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Spring Quarter often brings a new level of activity to E-IPER. This year is especially different, as students engaged all over the nation (and world!) in online courses and ongoing research. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, E-IPER students found creative ways to connect with their community, engage in labs, and conduct meetings, as well as research, from afar.
In this issue:
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News Features 
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Nicole's Spring Quarter 2020 shelter-in-place office on her back deck, Stanford, CA
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Dear E-IPER community,
Three months -- has it really
only been three months? Or, has it
already been three months? This quarter has stretched out for an eternity and passed in the blink of an eye. While the
transformative changes to our work, study, and home lives are yet to be understood
, one thing is certain: this year is not "business as usual" in any sense, for anyone.
During these stormy times, I've been grateful to E-IPER not only for providing an anchor, but also for creating opportunities to learn together in meaningful ways. Our students have been thoughtful, informed voices in the program, the School of Earth, and the University more widely on critical issues of anti-Black racism, environmental justice, and persistent institutional inequities. With painful reminders of the intersectionality among health and well-being, environment, and racism headlining national -- and international -- news over the past month, I appreciate that they push us to ask hard questions, reflect on our practices, and agitate for change.
In addition, E-IPER students, staff, faculty, and alumni have been at the core of a University-wide effort reflecting the need for aligned research, education, and translational impact on climate, sustainability, energy, and environment issues. On May 21, President Marc Tessier-Lavigne made the monumental announcement that Stanford would form a new School of Sustainability and Climate. Members of the E-IPER community have provided input to that vision in numerous ways and will continue to shape key pathways to action.
Concurrent with these contributions at the University scale and beyond, as you'll read, E-IPER activities haven't slowed one bit this quarter! We have worked to transform previously analogue gatherings and courses to virtual platforms, imagining all-new structures and rituals for connection. From Law/E-IPER Happy Hours to Alumni Lunch Seminars to online printmaking workshops on art-based environmental activism, and much more, I've been impressed by the creativity -- and computer savvy -- of our community.
Over the next few months, the E-IPER calendar continues to be abundant with events ranging in format and content, all built on the common denominator of E-IPER values: welcoming, inclusive, interdisciplinary, constructive, and engaged. Consider this a personal invitation to join one or more of the gatherings, and leverage the
fresh-start effect
to build reflection, intention, and camaraderie into your routine.
Join us in making the summer of 2020 one of learning and growth--
All best wishes,
Nicole
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Joint MS Winter Capstone Symposium
During the course of the 10-week quarter, the Winter 2020 Capstone cohort, comprised of 14 MS-MBA and MS-JD students, deployed their research methodology skills, along with their professional school skills, and knowledge to explore, understand, and interpret a variety of urgent and significant issues facing the environmental world today. In their culminating experience of the quarter (and Joint MS program), the Winter 2020 Capstone cohort delivered 12 presentations on projects that explored understanding and addressing climate impacts in food systems, natural resource management, sustainable energy transitions, and sustainable transportation. The projects presented offered innovative and refreshing perspectives that serve as timely reminders of the work that can -- and will -- be done in this space.
The Winter Capstone Symposium transitioned from an in-person event to a remote/virtual experience via Zoom and YouTube Livestream, as COVID-19 physical distancing guidelines were enacted. With the support of the ENVRES 290 teaching team (Nicole Ardoin, Nik Sawe, and Sudatta Ray), E-IPER staff (Anjana Richards and Maile Yee), and Cyperus Media (Justin Warren, PhD '09), the Symposium was a technological success, given the circumstances!
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"Can IP Law Improve Food Resilience?
A survey of proposed
agriculture IP reforms through the lens of genetic diversity,
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presented by
Allan Van Vliet (MS-JD '20)
via Zoom on March 12, 2020
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New E-IPER Collaboration Grants
The awardees of this year's Collaboration Grants have been announced!!
The E-IPER Collaboration Grants encourage E-IPER PhD and Joint MS students to work collaboratively to address significant environmental issues in ways that cannot be as effectively addressed through individual efforts. Successful projects couple the research rigor of the doctoral student with the implementation skills of the joint master's student. Students receive $10,000 for the project costs, as well as a stipend for the PhD students and one quarter of graduate tuition for the MS students.
Three innovative projects received awards through the 2020 Collaboration Grant. Those projects and the recipients are listed below. Congratulations to all!
