Environmental Sciences Major, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720
Patina Mendez
Melissa von Mayrhauser, Jessica Craigg & Annie Miller
Tia F. Pappas
Annual Energy Production Loss at US Wind Facilities from Turbine Curtailment for Bats
Zcjanin A. Ollesca
Using Citizen Science to Understand Human Disturbances on Philippine Coral Reefs
Sandya Wijaya
Harnessing Machine Learning Insights for Effective Policy Projections: A Study of Single-Use Plastic Bag Bans in Indonesia
Violet Tahsini
Debugging Bat Tracking on a Central Iowa Wind Farm: Support Vector Machine for Flying Object Classification
Britney R. Wu
Impacts on Santa Cruz County, California's Landscape and Community from Major Flood Events
Kenneth K. Choi
Modeling the Oceanic Effects of Climate Change on Bivalves' Reproductive Behavior
Mina K. Burns
Remote Sensing Applications: Fog Fluctuations, Vegetation Health, and Coastal Forest Fires in Northern California
Jiawen Tang
Atmospheric River and Precipitation: Climate Change and Land Surface Temperature Impact, 1995-2015
Benjamin S. Weinberger
Characterizing VOC Emissions and Plume Dynamics from an Oakland, CA Recycling Fire
Nina S. Mabasa
How Modeling Can Be Used to Predict the Effects of Climate Change on Philippine Coral
Alina Leticia Zárate
Assessment of Multivariate Drought Impacts on Agriculture in Central Chile for the Enhancement of Sustainable Adaptation
Daniel Doran
Quantifying Flood Risk for Pine Flat Reservoir in the Upper Kings Canyon Watershed
Tate Paige Luoma
Forest Management in Plumas County: Exploring Stakeholder Collaboration
Isabel M. Martín
Optimizing Spatial Planning of Small-scale Green Infrastructure to Mitigate Urban Heat Islands in Hong Kong
Alex Haydn Mordaunt
Preserving the Path: Investigating Mountain Bike Trail Erosion At Briones Regional Park
Tasneem Khalak
Wildfire Factors Affecting Grid Resilience in PG&E Electrical Distribution
Paige C. Lieblich
Assessing Rationale for Community Engagement in San Francisco Bay Area Conservation Groups
Mara G. St. Amant
Wildfire Fuel Treatments and Long-Term Carbon Storage in California Mixed Conifer Forests
Melody I. Garza
Shrub Composition and Bird Habitat Suitability in UCR's Southern California Chaparral Reserves
Sabi Can Ruso
Post-Fire Vegetation Recovery Dynamics of the Rim Fire in California, 2013-2021
Anna Magruder
The Effects of Climate on Mast Seeding Behavior in Single-Leaf Pinyon Pine (Pinus monophylla)
Patrick T. Jacobson
Remote Sensing of Conifer Encroachment in Marin County Oak Woodland
Akshay S. Patel
Impacts of Prescribed Burning on Landscapes and Species in the California Sierra Nevada
Hayley A. Lai
The Development and Economic Viability of Offshore Wind in the US: Assessing Current Challenges and Charting Policy Solutions
Ayra Z. Moin
Assessing the Inflation Reduction Act's Impact on Renewable Energy Adoption and Industry in the United States
Abi Shiva
Carbon Conscious Capital: Private Equity and Net Zero
Nicholas Whiting
GIS-based Suitability Analysis for PV Site Selection in Switzerland
Natalie Avida
Machine Learning Applications for Predicting Renewable Energy Project Success in the PJM Interconnection Queue
Isha Murali
Identifying Key Factors in Decarbonization Policy from India's National Action Plan on Climate Change
Carrie Thang
Measuring the Total Microplastics in Marsh Creek- Upstream and Downstream of the Brentwood Wastewater Treatment Plant
Moses Castillo
Synchronization of In-Stream Abiotic Conditions in Pinnacles National Park
Elena Y. Campell
Coho Salmon Outmigration Drivers and Long-Term Trends in a Small Watershed
James A. Campbell
Microplastic Storage Dynamics in Bay Area Streams
Chloe M. T. Hess
Modeling the effects of dynamic marine environments on Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) populations raised in aquaculture pens
Yichen Zhao
Managing Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Wastewater: Exploring the Ocean Discharge Option
Yinuo Ma
Impact of Heat Exposure on Human Health
Teresa C. Echevarria
