Program

Clients

Year

Faculty Advisors

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Seaweed: The Solution to Pollution? A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of LDPE and Algal Flexible Film Packaging

MESM 2023 Group Project

Group Members: Taylor Gries, Marielena (Mari) Herbst de Cortina, John (Jack) Miller, Devin Ngo, Jonah Seif

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer

Clients: PANGAIA

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Funding Future Forests: Evaluating Ecosystem Services for Forest Restoration in the Tahoe-Central Sierra

Identifying financial incentives for forest restoration projects, examining supply and demand of ecosystem services within California’s Tahoe Central Sierra Initiative.

Group Members: Laurel Abowd, Kirsten Hodgson, Brendan McGovern

Faculty Advisors: Charles Kolstad

Clients: Blue Forest Conservation

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Burbank Sustainable Water Master Plan

This project provided Burbank with a portfolio of tools and analytically justified strategies to enhance water sustainability:

Faculty Advisors: Robert Wilkinson

Clients: Burbank Water and Power

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Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Planning: A Guide for Small Municipal Utilities

Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Planning: A Guide for Small Municipal Utilities

Faculty Advisors: Patricia Holden

Clients: Burbank Water and Power