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Caroline Ferguson (PhD)
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Maya Granit (MS-MBA)
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"Market Analysis of Sea Cucumber Farms and Fisheries in Palau:
Designing a model that benefits fishers, empowers women,
and conserves resources"
Team: Maya Granit (MS-MBA) and Caroline Ferguson (PhD 3rd)
Advisors: Fio Micheli (Biology) and Alicia Seiger (SFI, Bus/Law)
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Amanda Zerbe (MS-JD)
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Claims-Making and Climate Displacement:
Lessons from the case study of Vanuatu
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Team: Amanda Zerbe (MS-JD) and Erica Bower (PhD 1st)
Advisors: Gabrielle Wong-Parodi (ESS/Woods) and Beth Van Shaak (Law)
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Kiran Chawla (PhD)
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"
Distributional Impacts of California Wildfires Through the Lens of
The Residential Housing Market
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Team: Dan Irvin (MS-JD) and Kiran Chawla (PhD 1st)
Advisors: Ines Azevedo (ERE) and Michael Wara (Law)
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PhD Dissertation Defenses:
Andrea Lund and Hajin Kim
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On June 2, Andrea Lund (PhD 5th) successfully defended her dissertation,
"Human-Environment Dynamics in the Eco-Epidemiology of Schistosomiasis.
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Andrea's research interests are in the ecology and epidemiology of infectious disease. Her work focuses particularly on the social and environmental determinants of schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease that infects humans through direct contact with fresh water.
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Hajin's reception with colleagues, friends, and family sharing their most memorable stories
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Hajin Kim (PhD 5th) successfully defended her dissertation on June 23, "Markets, Morality, and the Environment."
Hajin's research examines how moral and social influence can shape environmental regulation and firm behavior. She used legal doctrine and economic theory to ground her work and applied methods and insights from social psychology.
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Welcome Joint MS 2020 Cohort
The E-IPER Joint MS program officially welcomed our newest cohort of students on April 15. This cohort is E-IPER's largest class, with 36 first-year MBA students, three second-year MBA students, three first-year JD students, two MIP students (one in her first year and the other in her second year), and one PhD student from Genetics, for a total of 45 students!
Due to COVID-19 and the University's move to an all-online Spring Quarter, the program welcomed the new cohort by shifting away from an in-person orientation to an online experience with pre-recorded orientation modules and a live Zoom Q&A session. The orientation modules included an in-depth review of degree requirements, community programming and engagement. The Q&A session acted as a forum where students could ask questions of E-IPER staff and their peers about the pre-recorded modules, as well as general questions about the program.
Though the welcome orientation assumed a different format than originally planned, the Q&A Session was a great opportunity for all to gather "outside" of the classroom and learn more about the Joint/Dual MS program.
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E-IPER and GSB Staff welcome the MS program's 2019-2020 Joint MS students during their New Student Orientation Q&A Session on April 15, 2020
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Welcome to E-IPER new Joint and Dual MS students! We're excited to connect with you in person when we return to campus.
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E-IPER Connections During COVID
E-IPER adapted to the moment and found innovative ways to stay connected as a community during Spring Quarter. Read on for a summary of the events lead by our students.
Stay tuned for virtual community building, which will continue into this summer, including an alumni/student E-IPER lunch, plans for E-IPER career panels, and an opportunity to gather with E-IPER affiliated faculty.
Wellness
Our Wellness Liaisons, Caroline Muraida (PhD 2nd), Ranjitha Shivaram (PhD 2nd) and Anna Lee (PhD 5th), have held weekly workouts and get-togethers to keep students focused on mind and body. The students have also engaged virtually in a school-wide art group and an E-IPER-sponsored book club. Enjoy the details below.
Book Club
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Left to right, top to bottom:
Hallie Lucas, Erica Bower, Will Scott, Ranjitha Shivaram, Anna Lee, Meghan Shea, Bianca Santos, David Gonzalez
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E-IPER PhD and MS students convened for the first session of the (re) started book club to discuss Ta-Nehisi Coates's award winning novel The Water Dancer. The strong (virtual) community took on new forms, as their next session on May 20, involved watching and discussing the film Harriet about abolitionist Harriet Tubman.
