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Environmental Venture Projects

Environmental Venture Projects

Promising research needs support to advance. To catalyze transformative environmental and sustainability research around the world, the Stanford Woods Institute has awarded millions of dollars in Environmental Venture Projects (EVPs) seed grants to interdisciplinary research teams from all seven of Stanford’s schools and 34 of its departments. These innovative research projects focus on finding solutions to challenges ranging from the protection of endangered species in California to the delivery of clean drinking water in Africa. EVPs have led to development of natural resources valuation software and biodegradable building materials.


ENVIRONMENTAL VENTURE PROJECTS (EVPs)

An interdisciplinary approach to understanding the role of anthropogenic fire in the desert grasslands of Australia »

Intentional burning is increasingly being recognized as an important force in shaping ecosystems over time. In Australia, the impact of anthropogenic fire has been particularly significant, with indigenous burning hypothesized to have radically altered the continent's biogeography.


VIEW ENVIRONMENTAL VENTURE PROJECTS (EVPs)

2012

Is Corporate Environmentalism Profitable? Experimental Investigations of the Effects of Environmental Corporate Social Responsibility on Consumption, Employment and Political Activity »

Asia - 2012

Rapid Detection of Water-borne Pathogens and Pathogen Indicators by Digitization and Concentration of Reporter Enzyme Fluorescence in Microfluidic Picoliter Droplets »

North America - 2012

Recovery of Entropic Energy at Wastewater Treatment Plants Discharging to Saline Environments »

North America - 2012

Trace Organics in Recycled Water: Analysis of Plant Uptake and Processing »

North America - 2012

Determining the Drivers and Consequences of Hypoxia in Nearshore Marine Ecosystems: an Integrative Engineering and Ecophysiological Approach »

North America - 2012

2011

How Marine Species Affect Ocean Acidification »

North America - 2011

Compromised Groundwater Quality Resulting from Large-Scale Damming Projects  »

Asia - 2011

Rural Health and Development at the Food-Water Nexus »

Africa - 2011

Geography of Food Contamination by Coal Emissions in N.W. China »

Asia - 2011

Electrically Conducting Nanomaterials Filter for Point-of-Use Water Disinfection  »

North America - 2011

Facilitating Pro-Environmental Behavior: Leveraging Nature-based Experiences into Everyday Stewardship  »

South America - 2011

Rapid Assessment of Human Exposure to Airborne Persistent Organic Pollutants  »

North America - 2011

2010

Understanding the Carbon Cycle in Terrestrial and Marine Ecosystems with Field-Based Measurements Using a Revolutionary Isotopic Technique  »

North America - 2010

The Effects of Wildlife Loss and Land Use Change on Rodent-Borne Disease Risk in East Africa  »

Africa - 2010

Rethinking the Balance Between Future Obesity and Malnutrition with Climate Change »

Asia - 2010

Can Better Management Raise Growth and Reduce Pollution?  »

Asia - 2010

2009

Biophysical interactions in a near-shore kelp ecosystem: Observations and implications for monitoring and design of Marine Protected Areas  »

North America - 2009

An interdisciplinary approach to understanding the role of anthropogenic fire in the desert grasslands of Australia »

Australia - 2009

Northern California water supply: Meadow restoration for adaption to climate change  »

North America - 2009

High-rate microbial production of nitrous oxide for energy generation »

North America - 2009

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Sherrie Taguchi
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(650) 721-1496
sherrie.taguchi@stanford.edu

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