Capstone Symposium
Twice a year, at the end of autumn and spring quarter, students in the “Post Capstone Seminar” class present the result of their Capstone Projects in the Capstone Symposium. Students can choose to either present their work as a short oral presentation followed by Q&A or as a poster. The public is invited to attend any Capstone Symposium to find out more about the work Environmental Studies majors are doing with the community.
Spring 2013 PoE Capstone Symposium
Monday, May 20th, 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday, May 21st, 1:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Wednesday, May 22nd, 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM Alder Hall Commons & Auditorium
Order of Oral Presentations and Posters
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Monday, May 20th, 2013 |
| 1:30 - 2:15 PM | SESSION A: Education & Outreach; Agriculture & Food Systems |
| WELCOME & INTRODUCTION | |
| Guest Presenter: Anne DeMelle Seattle Tilth, Board Member |
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| Food Security in the City: Community Gardens as a Sustainable Source of Local Food Jaron Cramer Site Supervisor: Paula Harris-White | Faculty Advisor: Elizabeth Wheat |
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| Progressive Communities: How Distribution and Local Food Movements can Improve the American Food System Jen Stearns Site Supervisor: Dennis Canty| Faculty Advisor: Dennis Ryan |
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| What About the Farmer? The Role of Resources and Mentoring in Sustainable Agriculture Systems Holly McCalib-Koenig Site Supervisor: Sarah Wilcox | Faculty Advisor: Elizabeth Wheat |
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| Urban P-Patch Community Gardens: Let's Get our Hands Dirty Victoria Ballena Site Supervisors: Paula Harris-White| Faculty Advisor: Soo-Hyung Kim |
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| Environmental Education: The Path to Nature Appreciation and Stewardship Alyce Flanagan Site Supervisor: Ginny Ballard | Faculty Advisor: Elizabeth Wheat |
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| Integrating Sustainability into the University of Washington's Undergraduate Cirriculum Austin Blevins Site Supervisors: Ruth Johnston| Faculty Advisor: Christine Ingebritsen |
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| Five Methods to Improve Motivation in Volunteer Educators Megan Waskom Site Supervisors: Cara Ianni | Faculty Advisor: Elizabeth Wheat |
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| Go Huskies! Go Green! Marketing Sustainability in Sports Laura Lee Dootson Site Supervisors: Karen Baebler| Faculty Advisor: Timothy Hargrave |
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| Get Dirty for Clean Water: Volunteer Habitat Restoration as a Catalyst for Watershed Education and Community Caitlin Sullivan Site Supervisors: Amy Kaeser | Faculty Advisor: Patrick Sean McDonald |
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| The Best of Both Worlds: Managing Parks for Recreation and Ecosystem Protection Mariah E. Vane Site Supervisors: James Brennan | Faculty Advisor: Charles Simenstad |
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| Shedding Light on Human-Induced Disturbances in Marine Areas Brad Le Site Supervisors: Maddie Foutch | Faculty Advisor: Robert Pavia |
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| Q&A |
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| 2:15 - 2:25 PM | BREAK |
| 2:25 - 3:30 PM | SESSION B: Education & Outreach |
| INTRODUCTION | |
| Guest Presenter: Francesca Lo Pipeline Project, Associate DIrector |
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| Why Should I Care: Increasing Environmental Enagagement Through Science and Morality Kaley McLachlan Site Supervisor: Mariah Acton | Faculty Advisor: Karen Litfin |
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| Why Do We Trash It? Identifying the Behavioral Challenges Behind the Improper Disposal of Recyclable and Compostable Waste Joel Kohlstedt Site Supervisor: Terri Butler | Faculty Advisor: Frederica Helmiere |
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| Integrated Informal Environmental Education: How Playing Outside Can Lead to Standards-Based Learning Natalie Oppliger Site Supervisor: Jackie Wilson | Faculty Advisor: Francesca Lo |
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| Systems-Based Sustainability: Motivating Participation in Sustainability-Focused Programming in Colleges and Corporations Christina Heinlen Site Supervisor: Jennifer Perkins, Claudia Frere | Faculty Advisor: Joyce Cooper |
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| Q&A | |
