Projects

2010

Contribution of Diatoms to Carbon Export in Coastal Oceans

Student: Sarah E. A. Diringer Independent Project Advisor: Dr. Rebecca Shipe Single celled marine primary producers provide a sink for excess CO2 in the atmosphere caused by burning fossil fuels…

2010

Corporate Climate Stewardship – does it pay to think green? A pre- and post- Copenhagen analysis

Students: Victor Weisberg Independent Project Advisor: Matthew Kahn Most profit-driven managers would like to believe that it is not their responsibility to be environmentally conscious. Yet several researches have documented…

2010

Decreased Water and Increased Yields in the Westlands Water District

Students: Jenna Martin Independent Project Advisor: Dr. S. Trimble Less water availability to farmers has resulted in a pursuit for new irrigation technologies and water management. My senior capstone utilized…

2010

Edaphic Properties of Stable, Shrinking and Expanding Coastal Sage Scrub Boundaries (1990-2009) in Cheeseboro Canyon, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

Students: Monica Pacheco, Erin Mulberg, Suza Khy, Maggie Olsen, Andrew J. Price, Prodipto Roy, Eduardo Jimenez Client: National Park Service, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Advisor: R. Travis Brooks…

2010

Evaluating the Characteristics of Dissolved Organic Matter and its Interactions with Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants in Natural and Treated Waters

Students: Christina Cheng Independent Project Advisor: Dr. I.H. (Mel) Suffet Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is a complex mixture of compounds found ubiquitously in natural waters. Sources of DOM include degraded…

2010

Examining Marine Debris Along Los Angeles County Beaches: A qualitative and quanitative analysis

Students: Alisan Amrhein, Hui Yan Terri Chan, Jonathan Chang, Gabe Kiritz, Jaimie Lee, Karestine Nga, Sean O’Connor, Jaynel Santos Client: Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board Advisor: Dr. Rebecca…

2010

Growth of a rhizophytic and a non-rhizophytic Halimeda species in response to water column and sediment enrichment

Students: Riley Clagett, Natalie Ma, & Casey Sheridan Independent Project Advisor: Dr. Peggy Fong Anthropogenic nutrient input is an ever increasing problem in tropical coastal marine ecosystems. Long term nutrient…

2010

Marine Debris in Topanga Canyon

Students: Nora Hakkakzadeh, Daniela Hamann-Nazaroff, Mohammed Raouf Iqbal, Mike Kelly, Rita Wong, Miriam Urena, Hannah Wilchar, Jenny Kim Client: Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board Advisor: Dr. Rebecca Shipe…

2010

Measuring the Ecological Status of Restoration Treatments of Coastal Sage Scrub (Cheeseboro Canyon) Using Biotic Proxies

Students: Victoria Crandall, Karan Gupta, Kevin Huang, Angeline Kong, Allen Lee, Stephanie Macias, Phillip C. Wong. Client: National Park Service Advisor: Dr. Travis Longcore Ecological restoration is the process of…