E-IPER Weekly Tea
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Left to right, top to bottom:
Shannon Swanson, Lin Shi, Josheena Naggea, Rebecca Miller
Photo: Nic Buckley Biggs
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The E-IPER Tea moved to a virtual format and has been going strong this quarter, meeting mid-day each Wednesday. The group generally meets informally. It has hosted a May birthday celebration as well as a PhD discussion/Town Hall.
E-IPER Lunch
Our traditional Thursday E-IPER lunch sessions, an opportunity for E-IPER students to gather and present their current research, and also receive feedback, has gone virtual! The biggest change with the virtual lunches is the incredible student turnout. We saw a great number of E-IPER friends attend and engage. The students have incorporated icebreaker introductions, including questions such as: "What's for lunch?" and "What fun things have you been doing while sheltering-in-place?"
E-IPER Seminar and Writing Group
Professor Nicole Ardoin led a virtual seminar, "Theoretical Underpinnings of Environmental Behavior: Exploration and reflection." This twice-weekly class provided senior E-IPER PhD students and the Social Ecology lab PhD students with a space to gather and explore behavioral theories with application to environmental contexts. Students also used this seminar as a space to advance their dissertation project-writing by collectively sharing plans, progress, and challenges. During this unique quarter, where the academic community has been adapting to remote working, the course provided a much appreciated and structured space for writing and reflection.
The Social Oceans Course and Art Workshop
Each year, E-IPER students co-teach The Social Ocean, a class on the human dimensions of coastal and marine ecosystems. This year, the course was taught online for the first time by Caroline Ferguson (PhD 3rd) and Meghan Shea (PhD 1st). Through a series of guest lectures, including those presented by E-IPER alumni Dan Reineman (PhD '15), Mehana Vaughan (PhD '12), and Autumn Bordner (JD/MS '19), students engaged in interdisciplinary thinking on issues ranging from coastal access to deep sea mining to overfishing.
Students were also asked to initiate their own Social Ocean projects, including a session on feedback using a chapter from Amanda Cravens (PhD
'14) and Nicola Ulibarri's (PhD
'15) book,
Creativity in Research. Despite unprecedented circumstances, students interpreted Social Ocean themes in amazing ways, including a watercolor reflection on lack of diversity in dive manuals,
a hand-drawn animated video about an ocean acidification congressional bill
, a musical composition about relationships to salmon, and more.
The class concluded with a print-making workshop led by Ethan Estess, a marine debris artist, that focused on art as a tool for environmental activism and science communication. During the final few weeks of class, in response to the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and so many others, The Social Ocean art workshop participants compiled marine racial justice resources that inspired class conversations and reflections.
With support from E-IPER, we were able to mail art supplies to our students and create art together over Zoom!
Law/E-IPER Community Happy Hour with Professor Buzz Thompson
PhD and Joint MS-JD students from the Law/E-IPER community took the opportunity during Week 8 of Spring Quarter to check in with each other and discuss a topic of interest. Guided by Professor Buzz Thompson, the Happy Hour unfolded with conversations of personal health and wellness, followed by what's next for Stanford when looking to restarting in-person classes and meetings. Conversation later transitioned to a fruitful discussion on "The Debate Over Environmental Review of Infrastructure Projects, with a Special Focus on Expedited Review of Green Infrastructure." Gathering during such a busy time in an unusual quarter is a true testament to the dedication the Law/E-IPER community!
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In recognition of the great need, our E-IPER Alumni have built
enhanced connections
during the moments sheltered away from campus.
Below is a summary of the alumni events held throughout the Spring Quarter. NOTE: The E-IPER Alumni lunch will continue in the Summer Quarter.
MS-MBA Alumni/Student Virtual Gatherings
While we always love mingling with our fellow E-IPER community over plant-based burgers and cocktails at a local Palo Alto establishment, E-IPER MS-MBA Alumni/Student gatherings over Zoom are actually quite a good time, too!
In May, Ida Hempel (MS-MBA '19) and Julia Osterman (MS-MBA '20) had the pleasure of hosting a series of online E-IPER gatherings for alumni and classmates, spanning the classes of 2014 to 2021. During these video chats, students and alumni met each other in a series of group discussions and breakouts, and even participated in a lively round of climate trivia.
Pop quiz: How much carbon can be sequestered from a whale? Answer below.
Lively debate ensued on the role of corporations in leading the net-zero transition, how the E-IPER program has evolved over time, how to apply corporate finance to mangroves, career transitions and ambitions, entrepreneurial pursuits, and more.