| 3:30 - 3:40 PM | BREAK |
| 3:40 - 4:30 PM | SESSION C: From the Farm to the Table and BeyondOral Presentations (Alder Auditorium) |
| INTRODUCTION |
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| Guest Presenter: TBA |
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| How Farmers Markets Can Strengthen Your Community Jenn Clarke Site Supervisor: Melissa Borsting | Faculty Advisor: Lauren Hartzell Nichols |
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| Changing Policy for a Changing Food System Libby Hollingshead Site Supervisor: Olivia Robinson| Faculty Advisor: Michael Kucher |
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| Renovating the Way We Eat: Six Criteria Necessary for Creating a Local Food System in the Puget Sound Margaret Kernahan Site Supervisor: Dennis Canty, Ele Watts | Faculty Advisor: Elizabeth Wheat |
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| Q&A | |
| 4:30 PM | END |
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 |
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| 1:30 - 2:25 PM | SESSION D: Business and Sustainability |
| WELCOME & INTRODUCTION | |
| Guest Presenter: Lindsay Lawrence Metamorphic Gear, Founder |
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| Who's Greener? Competition as an Effective Means of Improving Institutional Environmental Sustainability Scott Strang Site Supervisor: Jennifer Perkins| Faculty Advisor: Ken Smith |
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| Is Climate Change a Big Risk for Business? A Look Into What Business Managers Think Soshi Kumamoto Site Supervisor: Michelle Mullin, Tristen Gardner | Faculty Advisor: David Tetta |
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| Q&A | |
| 2:25 - 2:35 PM | BREAK |
| 2:35 - 3:15 PM | SESSION E: Policy, Regulation, and Sustainability |
| INTRODUCTION | |
| Down the Drain No More: How Municipal Stormwater Management is Changing Anthony Ataee Site Supervisor: Aaron Clark | Faculty Advisor: Ken Yocom |
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| Environmental Policy Needs Both "The Carrot" and "The Stick" Laura Shields Site Supervisor: Carolyn Gangmark, Cathy Buller | Faculty Advisor: Beth Bryant |
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| It's a Disaster: A Look at How Federal Disaster Response Can Be Better Utilized Charles Shannon Site Supervisor: Dale Becker | Faculty Advisor: David Tetta |
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| Hazardous Material Spill Impact: Assessing Risks and Response Capabilities William Hawley Site Supervisor: Josie Clark | Faculty Advisor: David Tetta |
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| Healing the Spirit, Revitalization of the Food System: A Tribal Approach to Community-Based Food Policy Jennifer Marcello Site Supervisor: Valerie Segrest | Faculty Advisor: Megan Styles |
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| Environmental Behavior Change Models: Federal Applications of Behavioral Interventions Matt Calantas Site Supervisor: Melissa Winters | Faculty Advisor: Kevin Laverty |
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| Rain Gardens in the Puget Sound: An Effective Tool for Mitigating Storm Water Runoff Emma Vowels Site Supervisor: Aaron Clark| Faculty Advisor: Gordon Bradley |
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| A New EPA Approach: Use of Environmental Justice Screening Tool for Prioritizing Communities of Air Toxics Risk Carlos Cruz Site Supervisor: Madonna Narvaez | Faculty Advisor: Charles Treser |
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| Four Ways Current Coal Transportation Externalizes Costs and Environmental Detriment Stephanie Angelis Site Supervisor: Katelyn Kinn | Faculty Advisor: Beth Bryant |
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Indoor Air Quality: The Future of Sport |
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How Sustainable Programs Lead to Sustainable Businesses: Stakeholders are Leading the Movement to Green the Sports Industry
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| Q&A | |
| 3:15 - 3:20 PM | BREAK |
| 3:20 - 4:15 PM | SESSION F: Environmental Policy, Regulation and Consultation |
| INTRODUCTION |
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Guest Presenter: David Tetta US Environmental Protection Agency, Senior Policy Advisor |
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| Environmental Regulations: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Alison Sienkiewicz Site Supervisor: Margaret McCauley, Kristine Karlson| Faculty Advisor: Beth Bryant |
