- 2025 MAS CSP Capstone Symposium Agenda
- Climate Change and Music Festivals: A Study of Miami's Ultra Music Festival - Abby Shultz
Presentation (video) | PDF - Atmospheric Rivers and West Antarctic Sea Ice Variations - Anito Marcarelli
Presentation (video) | PDF - Improving Climate Literacy in the Classroom Using Place-Based Education - An Evaluation of the Climate Safe Neighborhood Redesign Unit at Millennial Tech Middle School - Autumn Vandehey
Presentation (video) | PDF - How are the impacts of climate change on pesticide use incorporated into policy and regulation? A case of almond production in Fresno, California – Cassie Wallner
Presentation (video) | PDF - Exploring the Cultural Impacts of Faunal Loss Resulting from Climate-Induced Deforestation: A Study of the Spatial Relationships of Fauna and their Physical Habitats in Los Angeles County and the Northwestern Region of the Amazon Rainforest - Damari Nelson
Presentation (video) | PDF - Making Cents of Home Upgrades: Does energy efficiency pay off? - Frank Fleck
Presentation (video) | PDF - Floating an Idea: A Podcast About Renewable Energy and Local Opposition - Grace Adams
Presentation (video) | PDF - Understanding the Effects of Prescribed Burns on Weather and Radiative Forcing 2025 CA Case Studies - Greta Davis
Presentation (video) | PDF - Identifying a Spectral Signature of Untreated Wastewater from the Tijuana River - Hadley Menk
Presentation (video) | PDF - Nighttime-Accentuated Heatwaves in California: An Application of Spatial Epidemiology to Inform Policy - Hale Brown
Presentation (video) | PDF - Scaling American Sustainable Aviation Fuel: An Investigation into Effective Policy - Ian Chiquier
Presentation (video) | PDF - Analyzing Flood and Sea Level Rise Impacts in Imperial Beach, California - Isha Trivedi
Presentation (video) | PDF - Drivers of Oxygen Variability in the Northeast Pacific - Jacob Tidwell
Presentation (video) | PDF - Climate Change Impacts on Eastern Pacific Green Sea Turtles & Policy Implications - Jaden Hill
Presentation (video) | PDF - Balance and Growth: Evaluating Nuclear Power and Net Zero Initiatives in Bataan, Philippines - Kelly White
Presentation (video) | PDF - Mother Reef - Kirsten Kube
Presentation (video) - Extreme Weather Impacts Within the HOI Market - Lucas Jeetan
Presentation (video) | PDF - Agricultural Adaptation in the Colorado River Basin: A Case Study on the Upper Yampa Watershed - Lucy Terry
Presentation (video) | PDF - Chasing Carbon - Luke Aronson
Presentation (video) | PDF - Investigating Venture Capital Investments in the Energy Transition - Olivia Dore
Presentation (video) | PDF - Universal Baseline Electricity (UBE): Climate Change, Electricity Consumption, and How California’s Rates Must Evolve - Pete Polonsky
Presentation (video) | PDF - Spatially-Varying Contribution of PM2.5 on Preterm Birth Racial/Ethnic Inequalities in California - Sharan Kalkat
Presentation (video) | PDF - Sector Roles in United States Food Waste Reduction: Identifying Gaps in Food Waste Management and Advancing Collaborative Solutions - Skylar Enge
Presentation (video) | PDF - Challenges and Opportunities for SB 1383 and Residential Green Bin Participation in San Diego County - Skylar Windnagle
Presentation (video) | PDF - CO2 Induced Seismicity & the Policy Path Forward With Quantum Materials - Reza Rahemi
Presentation (video) | PDF - Climate Change in Antarctica: The View from South America - Trevor Layman
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- 2024 MAS CSP Capstone Symposium Agenda
- MEMENTO MORI: The Futures of Burial Practices and Cemeteries in the United States – Anneliese Hasenbalg
Presentation (video) | PDF - Ocean warming effects on halibut larval recruitment in the Southern California Bight – Caitlin Stapp
Presentation (video) | PDF - Potential Floating Offshore Wind Energy Impacts on Marine Ecosystems – Connor King
Presentation (video) | PDF - Atmospheric Rivers Influence on Vegetation Growth and Wildfire Risk Across Southern California Ecoregions – Ian Campbell
Presentation (video) | PDF - Documenting the Impacts of Climate Change through a Community-Guided Coastal Heritage Survey: Building Resilience and Addressing Gaps in Heritage Protection – Jadah Ryan
Presentation (video) | PDF - Defining Marine Heat Waves in the Southern California Bight: Impacts on California Sea Lions – Kaitlyn Nichols
