{"id":867,"date":"2024-06-27T22:42:45","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T22:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/wrigley\/?page_id=867"},"modified":"2025-12-10T18:31:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T18:31:08","slug":"current-research-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/research\/current-research-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Research Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n        \n          \n          \n          \n          \n          \n          \n          \n          \n          \n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Earth and Environmental Systems\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p id=\"eesprojects\" data-block-id=\"ced6c346-faec-43fb-b90d-1a874f96313a\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Projects in this launchpad focus on the state of our planet\u2019s ecosystems. Researchers collect data on current conditions and on changes in the environment. This work helps us understand how climate change is affecting our planet over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/08\/Hungtington-Beach-oil-spill-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/08\/Hungtington-Beach-oil-spill-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"aerial view of Huntington Beach, with oil from a spill trapped in a pond near the ocean\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Capturing Enzymes to Improve Bioremediation of Petroleum Spills\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This project seeks to identify the enzymes that enable microbes to break down and disperse oil that has spilled into ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PI:<\/strong> Drew Steen, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Earth Sciences<\/p>\n<p><em>USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts &amp; Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Earth and Environmental Systems<\/p>\n<p><strong>More About this Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/adsteen.github.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the Steen Lab website &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/06\/star-coral-healthy-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/06\/star-coral-healthy-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"a yellow-green, knobby mound of healthy coral sits on the ocean floor\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Coral Biodiversity and Conservation in Indonesia&#8217;s Coral Triangle\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This project monitors the health and biodiversity of reefs in the coral-rich waters off Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PIs:<\/strong> Carly Kenkel, Wilford and Daris Zinsmeyer Early Career Chair in Marine Studies and associate professor of biological sciences; Adib Mustofa, Ph.D. student in marine and environmental biology<\/p>\n<p><em>USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts &amp; Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Earth and Environmental Systems<\/p>\n<p><strong>More About this Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/carlslab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the Cnidarian Evolutionary Ecology (CEE) Lab website &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wrigley\/2023\/12\/05\/climate-change-ocean-warming-coral-reefs-summer-2023-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Story: How to help save coral reefs &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2023\/10\/231017123445.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Story: Surprising discovery about coral genetics and resilience &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/coral-transplants-save-dying-reefs-with-genetic-diversity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Story: Diversification is key to saving coral reefs &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/11\/Dominican-Republic-coral-reef-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/11\/Dominican-Republic-coral-reef-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"several types of coral form a reef with striped fish swimming above it\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Coral Restoration and Resiliency in the Dominican Republic\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This project supports community-focused collaboration on coral conservation and restoration in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PI:<\/strong> Carly Kenkel, Wilford and Daris Zinsmeyer Early Career Chair in Marine Studies and associate professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p><em>USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts &amp; Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sponsored by the Mary Gard Jameson Foundation<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Earth and Environmental Systems<\/p>\n<p><strong>More About this Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/carlslab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the Cnidarian Evolutionary Ecology (CEE) Lab website &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/salt-marsh-web-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/salt-marsh-web-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/salt-marsh-web-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"A view of the Uper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve, a large tidal salt marsh in Southern California. A shallow stream flows between a low bank of short green grasses on one side and a hill covered in green grass and brown scrub on the other.\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Effects of Sea Level Rise on Carbon-Capturing Estuarine Bacteria\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This project monitors how sea-level rise is affecting carbon-storing microbes in Orange County, CA, salt marshes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PI:<\/strong> Cameron Thrash, associate professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p><em>USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts &amp; Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Earth and Environmental Systems<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cross-Cutting Initiative:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/research\/crosscutting-research-initiatives\/climate-and-carbon-management\/\">Climate and Carbon Management<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>More About This Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thethrashlab.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the Thrash Lab website &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.usc.edu\/what-is-blue-carbon-uscs-research-on-carbon-capture-in-upper-newport-bay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Story: What is &#8216;blue carbon&#8217;? Inside USC research on carbon capture &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/eDNA-Current-Projects-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/eDNA-Current-Projects-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"A blue-white strand of DNA is illuminated against a dark blue background peppered with white chemical symbols. The DNA is a twisted double-helix shape with bars across it.