Winter Quarter Project Proposal
February 14th, 2022 After completion of the literature review, the Aquawasters have compiled a plan to complete the deliverables desired by the stakeholder, Aquarium of the Pacific. This project proposal…
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Fall Quarter Literature Review
December 12th, 2021 The Aquawasters have been hard at work this quarter! The team underwent a literature review, which helps to shed light on the foundational knowledge needed prior to…
Meet the Newest Members of the Aquawaste Team!
January 17th, 2022 Welcome to the IoES Aquarium of the Pacific Practicum page! Below is our team brochure with our project objectives and an introduction to each team member. Aquarium…
Winter Quarter Progress Presentation
February 4th, 2022 The Aquawaste team presents their Winter quarter presentation update. This presentation includes an introduction, objectives, preliminary methods, and timeline for the project.
Virtuous circle: New student starts college journey thanks to mentor who was a Bruin
She kept at it and two years later, she participated in the UCLA Institute of Environmental and Sustainability’s GreenShorts program, a short-film contest for high school students. Her film, “Non Supponunt”…
Jacob Phaneuf found his path at UCLA through a passion for genetics and environmental justice
Everyone was making small talk, trying to figure out what they had in common. Jacob told me he was a microbiology major from a tiny town in upstate New York…
2020 environmental science students persevere through pandemic to graduate
The next day, classes and trips started getting cancelled. Within a week, UCLA was preparing to close to all but essential workers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The chancellor…
IoES students in Daily Bruin: Student-led study finds drones can determine if ships are skirting pollution laws
A UCLA student-led study found that drones can be used to determine whether ships are following pollution regulations. The drones could help enforce air pollution requirements by examining ships’ emissions…
Drone monitoring of ship emissions could save lives, protect health
Students partnered with tech company on project that explored public health outcomes in L.A. and Long Beach port communities
Meet optimistic environmentalist and graduating senior Riley Griesenbeck
Riley is one of 80 graduating with degrees in environmental science from UCLA