Master's Project Directory

A Framework for Evaluating Water System Ownership and Management Alternatives

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2005)

Group Members: Claire Cowan, Aubrey Mescher, Josh Miller, Kevin Pettway, Ben Pink

Faculty Advisors: Robert Wilkinson

Client: City of Thousand Oaks

A Water Quality Monitoring Plan for Santa Barbara's in Urban Creeks

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2005)

Group Members: Ivon Aguinaga, Theresa Lancy, Jeff Phillips, James Uwins, Chuck Weber, Das Williams

Faculty Advisors: Thomas Dunne

Client: City of Santa Barbara

Bioassessment of Stream Condition and Response to Anthropogenic Activities in Los Padres National Forest

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2005)

Group Members: Corey Chan, Ben Livsey, Andrew Raaf, Catherine Ravenscroft, Elizabeth Sanger

Faculty Advisors: Chris Marwood

Client: Los Padres National Forest

Classifying Sites in the Ventura Hillsides for Acquisition by the Ventura Hillsides Conservancy

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2005)

Group Members: Jeanne Boland, Dawn Cunningham, Christina Danko, Heather Imgrund, Jason Kreitler, Josh Levine

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall

Client: Ventura Hillsides Conservancy

Collaborative Monitoring of the Spiny Lobster in the Channel Islands Marine Protected Areas

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2005)

Group Members: Sarah Abramson, Christina Cairns, Katie DeLeuw, Darren Hardy, Sophia Hamrin

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan, James Frew

Client: Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Designing Road Crossings for Safe Wildlife Passage: Ventura County Guidelines

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2005)

Group Members: Lindsey Cavallaro, Kate Sanden, Joanne Schellhase, Maile Tanaka

Faculty Advisors: Frank Davis

Client: Southern California Association of Governments

Developing Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Indicator Programs, Pilot Project: Illegal Logging in Costa Rica

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2005)

Group Members: John Everett, Kirsten James, Betsey Rubio, Lana Tran, Karen Wolowicz

Faculty Advisors: Oran Young

Client: The International Network on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement

Environmentally Responsible Packaging: A Guideline and Certification Program for the Electronics Industry

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2005)

Group Members: Brian Crumrine, Shawn Decker, Elissa Loughman, Ryan McMullan

Faculty Advisors: Magali Delmas

Client: Hewlett Packard

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

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2005)

Group Members: Taylor Carroll, Connie Chen, Jeff Dunbar, Rachel Gore, Darren Greve

Faculty Advisors: Charles Kolstad

Client: Santa Barbara County Planning Division

Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Planning: A Guide for Small Municipal Utilities

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2005)

Group Members: Christine Fernandez, Kapil Kulkarni, Sara Polgar, Matt Schneider, Stu Webster

Faculty Advisors: Patricia Holden

Client: Burbank Water and Power

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions with Hybrid-Electric Vehicles: An Environmental and Economics Analysis

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2005)

Group Members: Kristina Estudillo, Jon Koehn, Catherine Levy, Tim Olsen, Chris Taylor

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer

Client: American Motor Honda Company

The New Economics of Solar Energy: A Case Study in Demand for Renewable Energy Credits

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2005)

Group Members: Joe Kastner, Cindy Ryals, Scott Shibata, Ian Stone

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

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

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

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

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

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

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