the main index page or by looking through the archives. E-IPER STRATEGIC PLAN 2017 In 2016 and 2017, members of the E-IPER community (students, faculty, staff, alumni) . Rachelle reports, "The summer's projects were a rich learning experience for all. Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources, Joint and Dual MS Research Assistantships, Project: Planet | accelerating sustainable innovation through collaboration, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. Also in Hawai'i, Rachelle Gould (PhD 4th) led a team of dedicated interns who helped her research on understanding the multiple values associated with Hawai'i's upland forests. POIs at UBC replied and asked me to send my resume to them and to explain my thesis interests in the reply. E-IPER trains the next generation of scholars and leaders to address the world's most challenging environmental and sustainability problems. 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. 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. "* 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. Campus organizations are invited to add their events to the calendar. Stanford E-IPER students 1 Follower Follow More from Medium Alex Mathers in Better Humans 10 Little Behaviours that Attract People to You Anangsha Alammyan in Books Are Our Superpower 4. Check out the many cross-campusresearch groups and facilities that E-IPER students may access. Private Sector Willingness to Pay in Hawai'i for Coral Reef Conservation Financing Via Insurance Innovation, Scaling Environmental DNA Adoption Through Community Science to Unlock Novel Use-Cases. I have applied to EIPER as well along with Yale FES, UT LBJ and UBC - IRES !!!! in environmental studies, 3 years ofenvironmental/energy professional work in research. 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: Below is a quick sampling of E-IPER's global reach. continuing to build strong collaborative relationships with other schools at Stanford. Emmett Family Faculty Scholar Steve encouraged students to trust their own passions, strive to communicate their work accurately, and make an impact on the world. The team also monitored 720 restoration planting sites, in which both seedlings and seeds have been planted to explore biophysically and economically feasible options for forest restoration. 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). It's still very, very early. Several students headed due south for their summer research. Over half of the nine projects presented solutions through entrepreneurial products or services developed by the students themselves. As part of their work for their own theses, Sophie and Briana also conducted interviews with small holders practicing agroforestry in the region. Welcome Remarks Nicole M. Ardoin, E-IPER Faculty Director Peter Morgan, Jared Thompson, and Greg Wannier have chosen policy positions in the non-profit and academic worlds as a first step, while Travis Brandon and Brian Shillinglaw, both in the first joint degree cohort, opted for the corporate route by joining the law firm Morrison and Foerster and the investment group New Forests, respectively. Each undergraduate also took the lead on her own particular project. At the end of the fall quarter, our MBA/MS students presented Capstone Projects that showcase interdisciplinary knowledge being applied to current issues. i through a community-engaged survey-based study. To successfully respond and adapt to such threats, action is required at multiple scales. etc. 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, Hawai. The Center is widely renowned for its cutting-edge and groundbreaking legal arguments, particularly in the climate change arena. Deduction!!! Join us to develop the knowledge, skills, perspectives, and ways of thinkingnecessary to help solve the worlds most significant environmental and resource sustainability challenges. Applied to E-IPER as well. Joint PhD-MS: Salina Gray (School of Education), Michelle Barry, Medicine Sarah Billington, CEE Rebecca Bliege Bird, Anthropology Douglas Bird, Anthropology Craig Criddle, CEE Jim Ferguson, Anthropology Tadashi Fukami, Biology Mark Granovetter, Sociology Janet Martinez, Law Michael Mastrandrea, Woods Institute Michael McGehee, Materials Science and Engineering Stefan Reichelstein, Business Robert Sapolsky, Biology Sarah Soule, Business Stephen Stedman, Freeman Spogli Institute Jennifer Wilcox, Energy Resources Engineering. We look forward to engaging with you as part of the E-IPER community!