Our pro tips for your own Small Group Zoom engagements? First, consider limiting group size to fewer than 10. At that size, you can reasonably see everyone on one screen. Keep it structured and active by switching between a full-group format and 1-on-1 breakouts. And consider adding some climate, environment, or other sustainability trivia to break things up. We are happy to help brainstorm about questions that are as entertaining as they are educational.
Answer
: 33 tons -- This is equivalent to the annual emissions of ~four average U.S. households!
E-IPER Alumni Lunch Seminar Series
In mid-March, as university campuses shut down and conferences and seminar series were cancelled, Fran Moore PhD '15 emailed some E-IPER PhD alumni about interest in starting a remote seminar series -- essentially creating an online, alumni version of the E-IPER lunch. The response was overwhelmingly positive. Since April 9, a group has been meeting weekly for research presentations and convivial interdisciplinary conversations. The chief goal is to provide an enjoyable, low-stress space for community-building and connection, recognizing this is a difficult time and that many people are juggling childcare in addition to teaching and research commitments.
In characteristic E-IPER fashion, presentation topics have been wide-ranging. Talk topics included the remote sensing of plankton health in the Gulf of Mexico; the value of hydropower in a renewables-dominated electricity grid; and how extreme events, such as drought, are reflected in environmental planning documents. Alumni have joined from across the United States, as well as further afield, including Australia and Germany.
The meetings have also provided the opportunity to tap the now-deep expertise of the PhD alumni community around interdisciplinary environmental research and teaching. In addition to research talks, discussions have touched on questions of interdisciplinary curricula for graduate students, navigating the review process with cross-disciplinary work, and balancing research with applied work in academic settings. Building connections and mentoring networks within the alumni community is a great way to share the accumulated wisdom of graduates who have successfully built interdisciplinary careers within what is still a largely discipline-oriented academy.
Another benefit of the series has been connecting alumni with current PhD students. This will continue into the Summer Quarter through an official merger of the alumni and regular E-IPER lunches starting in July. To join the lunch list email Fran Moore:
[email protected].
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Alumni Spotlight
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Alumni Spotlight: An Interview with Narasimha D. Rao (PhD '11), by Kiran Chawla
Meet Narasimha D. Rao. Narasimha is an Assistant Professor of Energy Systems at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, which will become known as the Yale School of the Environment on July 1. Narasimha is one of the faculty members leading the school's research on energy and development. His career trajectory includes an interdisciplinary master's degree in electrical engineering and technology policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, consulting in the electricity industry in the U.S., a PhD in 2011 from Stanford University's E-IPER Program, and Senior Research Scholar at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). Narasimha's research and teaching broadly looks at energy system transitions with a focus on inequality and climate justice. He also has a particular interest in understanding well-being beyond traditional measurements of income and GDP.
Narasimha situates his role within a broad theory of change. Currently, there is much emphasis on supply-side strategies for climate change mitigation. He hopes to move the conversation forward on the demand side by rethinking the metrics used to assess resource consumption needed for human flourishing and well-being, as well as to bring attention to the challenges of growing sustainably in the developing world. Narasimha's research differentiates energy demand for meeting basic needs from that of growing affluence. While the foundation for human
well-being is universal, in the developed world the questions around reducing carbon footprints are centered on issues of technology, sufficiency, and the political challenges around stranded costs, as well as the policies to support system transitions. Whereas developing countries have to contend with rapid growth while reducing emissions, which requires fundamental questions about equitable growth and the role of energy in human development.
Narasimha shares that his biggest contributions are in the areas that require new perspectives on development. He said, "We need to build a framework that looks at human development beyond economic growth. The GDP model is an inadequate model to capture human development and it has also been a failure from a climate perspective." Narasimha draws on philosophy, industrial ecology, and energy systems analysis to quantify the energy requirements to meet basic living standards. He also sees much opportunity for different lifestyle choices by developing countries to improve well-being and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, ranging from developing public transportation and sustainable housing in emerging cities to encouraging healthy, climate-resilient grains.
Reflecting on his E-IPER experience, Narasimha recollects the conversations he had with faculty and students, which continue to inform his thinking today. Notably, he shares the global justice perspectives Professor Debra Satz, one of his lead advisors, helped him integrate into his PhD research. He continues to think about interpersonal comparisons of well-being and inequality, and how people sometimes develop notions of fairness based on what they see around them. These perspectives also shape his interests in broadening the narrative around poverty beyond income deprivation: "We need to appreciate what it's like to grow up in poverty and think about conditions that people need for their psychological and social development."