\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Environmental DNA and Biodiversity\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This project collects and uses environmental DNA to help track biodiversity in Southern California&#8217;s San Pedro Channel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PI:<\/strong> John Heidelberg, Director, Wrigley Marine Science Center and professor of biological sciences and environmental studies<\/p>\n<p><em>USC Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability in collaboration with Southern California Coastal Water Research Project<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sponsored by the Das Family<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Earth and Environmental Systems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/08\/fossils-gabi-scott-unsplash-web-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/08\/fossils-gabi-scott-unsplash-web-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"closeup of shell fossils in tan stone (Photo by Gabi Scott on Unsplash)\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    EXIST: Extinction Insights for a Sustainable Tomorrow\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This projects looks to past mass extinctions to help develop insights that are of use for managing current extinctions caused by climate change.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PI:<\/strong> David Bottjer, Professor of Earth Sciences, Biological Sciences, and Environmental Studies<\/p>\n<p><em>USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts &amp; Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Earth and Environmental Systems<\/p>\n<p><strong>More About this Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/david-bottjer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about David Bottjer&#8217;s research &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/napping-fox-web-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/napping-fox-web-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/napping-fox-web-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"a gray, red, and white fox about the size of a large cat naps curled up on a tree branch, its tail wrapped around its body\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Genetics and Evolution of the Channel Island Fox\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This project tracks the genetic biodiversity and health of California&#8217;s Channel Island foxes, a critically endangered species.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PI:<\/strong> Suzanne Edmands, professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p><em>USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts &amp; Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sponsored by the Offield Family Foundation<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Earth and Environmental Systems<\/p>\n<p><strong>More About this Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/edmands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the Edmands Lab website &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wrigley\/2023\/04\/21\/usc-natural-history-museum-collaboration-channel-island-fox-conservation-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Story: USC, Natural History Museum collaborate on fox survival &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1111\/mec.17025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paper: Genomic recovery and demographic recovery in the Channel Island fox &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/edmands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/358\/2023\/12\/Adams_et_al_2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paper: Effect of geography and captivity on Channel Island fox microbiome &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/Maya-Gomez-in-BFC-Engagement-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/Maya-Gomez-in-BFC-Engagement-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/Maya-Gomez-in-BFC-Engagement-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"a scuba diver swims through a kelp forest as bubbles stream from her regulator\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Microbe-Carbohydrate Interactions in Healthy and Resilient Kelp Forests\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This project investigates how interactions between kelp&#8217;s microbiome and carbohydrate-based mucilage affect the organism&#8217;s health.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PI:<\/strong> Naomi Levine, Gabilan Distinguished Professor in Science and Engineering and Professor of Biological Sciences, Quantitative and Computational Biology, and Earth Sciences<\/p>\n<p><em>USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts &amp; Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Funded by the Mary Gard Jameson Foundation<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Earth and Environmental Systems<\/p>\n<p><strong>More About this Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the Levine Lab website &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/08\/methane-bubbles-jeremy-lanfranchi-unsplash-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/08\/methane-bubbles-jeremy-lanfranchi-unsplash-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"methane bubbles up from underwater (Photo by Jeremy Lanfranchi on Unsplash)\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Microbial Consumption of Methane in Urban-Adjacent Marine Basins\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This projects measures how much methane is being consumed by microbes living on the seafloor in Southern California&#8217;s San Pedro Channel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PI:<\/strong> Karen Lloyd, Wrigley Chair in Environmental Studies and Professor of Earth Sciences<\/p>\n<p><em>USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts &amp; Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Earth and Environmental Systems<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cross-Cutting Initiative:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/research\/crosscutting-research-initiatives\/climate-and-carbon-management\/\">Climate and Carbon Management<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>More About this Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/2025\/02\/27\/biogeochemist-karen-lloyd-studies-deep-ocean-microbes-joins-wrigley-institute-usc-faculty\/\">Story: Karen Lloyd joins USC &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/lV3ZXnROlh8\">Video: 5 Facts About Deep-Sea Microorganisms &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/06\/SPOT-cruise-2022-2-Research-Projects-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/06\/SPOT-cruise-2022-2-Research-Projects-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Research technician Troy Gunderson shows a student how to label a container that will hold an ocean water sample. They are standing on the deck of a gray research boat, and next to them is a sampling rig consisting of gray cylinders inside a white metal framework.