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| Burning Passions: Woodsmoke Emissions, Tribal Sovereignty, and EPA Regulations Sarah Sanborn Site Supervisor: Erin Mader, Bill Todd | Faculty Advisor: Megan Styles |
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| Applying the Best Lens for Data Analysis: A "Quick and Dirty" Guide to EPA Superfund Removal Actions in Region 10 Arielle Gervasi Site Supervisor: Kathy Parker | Faculty Advisor: David Montgomery |
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| Q&A | |
| 4:15 PM | END |
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 |
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| 1:30 - 2:35 PM | SESSION G: Environment, Justice, and Vulnerable Populations |
| WECLOME & INTRODUCTION | |
| Guest Presenter: Todd Wildermuth UW School of Law, Scholar in residence |
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| Cultivating Care and Responsible Rehabilitation: A Case for the Sustainable Prison Farm Sophie Hart Site Supervisor: Ann Anagnost | Faculty Advisor: Ann Anagnost |
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| Environmental Awareness Through Education: Nail Salon Worker Safety as a Case Study in Health, Outreach, and Regulation Kelly Chandler Site Supervisor: Davis Zhen| Faculty Advisor: Denise Dumouchel |
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| Environmental Justice in the Duwamish Valley: A Series of Interviews with Community Leaders Ruben Chi Bertoni Site Supervisor: Lee Dorigan | Faculty Advisor: Devon Peña |
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| Q&A | |
| 2:35 - 2:45 PM | BREAK |
| 2:45 - 3:40 PM | SESSION H: Restoration, Conservation, and Monitoring of Natural Systems |
| INTRODUCTION | |
| Guest Presenter: Tim Billo UW, Program on the Environment, Post-doctoral lecturer |
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| On the Road to Recovery: Two Years of Change Following the Carpenter Creek-Estuary Restoration Sam DeLiso Site Supervisor: Joleen Palmer | Faculty Advisor: Kristina Straus |
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| Invertebrate Biodiversity in Puget Sound: Is Urbanization Impacting Our Local Epi-Benthic Friends? Ellie Canade Site Supervisor: Ole Shelton, Jameal Samhouri | Faculty Advisor: Megan Dethier |
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| The Storied Life: What Narrative Methods Can Do For Natural Resource Management Initiatives Lillian Grosz Site Supervisor: Maddie Foutch | Faculty Advisor: Megan Styles |
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| Q&A | |
| 3:40 - 3:50 PM | BREAK |
| 3:50 - 4:30 PM | SESSION I: Natural Science, Restoration and Monitoring |
| INTRODUCTION |
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| Saving the World One Park at a Time: How Local Restoration Efforts Fit Into a Larger Scale Hilary Loya Site Supervisor: Sharon Baker, Lisa McGinty | Faculty Advisor: Gordon Bradley |
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| How Does Shoreline Development Influence the Structural Complexity of the Adjacent Seafloor in Puget Sound, WA? Lise Ferguson Site Supervisor: Blake Feist, Ole Shelton, Jameal Samhouri | Faculty Advisor: Miles Logsdon |
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| Historical Shoreline Changes Affecting the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe in Areas Around Sequim Bay, Washington Leah Miyamoto Site Supervisor: Ian Miller | Faculty Advisor: Robert Aguirre |
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| Measuring Shoreline Change on the Olympic Peninsula Rachel Williams Site Supervisor: Ian Miller | Faculty Advisor: Timothy Nyerges |
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| Shorelines Under Attack: Restoration Monitoring Through Citizen Scientists Marion Richards Site Supervisor: Jeff Adams| Faculty Advisor: Jeffrey Cordell |
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| The Importance of Being a Shrubbery Gillian Kenagy Site Supervisor: James Lutz | Faculty Advisor: James Lutz |
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| Effects of Low-Severity Fire on Structural Attributes and Radial Tree Growth in Abies concolor-Dominated Forests, Yosemite National Park, CA Jamie Wilson Site Supervisor: Kendall Becker | Faculty Advisor: James Lutz |
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| A Bug's Life: What Benthic Macroinvertebrates Say About Puget Sound Streams Hannah Fotherby Site Supervisor: Ole Shelton, Jameal Samhouri | Faculty Advisor: Julian Olden |
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| Stormwater Runoff Management: A Complicated Issue with a Feasible Solution Amber Johnson Site Supervisor: Misha Vakoc | Faculty Advisor: Miles Logsdon |