Mapping the Distribution of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in California's Water Systems: Implications for Monitoring and Health Protection
Deva Rani R. Dharmapalan
Associations between Air Pollution and Preterm Birth in the Bay Area
Bethany Ou
Indoor Air Ventilation Issues in California Childcare Facilities
Elijah Ralf C. Macalinao
Exploring Aerosol Exposure from Motorsport Events and Routine Activities
Tiena Mei Elias
Understanding the Life History and Feeding Behaviors of the Tobacco Hornworm (Manduca sexta)
Grace Chen
Upcycling Takeout Waste with Black Soldier Fly Larvae
Xiangrong Mark Sun
Short-term Responses of Terrestrial Ants Populations to Forest Thinning in the Santa Cruz Mountains
Ricky Pankratz
Viruses of Mason Bees in the Sierra Nevada
Allison M. Mays
The Effects of Climate Change on the Northern California Oyster Industry
Angela A. Kou
Assessment of Embodied Water Impacts for Landscape Architecture Strategies: A Life Cycle Assessment Approach
Rion Chan
Perceptions of Urban Green Spaces: A Standard for Sustainable Design
Alexander J. Levy
Assessing Environmental Changes Following Restoration Along Strawberry Creek
Margaret Kalaw
Assessing Water Use for Almond and Alfalfa Fields in the San Joaquin Valley Using Remote Sensing
Finnian Whelan
Redlining's Legacy and Gentrification in Urban Wilderness: Human Risk Perception of Coyotes in San Francisco, 2017-2022
Nayeli V. Rubio
Understanding Consumer Perceptions of an EBT Incentive at a Student-run Grocery Collective in Berkeley, California
Priya N. Riley
Identifying Inefficiencies in California's Grain Supply Chain
Jenny C. Tseng
Rethinking School Lunch Oakland: School Meal and Farm to School Program Reform
Kyra W. Asprec
Time to Make a Switch? Consumer Behavior regarding Physical versus Digital Video Game Distribution
Jiho Park
Promoting Proper Waste Behavior with Packaging Design
Kelsey L. Leet
Baltic Blue Carbon Systems Under Global Change: Assessing Soil Reduction Potential
Isabel K. Wamsteker
Wetland Restoration in the San Joaquin Delta: Modeling the Impacts of Seasonality and Variation in Water Levels on the Greenhouse Gas Budget
Kai N. Nittenberg
Investigating the Nitrogen Fertilization Potential of Human Hair
Karis Polfer
Analysis of Rhizopheric Denitrying Microbial Communities Along the Aliso Creek Estuary
Qi Jia Sun
Using Carbon Fluxes and Spectral Bands to Model Ecosystem Processes in Wetlands
Alexandra Fister
Sea Turtle Nesting on Erosional Shorelines: Nest Relocation and Hatch Success on Georgia Barrier Islands
Gretel E. Huber
Backyard Boldness: Investigating how Urban Landscape Heterogeneity Affects Mesopredator Risk-Taking Behavior
Kylen Kennedy
How Human Population Density Affects the Frequency of Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions
Adan Gonzalez
Wildlife Behaviors at Pinnacles National Park's Intermittent Streams
Dhruthi S. Mandavilli
Winged Witnesses: Gentrification's Impacts on Bird Biodiversity in San Francisco
Max S. Billat
Allelopathic Effects of Yarrow and its Uses in Rangeland Conservation
Malia Ariyoshi
Improving Water Use Efficiency through CRISPR/Cas9-mediated HT1 Knockout in Sorghum bicolor
Rachel Lyon
Cyanobacteria Biotherapeutic Protein Production: Phycocyanin-Interferon Fusion Constructs
Beatrice P. Cundiff
Latex and Leaf Venation Networks: Coevolution of Laticiferous Plants with Simulated Insect Herbivory
Jocelyn O. Delgado Uriarte
The Potential of Bioremediation Techniques to Enhance Soil Revitalization in Degraded California Landscapes
Shandeep S. Dhillon
Pathogen Ecology and Spread of Grapevine Red Blotch Virus in Napa Valley
Elaine-Jane S. Viloria
UC Berkeley Students' Perceptions and Consumption of Green Cosmetics
Ian S. Wang
Identity & the Environment: Social Factors that Shape Our Relationship with Environmental Spaces
Isabel Gatdula
Educators' Perspectives on the Role of Outdoor Environmental Education:A Case Study with KIDS for the Bay
Mina P. Rossman
Urban Green Space and Social Cohesion at Nicholl Park in Richmond, CA
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 2023 to Spring 2024 Senior Research Seminars.