Skip to main content

Undergraduate Research Projects 

The Environmental Systems (ESYS) Program requires all students to complete a Senior Internship/Project (ESYS 190A-B). Many ESYS students have addressed topics in conservation or natural resource management at one of the UCSD Natural Reserves. Below are some of the projects that were conducted at the reserves.

Understanding geomorphology of the sea cliffs at the Scripps Coastal Reserve to make recommendations on erosion hazards to the community

The effect of salinity on native versus invasive species growth at Kendall Frost Marsh Reserve

Effect of Salinity on Wetland Plant Establishment at Kendall Frost Marsh Reserve