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| When Money Can't Buy Love: Inspiring Stewardship Through Daily Interaction with Place Anna Rylko Site Supervisor: Sharon Baker, Lisa McGinty | Faculty Advisor: Kern Ewing |
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| Environmental Databases-Making Information Accessible for Environmental Professionals, Decision-Makers, and the Public Kazuki Kimoto Site Supervisor: Jeff Adam | Faculty Advisor: Gregory Hay |
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| What's Missing? Quantification of Environmental Justice Communities Byron Wenning Site Supervisor: Michelle Mullin | Faculty Advisor: Megan Styles |
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| Q&A | |
| 4:30 - 4:40 PM | BREAK |
| 4:40 - 5:00 PM | AWARDS AND CLOSING |
| 5:00 PM | END |
Autumn 2012 PoE Capstone Symposium
Monday November 26th, 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday November 28th, 1:40 PM - 5:30 PM
Alder Hall Commons & Auditorium
Order of Oral Presentations and Posters
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Monday, November 26th 2012 |
| 2:00 - 2:50 PM | SESSION A: Education, Outreach, & Sustainability |
| WELCOME & INTRODUCTION | |
| Clare Ryan Director, Program on the Environment |
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| Environmental Education: Restructuring the Way Children View the Natural World in Order to Promote an Environmental Ethic Iris Albert Site Supervisor: Stacy Feagan, Phil Renfrow | Faculty Advisor: Kern Ewing |
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| Green Stormwater Infrastructure Feasibility Analysis Matt Coy & Mitch Halliday Site Supervisor: Jo Sullivan, John Phillips | Faculty Advisor: Derek Booth, Chuck Treser |
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| Growing Food, Growing Community Kiddy Emmanuel Site Supervisor: Julie Bryan, Bunly Yun | Faculty Advisor: Megan Styles |
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| The Problem with Education: Combining Perspectives to Change Children's Perceptions of the Natural World Ashley Esgate Site Supervisors: Maren Neldam | Faculty Advisor: Kristiina Vogt |
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| Assessing the Effectiveness of Interactive Digital Devices in Ecotourism Ashton Kidd Site Supervisor: Nancy Kartes | Faculty Advisor: Richard Olmstead |
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| Environmental Marketing: Utilizing Interactive Web-based Applications to Increase Environmental Organizations' Publicity Among Public Citizens Eric Ko Huang Site Supervisors: Nancy Kartes | Faculty Advisor: Kristiina Vogt |
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| Environmental Education in the Digital Age Julie Stewart Site Supervisors: Nancy Kartes | Faculty Advisor: Kristiina Vogt |
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| Citizen Science as an Educational Tool: Assessing the Success of Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team Zoe Vrieling Site Supervisors: Julia Parrish | Faculty Advisor: Marc Miller |
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| Q&A |
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| 3:05 - 3:15 PM | BREAK |
| 3:15 - 4:15 PM | SESSION B: Business & Sustainability |
| INTRODUCTION | |
| Dr. Tim Hargrave University of Washington-Bothell, School of Business - Addressing Environmental Problems Through Innovations in Organizing |
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| Making Sustainability Work in Professional Sports Keenan Murphy Site Supervisor: Karen Baebler | Faculty Advisor: Tim Hargrave |
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| Assessing the Role of Corporate Sustainability Reporting in Shaping Green Business Development Mikaela Winter Site Supervisor: Tony D'Onofrio | Faculty Advisor: Tim Hargrave |
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| Community-Based Utility Benchmarking: One Small Step Towards Carbon Neutrality Cole Zuckerman Site Supervisor: Joanne Day | Faculty Advisor: Kristiina Vogt |
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| Q&A | |
| 4:15 - 4:25 PM | BREAK |
| 4:25 -5:15 PM | SESSION C: Environmental Policy, Regulation, & Performance Oral Presentations (Alder Auditorium) |
| INTRODUCTION |
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| Dr. Gregory A. Hicks University of Washington, School of Law: Water Rights, Governance Institutions, and Landscapes |
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| Water Scarcity in the Face of Climate Change: Community Improvement Projects in the Informal Urban Settlements of Peru Stephanie Aragon Site Supervisor: Joyce Kelly | Faculty Advisor: Megan Styles |
