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.
Winter 2026
Students | Pathways | Project Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nanea Alden, Joint MS-MBA | Sustainable Energy Systems | Assessment of West Kauai’s Mana Plain: Status Quo vs. Restoration | |
| João Pedro Almeida, Joint MS-MBA | Sustainable Energy Systems | The Financial Architecture of the AI Infrastructure Buildout | |
| Nico deLuna, Joint MS-MBA | Sustainable Energy Systems | How Can AI Accelerate Transmission Development to Enable a Decarbonized Energy System? | Nico deLuna |
| Iain Edmundson, Joint MS-MBA | Custom Pathway | From Hazard Data to Insurance System Resilience: The Strategic Role of Lower-Middle-Market Severe Convective Storm Data Providers | Iain Edmundson |
| Hamza Farrukh, Joint MS-MBA | Custom Pathway | Making Rural Water Supply Investable: Unlocking Climate Finance with Digital Infrastructure | Hamza Farrukh |
| Yaqi Grover, Joint MS-MBA | Food and Water Systems | Neglected Feeder Animal Supply Chains: Biosecurity Risk and Animal Welfare in Small-Animal Production Systems | Yaqi Grover |
| Zachary Maslia, Joint MS-MBA | Sustainable Energy Systems | Decarbonizing Temporary Power: A Model for Applied Academic-Industry Collaboration | Zachary Maslia |
| Agustin Villarreal, Joint MS-MBA | Sustainable Built Environment | Increasing Adoption of Insulation in Middle- and High-Income Homes in Monterrey, Mexico | Augustin Villarreal |
Questions?
If you have any questions about the Capstone Projects or ideas for a potential Project, please contact ENVRES 290 instructor, Randall Holmes.