\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    San Pedro Ocean Time-Series\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>In operation since 1998, this project tracks the long-term health of the waters in Southern California&#8217;s San Pedro Channel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PI:<\/strong> John Heidelberg, Director, Wrigley Marine Science Center and professor of biological sciences and environmental studies<\/p>\n<p><em>USC Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Earth and Environmental Systems<\/p>\n<p><strong>More About this Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/spot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the SPOT website &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n        \n          \n          \n          \n          \n          \n          \n          \n          \n          \n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Applied Environmental Solutions\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p id=\"appliedprojects\" data-block-id=\"ced6c346-faec-43fb-b90d-1a874f96313a\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">This launchpad is the Wrigley Institute&#8217;s research-and-development arm for the environment. These projects test possible solutions to environment and sustainability problems, so we can determine suitability for large-scale implementation and impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/07\/chem-glasses-formulas-2x3-crop-web-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/07\/chem-glasses-formulas-2x3-crop-web-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/07\/chem-glasses-formulas-2x3-crop-web-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"a gloved hand holds a glass beaker of blue liquid in front of a line of lab glassware\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Accelerating Alkalinity Reactions for Carbon Capture and Storage\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This project develops chemical resins to increase the ocean&#8217;s capacity for carbon storage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PI:<\/strong> Seth John, associate professor of Earth Sciences<\/p>\n<p><em>USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts &amp; Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Applied Environmental Solutions<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cross-Cutting Initiative:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/research\/crosscutting-research-initiatives\/climate-and-carbon-management\/\">Climate and Carbon Management<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>More About This Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtel.rocks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the Marine Trace Element (MTEL) lab website &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/x_Lw8or8HZg\">Video: What is ocean alkalinity enhancement? &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/06\/electrical-transmission-lines-768x432.jpeg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/06\/electrical-transmission-lines-768x432.jpeg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"electrical power stanchions and transmission lines are silhouetted against a blue and pink sunset\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Biologically Inspired Materials for Solar-to-Fuel Technologies\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This project uses natural processes, such as photosynthesis, as models for chemical reactions that turn solar energy into hydrogen fuel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PI:<\/strong> Smaranda Marinescu, associate professor of chemistry<\/p>\n<p><em>USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts &amp; Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Applied Environmental Solutions<\/p>\n<p><strong>More About this Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/marinescu\/research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the Marinescu Group website &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/08\/CO2-emissions-marcin-jozwiak-unsplash-web-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/08\/CO2-emissions-marcin-jozwiak-unsplash-web-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"smog and smoke fill the air around a complex of buildings (Photo by Marcin Jozwiak on Unsplash)\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Captured Carbon Dioxide for Fungal Fermentation of High Value Compounds\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This project investigates whether captured carbon dioxide can be used as raw material for usable compounds created by fungus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PIs:<\/strong> Clay C. C. Wang, Professor of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Smaranda Marinescu, Associate Professor of Chemistry<\/p>\n<p><em>USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts &amp; Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Applied Environmental Solutions<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cross-Cutting Initiative:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/research\/crosscutting-research-initiatives\/climate-and-carbon-management\/\">Climate and Carbon Management<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/09\/urban-air-quality-web-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/09\/urban-air-quality-web-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/09\/urban-air-quality-web-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"people and cars on a busy urban street with poor air quality\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Carbon Capture and Its Effects on Public Health\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This project investigates the effects of carbon capture technologies on air quality and public health.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Sam Silva, Assistant Professor of Earth Sciences, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Population and Public Health Sciences<\/p>\n<p><em>Dornsife College of Letters, Arts &amp; Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong>\u00a0Applied Environmental Solutions<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cross-Cutting Initiative:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/research\/crosscutting-research-initiatives\/climate-and-carbon-management\/\">Climate and Carbon Management<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>More About this Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samjsilva.