Program

Clients

Year

Faculty Advisors

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Assessing the Impact of Supply-Side Policies on Oil Extraction, Health, and Employment in California

This project examines how supply-side oil and gas regulations impact greenhouse gas emissions, employment, and the health of communities in California living near oil wells. The project is especially focused on the implications of Senate Bill 1137 (SB1137), which would prohibit the construction of new oil and gas wells within 3,200 feet of schools, hospitals, and other sensitive receptors.

Group Members: Mariam Garcia, Haejin Kim, Maxwell Patterson

Faculty Advisors: Paasha Mahdavi

Clients: The 2035 Initiative, UCSB Environmental Markets Lab (emLab), UCSB Bren School & Environmental Studies Department

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Environmental Justice, Marine Protected Areas & Ocean Access in California

MESM 2024 Group Project

Group Members: Ariel Daniels, Kennedy Flavin, Morgan Plummer, Melissa Vezard

Faculty Advisors: Anastasia Quintana

Clients: Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Accounting for a Professional Services Firm

MESM 2024 Group Project

Group Members: Hailey Burke, Erin Clem, Adele Colwell, Alexis Grana, Kat Mackay

Faculty Advisors: Sarah Anderson

Clients: FORVIS

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Redesigning Modern Portfolio Theory to Improve Spatial Recovery Planning for Oregon Coast Coho Salmon

MESM 2024 Group Project

Group Members: Alicia Canales, Jaden Husser, Stephanie Luu, Olivia Somhegyi

Faculty Advisors: Kyle Meng

Clients: Wild Salmon Center

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Global Food Production Hotspot and Mitigation Analysis

MESM 2024 Group Project

Group Members: Henry Bushell, Isaiah Fowler, Sridhar Iyengar, Mika Munoz, Kathryn Tomasi

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer, David Tilman

Clients: United Nations Environmental Programme

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Managing Human-Wildlife Interactions: Ecological and Financial Assessment of Elk Feedground Closure in Teton County

In Teton County, elk feedgrounds spread disease, impacting cattle and ranchers. This project assessed ways to manage risks from feedground closure, recommending financial tools to support wildlife coexistence and reduce economic losses for ranchers.

Group Members: Katherine Aristi, Delores Chan, Justine Lang, Samuel Desre

Faculty Advisors: Andrew MacDonald

Clients: Property & Environment Research Center (PERC)

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Prioritizing Chinook Salmon Habitat Restoration for Southern Resident Killer Whale Recovery

MESM 2024 Group Project

Group Members: Ray Hunter, Lars Nelson, Meghan Roberts, Logan Ruggles

Faculty Advisors: Andrew Plantinga

Clients: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

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Water Footprint Methodology for Everlane’s Supply Chain

MESM 2024 Group Project

Group Members: Lauren Barnum, Abby Celentano, Danielle Hoekstra, Julia Kuhlman, Nhi Phan

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Clients: Everlane

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Assessing Marine Debris in the Proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary

MESM 2024 Group Project

Group Members: Tatiana Bok, Elizabeth Braun, Eleri Griffiths, Heather Luedke, Anne Youngdahl

Faculty Advisors: Steve Gaines

Clients: NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

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California’s Hydrogen Hub: Meeting 2030 Demand

MESM 2024 Group Project

Group Members: Kristin Art, Hannah Irish, Lillian Liu, Nadine Snyder, Seth Villanueva

Faculty Advisors: Mark Buntaine, Ashley Larsen

Clients: California Governor's Office of Business & Economic Development (GO-Biz)

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Analyzing Life Cycle Emissions of Synthetic Fertilizer and Cyanobacteria Biofertilizer for Lemon Trees

MESM 2024 Group Project

Group Members: Merina Addonigio, Betty Cheong, Jenna Leonard, Kelly Perymon, Zoe Rennie

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall

Clients: The Limoneira Company

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Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing: Empowering Effective and Efficient Interventions

MESM 2024 Group Project

Group Members: Ashley Cooper, Sydney Mayes, Bella Rothenberg, Chloe Swick, Eleanor Thomas

Clients: Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (Skylight)

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Assessing Riparian Woodland Response to Shallow Groundwater Availability

MESM 2024 Group Project

Group Members: Hector Leal Ibarra, Leah Makler, Vivian Phan, Leslie Serafin, Hannah Vaughn-Hulbert

Faculty Advisors: Scott Jasechko

Clients: Restoration Science LLC

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Climate Hazards Data Integration and Visualization for the Climate Adaptation Solutions Accelerator (CASA) through School-Community Hubs

Community engagement in planning is essential for effective and just climate adaptation. However, historically underserved communities are often difficult to reach through traditional means of soliciting public input. The Climate Adaptation Solutions Accelerator (CASA) through School-Community Hubs project identifies public schools as promising sites for building both community engagement and community capacity for climate adaptation.

Group Members: Liane Chen, Charles (Charlie) Curtin, Kristina Glass, Hazel Vaquero

Faculty Advisors: Sarah Anderson

Clients: Climate Adaptations Solutions Accelerator, funded by the National Science Foundation

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Policy Evaluation for Decarbonization of the U.S. Iron/Steel and Cement Industries

This project developed a policy evaluation tool to assess emissions and model reductions from federal decarbonization efforts. The open-source tool helps policymakers target high-impact interventions for industrial emissions reduction, particularly in disadvantaged communities.

Group Members: Jenna Anderson, Andrea Carlos, Kimberly Dobbs, Caitlin Mori

Faculty Advisors: Eric Masanet

Clients: Evergreen Action

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Blue Whales Blue Skies Certification Strategy

The BWBS program is a successful incentive program that slows ships in the SB Channel to reduce pollution & whale strikes—but it must become more widely adopted to have the intended impact. This team presents a strategy to build a pathway to certification through a brand ambassador network.

Group Members: Sachiko Lamen, Anusha Sridhara, Devon Rossi, Julia Bickford

Faculty Advisors: Lisa Leombruni

Clients: NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration