Projects

2013

Los Angeles County and Orange County Beach Water Quality: A Re-Evaluation of the 3-Day Rule

Students: Marlene Alvarado, Kymberly Alvarez, Mitchelle Anderson, Alexis Arnold, Serena Lomonico, Joel Slater, Lily Tsukayama Client: Heal the Bay Advisor: Dr. Mark Gold Final Report

2013

Management Vision for Elephant Hill

Students: Austin Arruda, Allison Cardoso, Emily Foster, Tarn Johnson, Crystal Lee, Adam Rabb Client: Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority Advisor: Travis Brooks Final Report

2013

Mass Quantification of PCE in Los Angeles Groundwater from the GeoTracker Database

Students: Samantha Burke, Grace Chu, Johanna Heyer, Janna Lee, Xina Tang, Tiffany Tran, Lawrence Zhang Client: Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board Advisor: Travis Brooks Final Report

2013

Performance of a Freeway Underpass as a Regional Wildland Linkage for Mammals

Students: Lindsay Almaleh, Brittany Chetty, Kathryn Francis, Ching-Sheng Huang, Brooke Pickett, Mike Wright Client: Dr. Erin Boydston, USGS Advisor: Dr. Travis Longcore Final Report

2013

The Growing Experience: Environmental and Dietary Effects of Urban Agriculture at the Carmelitos Housing Project, North Long Beach

Students: Jessica Ban, Heather Burdick, Jessica Canet, Dominic Nguyen, Thanh Nguyen, Samuel Ramos- Perlberg, and Chun Kit Tam Client: The Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles Advisor: Dr.…

2012

Beyond The Kelp: Examining Fish Diversity and Economic Value of a Southern California Artificial Reef Mitigation Project

Students: Nauman Charania, Brittany Chow, Michael Glass, Christian Johnson, Calvin Kieu, Jason Miller, Shayan Sayadi, Carrie Smith, and Eric Wong Client: Southern California Edison Advisor: Jordan A. Rosencranz Final Report

2012

Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments for Terrestrial and Freshwater Vertebrates in the Mediterranean Coast Network of National Parks

Students: Brett Bova, Misa Downey, Natalie Marte, Justin Penn, Kirstie Ruppert, Karen Vu, and Shotaro Yamada Client: National Park Service, Dr. Stacey Ostermann-Kelm Advisor: Dr. Travis Longcore Final Report

2012

Do Socioeconomic Factors Affect the Volume and Composition of Catch Basin Debris?

Students: Team Trash Talkers: Yingying Cai, Ching Yan Chan, Andrew Duncan, Josue Gonzalez, Tina Hoang, Brianna Lawrence, and Sheryl Parsons Client: Heal the Bay and City of Los Angeles Watershed…

2012

Eco-Certification Programs for Hotels in California: Determining Consumer Preferences for Green Hotels

Students: Anuraag Jhawar, Guneet Kohli, Jie Li, Neilufar Modiri, Veronica Mota, Ryan Nagy, Heiley Poon, and Clifford Shum Client: Walt Disney Imagineering Advisor: Magali Delmas Final Report

2012

Evaluating the Use of Plastic Shelters and Steel Cages To Improve Coast Live Oak Growth and Survival in Topanga Canyon and White Oak Farm of Malibu Creek

Students: Jessica Chen, Melissa Chin, Margaret Mackey, Tessa Reeder, and Tor Zipkin Client: TreePeople Advisor: Travis Brooks Final Report

2012

Fecal indicator bacteria concentrations after rainfall events: Evaluating the 72-hour rain advisory period

Students: Michael Bordeaux, Ariel Flores, Rocio Flores, Raul Gaina, Danny Ong, Natasha Patel, and Catherine Wong Client: Heal the Bay Advisor: Rebecca Shipe Final Report

2012

Large Mammal Movement in the Eastern Santa Monica Mountains

Students: Gabriel Albano, Tanya Bitcon, Maanya Condamoor, Sirena Lao, Greg Lopez, Ryan Sokolovsky, and Allen Vicencio Client: Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority Advisor: Dr. Erin Boydston, U.S. Geological Survey Final…