Presentation (video) | PDF - Realignment of NCAA Division One football to reduce travel emissions and revitalize regional athletic rivalry – Mitchell Wilson
Presentation (video) | PDF - Greening the Globe: Integrating Sustainability into Regional Theatre Productions and Operations – Phoebe Skok
Presentation (video) | PDF - The Dam Problem: The Controversy of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – Sarah Hmoud
Presentation (video) | PDF - Phycology: a guide with common seaweeds in San Diego – Sarah Mulholland
Presentation (video) | PDF - Wetlands restoration: Ecosystem services valuation of a restored oyster reef in San Diego Bay – Tom Germeau
Presentation (video) | PDF - EV Charging Behavior: Spatial Analysis of Demand-Supply Heterogeneity within Institutional Setting – Vivek Tejaswi
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- 2023 MAS CSP Capstone Symposium Agenda
- Assessment of Coastal Flood Communication Mechanisms: A Case Study in Imperial Beach, California - Alexander Pourfard
Presentation (video) | PDF - Communication Tools to Improve Community Outreach for San Diego County’s Regional Decarbonization Framework - Amber Gunsur
Presentation (video) - Effects of sea-level rise on manatees’ seagrass habitat: A case study of the northern Indian River Lagoon, Florida - Anaïs Guery
Presentation (video) | PDF - Nature Rx: Addressing Climate Anxiety Through Eco Therapeutic Practices and Nature Immersion to Increase Earth Stewardship, Health, and Hope - Eliza Brady
Presentation (video) | PDF - Rising Resilience: Quantifying the Benefits of Nature-Based Solutions to Sea Level Rise in Imperial Beach, California - Emily Stephens
Presentation (video) | PDF - Water Supply and Energy: relationships between snowpack, streamflow, and hydropower in the Snake River Watershed - Eve Preucil
Presentation (video) | PDF - A Financial Guidebook for U.S. Startups Crossing Climate Tech’s Valleys of Death and Achieving Scale - Hugo Mkhize
Presentation (video) | PDF - Water Supply and Energy: relationships between snowpack, streamflow, and hydropower in the Snake River Watershed - Isabella Espinoza
Presentation (video) | PDF - Responses of Harmful Algal Bloom-Causing Phytoplankton Taxa to Atmospheric Rivers Along the California Coast - Jeri Wilcox
Presentation (video) | PDF - Addressing Climate Education Implementation Challenges Through Community Networks: A UCSD-EarthLab Case Study - Jessica Clegg
Presentation (video) - The Balance of Water Availability and Economic Development Within a Changing Climate for the Wine Producing Region of the Valle de Guadalupe in Baja California - Lisa Reymann
Presentation (video) | PDF - Quantifying Carbon Stock Variation in Batiquitos Lagoon’s Salt Marshes: Implications for Conservation and Nature-based Solutions to Reduce the Impacts of Climate Change - Nicholas Cirrito
Presentation (video) | PDF - Assessment of Increasing Flood Risks and Application of the Sponge City Concept to Increase Flood Resilience in Ho Chi Minh City - Tran Nguyen
Presentation (video) | PDF - Evaluating Southern California’s Use of Colorado River Allotments to Inform Decisions on Future Cuts - Samantha Guetz
Presentation (video)| PDF - Analyzing Historical and Projected Climate Change, Determining Microclimate Characteristics, and Identifying Refugia for Land and Resource Managers to Inform Adaptation Planning in California’s Channel Islands - Taylor Adkins
Presentation (video) - Setting up CoastSnap stations for Imperial Beach: Using community science as a tool to monitor dynamic coastlines and inform adaptations to rising sea levels in vulnerable regions - Yash Solanki
Presentation (video) | PDF - Relationship between extreme heat and violent crime in San Diego County: analysis and recommendations for crime prevention and climate change mitigation - Yuyang Han
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- 2022 MAS CSP Capstone Symposium Agenda
- Activating Faith Communities for Climate Action – Adrienne Elliott
Presentation (video) | PDF - Examining Equity in Building Decarbonization: Critical Issues and Opportunities – Lisa Fenton
Presentation (video) | PDF - Integrating Food Systems Into Regional Climate Planning – Hannah Gruen
Presentation (video) | PDF | StoryMap - Heat Resilience Planning in San Diego: Local Plans, Barriers, and Tools to Facilitate Strategy Implementation – Molly Hanna
Presentation (video) | PDF - Climate Science and Communication for Mountain Guides: Program Effectiveness and Future Potential – Eliot Headley
