Program

Clients

Year

Faculty Advisors

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waves crashing on the coastline with two surfers on the wave.

Integrating Ecosystem Services into a Prioritization Model for Surf Protected Areas

MESM 2023 Group Project

Group Members: Kort Alexander, Sachiko Lamen, Kiera Matiska, Conner Smith, Kirsten White

Faculty Advisors: Ben Halpern

Clients: Surf Conservation Partnership

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Pine trees and mountains around Lake Tahoe

Funding Future Forests: Evaluating Ecosystem Services for Forest Restoration in the Tahoe-Central Sierra

Identifying financial incentives for forest restoration projects, examining supply and demand of ecosystem services within California’s Tahoe Central Sierra Initiative.

Group Members: Laurel Abowd, Kirsten Hodgson, Brendan McGovern

Faculty Advisors: Charles Kolstad

Clients: Blue Forest Conservation

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Rooftop with solar panels and ocean view

Carbon Zero: Curbing Climate Change and Driving Energy Efficiency at UCSB

2017 Master's Group Project

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer, James Frew

Clients: Institute for Energy Efficiency, TomKat UC Carbon Neutrality Project