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.
Autumn 2025
Students | Pathways | Project Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simone Aisiks, Joint MS-MBA | Human & Planetary Health | Climate-Integrated Risk Stratification in U.S. Healthcare: Preventing Hospitalizations for Vulnerable Patients | |
| Yalcin Aydin, Joint MS-MBA | Sustainable Energy Systems | Demand and Supply Mapping and Economics of Natural Hydrogen in California | |
| Kathryn Bacher, Joint MS-MBA | Food & Water Systems | Telluscope, Inc.: AI for Property-Level Environmental Liability Risk Analysis | Kathryn Bacher |
| Noelle Eveland, Joint MS-MBA | Blended Pathway | Ban Plastic Tea Bags: Brewing Trouble - Why Plastic Tea Bags Don’t Belong in California Cups | Noelle Eveland |
| Eugénie Fontugne, Joint MS-MBA | Food & Water Systems | A Tale of Two Places: Farming & Technology in California | Eugénie Fontugne |
| Ishwar Gawande, Joint MS-MBA | Custom Pathway | Sustainability Investing Strategies for Institutional Investors | Ishwar Gawande |
Imren Johar, Joint MS-MBA Chad Kanoff, Joint MS-MBA | Sustainable Energy Systems Sustainable Energy Systems | Data Centers and Energy: Strategies for Powering the AI Revolution | |
| Kate Kabat, Joint MS-MBA | Sustainable Energy Systems | Grow Load Without Growing Rates: Modernizing Utility Regulation to Unleash Virtual Power Plants in Michigan | Kate Kabat |
| Carson Muscat, Joint MS-MBA | Sustainable Energy Systems | Leveraging Mission-Driven Partnerships to Scale NGCC Carbon Capture Technology | Carson Muscat |
| Kyle Nelson, Joint MS-MBA | Sustainable Energy Systems | The Price of Resilience: Policy Tools to Help Secure Gallium Supply Chains | Kyle Nelson |
Questions?
If you have any questions about the Capstone Projects or ideas for a potential Project, please contact ENVRES 290 instructor, Randall Holmes.