Program

Clients

Year

Faculty Advisors

Image
Group of four students smiling

Climate Change Impacts to City of Santa Barbara Water Supplies

This project provides an analysis of a range of potential variations in streamflow for the Santa Ynez River watershed, and therefore inflow to the City of Santa Barbara's reservoirs, from 2020 to 2058.

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller, John Melack

Clients: City of Santa Barbara Public Works

Image
Five female students standing with two male faculty members

Managing Endemic Species Across the California Islands Archipelago in the Face of Climate Change

This project team worked with The Nature Conservancy, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, and other island conservation organizations to better understand how climate change will impact island oaks and their recovery. 

Faculty Advisors: John Melack, Bruce Kendall

Clients: The Nature Conservancy, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Image
Two people posing together

Eco-Entrepreneurship: Roots

The Roots eco-entrepreneurship project developed three business plans for affordable accessory dwelling units.

Faculty Advisors: James Salzman, Emily Cotter

Image
Not Pictured

Eco-Entrepreneurship: Bluenote: Streamlining Water Quality Monitoring

Eco-Entrepreneurship: Bluenote: Streamlining Water Quality Monitoring

Faculty Advisors: Jeff Dozier, Emily Cotter

Image
Not Pictured

Securing Water Rights from Retiring Coal-Fired Power Plants for Instream Flow

Securing Water Rights from Retiring Coal-Fired Power Plants for Instream Flow

Faculty Advisors: James Salzman

Clients: The Nature Conservancy

Image
Not Pictured

The Living Laboratories- Improving Management at Two University of California Natural Reserves

The Living Laboratories- Improving Management at Two University of California Natural Reserves

Faculty Advisors: John Melack

Clients: University of California Natural Reserve System

Image
Shorebirds on shore with sunset

The Waterfowl of Wall Street: Using Water Markets to Provide Habitat for Migratory Birds

2017 Master's Group Project

Faculty Advisors: James Salzman

Clients: The Nature Conservancy

Image
Not Pictured

A Citizen Science Monitoring Protocol for the Rocky Intertidal Habitat

A Citizen Science Monitoring Protocol for the Rocky Intertidal Habitat

Faculty Advisors: John Melack

Clients: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Image
Not Pictured

Eco-Entrepreneurship: Solo Energy: A Social Impact Venture Providing Affordable Electricity to Energy-Impoverished Individuals in Less-Developed Nations Throughout Latin America and the Caribbean

Solo Energy builds standalone renewable energy kits for individuals with energy needs that cannot be satisfied through traditional fuels. The kits are complete and contain a solar panel, battery, and everything else needed to ensure the electricity produced is reliable and available.

Faculty Advisors: Emily Cotter, Jeff Dozier

Image
Not Pictured

Beaver (Castor Canadensis) Impact on Water Resources in the Jemez Watershed, New Mexico

Beaver (Castor Canadensis) Impact on Water Resources in the Jemez Watershed, New Mexico

Faculty Advisors: John Melack

Clients: WildEarth Guardians

Image
Not Pictured

Eco-Entrepreneurship: Re:Think Buildings

Eco-Entrepreneurship: Re:Think Buildings

Faculty Advisors: Emily Cotter, Jeff Dozier

Image
Not Pictured

Developing a Water Supply Optimization Strategy for the Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District, Improvement District No. 1

Developing a Water Supply Optimization Strategy for the Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District, Improvement District No. 1

Faculty Advisors: Jeff Dozier

Clients: Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District, DUDEK

Image
Not Pictured

Sustainable Supply Chain Management for UCSB

Sustainable Supply Chain Management for UCSB

Faculty Advisors: John Melack

Clients: UCSB Purchasing Department

Image
Not Pictured

Sustainable Visitorship at the Angeles National Forest: Strategies for Solid Waste Management

Sustainable Visitorship at the Angeles National Forest: Strategies for Solid Waste Management

Faculty Advisors: John Melack, Roland Geyer

Clients: US Forest Service - Angeles National Forest

Image
Not Pictured

Evaluating Viable Models for Community Solar Projects in the State of California

Evaluating Viable Models for Community Solar Projects in the State of California

Faculty Advisors: Jeff Dozier, Patricia Holden

Image
Not Pictured

Sustainable Design, Construction, and Operation of a Residential High-rise Building in San Francisco

Sustainable Design, Construction, and Operation of a Residential High-rise Building in San Francisco

Faculty Advisors: Jeff Dozier

Clients: ADCO Group