Presentation (video) | PDF - The Promise of Power & Resilience: Mapping Microgrid Suitability Across a Range of Grid Modernization Goals – Bethany Kwoka
Presentation (video) | PDF - Bitcoin Mining and Recommended Policies – Andrew LePage
Presentation (video) | PDF - Green New Steel: Opportunities, Insight, and Limitations for Green Hydrogen in U.S. Steel Production – Claire Levesque
Presentation (video) | PDF - Opportunities for Incorporating Food Landscaping in Public Parks – Hayley Makinster
Presentation (video) | PDF - Climate Change and Coastal Ecosystems: A Case Study on Kelp and Seagrass in the San Diego Region – Connor Mack
Presentation (video) | PDF - Climate-Related Risk Disclosures: A Pathway Forward for ESG – Ryan Minor
Presentation (video) | PDF - Blue Carbon Ecosystems in San Diego: Exploring the Soil and Challenges of Restoring Coastal Wetlands – Camila Pauda
Presentation (video) | PDF - Climate Crisis Responses - Sea-Level Rise and its Implications for the Built and Natural Environment – Melissa Perez
Presentation (video) | PDF - Collaborative Tools for Climate Change Adaptation: Building Social-Ecological Resilience in the Tijuana Border Region – Natalia Rangel
Presentation (video) | PDF - Building Blocks for Climate Markets: Assessment of Climate Change Projects within the San Diego Region – Emily Saul
Presentation (video) | PDF - Leading the Charge – Zane Shalauta
Presentation (video) | PDF - Out of Breath: How the Shrinking Salton Sea Affects Human Health –Martin Silva Froger
Presentation (video) | Documentary - The Sun’s True Role in Climate Change – Riya Sony
Presentation (video) | PDF - Could California Have a Future with Kelp Aquaculture? A State Policy Deep Dive – Kaira Wallace
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- 2021 MAS CSP Capstone Symposium Agenda
- Southern California Offshore Wind - A model-based interdisciplinary viability study - Gregor Donath
Presentation (video) | PDF - Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Opportunities and challenges for San Diego - Cayt Schlichting
Presentation (video) | PDF - Waste to Hydrogen: Analysis of viable pathways, costs, and benefits of producing hydrogen from waste in California - Emily Grady
Presentation (video) | PDF - Beyond Boom and Bust: An emerging clean energy economy in Wyoming - Tim Moffit
Presentation (video) | PDF - A Federal Climate Briefing Book - Julie Turko
Presentation (video) | PDF - A Climate Club for Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Assessing possibilities - Jonah Harris
Presentation (video) | PDF - Building an Automated Rideshare Network by Deploying Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure to Low Income Communities - Michael Torti
Presentation (video) | PDF - Integration of Local Scientists into Local Communities to Help Solve Local Problems - Rosanne Mcconnell
Presentation (video) | PDF - Sea Level Rise, Storm Surge, and Inundated Hazardous Waste: Mapping climate-driver vulnerability in Florida - Annika Vawter
Presentation (video) | PDF - Solutions to California's wildfires: Indigenous stewardship and traditional ecological knowledge - Krissy Chan
Presentation (video) | PDF - The Environmental Justice Implications of Air Pollution Changes Following COVID-19 Stay at Home Policies in San Diego County – Pargoal Arab
Presentation (video) | PDF - Milan Creek Restoration and Recreational Trail - Miles Aiello
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- 2020 MAS CSP Capstone Symposium Agenda
- Climate Curiosities: A Podcast Championing Climate Science Communications - Morgan Block
Presentation (video) | PDF - Sustainability Ambassadors Program: Spearheading Student Engagement in Climate Change Education - Tyler Valdes
Presentation (video) | PDF - Rising Tensions: The Impact of Sea Level Rise on Maritime Zones - Oliver Tiliouine
Presentation (video) | PDF - Lines in the Sand: The Challenges of Beach Width as a Parameter for Coastal Vulnerability - Eleanor Su
Presentation (video) | PDF - Green Space as a Heat Wave Adaptation Strategy: A Health Impact Assessment for San Diego County - Maren Hale
Presentation (video) | PDF - Environmental Justice Implications for the Paris Low Emission Zone: A Health Impact Assessment - Erika Moreno
Presentation (video) | PDF - Binational Climate Vulnerability Assessment for Cross-Border Adaptation Planning in the San Diego-Tijuana Region - Melissa Rosa