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the Silva Lab website &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/11\/Arctic-rocks-ocean-USGS-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/11\/Arctic-rocks-ocean-USGS-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/11\/Arctic-rocks-ocean-USGS-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"a large chunk of eroded rock stands in the ocean, separated from the rocky coastline where it was originally connected (photo by U.S. Geological Survey)\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Enhanced Rock Weathering for Large-Scale Carbon Capture and Storage\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This project investigates the scaleability and potential ecological impacts of marine enhanced rock weathering for carbon storage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PI:<\/strong>\u00a0Josh West, Professor of Earth Sciences and Environmental Studies<\/p>\n<p><em>Dornsife College of Letters, Arts &amp; Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong>\u00a0Applied Environmental Solutions<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cross-Cutting Initiative:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/research\/crosscutting-research-initiatives\/climate-and-carbon-management\/\">Climate and Carbon Management<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>More About this Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dr-joshwest.weebly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Josh West\u2019s lab website &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/12\/seashell-on-beach-1050x591-1-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/12\/seashell-on-beach-1050x591-1-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"an empty, brown-and-white cone seashell and half of a pink-and-white scallop shell on a beach with the ocean in the background\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Next-Generation, Biodegradable Plastics Inspired by Medical Devices\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This project is developing a new type of biodegradable, biocompatible plastic made from citric acid and calcium carbonate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PI:<\/strong> Eunji Chung, Dr. Karl Jacob Jr. and Karl Jacob III Early Career Chair and associate professor of biomedical engineering and chemical engineering and materials science<\/p>\n<p><em>USC Viterbi School of Engineering<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Funded by the Seaver Institute<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Applied Environmental Solutions<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cross-Cutting Initiative:<\/strong> Future of Plastics<\/p>\n<p><strong>More About This Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/2025\/04\/15\/seashells-could-hold-a-key-to-sustainable-plastics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Story: Seashells could hold a key to sustainable plastics &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/06\/container-ship-Research-Projects-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/06\/container-ship-Research-Projects-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"a green container ship travels full-steam through the ocean, its deck loaded with a multicolored array of shipping containers\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Ocean Impacts of Emerging Carbon Sequestration Methodologies\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This project investigates whether carbon dioxide captured from shipping emissions can be safely stored in the ocean.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PI: <\/strong>William Berelson, Paxson H. Offield Professor in Coastal and Marine Systems and professor of Earth sciences, environmental studies, and spatial sciences<\/p>\n<p><em>USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts &amp; Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Applied Environmental Solutions<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cross-Cutting Initiative:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/research\/crosscutting-research-initiatives\/climate-and-carbon-management\/\">Climate and Carbon Management<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>More About this Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/berelson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the Berelson Lab website &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.usc.edu\/ocean-inspired-tech-could-speed-up-carbon-capture-from-ships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Story: Ocean-inspired tech to speed carbon capture from ships &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wrigley\/2024\/03\/04\/the-berelson-lab-leads-ocean-carbon-capture-research-at-usc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Story: Berelson Lab leads carbon capture at USC &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.usc.edu\/natural-carbon-capture-unlocking-oceans-secret\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Story: Unlocking the ocean&#8217;s secrets for carbon capture &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/2025\/06\/25\/new-usc-technology-may-halve-emissions-from-global-shipping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Story: New tech may halve emissions from global shipping &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/08\/water-droplet-sunlight-abigail-unsplash-web-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/08\/water-droplet-sunlight-abigail-unsplash-web-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"the sun shines through a a water droplet (Photo by Abigail on Unsplash)\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Redox-Active Materials for Sustainable Hydrogen Fuel Production\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This project enhances the efficiency of reactions that use sunlight to produce hydrogen fuel from water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PI:<\/strong> Kandis Leslie Gilliard-AbdulAziz, WiSE Gabiland Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/p>\n<p><em>USC Viterbi School of Engineering<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Applied Environmental Solutions<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cross-Cutting Initiative:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/research\/crosscutting-research-initiatives\/climate-and-carbon-management\/\">Climate and Carbon Management<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>More About this Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sustainable-lab.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the Sustainable Lab website &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n   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                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This project tests the manufacture of undersea structures as a method for capturing and storing carbon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PI:<\/strong> Qiming Wang, Stephen Schrank Early Career Chair and Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/p>\n<p><em>USC Viterbi School of Engineering<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Applied Environmental Solutions<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cross-Cutting Initiative:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/research\/crosscutting-research-initiatives\/climate-and-carbon-management\/\">Climate and Carbon Management<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>More About this Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usc.edu\/lbmm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the Qiming Wang Research Group website &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n       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           \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This project uses chemical catalysts and fungi to convert plastic trash from the ocean into sustainable laundry detergents and clothing dyes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PIs:<\/strong> Richard