ES196 May 2010: Table of Contents

Senior Research Seminar

Environmental Sciences Group Major, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-2922

Instructors

Patina Mendez & Kurt Spreyer

Graduate Student Instructors

Gabrielle Wong-Parodi & Lucy Diekmann

Evolution, Genetics, Cell & Molecular Biology

Celia Chao
The Expression Pattern of endo-1,4-ß-glucanase in Arabidopsis thaliana

Eunice Lim
Genetic Variation and Evolution of the Perchlorate Reductase Operon

Andrew Tantisukarom
An In Silico Prediction of ER-alpha Agonism for Quats and Phthalates

Elias Elbogen
Identification of Burseraceae Trees from Peru: A Comparison of the Nuclear DNA Marker ITS and the Plastid DNA Marker rbcL for DNA Barcoding

Connie Zheng
Natural Resistance Variations among Arabidopsis thaliana Populations Against OomycetePathogen Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis

Environmental Justice and Health

Jimmy Chang
How U.S. Newspapers Frame the 2009 H1N1 Vaccine

Chelsea V. Preble
A Comparison of Pollutant Emissions from a Traditional and an Improved Cookstove

Roland Lee
Comparison of Changes in Intraocular Pressure and Anterior Chamber Before and After Cataract Surgery

Charles Gemora
Assessing the EPA’s Priorities in Protecting the Human Health of Minority Populations with Regards to Remediating RCRA sites in California according to the GPRA Baseline

Nina Yang
Fuel-Efficient Stoves: A Comparison of Berkeley-Darfur Stoves to Three-Stone Fires

Plant Ecology

Samuel Leiboff
Examining the Effects of Varying Nitrogen and Water Availability on the Quality and Structure of Transgenic and Non-Transgenic Sorghum bicolor Grain

Yuriko Kayama
Treatments of Severely Boron-Contaminated Soils for Phytorestoration

Jennifer Jehnsen
Effects on Artemisia annua Growth with the Addition of Gibberellic Acid, Salicylic Acid, and Methyl Jasmonate in Hydroponic Systems

Melina Corona
Germination Experiment of Lupinus bicolor and Lotus strigosus at Bodega Bay Marine Reserve

Bradley Kerr
The Effect of Fuel Manipulation Treatments on Giant Sequoia Growth Rate in Whitaker Forest

Environmental Issues on the Berkeley Campus

Linda Moon
UC Berkeley Outdoor Campus Recycling Bins: Can We do Better?

Lindsey Sanders
Algerian Ivy Removal Techniques along a Riparian Zone in Berkeley, California

Kehsun Lin
Survey Study on Accessing and Evaluating the Public Opinion on the Usage of UC Berkeley Campus Bus Shuttles

Yuting Lam
Why Do UC Berkeley Students Waste Food at Dining Halls?

Christina Oatfield
Best Practices for Starting Sustainable Food Cooperatives in University Communities (Appendicies)

Aquatic Ecology

Kathryn Lynn Watson
The Influence of Size and Growth Rate on Outmigration Timing in Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Smolts

Vega Shah
Colonization of Leaf Litter by Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Redwood Creek of Mt.Tamalpais State Park, California

Timothy Seung-chul Lee
Characterizing Mid-summer Ichthyoplankton Assemblage in Gulf of Alaska: Analyzing Density and Distribution Gradients across Continental Shelf

Mohammad-Amir Aghaee
Effects of Mediterranean dry year conditions on the survival of trematode-infected snails

Heather McNair
Asian Clams Corbicula flumina Contribution to Algal Growth in Lake Tahoe

Steven Ly
The Threat of Trematodes to the California Newt (Taricha torosa)

Enviromental Policy and Social Process

Angela Jean Cho
"Silence of the Bees": A Study of Scientific Representation in Media

Alison Hamaji
The Framing of Wilderness, Race, and Criminality in the Press Coverage of Illegal Marijuana Growth on California Public Lands

Katherine Faulkner
Community Choice Aggregation In California

Elaine Y. Chang
Social Workers and the Bracero Program: Working Within Migration Discourse and Conflicting Policy

Kaija Ollikainen
Do Children’s Emotions Toward Nature Change while Participating in the Oakland Based Urban Gardens Program?

Urban Systems

Kevin Welzel
Urban Agriculture and Ecosystem Services: Pollination by Native Bee Communities in Berkeley, California

Angela Clapp
Assessing the Social Impacts on Urban Street Trees through the Built Environment in West Oakland, CA

Lisa Fleming
Food Insecurity in the Bay Area: An Analysis of Disparities of Food Access

Kevin Yeo
Cost Analysis of Membrane Bioreactors to Reverse Osmosis Filters

Jeannette Aames
Tree Stewardship Education and Urban Forest Management in Sacramento County, California

Nicole M. Crummett
The Effectiveness of Multifamily Dwelling Composting Programs in Alameda County

Energy and Environmental Policy

Joyce Tam
Cool Roofs in California

Rajmir Rai
The Impact of Water Conservation and Climate Change on Urban Water Demand

Paul Borokhov
DriveTracker: A Novel Traffic Surveillance Tool: Description and Comparison Against Current Methodologies

Kiran Sathaye
Atmopsheric Observance Satellites and Cloud Aerosol Effects

Nick Bojda
The Potential of Conservation Behavior: Modeling CO2 Emissions Reduction for California

Alex Valenti
Carbon Footprint Analysis of Operation and Maintenance of Northern California Golf Courses

These studies were undertaken by seniors in the Environmental Sciences Group Major, an Interdisciplinary Studies program jointly administered by the College of Letters and Sciences and the College of Natural Resources at the University of California at Berkeley. The Environmental Sciences major allows students to concentrate in one of three fields of specialization: biological science, physical science, and social science. In their senior year, students in the major participate in a two-semester Senior Research Seminar, investigating an environmental topic of current concern. This project gives the students experience in field work, general research techniques, and oral and written presentation of research results. This volume is the compilation of research reports from the Fall 2009 to Spring 2010 Senior Research Seminars.