Environmental Science and Policy (ES&P)
Graduate Program Annual Symposium
The Environmental Science and Policy (ES&P) program will hold its seventh annual ES&P Master’s Final Project Symposium: An Interactive Poster Session on Wednesday, February 6, 2013, from 3 to 5PM in the Lurie Conference Room in Higgins/University Commons.
This event is a poster session featuring 22 ES&P and ES&P/MBA dual degree students presenting their final projects.
Environmental Science and Policy (ES&P) brochure, invitation and poster/program
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List of Student Projects:
Arun Poojary
“The Value of Common Land Ecosystems to Local Communities: An Analysis Using the Contingent Valuation Method of Economic Valuation Approach in Jhadol Block of Udaipur District, India”
Readers: Prof. Timothy Downs and Prof. Sam Ratick
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David Safari
“Impact of Socio-economic Factors and Water Quality on Human Health in Rural Areas of Bufundi Sub County in Uganda: Implications for Policy and Practice”
Readers: Prof. Timothy Downs and Prof. Barbara Goldoftas
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Liudmila Osipova
“Conservation Network Assessment in Bolivia Under Climate and Land Cover Change Scenarios”
Readers: Prof. Florencia Sangermano
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Rachel Sensenig
“Determining the Green Threshold of Reusable Shopping Bags”
Readers: Prof. Rob Goble and Prof. Abigail Mechtenberg
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Ray Beauregard
“The Educational Basis for a Pilot Program of Interpretive Guides on the North Carolina Fort Fisher/Southport Passenger Ferry”
Reader: Prof. Timothy Downs
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Suresh Chandra Kumawat
“The Potential Impact of Farm Ponds Structures on the Socio-economic Condition and Poverty in Sehore Madhya Pradesh, India
Readers: Prof. Barbara Goldoftas and Prof. Steve McCauley
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Tuyen Dinh
”Assessing the Status of Dedrobium Species (Orchidacea) Recorded in The Hoang Lien National Park, Lao Cai Province, Vietnam”
Reader: Prof. Verna DeLauer
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Xiao Chen
“Trends of Field Windbreak in Eastern Nebraska: A GIS-Based Comparative Analysis between 2003 and 2010”
Reader: Prof. Jennie Stephens
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Daines Mgidange
“Climate Change Awareness in Communities Adjacent to Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania”
Readers: Prof. Steve McCauley
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Meghan Helmberger
“Spatial and Temporal Comparison of Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter in Lakes Across the North Slope of Alaska”
Readers: Prof. Karen Frey and Prof. Halina Brown
Mary Kozlak Becker
“Implementing a Scientific Decision Based Framework to Support Management of Unconventional Water Quality Pollutants: Phosphorus as a Case Study”
Readers: Prof. Rob Goble and Paul Stacey, Research Coordinator, Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Holly Jones
“Cattle and the Climate Debate: An Environmental Impact Assessment of Beef in Boston Area Supermarkets”
Reader: Prof. Sam Ratick
Hoang Dao
“Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Danang City, Vietnam: The 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) Approach Focusing on Community Participation”
Readers: Prof. Timothy Downs and Prof. Verna DeLauer
Shi Chen
“The Barriers for the Development of Energy Efficiency Programs in Worcester”
Reader: Prof. Steve McCauley
Latoya Jones
“Smartphone User Replacement Habits, Accelerated Obscelescance, and E-Waste”
Readers: Prof. Rob Goble and Prof. Abigail Mechtenberg
Yujuan Chen
“Does Emission Weighted Proximity to Point Source Polluters Influence Mercury Concentration in Surface Water and Mercury Wet Deposition in Texas?”
Reader: Prof. Sam Ratick
Junli Zhang
“Impact of Land Use Change on Water Quality in Dianchi Lake, Yunnan, China”
Reader: Prof. Steven McCauley
Ran Wang
“Power Load Peak Shaving in China: An Optimization for Grid Safety”
Reader: Jennie Stephens
Melissa Joyce
“Organics Management at Sodexo: Case Study at Clark Dining Services and Manager’s Implementation Guide”
Readers: Prof. Halina Brown and Prof. Laura Graves
Subhashree Pradhan
“Relationship between Fluorosis and Socio-economic Status of People in Nuapada District of Odisha, India”
Reader: Prof. Barbara Goldoftas
Chantal Roberts
“Stakeholder Valuation of Post-harvest Technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa with Local Innovation”
Readers: Prof. Abigail Mechtenberg and Prof. Rob Goble
Tara McLaughlin
“Assessing Risk in Southern Peru: Mining, Livelihoods and Hydrological Resources”
Reader: Prof. John Rogan
Ria Langheim
“Smart Grid in US Media”
Readers: Prof. Jennie Stephens and Prof. Halina Brown
Lechuan Wang
“Business Plan of GreenPass Energy Consulting, LLC”
Readers: Prof. Mark Tigan and Prof. Laura Graves
Brad McNamara
“Freight Farms – Allow Anyone to Grow Food Anywhere”
Readers: Prof. Mark Tigan and Prof. Laura Graves
Ashley Howard
“Consulting for Fitchburg Water Division”
Reader: Prof. Laura Graves
Ben Gardner
“Clark University Interactive Green Map”
Readers: Prof. Sam Ratick and Prof. Jenny Isler
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Ana Monteiro
(ES&P '07)
Ana Monteiro now works in Cape Verde with InfraCo, an infrastructure development company that promotes socially responsible projects, primarily in Africa. Building upon her ES&P final M.A. project that focused on renewable energy in Africa.
The Cabéolica Wind Project is developing four wind farms on four different islands in order to diversify the energy matrix of the country and make Cape Verde one of the leading African countries in terms of wind energy capacity.