In an academic world that can still be disciplinary, Narasimha sees emerging changes, "Interdisciplinarity is fundamental to what I do. You cannot study energy without being an interdisciplinary scholar: it has economic implications, understanding the technical aspects of the system matter, and it is tied to human well-being. You have to think about ethics, social policy, and everybody cares about costs and numbers, so you have to incorporate economics." Narasimha's experience of having a philosopher, a political scientist, and an economist as a part of his E-IPER committee was challenging, but pushed him to integrate different disciplinary perspectives into his research and thinking.
E-IPER is still in his heart and Narasimha is grateful for a wonderful cohort that he maintains close relationships with even today. In fact, they surprised him recently for his birthday by traveling from all over the world to see him! In addition to the wonderful relationships he has maintained and opportunities for personal growth provided by E-IPER, Narasimha also appreciates how the program helped him grow intellectually by providing a challenging, but supportive environment. He learned to understand, incorporate, and sometimes push back against opposing perspectives and find his own voice as a researcher through fruitful engagements with faculty and students on campus.
Life outside of academic work is different for the first time in Narasimha's life. He's not living in a city and contrasts the change of work pace in the U.S. versus that in Europe where he was previously. He is enjoying certain aspects of U.S. suburban life, living with access to nearby wildlife and green spaces. He greatly enjoys cooking with his family and composes music with his son in his free time. In addition to family time, Narasimha loves playing tennis when he can, and has recently gotten interested in bird watching. He hopes to explore more of the "wild west" when he can travel again!
Narasimha's recommendations for current E-IPER students:
Be bold about your ideas and seek out supportive communities at and beyond Stanford. "There are a lot of resources at Stanford that you have to look widely to get to know."
For those looking to find academic jobs, Narasimha recommends investing early in the career trajectory by making sure to align the E-IPER student experience with long-term goals. He says, "The PhD is a great way to establish your credibility as a researcher; it does not necessarily establish what you will work on for the rest of your life. So, make sure you think about how you want to contribute to the literature, what kind of institutions you want to be affiliated with, and what kind of change you want to see in the world through your research."
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Student News
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In July, Hajin Kim (PhD 5th) will be
joining the University of Chicago Law School faculty.
Utah Public Radio interviewed Rebecca Miller (PhD 3rd) in Winter Quarter. That piece is
available online
now!
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Alumni News
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Hilary Boudet (PhD '10) will be taking on the role as Associate Director of the Public Policy Graduate Program at Oregon State University starting this summer. Hilary and colleague Shawn Hazboun, Evergreen State College, have a book under contract with Elsevier, on public responses to fossil fuel export. Coming 2021.
Rachael Garrett (PhD '13) was elected to the Scientific Steering Committee of the
Global Land Programme.
Rachael also would like
to share that she had
an awesome field season in the Brazilian Amazon (right) assessing the influence of soy and beef corporation zero-deforestation policies of conservation and rural livelihoods, which she was able to
finalize before COVID-19 hit.
Abhay Jain (MS-MBA
'20
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joined McKinsey, a global firm that help organizations across the private, public, and social sectors create Change that Matters. Abhay has been working on the
global consumer sentiment index,
which has received more than 300 thousand views
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Awards & Honors
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Hilary Boudet (PhD
'10
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a grant from the Sloan Foundation to study community perceptions of microgrids.
Six E-IPER students -- Nina Brooks (PhD 5th), Rebecca Miller (PhD 3rd), Josheena Naggea (PhD 3rd), Sudatta Ray (PhD 5th), Shannon Switzer Swanson (PhD 5th), and Leehi Yona (PhD 2nd) -- have received the Certificate of Achievement in Mentoring in the School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences.
Rachael Garrett (PhD '13) was awarded a 783K CHF grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation for "Assessing the effectiveness and equity of zero-deforestation commitment implementation in the palm oil sector."
David Gonzalez (PhD
4th
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and Julia Osterman (MS-MBA '20) were awarded the 2020
Community Impact Award
from the Stanford Alumni Association, which recognizes graduate students who have enhanced the Stanford community through their exemplary leadership, creation of an event or program, or other unique campus contribution.
