Master's Project Directory

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

More Housing, Fewer Cars: Reducing Commute-Related Emissions on the South Coast

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

Group Members: Jennifer Bankie, Kaitlin Carney, Michelle Graff, Amy Stuyvesant

Faculty Advisors: Mark Buntaine

Client: City of Santa Barbara Planning Commission

Global Spatial Analysis to Identify and Characterize Wood Sourcing Regions

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

Group Members: Amanda Chao, Mitchell Maier, Michael Millstein, Julia Paltseva

Faculty Advisors: Lee Hannah

Client: The Sustainability Consortium

Biological and Social Tradeoffs of Implementing Fair Trade USA in Small-Scale Fisheries: A Case Study of Costa Rican Snapper

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

Group Members: Juliana Herrera, Serena Lomonico, Katherine Millage, Iris Shin

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan

Client: Conservation International

Eco-Entrepreneurship: Fruit Forward: Recapturing the Beneficial Properties of Wine Grape Skins and Seeds to Produce an Organic Preservative

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

Group Members: Summer Broeckx-Smith, Jessica Sexton

Faculty Advisors: Emily Cotter, Bruce Kendall, David Tilman

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

Eco-Entrepreneurship: InGrain: Transforming Brewery Waste Into Sustainable Packaging and Marketing Solutions

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

Group Members: Terra Alpaugh, Cameron Dunning, Talia Ibarguen

Faculty Advisors: Emily Cotter, Matthew Potoski

Conserving Monterey County's Ranchland: Trends and Strategies

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2007)

Group Members: Yolanda Crous, Christopher Evelyn, Robert Larkin, Hannah Muller, Toby Perry

Faculty Advisors: John Melack, Frank Davis

Client: Big Sur Land Trust

Conservation Planning for Blue Oak Woodlands in the Southern Sierra Foothills

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2007)

Group Members: Sarah Graber, Zachary Bradford, Ryan Digiondomenico, Stephanie Hsia, Nathan Snider

Faculty Advisors: Lee Hannah

Client: UC Integrated Hardwoods Range Management Program, The Nature Conservancy, County of Tulare

Prototyping a Campus Sustainability Management System

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2007)

Group Members: Erin Claybaugh, Dawn Hock, Amy Jewel

Faculty Advisors: James Frew, David Stoms

Client: UCSB

Changing the Campus Climate: The Continuation Plan for a Climate-Neutral UC Santa Barbara

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2007)

Group Members: Brent Miller, Marie-Claire Munnelly, Aubrey Spilde

Faculty Advisors: Oran Young

Design and Implementation of Sustainable Water Resources Programs in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2007)

Group Members: Deborah Glaser, Karen Setty, Matthew Elke, Daniel Sussman, Dayna Yocum

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Client: Organizations of San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas