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Environmental Earth System Science

In this section:

Master of Science in Environmental Earth System Science

Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Earth System Science

Up one level:

School of Earth Sciences

Chair: Scott Fendorf

Associate Chair: Kevin Arrigo

Professors: C. Page Chamberlain, Robert B. Dunbar, Scott E. Fendorf, Chris Field,* Steven M. Gorelick, Eric Lambin, Pamela A. Matson,† Rosamond Naylor,***† Paul Switzer**

Associate Professor: Kevin Arrigo

Assistant Professors: Noah Diffenbaugh,*** Christopher Francis, David Lobell,***† Leif Thomas

Acting Assistant Professor: Alexandre Boucher

Courtesy Professors: Gregory P. Asner, Ken Caldeira, Stephen Monismith, Peter M. Vitousek

Visiting Professors: Alan Carroll, Carlota Escutia, Mauricio P. F. Fontes

* Joint appointment with Biology

** Joint appointment with Statistics

*** Joint appointment with Woods Institute for the Environment

† Joint appointment with the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

Department Offices: Yang & Yamazaki (Y2E2) Building, Room 135

Phone: 650-721-5723

Mail Code: 94305-4215

Web Site: http://pangea.stanford.edu/eess

Courses offered by the Department of Environmental Earth System Science are listed under the subject code EESS on the Stanford Bulletin's ExploreCourses web site.

Environmental Earth System Science studies the planet's oceans, lands, and atmosphere as an integrated system, with an emphasis on changes occurring during the current period of overwhelming human influence, the Anthropocene. Faculty and students within the department use the principles of biology, chemistry, and physics to study problems involving processes occurring at the Earth's surface, such as climate change and global nutrient cycles, providing a foundation for problem solving related to environmental sustainability and global environmental change.

Graduate Programs in Environmental Earth System Science

The University's basic requirements for the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are discussed in the "Graduate Degrees" section of this bulletin.

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