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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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