More Award-Winning Geography Student Research Projects!
Nearing the end of the Spring, 2021 semester, a number of student research projects from the Geography 464 (Sustainable Cities) and Geography/Environmental Science and Policy 450 (Sustainability & Social Justice) took home awards at the 2021 Sustainability Showcase. Here is a breakdown of the winning projects from the GEOG 464 & GEOG/ESP 450 classes:
Category: Research Related to Environment or Natural Sciences:
• 1st Place: “Environmental Education & Civic Engagement” by Juliet Agtang, Deanna Ochi, and Teodora Custodio (GEOG/ESP 450)
• 2nd Place: “LA River Revitalization & Green Gentrification” by Jessica Ramos-Guerra, Jose Rios, and Erick Estrada (GEOG 464)
• 3rd Place (tie): “Oceans: Invasive Species from the Aquarium Trade” by Chelsea Inthavong, Kevin Bartelheim, Shaun Gross, Rachel Biller, Nicole Angel, Jacob Castillo, and Jonathan Lau (GEOG/ESP 450)
• 3rd Place (tie): “LA River Master Plan Evaluation” by Hugo Chi, Sofia Cunningham, Sailé Gutierrez, and Perla Rios Munoz (GEOG 464)
• 3rd Place (tie): “Biodiversity Conservation” by Edgar Alvarez, Amanda Torres, Phoebe Evans, Andrew Pham, and Brendan Schultheis (GEOG/ESP 450)
Category: Research Related to Public Policy, Education or Social Issues:
• 1st Place: “Earth Day Lesson Plan: Recycling Our Waste” by Gwen Atizado, Ashley Dizon, Luis Hernandez, and Devyn Yuhashi (GEOG 464)
• 2nd Place (tie): “How is UAIZ Legislation Being Utilized in Long Beach?” by Holly Haile and Sean Simpson (GEOG 464)
• 2nd Place (tie): “Earth Day Lesson Plan for Climate Change Adaptation” by Jose Cruz (GEOG 464)
• 3rd Place: “California Wildfires” by Kathy Chavarria, Seth Hall, Arthella Vallarta, Holly Haile, Kevin West, and Riley Symons (GEOG/ESP 450)
We join the CSULB community in congratulating these exemplary students.