Capstone projects are tangible deliverables, positioning students as innovative project managers.
2021 Capstone Projects
- 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
Presentation (video) | PDF - Milan Creek Restoration and Recreational Trail - Miles Aiello
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2020 Capstone Projects
- 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 Capstone Projects
- 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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2017 Capstone Projects
- 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
2016 Capstone Projects
- 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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