Understanding how our planet works
Our goal is to understand, predict, and respond to human-caused and natural environmental change at local to global scales. Scientists in our Earth System Science department offer a strong graduate research program across a broad range of environmental and Earth science disciplines for students working toward a doctoral degree. Undergraduate and coterminal master's degrees are offered through the closely related and popular Earth Systems Program.
Degree Programs
Undergraduate
The Earth System Science department does not have an undergraduate program. However, many of its faculty teach in the popular, interdisciplinary Earth Systems Program, which offers a BS and co-terminal MS degree.
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Events related to Earth System Science
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ESS Oral Defense - Ian Harryman - May 21 - Green 365 @ 9:30 AM
PhD DefenseGreen Earth Sciences Building
Earth system science news
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Rob Jackson and Rosamond Naylor are among the Stanford faculty joining the scholarly society, which works to promote science for the public good.
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A study on species competing to consume insect larvae provides insights into “priority effects”, or how the order and timing of different species shape biological communities.
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As part of the Stanford Impact Labs Design Fellowship, Marshall Burke and Gabrielle Wong-Parodi each conducted research intended to equip governments, institutions, and communities with evidence and approaches to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of a changing climate.
