Capstone Project
The Capstone project for the Joint and Dual MS degrees is an opportunity for students to address a real-world environmental problem by integrating their E-IPER and professional school coursework in an interdisciplinary project. Students present their projects at the Capstone Symposium, held at the end of each quarter in which students are completing projects. Students have the freedom to generate their own project ideas. Projects could involve any of the following:
- Further development of a project initiated in a prior or concurrent project-based course (taken while enrolled in the Joint and Dual MS degree)
- Collaboration with an off-campus client on a current environmentally related problem (e.g., by expanding on a summer internship)
- Collaboration with a business or entrepreneur to develop a business plan for a new venture
- Collaboration with a Stanford faculty member or E-IPER PhD student on a relevant research project
Detailed capstone project guidelines can be found in the E-IPER Shared Student Resources Drive. The Capstone Course, ENVRES 290, is offered in the Autumn, Winter, and Spring quarters for each academic year.
Spring 2026
Students | Pathways | Project Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabrina Afroz, Joint MS-MBA | Climate Change | The Last Mile of Green Procurement Plan in the US | |
| Sanaa Alam, Dual MS | Translating Environmental Health Research into Community Action in Cancer Alley | ||
| Bianca Blanshine, Joint MS-JD | Blended Pathway | Making the Case for a Marine Peace Park in the South China Sea | Bianca Blanshine |
| Ryan Davis, Joint MS-MBA | Global Environmental Systems | Scaling Genomic In-Situ Monitoring Networks for Biodiversity | Ryan Davis |
| Rachel Desch, Joint MS-MIP | Sustainable Energy Systems | Policy Proposal for Streamlined Licensing for Commercializing Nuclear Micro- and/or Small- Modular Reactors | Rachel Desch |
| Emily Dwyer, Joint MS-JD | Custom Pathway | Legal Ecologies: Adapting the Law in a Time of Climate Change | Emily Dwyer |
| Riya Mehta, Joint MS-JD | Sustainable Built Environment | Stepping into the San Joaquin Valley: Farmer Decision-Making in the Face of California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act | Riya Mehta |
Questions?
If you have any questions about the Capstone Projects or ideas for a potential Project, please contact ENVRES 290 instructor, Randall Holmes.