Master's Project Directory

Evaluation of Rainfall-Runoff Relationships to Develop Stormwater Reduction Strategies in South Coast Watersheds

Faculty Advisors: John Melack, Thomas Dunne

Clients: Santa Barbara Channelkeeper

Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater Streams: Disposal Practices and Policy Options in Santa Barbara County

Clients: Community Environmental Council

Changing the Campus Climate: Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions at the University of California, Santa Barbara

Faculty Advisors: Oran Young

Clients: National Association of Environmental Law Societies

End of Life Management of Cell Phones in the United States

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer

Clients: Nokia

A Framework For Developing a Sustainable Watershed Management Plan for San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Conservation Planning and Policies for California Grasslands

Faculty Advisors: Frank Davis

Clients: Editors of California Grasslands, UC Press

Microbiological Water Quality Investigation for Las Palmas Creek, Hope Ranch, Santa Barbara, CA

Faculty Advisors: Patricia Holden

Clients: Hope Ranch Homeowner's Association

Marine Protected Areas Along California's Central Coast: A Multi-Criteria Analysis of Network Design

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall

Clients: Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO)

Decision Support for Coral Reef Fisheries Management: Community Input as a Means of Informing Policy in American Samoa

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Clients: American Samoa Department of Marine & Wildlife Resources

Analysis of Water Resources Management Strategies for the Santa Ana River Watershed: Water Reuse, Recharge and Use Efficiency

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller, Robert Wilkinson

Clients: Earth Resource Foundation

Assessment of the California Spiny Lobster Panulirus Interruptus Recreational Fishery in the Santa Barbara Region

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan

Clients: Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Waste Today, Wall Tomorrow: Assessment of an Innovative Straw Block for Residential Construction

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Clients: Oryzatech, Inc.

Assessment of Stressor Impact on Streams in the Los Padres National Forest Using Benthic Macroinvertebrate Indices

Faculty Advisors: Jeff Dozier

Clients: US Forest Service

Potential Deep-Sea Mining of Seafloor Sulfides: A Case Study in Papua New Guinea

Faculty Advisors: John Melack

Clients: Nautilus Minerals Ltd., Conservation International, GSI

Evaluating the Potential of a Market-Based Transferable Development Rights Program for Open Space and Farmland Preservation in Santa Barbara County

Faculty Advisors: Charles Kolstad

Clients: Santa Barbara County Planning Division

Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Planning: A Guide for Small Municipal Utilities

Faculty Advisors: Patricia Holden

Clients: Burbank Water and Power