Program

Clients

Year

Faculty Advisors

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Finding Balance in Our Urbanized Watersheds - Policy Recommendations for Alternative Emergency Debris Management Actions in Santa Barbara County

MESM 2025 Group Project: Finding Balance in Our Urbanized Watersheds - Policy Recommendations for Alternative Emergency Debris Management Actions in Santa Barbara County

Group Members: Letty Aguilar, John (Tali) Cook, Roxana Lagunas, Sophia Lecuona, Janiece Luu

Faculty Advisors: Patricia Holden

Clients: Santa Barbara Channelkeeper

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Environmental and Financial Analysis: Single-Use Plastic versus Reusable Recycling Bags

Analyzing environmental and financial factors to develop a calculator and marketing tool to help a commercial recycling company make decisions about transport packaging.

Group Members: Karla Bonilla Cordero, Kat Cotti, Larissa Neilson, Morganne Sigismonti

Faculty Advisors: Matt Potoski

Clients: WSP Sustainability, Energy & Climate Change Division

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Not a Drop to Spare: Sustainable Water Management Solutions for the South Coast of Santa Barbara County

Not a Drop to Spare: Sustainable Water Management Solutions for the South Coast of Santa Barbara County

Faculty Advisors: Robert Wilkinson

Clients: Santa Barbara Channelkeeper

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Evaluation of Rainfall-Runoff Relationships to Develop Stormwater Reduction Strategies in South Coast Watersheds

Evaluation of Rainfall-Runoff Relationships to Develop Stormwater Reduction Strategies in South Coast Watersheds

Faculty Advisors: John Melack, Thomas Dunne

Clients: Santa Barbara Channelkeeper

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An Integrative Approach to Managing Coastal Bacterial Pollution

An Integrative Approach to Managing Coastal Bacterial Pollution

Faculty Advisors: Patricia Holden

Clients: County of Santa Barbara Water Agency