Overview of MEDS Capstone projects     Overview of MESM Group projects    

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Environmental Impacts of Utility-Scale Battery Storage in California

Environmental Impacts of Utility-Scale Battery Storage in California

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer

Clients: First Solar, Inc.

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Air-Based Land Management – Assessing Drone and Imaging Tools for the Tejon Ranch Conservancy

Air-Based Land Management – Assessing Drone and Imaging Tools for the Tejon Ranch Conservancy

Faculty Advisors: James Frew

Clients: Tejon Ranch Conservancy

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Better Groundwater Management for Agriculture, Habitat and Society

Better Groundwater Management for Agriculture, Habitat and Society

Faculty Advisors: Ashley Larsen

Clients: Environmental Defense Fund

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Incentivizing Incidental Groundwater Recharge in Teton Valley, Idaho

Incentivizing Incidental Groundwater Recharge in Teton Valley, Idaho

Faculty Advisors: Gary Libecap

Clients: LegacyWorks Group

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Eco-Entrepreneurship: Sunset Power Solutions

Sunset Power Solutions is an Eco-E project that provides clean, wireless lighting for any social occasion. Their product, the MoonLite, repurposes second-life lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles to provide a stylish and easy-to-use lighting solution.

Faculty Advisors: Emily Cotter

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Bridging Science and Management in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument

2017 Master's Group Project

Faculty Advisors: Mark Buntaine

Clients: NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Eco-Entrepreneurship: BranchOut

BranchOut is an outdoor "escape room" concept for adults and kids age 3 and up. Discover clues and solve puzzles to complete an hour-long adventure before time runs out.

Faculty Advisors: Matt Potoski, Emily Cotter

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Sharing Canada’s Last Frontier: Creating a Conservation Network to Ensure Continued Wildlife Connectivity in the Mackenzie River

2017 Master's Group Project

Faculty Advisors: Christina Tague, Lee Hannah

Clients: Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative

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Eco-Entrepreneurship: OrganicMatters

OrganicMatters is an Eco-E project that manufactures certified organic fertilizer out of poultry waste from the egg industry.

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller, Emily Cotter

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Planning and Incentivizing Native Oyster Restoration in Southern California

2017 Master's Group Projects

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan

Clients: Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve, Honda Marine Science Foundation

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Workplace Charging to Promote One Million Zero Emission Vehicles in California by 2020

2017 Master's Group Project

Faculty Advisors: Sarah Anderson, James Frew

Clients: California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

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From Rocket Testing to Wilderness: Investigating Water Management Strategies and Impacts at Santa Susana

2017 Master's Group Project

Faculty Advisors: Thomas Dunne

Clients: The Boeing Company

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A Greater Gray: A Larval Connectivity Assessment of Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary

2017 Master's Group Project

Faculty Advisors: Steve Gaines

Clients: Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Feasibility Analysis of Conservation Banking for the Greater Sage-Grouse in Montana

2017 Master's Group Project

Faculty Advisors: Gary Libecap

Clients: American Prairie Reserve

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A Framework to Evaluate the Effectiveness of No-Take Marine Reserves in Mexico

2017 Master's Group Project

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Clients: Comunidad y Biodiversidad (COBI)