Environmental Sciences Major, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-2922
Patina Mendez
Leslie McGinnis & Kyle Leathers
Natalie Coy
Comparing Methods for Estimating Woody Debris Properties in a Mixed-Conifer Forest
Grant Nguyen
Impact of Wildfire Smoke on Seed Germination in Tilden Park
Sarah Hettema
Fuels Influence on Fire Regimes in California's Ecosystems
Joneil D. Manansala
Environmental and Public Health Risks from Wildfires in the San Francisco Bay Area
Grace Zhuang
Climate Change and Wildfire: Examining Influences on Public Opinion in the Bay Area
Jacqueline Michelle Davis
Analyzing Fast Fashion Brand Loyalty and Avoidance among UC Berkeley Students
Zhenshan Guo
The Potential Impact of Human Consumption on the Population of Asian Carp in America
Anna Kate Stephenson
How Education on Entomophagy Influences Customer Willingness to Purchase Edible Insects in the US
Serafina Casey
Greenwashing in Sustainable Clothing Brands
Hillary Thuy Nhien Tran
Produce Packaging Alternatives to
Plastic: Consumer Insights on Circular Economy and Compostability
Emily Gracheva Yen
Assessing California's Climate Targets and Road Transportation Policy Using Near-Real-Time Emission Estimation
Elizabeth Shehter
Wind Energy Generation Potential Under Climate Models across California: A Downscaling Approach with Artificial Neural Networks
Noah McDonald
Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs), Vehicle Market Growth and Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reduction Potential in California
Katie T. Wimsatt
Congress, Climate, and Congress: Green Priorities in the National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000-2021
Rebecca Y. Wu
Impacts of United States Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement
Jackson B. Gillespie
An In-depth Analysis of the Mokelumne River Water Quality Near Lodi Lake
Jasmine Casey
Matthew I. Oh
Mitigating Nonpoint Source Pollution Across Oahu with Geographic Information Systems
Hayden J. Street
Determining Optimal Canopy Cover and Terrain Features for Snow Accumulation and Retention in the Owens River Headwaters Wilderness, CA
Sion Calabretta
Supporting CA Human Right to Water: Assessing Statewide Water Quality Monitoring Tools and Promoting Accountability of Government Monitoring
Cole K. Westwood
Minidiscus trioculatus growth in response to climate change
Aileen M. Lavelle
Geospatial Analysis of Loggerhead Sea Turtle Hatchling Success: Do Buildings and Caging Alter Hatchling Mortality from Predators on the West Coast of Florida?
Elizabeth Pyle
Global Pattern Analysis of the Amphibian Disease Chytridiomycosis
Isabela A. Avila Breach
Central American Migrants and their Perceptions and Lived Experiences with Environmental Change
Yuna Tae
Connection Between Chinese Refineries and DRC Cobalt Mines, 2015-2020
Phoebe C. Goulden
Neoliberalism, Protest, and Environmentalism in Chile:
The Role of Environmental Concerns in the 2019 estallido social
Thảo Nguyên (Sarah) Bùi
Co-Benefits of Bridges Construction in the Mekong Delta
Savannah M. Sturla
Effects of Air Quality Disparities on Youth Asthma in the San Francisco Bay Area
Daisy Knobloch
Parks in Pandemics: Assessing the Role of Urban Green Space in the Age of COVID-19
Gabriella Naylor
Air Pollution Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic Shelter-in-Place Orders
Miracris Tiguelo Villanueva
Analysis of Mask Wearing Motivations and Compliance in Outdoor Recreational Spaces During the COVID-19 Pandemic at Lake Chabot Regional Park
Lauren Rocheleau
The Effects of COVID-19 on PPE Litter on U.S. Coastlines
Haylee Oyler
It's not just for the Birds: Citizen Science Participation during COVID-19
Sasha Mizenin
Focusing on Indigenous Visions of Climate Resilience in the Bay Area
Annika Levaggi
Berkeley Student Farms: A Community-Informed Model for Urban Agriculture Education at UC Berkeley
Alyssa Plascencia
"Environmental Literacy for All": High School Environmental Education in California
Genna M. Fudin
Community Composting in the East Bay, CA: Design-Based Research with Berkeley Student Farms
Emily Ann Robles
FAIR Motivated Metadata: Metadata Requirement Variation between Environmental Science Data Repositories
Gisel Y. DeLaCerda
Diverse Farms and Urban Gardens Serve as Refuges for Native Specialist Pollinators
Madalyn Miles
Food in the Forest: Helping the Soil by Growing Crops With Agroforestry
Jennifer Symonds
Remote Sensing of Winter Time Cover Crops in California's Central Coast Region
Hannah Qiang
Environmental Benefits and Impacts of Rooftop Greenhouses in Oakland, California
Gloria-Alexandra V. Gueorguieva
Engineering Reduced Cyanogenic Glucoside Accumulation in Cassava Roots
Matthew L. French
Impacts of Long and Short-Term Antibiotic Exposure on Arabidopsis thaliana Fitness
Nicole S. Elgersma
Vegetative Responses to Drought Events in California Grasslands
Gregory J. Hinson
Understanding Geomorphological Changes of Dunes after Invasive Plant Species Restorations
Laura Mackenzie
Where does the inequity lie? Trends in the Use, Access, and Impacts of UC Berkeley Campus Green Spaces on Undergraduate Students
Chunyao Stephanie Huang
Urban Creek Plastic Pollution in the Bay Area, California: Protections, Litter Compositions and Sources
Meghan Chau Cruz
Assessing Urban Green Spaces in Berkeley, California as an Equity Mechanism
Brian Y. Price
Low Impact Development for Stormwater Management on the
University of California, Berkeley Campus
Andrea G. Uribe
Not Just a Nickel! Social Justice Implications of California's Bottle Bill in Bakersfield
These studies were undertaken by seniors in the Environmental Sciences Group Major, a program administered by the Department of Enviromental Science, Policy, and Management in the Rausser 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 2020 to Spring 2021 Senior Research Seminars.