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Jayce Haffner (left) and Sami Tellatin (right)
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Jayce Hafner (MS-MBA
'20) and
Sami Tellatin (MS-MBA
'20) have been awarded a
TomKat Innovation Grant
for their new startup
FarmRaise
, a platform that shows farmers the programs for which they're eligible and streamlines complicated federal and state grant paperwork into a single, jargon-free application.
Josheena Naggea (PhD 3rd) received an Early Career Researcher award,
supported by
the Fisheries Society of the British Isles,
to attend the
Oceans Past Initiative
(OPI) conference. OPI was originally scheduled to be held in Ostend, Belgium, on May 11-15, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 situation, the OPI network hosted a virtual conference, where Josheena presented her research on "
Socio-Ecological Transformations Affecting Marine Governance: A case
study of Marine Protected Areas in the Republic of Mauritius."
The OPI is a global research network for marine historical research, with the goal of enhancing knowledge and understanding of how the diversity, distribution, and abundance of marine life in the world's oceans has changed over the long term to better indicate future changes and possibilities.
The network aims to connect researchers interested in the history of humankind's interactions with life in the oceans, which includes paleo-ecologists and climatologists, archaeologists, marine environmental historians, economic historians, oral historians, historical ecologists, fisheries historians, and marine environmental and fisheries policymakers and managers.
Josheena has also been awarded the
Diversity Dissertation Research Opportunity (DDRO) Award
/fellowship by the Vice Provost for Graduate Education for her work investigating the impact of diversity on local environmental stewardship action.
DDRO provides competitive awards to doctoral students for research expenses related to dissertations that focus on some aspect of diversity, broadly defined to include culture, socioeconomic background, race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, and life experience. These funds help advance Stanford's commitment to diversity.
Lauren Oakes (PhD '15) is part of a team that received a grant for a new research project focused on adaptation in communities heavily impacted by climate change. The grant comes from the U.S. Geological Survey, National Climate Adaptation Science Center. Lauren will be working on the arctic piece, in collaboration with colleagues at The Nature Conservancy, who are working on the Great Plains.
Will Scott (PhD 1st) was awarded a four-year Doctoral Fellowship from Canada's Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.
Meghan Shea (PhD 1st) has received two external research grants from the Sigma Xi Grant in Aid of Research and from the Dr. Earl H. Myers and Ethel M. Myers Oceanographic and Marine Biology Trust.
Shannon Switzer Swanson (PhD 5th) has received the
2020 Centennial Teaching Award and the
Lieberman Fellowship Award.
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Publications & Presentations
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Hilary Boudet (PhD
'10
) has a few
publications:
- "Public preferences in a shifting energy future: Comparing public views of eight energy sources in North America's Pacific Northwest," in Energies.
- "NIMBY, YIMBY or something else? Geographies of public perceptions in the Marcellus Shale," in Environmental Research Letters (in press).
- "Exploring household energy rules and activities during peak demand to better determine potential responsiveness to time-of-use pricing," in Energy Policy (in press).
Cassandra Brooks (PhD
'
17) has new publications, presentations, and media mentions to share.
Recent Publications:
- "Progress Towards a Representative Network of Southern Ocean Protected Areas," in PLOS ONE, which had a media package that came out with this paper: "Protecting the Southern Ocean" (short video),"More of the Southern Ocean Must be Protected to Safeguard Marine Biodiversity," in Pew Charitable Trusts, "More Protections Needed to Safeguard Biodiversity in the Southern Ocean," in CU Boulder Today.
- with E-IPER Alumni Aaron Strong (PhD) "Gazing at the Crystal Ball: Predicting the future of marine protected areas through voluntary commitments," in Frontiers in Marine Science.
- "Organizational Perspectives on Oceans Governance: Meta-organizations and cross-sectoral collective action," in Marine Policy.
Recent Presentations, including four presentations at the American Geophysical Union Ocean Science Meeting:
- "Using Grand Scale Media to Drive Conservation: Protecting the last ocean," (oral; with John Weller).
- "Managing Marine Protected Areas in Remote Areas: The case of the subantarctic Heard and McDonald Islands," (oral).
- "Reaching Consensus for Conserving the Global Commons: The case of the Ross Sea, Antarctica," (oral).
- "Review of the Impacts of Climate Change and Fishing on Penguin Populations in the Western Antarctic Peninsula and Scotia Sea Region," (poster; with N. Bransome).
