John Wooden Sustainability
2011 Recreation Action Research Team
Projects
On vs. Off-Campus Ecological Footprint
2011 On vs. Off-Campus Action Research Team
Recycling Behavior Changes
2011 Recycling Action Research Team
USAC Sustainability
2011 Undergraduate Student Association Council Action Research Team
Why conserving California’s biodiversity matters
Dr. Peter Raven, President Emeritus and former Director of the Missouri Botanical Garden
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Green Orientation
2010 Green Orientation Action Research Team