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Testing the Economic Feasibility of Seaweed Aquaculture in Southern California

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan

Clients: Santa Barbara Mariculture, Sustainable Aquaculture Research Center

The Salty Generations

A short film looking at the unique challenges of shellfish farmers and their motivation to provide sustainable food for their communities despite these challenges.

Faculty Advisors: Lisa Leombruni

Impact Investment and Fisheries: Can Private Capital Rebuild Chilean Hake Stocks?

Group Members: Nathan Grimes

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Clients: Environmental Defense Fund

After the Fire, After the Rain

A short film examining the vulnerable populations, often minority or low income communities, whose lives are significantly impacted by the secondary effects of natural disasters.

Faculty Advisors: Lisa Leombruni

Exploring the Return on Investment Case for Drinking Water Protection in the Upper Mississippi River Basin

Faculty Advisors: Kelly Caylor

Clients: The Nature Conservancy

Teaching Sustainability with Museum Interactives

Interactive activities for the California Academy of Sciences to encourage visitors to learn more about sustainability.

Faculty Advisors: Lisa Leombruni

Next Generation Water Action Plan for General Electric

Faculty Advisors: Patricia Holden

Clients: General Electric

Shelling Out Solutions

A short film in collaboration with the Honda Marine Science Foundation, exploring ways to restore habitat and bring native California Olympia oyster back to our waterways.

Faculty Advisors: Lisa Leombruni

Prioritizing Cost-Effective Dust Mitigation at the Salton Sea

Faculty Advisors: Andrew Plantinga

Clients: San Diego County Water Authority

High School Environmental Science Curriculum

Environmental education curriculum for AP high school students in Santa Barbara, highlighting problem solving and critical thinking related to real world problems.

Faculty Advisors: Lisa Leombruni

Motivating Private-Public Collaboration to Reduce Fire Severity in the Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains

Faculty Advisors: Christina Tague

Clients: Sierra Resource Conservation District

Strategic Communication for Carbon Neutrality

Campaign concepts pilot-tested with UC students to improve how the University of California Office of the President connects with the student body regarding its Carbon Neutrality Initiative. TomKat Foundation.

Faculty Advisors: Lisa Leombruni

Environmental Impacts of Utility-Scale Battery Storage in California

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer

Clients: First Solar, Inc.

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

Faculty Advisors: James Frew

Clients: Tejon Ranch Conservancy

Better Groundwater Management for Agriculture, Habitat and Society

Faculty Advisors: Ashley Larsen

Clients: Environmental Defense Fund

Incentivizing Incidental Groundwater Recharge in Teton Valley, Idaho

Faculty Advisors: Gary Libecap

Clients: LegacyWorks Group

Four people sitting outdoors at night around a bright lamp

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

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

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

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