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| The Clean Water Act's Nonpoint Source Pollution Distinction and Political Tradition Robert Marsh Site Supervisor: Karma Anderson | Faculty Advisor: Greg Hicks |
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| How I Brought 500 Stickers and Toxic Mugs to the EPA Jessie Huang Site Supervisor: Russell Harmon | Faculty Advisor: Francesca Lo |
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| Q&A | |
| 5:30 PM | END |
Wednesday, November 28th 2012 |
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| 1:40 - 250: PM | SESSION D: Natural Sciences & Conservation |
| WECLOME & INTRODUCTION | |
| Lisa Graumlich Dean, College of the Environment |
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| Dr. Aaron J. Wirsing University of Washington, School of Environmental & Forest Sciences - The importance of breadth in ecology: using a multidisciplinary approach to explore the consequences of wolf recolonization in Washington |
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| Something Stinks: Finding Human Fecal Contamination and Locating Culprits in the Puget Sound Corinne Messer Site Supervisor: Linda Rhodes | Faculty Advisor: Charles Treser |
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| Planning for Recovery: The Biology, Conservation, and Restoration of the Western Pond Turtle (Actinemys marmorata) Samantha Zwicker Site Supervisor: Jennifer Pramuk | Faculty Advisor: Aaron Wirsing |
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| Like Trying to Get Fat on Celery: A Reevaluation of the Plausibility of Currently Assumed Leatherback Sea Turtle Dietary Habits Giulia Anderson Site Supervisor: Todd Jones | Faculty Advisor: Tim Essington |
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| Q&A | |
| 2:50 - 3:00 PM | BREAK |
| 3:00 - 4:00 PM | SESSION E: From the Farm to the Table & Beyond |
| INTRODUCTION | |
| Dr. Elizabeth Wheat University of Washington, Program on the Environment - The UW Farm: Perspectives and Possibilities |
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| The Importance of Creating and Maintaining Space for Indigenous Peoples to Maintain Their Native Foodways Angela Herr Site Supervisor: Kris Miller, Delbert Miller | Faculty Advisor: Devon Pena |
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| Alternatives for Who? Food Sovereignty, Alternative Food, and Seattle's P-Patch Program Mollie Tarte Site Supervisor: Kathryn Krogslund | Faculty Advisor: Ann Anagnost |
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| Redesigning Local Food Systems: A Synthesis of Two Case Studies Rae Moore Site Supervisor: Elizabeth Dahl | Faculty Advisor: Elizabeth Wheat |
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| Q&A | |
| 4:00 - 4:10 PM | BREAK |
| 4:10 - 4:50 PM | SESSION F: Science, Policy, & Sustainability |
| INTRODUCTION |
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| Salvaging Solutions: Analyzing Auto Slavage Yards' Responses to Federal Clean Water Regulation Lisette Albert Site Supervisor: Margaret McCauley | Faculty Advisor: Dennis Ryan |
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| Awakening from the Food Coma: Changes in Food Consupmtion and Production Molly Bell Site Supervisor: Maren Neldam | Faculty Advisor: Kritiina Vogt |
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| Forest Dynamic Models: The Influence of Understory Shrubs Katie Hogan Site Supervisor: James Lutz | Faculty Advisor: James Lutz |
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| Evaluating the Effectiveness of Bovine Bacteroides as a Fecal Indicator in Puget Sound Sylvia Howard Site Supervisor: Linda Rhodes | Faculty Advisor: Linda Rhodes |
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| Environmental Sustainability in Professional Sports: The Green Sports Directory Mike Meneghini Site Supervisor: Carolyn Gangmark | Faculty Advisor: Timothy Hargrave |
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| Strategies to Influence Environmental Stewardship in Federal Offices and For-profit Businesses Terra Miller-Cassman Site Supervisor: Melissa Winters | Faculty Advisor: Timothy Hargrave |
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| Examining Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning in the Puget Sound: Using Protein Phosphatase Inhibition Assay as a Screening Method June Songtantaruk Site Supervisor: Bich-Thuy Eberhart | Faculty Advisor: Russel Herwig |
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| The Truth About Public Waste Michelle Spicer Site Supervisor: Karen Baebler | Faculty Advisor: Leta Beard |
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| Q&A | |
| 4:50 - 5:00 PM | BREAK |
| 5:00 PM | AWARDS & CLOSING |
| 5:30 PM | END |