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Marilyn Cornelius (PhD
'13
) has two new publications.
This is Marilyn's fourth plant-based cookbook, and overall 17th publication. Marilyn co-authored it with her mother, Dr. Margaret Cornelius. It contains 50 vegan and gluten-free recipes that promote wellness through building a relationship with our food, experimenting with ingredients and techniques, and embracing process and practice as behavioral pillars of wellness. Combining authentic and fusion approaches, Marilyn and Margaret take you on a journey into flavor, fun, and joy with Fijian, Italian, Indian, and Asian influences.
This is Alchemus Prime's 9th volume of poetry, and overall 18th publication. It contains reflections on Marilyn's adventures in India, where she made three trips in a year, and includes her exploration of Heartfulness meditation at the world's largest meditation center, Kanha Shanti Vanam in Telangana, India.
Poems capture the inspirations from this meditation system, which also contains techniques for ridding stress and optimizing relaxation.
Rachael Garrett (PhD
'13
) has published a few articles:
- "Using Supply Chain Data to Monitor Zero Deforestation Commitments: An assessment of progress in the Brazilian Soy Sector," in Environmental Research Letters.
- "Drivers of Decoupling and Recoupling of Crop and Livestock Systems at Farm and Territorial Scales," in Ecology and Society.
- "Fire Risk Explains Persistent Poverty and Fire Use in the Brazilian Amazon," in Global Environmental Change.
Justin Mankin (PhD
'15
) and colleagues have a few publications to share:
- "The Influence of Internal Climate Variability on Projections of Synoptically Driven Beijing Haze," in Geophysical Research Letters.
- "Climate Change and Drought: Twenty-first century projections from the CMIP6 radiative forcing scenarios," in Earth's Future.
- "Agricultural Vulnerability to Changing Snowmelt," in Nature Climate Change.
Fran Moore (PhD
'15
) has a few recent publications:
- "Impacts of Ozone and Climate Change on California Perennial Crops," in Nature Food.
- "Climate and Health Damages of Global Concrete Production," in Nature Climate Change.
- "Climate Adaptation by Crop Migration," in Nature Communications.
Lauren Oakes (PhD
'15
)
authored two opinion/commentary pieces:
Bianca Santos (PhD 1st)
had a recent publication (a collaboration from her master's work)
: Boudin, E., Santos, B., Carcaillet, F., and Kaplan, D., "
Virginia Beached Sea Turtle Survey
," in Frontiers for Young Minds.
Caroline Scruggs (PhD
'12
) has a few notable publications to share:
- "Potable Water Reuse in Small Inland Communities: Oasis or mirage?" in Journal of the American Water Works Association.
- "Survey Data on Perceptions of Water Scarcity and Potable Reuse from Water Utility Customers in Albuquerque New Mexico," in Data in Brief.
- "Arid Inland Community Survey on Water Knowledge, Trust, and Potable Reuse. I: Description of findings", in Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management.
- "Arid Inland Community Survey on Water Knowledge, Trust, and Potable Reuse. II: Predictive modeling," in Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management.
- "Direct Potable Water Reuse in Five Arid Inland Communities: An analysis of factors influencing public acceptance," in Journal of Environmental Planning and Management.
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A screenshot of the group's online Zoom meeting
Photo by Nicola Ulibarri
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E-IPER alums, A.R. Siders (PhD '18), Cassandra Brooks (PhD '17), Amanda Cravens (PhD '14), Dan Reineman (PhD '15), Nicola Ulibarri (PhD '15), and a close colleague, Rebecca Nelson (JSD), had a column published on "How to Beat Isolation? Academic feedback groups fit the bill, and promote growth as scholars and humans," in Nature Careers.
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Left to right: Kim Cobb, Emily Grubert, A.R. Siders
Photo by A.R. Siders
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In January,
A.R. Siders
(PhD '18) met up with
Emily Grubert
(PhD '17) and
Dr. Kim Cobb
at Georgia Tech, where Siders gave a talk on
"
Managed Retreat and Equity in Adaptation
"
to the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department.
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Contributors to this issue include:
Kiran Chawla, Nic Buckley Biggs, Ida Hempel, Gabriela Magana, Fran Moore,
Julia Osterman, Ann Marie Pettigrew, Narasimha Rao, Maile Yee
Edited by:
The E-IPER Staff
Thank you for continuing to support E-IPER!
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