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 2025
Students | Pathways | Project Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Daniel, Joint MS-JD | Sustainable Energy Systems | NRC v. TX; The Present and Future of Nuclear Waste in the U.S. | N/A |
| David Haines, Joint MS-JD | Global Environmental Systems | Assessment of Federal Public Lands in Utah to Determine Potential for Use as Housing | |
| Serena Rivera-Korver, Dual MS-MIP | Sustainable Built Environment | Generating Carbon Removals on Stanford Lands: A Pathway to Net Zero | Serena Rivera-Korver |
Bennett Johnson, Joint MS-MBA Ignacio Sabaté, Joint MS-MBA | Sustainable Energy Systems Sustainable Energy Systems | Code to Core: Policy Levers to Accelerate Nuclear Deployment for Data Centers | |
Questions?
If you have any questions about the Capstone Projects or ideas for a potential Project, please contact ENVRES 290 instructor, Randall Holmes.