Group Projects

Basic Info  15 Proposals  60 Students  4 Students per project  Some projects have special considerations  9 of the 15 were proposed by students!  Correct advisor is listed on website and not on proposal  Ballots due tomorrow by 5pm to Erin Fisher

#1 – Chiapas, Year II  Should have a working knowledge of Spanish  Implementation project – data collection already done  Funding not certain but likely  Public education, pilot wastewater treatment, and water quality monitoring  Several Stakeholders/Clients

#2 – Non-Natives in SMMNRA  Great project if interested in non-native species/conservation planning  Several data sets exist – group will use existing data  Management plan for non-natives  Client: National Park Service

#3 - Nanotechnology  Special time scale – Phase I (June), Phase II (November), then possibly Phase III (not part of the funded grant research)  Structure of project different than others  Full proposal already done – research to start in Spring 06 quarter!  Internships  Client: ICON (awarded grant to UCSB group)

#4 - Voluntary GHG Reduction Strategies  Will focus on electric utility industry  Look at economics and policies related to voluntary approaches  Will use existing data and conduct interviews  Client: ENSR International (Corporate Sponsor)

#5 – Sustainable Cattle Ranching - a Business Plan for Big Sur Region  John Melack to advise in the spring; Frank Davis will advise beginning in the fall  Will involve ecological studies and development of a business plan (Both CP and CEM components)  Has funding: $10,000  Client: Big Sur Land Trust

#6 – Campus Climate Neutral, Year II  An implementation project, although some further analysis needed  Project has implications beyond UCSB  Proposal has many objectives and will probably need narrowing  Students will need good communication skills – lots of meetings, phone time, etc.  Client: National Association of Environmental Law Societies (NAELS)

#7 – Blue Oaks Conservation Plan  Some data sets exist – group will synthesize data and analyze further  Will look at economic and political factors involved in blue oak preservation – not just an ecological study  Client: The Nature Conservancy

#8 – Fisheries Reform  Group will develop a framework to identify fisheries that are good candidates for reform (modeling exercise)  Group will apply framework to 5-10 West Coast fisheries (some data gathering)  Funding received: $10,000  No client

#9 – Climate Index  Climate-friendly investment index: for similar example, see Dow Jones Sustainability Index:  Green investing, finance, data-gathering, policy implications  Client: AIG (Corporate Sponsor)

#10 – Future of Transportation in CA  Also involved with CalSTEP – may provide one summer internship – see:  Uses Future Scenario Planning – tool used by corporate leaders to help envision possible futures  Client: Volvo (Corporate Sponsor)

#11 – Stormwater Pollution Reduction  Incentives for impermeable surfaces  Look at similar projects, use modeling, do an economic analysis  Client: Santa Barbara Channelkeeper (local NGO)

#12 – Pharmaceuticals Recycling  Advisor: Matt Kotchen (not Trish Holden)  Gather baseline info and do a feasibility study  Client: Community Environmental Council (local NGO)

#13 – Energy-Water Nexus  Broad proposal: Will need some narrowing  Advisors: Arturo Keller and Bob Wilkinson  Some data exists, but will need to compile more info  Significant policy analysis  Develop Excel tool to use in analysis  Client: Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Southern CA Edison

#14 – Campus Sustainability Management System  Advisors: James Frew and David Stoms  This proposal is result of two merged proposals: one dealing with campus sustainability management, and one focused on campus water management  The only project dealing only with sustainability (holistically)  One summer internship  Clients: UCSB Sustainability Team and Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration

#15 – Decision Support Tools for Ocean Management  Advisor: Hunter Lenihan  The only project with significant CMRM emphasis  Incorporate ecological connectivities and socioeconomic considerations to existing tool  Will work with several advisors from academia, nonprofit, and government groups  Client: Marine Science Institute (UCSB)