Environmental Sciences Major, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-2922
Patina Mendez & Kurt Spreyer
Abigail Cochran & Dylan Chapple
Kana Yamamoto
The effects of topography on leaf litter decomposition in a humid tropical forest ecosystem
Alison N. Haddad
Evaluating the Relationship between Soil Texture and Soil Organic Carbon across California Grasslands
Janice J. Kim
Getting Back to the Roots: AMF Colonization in Organically and Conventionally Grown Strawberry Rootstocks
Cynthia P. Martinez
Leafing Out to Remediate: Bioaccumulation of Arsenic in Pteris vittata Over Time
Jean Y. Ji
The Net Present Societal Benefits of Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Systems: A UC Berkeley Case Study
Kevin Ong
Adapting Energy Storage Technology for Renewable Energy Generation in California
Kelsey Morgan
The effect of a Self-conducted Personal Energy Audit on Students' Consumption Patterns
Yinqiao Wang
Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emission of Wastewater Treatment Plants in Northern China
Saba Saberi
Remote Sensing of Global Lake Gross Primary Production
Alvaro Zayas
Groundwater Inundation: Interpolating Groundwater Surface Levels in Alameda County, CA
Blair Conklin
El Niņo and intertidal boulder field sedimentation at Point Reyes National Seashore
Irene Pak
Acidifying Oceans and the Benthos: Structural Changes in the Macroinvertebrate Community across Time
Vincent M. Spadone
Intra- and interspecific interactions between two biological control agents and the consequences on the invasive water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes
Alexander R. B. Goetz
Interactions between Ribes sanguineum and Symphotrichum chilense in the context of drought-conscious restoration
Ashley R. Killmon
Bioswale Landscape Resilience in San Mateo County, CA
Eva P. Malis
Evaluating Effectiveness of Wetland Restoration in the San Francisco Bay
Alexandra R. Lalor
Multi-Scale Analysis of Grazing Impacts on Plant Diversity at Point Reyes National Seashore
Anna M. Yip
University of California, Berkeley: 'Zero Waste' by When, and How?
Russell Huang
Why Do Some College Students Recycle? Exploring the Relationship Between College-Specific and College-Independent Factors
Curt Shogo Komiyama
To Soil or Not to Soil: Hydroponics as a Means of Urban Horticulture
Pramon Karnchanapimonkul
Motivating Sustainability among UC Berkeley Undergraduates through Conspicuous Conservation and Social Norming
John Bursick
The Role of Litigation in Pursuing Environmental Justice in Richmond, CA
Ioana Seritan
"She Loves the River": Women Environmental Activists for Bay Area Watersheds
Elliot M. Kuskulis
Does it Make the Cut? Evaluating the Efficacy of Pruning to Mitigate White Pine Blister Rust Infection in Sugar Pine
Melissa M. Ferriter
Quantifying Post-Wildfire Vegetation Regrowth in California since Landsat 5
Michelle Li
Surveying Urban Forest Management in the San Francisco Bay Area
Julie Q. Nguyen
Mapping Fire Induced Vegetation Changes in Kings Canyon National Park
Shengrui Arthur Cen
Estimate Country-level Cropland Biocapacity from Collective Data Using Machine Learning
Dong-Kyun (Anthony) Lim
A Policy Projection Dilemma: Finding the Optimal Discount Rate for Global Carbon Emissions Scenarios
Evan Keum
Dissemination of Aerobic Digestion Innovation: Barriers and Facilitators to Adoption
Anthony W. Fortney
Farmer's Market's and Consumer Behavior in Concord, CA
Kristie Hung
Elevated Urban Temperature Burdens on Heat-related Cardiovascular Illnesses in California (2000-2014)
Myung Eun Lucy Shim
Mitigating Urban Heat Island Effect with Reflective Roof Surfaces in San Francisco, CA
Chiara M. G. Galassetti
Implementation of Nesting Blocks for Supplemental Farm Pollination in Contra Costa County 2016
Morgan Morales
Coyote (Canis latrans) use of a Novel Ecosystem with Recreation
Miranda Thoenen
The Effect of Iridomyrmecin on Native Ant Foraging Behavior
Samantha Klein
Impacts of Hong Kong Trawling Ban on Chinese White Dolphins (Sousa chinensis)
Chandler Shaeffer
Examining the Thermal Performance of Two Eel River Snail Genera
Mathilda M. Farrell
Zika Discourse in American Media: The Language and Framing of a Public Health Crisis
Shannon Chang
Development of Aerosol Black Carbon Detector Network in West Oakland
Carter Free Keeling
Pollution Accounting: Tracking Black Carbon Emissions from the San Francisco
Bay Ferry
Yeajoo Lee
Associations between Pesticide Exposure and Kidney Function Failure
Kelly J. Nabaglo
Effects of Air Pollution on Biomarkers of Obesity and Oxidative Stress in Children from the San Joaquin Valley, CA
Jungmin Lee
Potential Inhibition By Organic Matter In Cambi-THP Anammox Activity
Betty Huang
Mapping the Human Right to Water in China
Vanessa Chi
Determinants of Effective Water Conservation: A Case Study of the San Francisco Bay Hydrologic Region
Cathy Ton
Determining Trihalomethane Trends in Water Systems in the United States
Ramanjot Kaur
A Preventable Loss of Human Potential: The Association of Drinking Water Quality and Stunted Growth in Indian Children
These studies were undertaken by seniors in the Environmental Sciences Group Major, an Interdisciplinary Studies program administered by the Department of Enviromental Science, Policy, and Management in the College of Letters and Sciences 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 2016 to Spring 2017 Senior Research Seminars.