Master's Project Directory

A Framework for Restoration to Support Agassiz’s Desert Tortoise Recovery in the Western Mojave Desert

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2017)

Group Members: Dannique Aalbu, Erik Martinez, Amber Reedy, Devin Rothman

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall, Ben Halpern

Client: Desert Tortoise Council

A Greater Gray: A Larval Connectivity Assessment of Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2017)

Group Members: Samuel Furtner, Stephanie Gad, Isabella Marill, Adam Quian

Faculty Advisors: Steve Gaines

Client: Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Bridging Science and Management in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2017)

Group Members: Shannon Boyle, Vanessa De Anda, Kara Koenig, Erin O'Reilly, Monique Schafer

Faculty Advisors: Mark Buntaine

Client: NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2017)

Group Members: Charlie Diamond, Evan Ritzinger, Lydia Rudnick, Dawnielle Tellez, Emily Waddington

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer, James Frew

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

Feasibility Analysis of Conservation Banking for the Greater Sage-Grouse in Montana

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2017)

Group Members: Bradley Bowers, DJ Macaskill, Jeff Cedarbaum, Katie Day

Faculty Advisors: Gary Libecap

Client: American Prairie Reserve

Quantifying the Economic Potential of Small-Scale Fisheries through Better Management in the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2017)

Group Members: Diana Flores, Wagner Quirós, Ignacia Rivera, Alexandra Smith

Faculty Advisors: Andrew Plantinga

Client: Rare - Fish Forever Program

Quantifying the Greenhouse Gas Impacts of a Green Hotel Certification on the City of Los Angeles

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2017)

Group Members: Jay McConagha, Lillian Mirviss, Rucha Thakar, Natalie Vezina

Faculty Advisors: Kyle C. Meng

Client: Green Seal

Salmonics: Quantifying the Benefits of River Restoration for Chinook Salmon on the Lower Yuba River, California

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2017)

Group Members: Jo Anna Beck, Nathan Burroughs, Leah Gonzales, Alyssa Obester, Elijah Papen

Faculty Advisors: Derek Booth

Client: South Yuba River Citizens League

Sharing Canada’s Last Frontier: Creating a Conservation Network to Ensure Continued Wildlife Connectivity in the Mackenzie River

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2017)

Group Members: Andrew Cawley, Sarah Halperin, Naomi Louchouarn, Michael Paccassi

Faculty Advisors: Christina (Naomi) Tague, Lee Hannah

Client: Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative

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

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2017)

Group Members: Andrew Hall, Cora Kammeyer, Justin Kroes, Jayme Ohlhaver, Leslie Regan

Faculty Advisors: James Salzman

Client: The Nature Conservancy

EVMatch: Reducing the Barriers to Electric Vehicle Use by Matching EV Owners With Reliable Charging Options in Their Community (Eco-E)

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Eco-Entrepreneurship Project (2016)

Group Members: Heather Hochrein, Kelsey Johnson, Shannon Walker, Erin Williamson

Faculty Advisors: Emily Cotter, Kyle C. Meng

Finding a Place for Conservation: A bio-economic analysis to inform the re-zoning of the Galápagos Marine Reserve

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2016)

Group Members: Jesse Goldstein, Smadar Levy, Juan Mayorga, Vanessa Perkins, Alexandra Vasquez

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Client: National Geographic Society Pristine Seas

Gallatin Valley Water Exchange: A market-based approach to sustainable water management in Western Montana

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2016)

Group Members: Karen Askeland, James Baglia, Ria Boner, Leah Fine, David Gruen, Rachel O'Connor

Faculty Advisors: Thomas Dunne

Client: The Nature Conservancy, Trout Unlimited

A Citizen Science Monitoring Protocol for the Rocky Intertidal Habitat

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2016)

Group Members: Erica Felins, Tova Handelman, Aaron Howard, Juliano Palacios-Abrantes

Faculty Advisors: John Melack

Client: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Assessing the Environmental and Economic Impacts and Benefits of PV-battery Microgrid Systems in Off-Grid Communities

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2016)

Group Members: Andy Bilich, Love Goyal, James Hansen, Anjana Krishnan, Kevin Langham

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer

Client: First Solar, Inc.

Assessing the Effectiveness of Fire Mitigation Strategies in the Wildland-Urban Interface

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2016)

Group Members: Nico Alegria, Juliana Matos, Sarah McCutcheon

Faculty Advisors: Sarah Anderson

Client: City of Santa Barbara Fire Department

Factors Influencing the Expansion of Environmental Water Markets

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2016)

Group Members: Alexander Bennett, Lillian Burns, Adriel Leon, Martin Merz, Patricia Song

Faculty Advisors: Gary Libecap

Client: Mammoth Trading, Inc., Water for Food Daugherty Global Institute - University of Nebraska

Economic Analysis of Invasive Giant Reed (Arundo Donax) Control for the Lower Santa Clara River

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2016)

Group Members: Ian Bell, Eliza Berry, Zachary McKelvey, Brooke Prentice-Dekker, Marc Steele

Faculty Advisors: Derek Booth

Client: UCSB Riparian Invasion Research Lab

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

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2016)

Group Members: Natalie Cochran, Stephanie Griffin, Jennifer Kidson, Amanda Silver-Westrick, Cody Wilgus

Faculty Advisors: Robert Wilkinson

Client: Santa Barbara Channelkeeper

Microfiber Pollution and the Apparel Industry

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2016)

Group Members: Nicholas Bruce, Niko Hartline, Stephanie Karba, Bess Ruff, Shreya Sonar

Faculty Advisors: Patricia Holden

Client: Patagonia