Overview of MEDS Capstone projects     Overview of MESM Group projects    

Projects
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Eco-Entrepreneurship: Greenfoot Rewards

Eco-Entrepreneurship: Greenfoot Rewards

Faculty Advisors: Emily Cotter, Sarah Anderson

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Santa Cruz Island Biosecurity: Development of a Comprehensive Biosecurity Plan to Prevent the Establishment and Spread of Invasive Organisms

Santa Cruz Island Biosecurity: Development of a Comprehensive Biosecurity Plan to Prevent the Establishment and Spread of Invasive Organisms

Faculty Advisors: Lee Hannah

Clients: The Nature Conservancy Santa Cruz Island Preserve

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Estimating and Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Food Served by Kaiser Permanente

Estimating and Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Food Served by Kaiser Permanente

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer

Clients: Kaiser Permanente

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Carbon Neutral Planning for a Sustainable Senior Community

Carbon Neutral Planning for a Sustainable Senior Community

Clients: Valle Verde

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A Condensed Environmental Health & Safety Reference for Nanotechnology Startups (CERNS)

A Condensed Environmental Health & Safety Reference for Nanotechnology Startups (CERNS)

Faculty Advisors: Patricia Holden

Clients: UC Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology

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Reducing the Risk of Vessel Strikes to Endangered Whales in the Santa Barbara Channel: An Economic Analysis and Risk Assessment of Potential Management Scenarios

Reducing the Risk of Vessel Strikes to Endangered Whales in the Santa Barbara Channel: An Economic Analysis and Risk Assessment of Potential Management Scenarios

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Clients: Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

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Creating an Environmental Sustainability Program for Religious Communities

Creating an Environmental Sustainability Program for Religious Communities

Faculty Advisors: Oran Young

Clients: Environmental Coalition of Faith Communities

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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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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