Presentation (video) | PDF - Re-Awakening to the Benefits and Potential Climate Impacts of Working from Home during the COVID-19 Shutdown - Matt Curtis
Presentation (video) | PDF - Flexible Transportation: A Solution for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in San Diego - Siraphob Boonvanich
Presentation (video) | PDF - An Alternative to Divestment for Climate Change Impact Investing - Seann Stoner
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- 2019 MAS CSP Capstone Symposium Agenda
- Heat Waves and Homelessness: Analysis of San Diego and Recommendations - Michael Baker
Presentation (video) | PDF - Wildfire Smoke Effects on Health: Implementing an Air Quality System for UC San Diego - Melina Cunha
Presentation (video) |PDF - Advancing Climate-Smart Agriculture in San Diego: An Assessment of Regional Opportunities for Carbon Farming - Lindsey Jasperse
Presentation (video) | PDF - Carbon Offsets in San Diego: An Analysis of Carbon Offset Policy Effectiveness, Best Practices and Local Visibility in the San Diego County Region - Sara Wanous
Presentation (video) | PDF - Projections of Future Electricity Consumption in Tokyo and New York under the Influence of Global Warming - Takuma Otaki
Presentation (video) | PDF - California's Next Gold Rush: Chilean Lithium and California Climate Policy - MacKenzie Elmer
Presentation (video) | PDF - Coffee Resilience in Uganda: Bridging the Gap Between Farmers and Governmental Climate Services - Filippo Radice Fossati
Presentation (video) | PDF - Coffee and Climate Change in a Biodiversity Hotspot - Kai Atkinson
Presentation (video) | PDF - Winds of Change: Tracing the Footsteps of El Nino - Audrey Tan
Presentation (video) | PDF - Triton Green: Using Digital Technologies to Promote Sustainable Travel Behavior - Linchang Li
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2018 Capstone Projects
- Assessing Climate Impacts on West Nile Virus: An Interactive Vulnerability Map and a Preventative Policy Recommendation - Anais Teyton
PDF - Prototyping a Global Lightning Monitoring Array - Tamara Kahn
PDF - Adaptation Planning and Understanding Data Needs in the Tijuana River Valley - Kelsie Holman
PDF - A Discussion on the Future of Natural Gas in California - Naomi Wentworth
PDF - Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Climate Change Studies Minor for the University of California, San Diego - Sarah-Mae Nelson
PDF - Policy Trials and Tribulations of the Salton Sea - Ashley Pillsbury-Coyne
PDF - Blue Carbon and Kelp: Exploring the Potential of Macrocystis Pyrifera as an Emerging Blue Carbon Sink - Katharine Stover
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- Potential Health Co-Benefits related to Mitigation of Air Pollution from Wood Burning: A Systematic Review and Health Impact Assessment Case Study in Athens, Greece - Jennifer Bailey
PDF - Towards Electricity Decarbonization: Options for Community Choice Energy in Del Mar, California - Daniela Battaglioli
PDF - Climate Change and Cultural Heritage: An Assessment for the Puerto Rico Climate Change Council - Paula Ezcurra
PDF - Climate Science Instructional Resources for Implementation of Next Generation Science Standards - Amy Knight
PDF - Using Visualizations of Satellite and Aircraft Methane Data Products to Detect the Aliso Canyon Natural Gase Leak - Moon J. Limb
PDF - A Synthesis of Climate Adaptation Planning Needs in Alaska Native Communities - Danielle Meeker
PDF - Secret Powers & Pitfalls of the Climate: A Guidebook to Marine Feedbacks for Decision Makers - Zachary Menzo
PDF - Climate Scenario-based Assessment of the Water-Energy Nexus for San Diego County, California - Angela M. Rabe
PDF - Video of Capstone Symposium: Part I, Part II
- The Policy Response Guide to Ocean Acidification - Gabriel Arce
PDF - Quantifying the Cost-Effectiveness of Energy Storage Systems for the City of San Diego - Jaimie Huynh
PDF - A Comparison of ERA_40 and NOAA Climate Data over Kazakhstan - Dauren Nizbayev
PDF - Radiometer Exhibit at the Birch Aquarium - Kris Scarci
PDF - Whither California's Wetlands? - Probable Net Loss of Wetland Function due to Water Board Staff Inattention and a Modest Solution - H. Lawrence Serra
PDF - SanSal Business Plan - Rebecca Stark
PDF - A Policy Response to the Water Supply and Flood Control in Changing Climate - Natallia Zadorkina
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