W. Roberts, professor of chemical engineering and materials science; Clay C.C. Wang, chair and professor of pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences; Travis J. Williams, professor of chemistry<\/p>\n<p><em>USC Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability in collaboration with USC Sea Grant; USC Viterbi School of Engineering; USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science; and USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts &amp; Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Applied Environmental Solutions<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cross-Cutting Initiative:<\/strong> Future of Plastics<\/p>\n<p><strong>More About this Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/repurposing-plastics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the project landing page &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/2024\/08\/27\/noaa-marine-debris-award-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Story: New NOAA grant to fund conversion of ocean plastics into sustainable laundry detergents and dyes &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n        \n          \n          \n          \n          \n          \n          \n          \n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Social Transformation\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p id=\"socialprojects\" data-block-id=\"ced6c346-faec-43fb-b90d-1a874f96313a\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Research in this launchpad focuses on the intersection of people and planet, exploring ways to make human communities and behavior more sustainable. These projects also focus on policy- and market-based solutions for environmental problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/07\/person-facing-decision-web-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/07\/person-facing-decision-web-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/07\/person-facing-decision-web-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"a person stands on an empty road with two arrows branching off to the left and right\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Advancing Smarter Decisions About Atmospheric Carbon Removal\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This project develops tools and insights to help people and organizations make informed decisions about direct air capture of carbon dioxide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PI:<\/strong> Joe \u00c1rvai, Dana and David Dornsife Chair in Psychology and Professor of Biological Sciences and Environmental Studies<\/p>\n<p><em>Dornsife College of Letters, Arts &amp; Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Social Transformation<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cross-Cutting Initiative:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/research\/crosscutting-research-initiatives\/climate-and-carbon-management\/\">Climate and Carbon Management<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>More About this Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10584-021-03110-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">Paper: Consumer acceptance of products from carbon capture and utilization &gt;&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joearvai.org\/all-cup-of-joe\/checking-out-a-prototype-co2-capture-facility-in-switzerland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">Blog: Checking Out a Prototype CO2 Capture Facility in Switzerland &gt;&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/using-captured-co-in-everyday-products-could-help-fight-climate-change-but-will-consumers-want-them-158683\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">Story: Using captured CO\u2082 in everyday products could help fight climate change, but will consumers want them? &gt;&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_NJR-_-6nOc?feature=shared\">Video: Facts about Capturing Carbon from the Air &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joearvai.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">Joe \u00c1rvai\u2019s website &gt;&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/11\/street-sweeper-web-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/11\/street-sweeper-web-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/11\/street-sweeper-web-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"an orange street sweeper, a large truck with rotating brushes that run along the curb, sweeps up plastic trash on a city street\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Clean Streets, Clean Seas\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This project tests methods for removing microplastics from city streets before they reach ocean watersheds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PIs:<\/strong> Amalia Almada, extension program leader, adjunct assistant professor (research) of environmental studies; Jill Murray, water quality scientist<\/p>\n<p><em>USC Sea Grant in collaboration with City of Santa Barbara<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cross-Cutting Initiative:<\/strong> Future of Plastics<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Social Transformation<\/p>\n<p><strong>More About this Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/clean-streets-clean-seas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the project landing page &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/santabarbaraca.gov\/press-releases\/clean-streets-clean-seas-city-santa-barbara-receives-126-million-grant-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Story: City of Santa Barbara Receives $1.26 Million Grant to Research Microplastic Pollution Prevention &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/08\/grocery-store-consumer-web-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/08\/grocery-store-consumer-web-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/08\/grocery-store-consumer-web-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"a person pushing a green shopping card stops in a store aisle to look up information about a product on a mobile phone\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Consumer Attitudes Toward Trash-Derived Products\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This project studies consumer attitudes toward products made from ocean plastics and educates the public about the benefits of these products.