USAC Sustainability
2011 Undergraduate Student Association Council Action Research Team
Projects
Wildlife Use of the Los Piñetos Underpass, Santa Clarita, California
Students: Robert Freidin, Diane Schreck, Brooke Scruggs, Elise Shulman, Alissa Swauger, Allison Tashnek Client: Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority Advisor: Travis Longcore and Erin Boydston Final Report Corridors between fragmented…
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
Greening Grad Housing
2010 Graduate Housing Action Research Team
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…
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…