Projects
The State of Corporate Sustainability Disclosure 2025
This third annual report on the State of Corporate Sustainability Disclosure provides a comprehensive analysis of how S&P 500 companies are disclosing climate-related information based on 20 core metrics tracked by UCLA’s Open for Good Initiative.
Grand Theft Eco: Environmental Futures of Los Angeles
Grand Theft Eco: Environmental Futures of Los Angeles is a creative film project that repurposes the game engine and design of the video game Grand Theft Auto V to explore possible eco-futures of Los Angeles in the year 2050.
Exploring the Cold-Water Corals of the California Coast
An expedition to Catalina Island’s deep reefs investigates rare California cold-water corals, using lab-based geochemical and molecular tools to understand how these fragile species build skeletons and endure ocean change.
Mapping Los Angeles Landscape History
Tribal leaders and researchers have uncovered the ancient “lost suburbs” of Los Angeles—revealing a thriving Indigenous landscape buried beneath the city’s sprawl and reclaiming a 10,000-year legacy of resilience, stewardship, and survival.
A coastal and ocean monitoring inventory for California
Students: Emmylin Adler, Zsaby Diana, Alejandra Flores, Holly Foothorap, Ailey Gold, Jordan Guzman, Betty Huang, Elise Lammers, Jolie Rice, Jessica Wouters Faculty Advisor: Noah Garrison Client: Scripps Institution of Oceanography…
A production grid tie-in framework for Los Angeles
Students: Jenna Banyon, Liam De Villa Bourke, Quinn Ferguson, Emma Fiorillo, Andy Fung, Annelie Kamperin, Uriel Meza, Danielle Soykin Faculty Advisor: Sebastian Solarte Client: Sustainable Entertainment Alliance Final Presentation
A scalable biodiversity assessment of American Honda Motors headquarters
Students: Alexandra Armstrong, Alexandra Ewing, Natasha Gerhardstein, Angela Ke, Vasilisa Kellogg, Grace Miller, Frances Park-Steskal, Gia Rogers Faculty Advisor: Dr. Dan Cooper and Dr. Ryan Harrigan Client: American Honda Motors…
A scope 3 emissions analysis for UCLA Health
Students: Allyson Huerta, Elian Lei, Devin Middleton, Drake Snyder, Marianna Stanley, Shivani Watson Faculty Advisor: Professor Deepak Rajagopal Client: UCLA Health Final Presentation
An analysis of on-road vehicle activity in Los Angeles County
Students: Devon Bradley, Steve Jang, Rachel Jiang, Can Li, Donovan McGraw, Karina Rahadian, Fernanda Reyes-Ramirez, Carson Stewart Faculty Advisor: Professor Alan Barecca Client: California Air Resources Board (CARB) Final Presentation
An analysis of SB 261 climate related financial disclosures
Students: Baria Alaswad, Beau Brown, Andres Elizarraras, Sage Haroche, Kyla Marcello, Kayla Morgan, Orlando Rosales, Ty Stitt Faculty Advisor: Professor Magali Delmas Client: California Air Resources Board (CARB) Final Presentation
Analyzing mule deer ecology on Catalina Island
Students: Anysia Acosta, Leah Acosta, Celeste Albarran, Naya Bender, Titouan Faure, Synaia Faust, Zoe Katz, Riley Rogers, Alvaro Villarreal, Lauren Wiley Faculty Advisor: Dr. Travis Longcore Client: Catalina Island Conservancy…
Applications of Community Science for Marine Conservation in the Santa Monica Bay
Students: Cassidy Allen, Olivia Cortes, Mansour Dadgar, Noah Kamps, Ansley Riddell, Erica Ro, Kate Robinson, Sophia Woehl Faculty Advisor: Professor Rob Eagle Client: Heal the Bay Final Presentation
Assessing airborne antibiotic-resistant bacteria near CAFOs in Kern County and impacts on community health
Students: Aliya Alidaee, Thomas Lehman, Emily Nguyen, Eva Paramo, Joseph Serafino, Rebecca Share, Mercy Shrestha, Jack Spencer, Louise Tibia Faculty Advisor: Zanobia Ibrahim Client: Center on Race, Poverty & the…
Comparing smoke models from beneficial and catastrophic fire for critical policy insights
Students: Nicole Curristan, Benjamin Curtis, Chase Dodd, Joy Huang, Ava Hymes, Alexander Manning, Anneliese Phillips, Clairese Wright Faculty Advisor: Professor Pablo Saide Client: Climate & Wildfire Institute Final Presentation
Plugging and abandonment of idle oil and gas wells in California under Assembly Bill 1866 and its predecessors
Students: Christian Hyde, Mary Koutures, Alexander Manning, Ruby Neff, Ava Philson, Gitanjali Sharma, Jamilex Soto, Elise Whitlinger Faculty Advisor: Noah Garrison Client: Center for Biological Diversity Final Presentation
Providing a baseline for a UCLA campus biodiversity assessment
Students: Josie Baird, Kevin Bentovoja, Amelie Cowley, Myra Farooq, Kenny Gorrocino, Max Reines, Evan Rome, Ashley Thorp Faculty Advisor: Dr. Andrew Kleinhesselink Client: UCLA Sustainability Final Presentation