Master's Project Directory

Overview of MEDS Capstone projects Overview of MESM Group projects

Analysis of Pre-Consumer Textile Waste within the Apparel Supply Chain

MESM 2024 Group Project

Group Members: Karina Abou-Chakra, Kira Archipov, Simone Berkovitz, Elena Perry, Rachel Spellenberg

Faculty Advisors: Matt Potoski, David Tilman

Clients: Patagonia

Assessing Agricultural Carbon Quantification Methods

This project assessed the effectiveness of regenerative organic practices to store soil carbon, modeled greenhouse gas emissions and evaluated the effect of different regenerative organic practices on total GHG emissions, and developed recommendations for Patagonia on which practices have the largest impact on carbon sequestration in the soil.

Faculty Advisors: Kyle Meng

Clients: Patagonia

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Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Through Materials Innovation in the Apparel Industry

By modeling various product changes out to the year 2035 with company growth, this team identified the material and dye applications with the largest GHG savings for apparel company Patagonia. From this, they sought to develop realistic product change recommendations to decrease the overall environmental impact of Patagonia’s products.

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer

Clients: Patagonia

Program

Clients

Year

Faculty Advisors

Analysis of Pre-Consumer Textile Waste within the Apparel Supply Chain

Assessing Agricultural Carbon Quantification Methods

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Through Materials Innovation in the Apparel Industry

Microfiber Pollution and the Apparel Industry

Incorporating Land Use Impacts on Biodiversity into Life Cycle Assessment

Assessing On-Road Freight Emissions for Patagonia and Evaluating Low Carbon Fuel Alternatives

Developing a Product Water Footprinting Methodology for Patagonia Outdoor Clothing

From Sea to Table: Recommendations for Tracing Seafood

Designing Road Crossings for Safe Wildlife Passage: Ventura County Guidelines