Master's Project Directory

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A Condensed Environmental Health & Safety Reference for Nanotechnology Startups (CERNS)

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2011)

Group Members: Adeyemi Adeleye, Daniel Huang, Zoe Layton, Jessica Twining

Faculty Advisors: Patricia Holden

Client: UC Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology

Integrating Tribal Resource Use in California's Marine Life Protection Act Initiative

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2011)

Group Members: Micah Effron, Jeannine Manna, Andrea Robertson, Billie Jo Stevens, Miho Umezawa, Holly Wyer

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall

Client: Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO), ECOTRUST

Energy and Climate Action on Tribal Lands: A Community-Based Approach

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2011)

Group Members: Anna Brittain, Sheena Evans, Amber Giroux, Becca Hammargren, Brock Treece, Amy Willis

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan

Client: Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Environmental Office

Reducing the Risk of Vessel Strikes to Endangered Whales in the Santa Barbara Channel: An Economic Analysis and Risk Assessment of Potential Management Scenarios

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2011)

Group Members: Sarah Betz, Karen Bohnsack, Renee Callahan, Lauren Campbell, Sarah Green, Kate Labrum

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Client: Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

Creating an Environmental Sustainability Program for Religious Communities

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2011)

Group Members: Christine Chen, Stephanie Dolmat-Connell, Jessica Golman, Sarah Siedschlag

Faculty Advisors: Oran Young

Client: Environmental Coalition of Faith Communities

Spatial Planning and Bio-Economic Analysis for Offshore Shrimp Aquaculture in Northwestern Mexico

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2011)

Group Members: Michaela Clemence, Frank Hurd, Heather Lahr, Asma Mahdi, Audrey Tresham, Jeffrey Young

Faculty Advisors: Steve Gaines

Client: Olazul

Ecology and Management of Oak Woodlands on Tejon Ranch: Recommendations for Conserving a Valuable California Ecosystem

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2011)

Group Members: Serra Hoagland, Andrew Krieger, Shannon Moy, Andy Shepard

Faculty Advisors: Frank Davis

Client: Tejon Ranch Conservancy

Sustainability and Tracking Strategies for Gills Onions Farming Operations

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2011)

Group Members: Jocelyn Gretz, Ashley Henderson, Seth Lalonde, Mariah Mills, April Price, Brannon Walsh

Faculty Advisors: James Frew

Client: Gills Onions, LLC