Master's Project Directory

Assessing Agricultural Carbon Quantification Methods

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Tyler Cobian, Gizem Ilayda Dinc, Alexandra Ivina, Karan Shetty

Faculty Advisors: Kyle C. Meng

Client: Patagonia

Assessing Brazil’s Marine Aquaculture Potential

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Caio Della Colleta Vianna, Eva Marrero, Kirby Bartlett, Anna Calle, Sandra Fogg

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan

Client: World Wildlife Fund Brazil

Climate Change Impacts to City of Santa Barbara Water Supplies

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Lydia Bleifuss, Jessica Jagdeo, Camila Bobroff, Juan Espinoza

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller, John Melack

Client: City of Santa Barbara Public Works

Creating a Region-wide Green Infrastructure Strategic Plan for Maunalua Bay

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Natalie Dornan, Erica Johnson, Eleonore Durand, Tara Jagadeesh

Faculty Advisors: Kelly Caylor, Samantha Stevenson

Client: Mālama Maunalua

Evaluating Connectivity in the Northern Appalachian and Acadian Region to Improve Wildlife Mobility

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Renee Albrecht, Robert Saldivar, Jamie Miller, Rebecca Clow, Nelson Gould

Faculty Advisors: Frank Davis

Client: The Nature Conservancy

Evaluating the Multiple Benefits Associated with Distributed Rainwater Catchment Systems in Austin, Texas

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Kristan Culbert, Kelly Odion, Alex Brown, Madeline Gorchels

Faculty Advisors: Christina (Naomi) Tague

Client: Pacific Institute

Functional Forests: The Role of California Forests in Achieving Statewide Carbon Neutrality

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Samantha Smith, AnnaClaire Marley, Ben Edwards, Kyle Monper, Max Russer

Faculty Advisors: Andrew Plantinga

Client: Joint Institute for Wood Products Innovation, California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection

Managing the Impacts of Environmental Education in Protected Areas: A Case Study at the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Daphne Virlar, Tess Hooper, Priscilla Hare, Robert Heim, Jessica Gomez

Faculty Advisors: Sarah Anderson

Client: The Nature Conservancy

Quantifying and Managing Microplastics From Footwear Use: Outsole Loss Through Wear

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Andrea Cheung, James Fuller, Teresa Fukuda, Andrew Paterson, Tyanna Bui

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer, Patricia Holden

Client: Adidas

Understanding Multiple Benefits of Managed Aquifer Recharge for the Resilience of California’s Water Supply

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Bridget Gibbons, Claire Madden, Jennifer Balmagia, Anna Perez Welter

Faculty Advisors: Scott Jasechko

Client: Environmental Defense Fund

Using Food Waste to Reduce Food Waste: Evaluating the Impacts of Sourcing Food Waste as a Raw Material for Production

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Eamon Devlin, Geoffrey Cook, Adrienne Hewitt, Yingfei Jiang, Madeline Berger

Faculty Advisors: Kelsey Jack

Client: Apeel Sciences

Whales, Vessels, and Fish: Economic Valuation of Whale Watching and Marine Spatial Planning Surrounding Dominica

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Laura Ingulsrud, Shellby Johnson, Callie Steffen, Sidney Gerst

Faculty Advisors: James Frew

Client: Dominica Sperm Whale Project

Evaluating and Improving the Ability of an Adaptive Management Framework (FISHE) to Identify and Resolve Fishery Management Challenges related to Climate Change

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Gracie White, Chase Brewster, Sara Orofino, Nathaniel Burola

Faculty Advisors: Steve Gaines

Client: Environmental Defense Fund

Pathway to Self-Funding: A Case Study on the California Commercial Spiny Lobster Fishery

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2009)

Group Members: Lauren Hess, Philip Johnson, Theresa Karasek, Samantha Port-Minner, Uthra Radhakrishnan

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Client: California Lobster & Trap Fishermen's Association

Post-fire Sedimentation and Flood Risk Potential in the Mission Creek Watershed of Santa Barbara

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2009)

Group Members: Leslie Abramson, Milli Chennel, Erica Eisch, Alicia Glassco, Tom Holley

Faculty Advisors: Thomas Dunne

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Overhead Versus Underground Power Distribution in Southern California

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2009)

Group Members: Sarah Bumby, Ekaterina Druzhinina, Rebe Feraldi, Danae Werthmann

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer

Client: Southern California Edison

Conservation Assessment for the Cuyama Valley: Current Conditions and Planning Scenarios

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2009)

Group Members: Caitlin Andersen, Bridget Dobrowski, Melissa Harris, Edith Moreno, Patrick Roehrdanz

Faculty Advisors: Frank Davis

Client: The Nature Conservancy

Lowering Barriers to Alternative Management Strategies and Collaborative Fisheries Research

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2009)

Group Members: Kristine Duarte, Ashley Apel, Dave Panitz, Courtney Scarborough, Clare Shelton

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan

Client: Environmental Defense Fund

Management Recommendations for Piute Ponds, Edwards Air Force Base, California

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2009)

Group Members: David Alderman, Nikki Maciejowski, Julie Randall, Robert Shirley

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Client: Edwards Air Force Base

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) in the Cofan Bermejo Reserve, Ecuador

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2009)

Group Members: Heather Abbey, Carolyn Ching, Tyson Eckerle, Scott Webb, Emily Welborn

Faculty Advisors: Christina (Naomi) Tague

Client: La Fundacion para la Sobrevivencia del Pueblo Cofan