Overview of MEDS Capstone projects     Overview of MESM Group projects    

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Integrating Tribal Resource Use in California's Marine Life Protection Act Initiative

Integrating Tribal Resource Use in California's Marine Life Protection Act Initiative

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall

Clients: Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO), ECOTRUST

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Energy and Climate Action on Tribal Lands: A Community-Based Approach

Energy and Climate Action on Tribal Lands: A Community-Based Approach

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan

Clients: Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Environmental Office

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Asssessing the Environmental Impacts of Industrial Laundering - Life Cycle Assessment of Polyester/Cotton Shirts

Asssessing the Environmental Impacts of Industrial Laundering - Life Cycle Assessment of Polyester/Cotton Shirts

Faculty Advisors: Thomas Dunne

Clients: Mission Linen Supply

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Sustainable Design, Construction, and Operation of a Residential High-rise Building in San Francisco

Sustainable Design, Construction, and Operation of a Residential High-rise Building in San Francisco

Faculty Advisors: Jeff Dozier

Clients: ADCO Group

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Ecology and Management of Oak Woodlands on Tejon Ranch: Recommendations for Conserving a Valuable California Ecosystem

Ecology and Management of Oak Woodlands on Tejon Ranch: Recommendations for Conserving a Valuable California Ecosystem

Faculty Advisors: Frank Davis

Clients: Tejon Ranch Conservancy

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Market Solutions for Conjunctive Management of Surface and Groundwater - a Case Study of Idaho's East Snake River Plain

Market Solutions for Conjunctive Management of Surface and Groundwater - a Case Study of Idaho's East Snake River Plain

Faculty Advisors: Robert Wilkinson

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Sustainability and Tracking Strategies for Gills Onions Farming Operations

Sustainability and Tracking Strategies for Gills Onions Farming Operations

Faculty Advisors: James Frew

Clients: Gills Onions, LLC

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Eco-Entrepreneurship: Negawatt Energy Network

Eco-Entrepreneurship: Negawatt Energy Network

Faculty Advisors: Emily Cotter

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Strategies to Control Mercury Pollution in the Cache Creek Basin, Northern California

Strategies to Control Mercury Pollution in the Cache Creek Basin, Northern California

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Clients: Bureau of Land Management - California State Office

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Using Surface Winds to Improve the Accuracy of Fire Spread Modeling for Hazard Assessment: A Case Study in Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California

Using Surface Winds to Improve the Accuracy of Fire Spread Modeling for Hazard Assessment: A Case Study in Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall, Christina Tague

Clients: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

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Eco-Entrepreneurship: Marketainer: Closed-Loop Packaging Solutions

The 2010 Eco-E project Marketainer aimed to eliminate sources of waste throughout the supply chain for a wide range of flowable liquid and solid products.

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer

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Eco-Entrepreneurship: PWS (Progressive Water Solutions)

The 2010 Eco-E project Progressive Water Solutions LLC (PWS) aimed to be a groundwater brokerage and consulting firm, providing groundwater rights holders with a central marketplace to trade pumping rights and more.

Faculty Advisors: Gary Libecap

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Developing a Product Water Footprinting Methodology for Patagonia Outdoor Clothing

Developing a Product Water Footprinting Methodology for Patagonia Outdoor Clothing

Faculty Advisors: Thomas Dunne

Clients: Patagonia

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Current Practices and Perceived Risks Related to Environmental Health, Safety & Product Stewardship in Nanomaterials Industry

Current Practices and Perceived Risks Related to Environmental Health, Safety & Product Stewardship in Nanomaterials Industry

Faculty Advisors: Patricia Holden

Clients: UCSB Center for Nanotechnology in Society, UC Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology

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From Sea to Table: Recommendations for Tracing Seafood

From Sea to Table: Recommendations for Tracing Seafood

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan, John Melack

Clients: Monterey Bay Aquarium Sustainable Seafood Initiative