Master's Project Directory

Driving Sustainability in the Gulf of California: Fishery Management and Offshore Cultivation for Totoaba Macdonaldi

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2019)

Group Members: Miguel Castellanos, Garrett Goto, Adam Sachs, Andrew Steinkruger, Matthew Warham

Faculty Advisors: Steve Gaines

Client: Cygnus Ocean Farms

Developing a 100% Renewable Energy Strategic Plan for CBS Corporation

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2019)

Group Members: Alice Chang, Jonathan Dorsey, Eric Hassel, Matt Panopio, Kynan Witters Hicks

Faculty Advisors: Matthew Potoski

Client: CBS Corporation

Improving Citizen Science Data Management for Resource Protection

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2019)

Group Members: Rae Fuhrman, Sean Goral, Charlene Kormondy, Jasmine Vazin, Molly Williams

Faculty Advisors: James Frew

Client: Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Cumulative Impacts Assessment for Timber Harvest: How Best to Incorporate Wildfire Risk and Hazard

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2019)

Group Members: Laura Gray, Lauren Krohmer, Emma Siegfried, Courtney Schatzman, Caitlin Swalec

Faculty Advisors: Christina (Naomi) Tague

Client: California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection

Interim Management Plan for the Arroyo Hondo Preserve

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2002)

Group Members: Pete Choi, Paola Gomez-Priego, William Sears, Alex Tuttle

Faculty Advisors: John Melack

Casmalia Habitat Restoration Plan for the California Red-Legged Frog & Western Spadefoot Toad

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2002)

Group Members: Timothy Carson, Amy Deweerd, Susan Erickson, Monica Hood, Christopher Minton

Faculty Advisors: Patricia Holden, Bruce Kendall, Sheldon Kamieniecki

Client: CB Consulting - Casmalia Steering Committee, US Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9

Incentives and Patterns of Joining the U.S. EPA Energy Star® Program

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2002)

Group Members: Andrea Cohen, Yasmin Cronin, Nicole Kranz, Fivos Magalopoulos, Kerry Anne Sawyer

Faculty Advisors: Thomas Dunne, Magali Delmas

The Nanocar: A Consumer Driven Solution for a More Sustainable California

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2002)

Group Members: Claudia Anticona, Jason Peery, Jonathan Saben, Joe Shohtoku, Clarice Wilson

Faculty Advisors: Jeff Dozier, Cathie Ramus

Client: Volvo

Analysis of Alternative Watershed Management Strategies Addressing Aquatic Toxicity: A Case Study in the Newport Bay Watershed

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2002)

Group Members: Lee Harrison, Meighan Jackson, Giles Pettifor, Linda Purpus, Jot Splenda, Sarah White

Faculty Advisors: James Frew, Arturo Keller

Marine Hydrocarbon Seep Capture: Feasibility and Potential Impacts, Santa Barbara, California

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2002)

Group Members: Ali Ger, Misty Gonzales, Erin Mayberry, Farah Shamszadeh

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello, Natalie Mahowald

Predicting the Spatial Pressures of Development in San Luis Obispo County: Is the Transferable Development Credits Program Controlling Urban Sprawl?

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2002)

Group Members: Christopher Casso, Jaime Dietenhofer, Amanda Eichel, Kevin Chih-Hung Huang

Faculty Advisors: Frank Davis, Antonia Bento

Client: Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County

Wetland Mitigation Alternatives for the Casmalia Resources Disposal Site, Santa Barbara, California

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2002)

Group Members: Emily Bosanquet, Todd Cooper, Ann Hayden, Vicky Krikelas, Michelle Torrent

Faculty Advisors: Patricia Holden, Mike McGinnis

Client: US Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9

Managing the Risks of Emerging Contaminants in the Denver Water Supply

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2019)

Group Members: Cheyenne Coxon, Ella Golovey, Alexander Stejskal, Savannah Tjaden, Tiffany Tran

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Client: Denver Water

Economic Quantification of Delaying Management in the Midriff Islands, Mexico

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2019)

Group Members: Edaysi Bucio Buston, Seleni Cruz, Vienna Saccomanno, Valeria Tamayo, Juliette Verstaen

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan

Client: Comunidad y Biodiversidad (COBI)

Guiding Insurance Instruments to Leverage Natural Infrastructure for Climate Change Resilience

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2019)

Group Members: Mario Colon, Daniel Elkin, Lauren Kaapcke, Madison Meltzer, Casey Moorhead

Faculty Advisors: Ashley Larsen, Samantha Stevenson

Client: The Nature Conservancy

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

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2019)

Group Members: Sofie McComb, Claire Powers, Jazmine Uy, Alyssa Winchell, Laura Wolf

Faculty Advisors: John Melack, Bruce Kendall

Client: The Nature Conservancy, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Utilizing Flexible EV Charging to Mitigate Renewable Energy Curtailment and Support a Low Carbon Grid

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2019)

Group Members: Barak Albeg, Sandy Carter, Daniel Ettelson, Madeline Julian, Thomas Paschos

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Client: Southern California Edison

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Through Materials Innovation in the Apparel Industry

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2019)

Group Members: Giovanna Davila, Camille Herrera, Derek Hunter, Caitlin Martin, Brianne Winkler

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer

Client: Patagonia

Evaluating Synergies and Tradeoffs Among Agricultural Productivity, Ecosystem Services and Human Wellbeing in Rwanda

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2019)

Group Members: Meghan Cook, Rachel Kenny, Austin Richards

Faculty Advisors: Mark Buntaine

Client: Conservation International

Evaluating Watershed Ecosystem Services and Nature-Based Conservation Solutions in the Carson and Walker Basins

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2019)

Group Members: McKenzie Bradford, Paige Fitzgibbon, Eric Holmes, Marina Lindsay, Austin Melcher

Faculty Advisors: Scott Jasechko

Client: The Nature Conservancy