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PIs:<\/strong> Joe \u00c1rvai, Director, Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Dana and David Dornsife Professor of Psychology, professor of environmental studies and biological sciences; Karla Heidelberg, Director, USC Sea Grant, professor of the practice of biological sciences and environmental studies<\/p>\n<p><em>USC Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability in collaboration with USC Sea Grant<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Social Transformation<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cross-Cutting Initiative:<\/strong> Future of Plastics<\/p>\n<p><strong>More About this Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/repurposing-plastics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the project landing page &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/2024\/08\/27\/noaa-marine-debris-award-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Story: New NOAA grant to fund conversion of ocean plastics into sustainable laundry detergents and dyes &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/11\/flooded-downtown-street-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/11\/flooded-downtown-street-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"stores and homes stand along a street that has been flooded by a storm\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Effects of Climate Risk on the Real Estate Industry\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This project tests whether the provision of property-level climate-risk data affects homebuyer interest in properties.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PI:<\/strong> Matthew Kahn, Provost Professor of economics and spatial sciences<\/p>\n<p><em>USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts &amp; Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Social Transformation<\/p>\n<p><strong>More About This Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumnews1.com\/ca\/southern-california\/public-safety\/2024\/10\/05\/homeowners-insurance-issues-for-fire-victims\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Story: Californians affected by climate-triggered insurance changes &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.usc.edu\/clearing-the-air-usc-faculty-seek-to-shift-the-climate-change-conversation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Story: Faculty shift the conversation on climate change &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/conference.nber.org\/conf_papers\/f184841\/f184841.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paper: The Impact of Climate Risk Disclosure on Housing Search and Buying Dynamics &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/11\/beach-cleanup-group-web-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/11\/beach-cleanup-group-web-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/11\/beach-cleanup-group-web-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"dressed in neon green safety vests, a diverse group of young people picks up trash on a beach\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Marine Debris Prevention \n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This project funds the tracking and cleanup of marine debris, such as plastic trash, on Southern California beaches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PIs:<\/strong> Amalia Almada, extension program leader, adjunct assistant professor (research) of environmental studies (USC); Theresa Sinicrope Talley, academic coordinator (UCSD)<\/p>\n<p><em>USC Sea Grant in collaboration with University of California San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cross-Cutting Initiative:<\/strong> Future of Plastics<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Social Transformation<\/p>\n<p><strong>More About this Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/equality-in-marine-debris-prevention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the project landing page &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/06\/LA-River-768x432.jpeg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/06\/LA-River-768x432.jpeg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"The Los Angeles River, a narrow urban waterway confined in a concrete aqueduct, flows under a red iron pedestrian bridge that links two sides of a neighborhood full of houses and businesses. The river has been partially re-wilded and has rocks and plants in its bed.\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Establishing a Los Angeles River Observatory\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This project collects data and community input to influence decisions about re-wilding the Los Angeles River.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PI:<\/strong> Alexander Robinson, associate professor of landscape architecture<\/p>\n<p><em>USC School of Architecture<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Social Transformation<\/p>\n<p><strong>More About this Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oorscapes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the oOR, LMLab website &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/viterbischool.usc.edu\/news\/2024\/02\/three-usc-schools-collaborate-to-reimagine-the-la-river\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Story: Three USC schools collaborate to reimagine the L.A. River &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/water-security-web-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/water-security-web-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/water-security-web-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"a hand turns on a makeshift blue and black plastic faucet, and water flows out\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Improving Water Security in Urban Environments\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This project develops methods for improving the maintenance and use of residential rainwater-capture systems in Mexico City.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PI: <\/strong>Paulina Oliva, professor of economics and spatial sciences<\/p>\n<p><em>USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts &amp; Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Social Transformation<\/p>\n<p><strong>More About this Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/a2Y6xHuSkiA\">Video: Facts About Rainwater Harvesting Systems &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/08\/Joshua-Tree-tyke-jones-unsplash-web-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/08\/Joshua-Tree-tyke-jones-unsplash-web-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"a desert landscape populate by Joshua Trees, which have twisted bare limbs capped by tufts of foliage (Photo by Tyke Jones on Unsplash)\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Pocket Lodge: Sustainable Tiny Homes for Extreme Environments\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This project designs and builds sustainable tiny homes for seasonal park rangers in Joshua Tree National Park.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PIs:<\/strong> Douglas Noble, FTI Fellow Professor and ACSA Distinguished Professor of Architecture; Karen Kensek, Professor of the Practice and ACSA Distinguished Professor of Architecture<\/p>\n<p><em>USC School of Architecture<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sponsored by the Lott Foundation<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Social Transformation<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--full-width-cta \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--full-width-cta\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n  \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Looking for Research Funding?\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The Wrigley Institute offers funding to support USC faculty and graduate students pursuing innovative research along environmental and sustainability themes. 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