Overview of MEDS Capstone projects     Overview of MESM Group projects    

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Development of Conceptual Models and Ecological Baselines to Support the Creation of an Adaptive Management Plan for Tejon Ranch, California

Development of Conceptual Models and Ecological Baselines to Support the Creation of an Adaptive Management Plan for Tejon Ranch, California

Faculty Advisors: Frank Davis

Clients: Tejon Ranch Conservancy

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Economic viability and sustainable management of a California red abalone fishing cooperative

Economic Viability and Sustainable Management of a California Red Abalone Fishing Cooperative

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Clients: California Abalone Association

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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

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Permanent River Protection Strategies for China

Permanent River Protection Strategies for China

Faculty Advisors: Robert Wilkinson

Clients: China Rivers Project, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

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Community Greenhouse Gas Solutions: Prioritizing Emissions-Reducing Strategies

Community Greenhouse Gas Solutions: Prioritizing Emissions-Reducing Strategies

Faculty Advisors: Oran Young

Clients: AECOM

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Sustainable Property Rewards Initiative: A Corporate Strategy for Greening Commercial Property Management

Sustainable Property Rewards Initiative: A Corporate Strategy for Greening Commercial Property Management

Faculty Advisors: Sarah Anderson

Clients: Yardi Systems, Inc.

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Development of a Sustainable Community in Santa Paula, California

Development of a Sustainable Community in Santa Paula, California

Faculty Advisors: Jeff Dozier

Clients: The Limoneira Company

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Pathway to Self-Funding: A Case Study on the California Commercial Spiny Lobster Fishery

Pathway to Self-Funding: A Case Study on the California Commercial Spiny Lobster Fishery

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Clients: California Lobster & Trap Fishermen's Association

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Cumulative Impacts of Large-scale Renewable Energy Development in the West Mojave: Effects on Habitat Quality, Physical Movement of Species, and Gene Flow

Cumulative Impacts of Large-scale Renewable Energy Development in the West Mojave: Effects on Habitat Quality, Physical Movement of Species, and Gene Flow

Faculty Advisors: Lee Hannah

Clients: Professor Frank Davis

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Post-fire Sedimentation and Flood Risk Potential in the Mission Creek Watershed of Santa Barbara

Post-fire Sedimentation and Flood Risk Potential in the Mission Creek Watershed of Santa Barbara

Faculty Advisors: Thomas Dunne