Master's Project Directory

Towards Resilient Water Systems - A Management Plan for Three Sites Across Southern California

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2023)

Group Members: Savana Gonzales, Renee LaManna , Thomas Lenihan, Trevor Maggart, Matthew (Matt) McCafferty, Taylor Medina

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Client: State Water Resources Control Board

Post-Fire Debris Flows: Leveraging Science for Environmental Management and Community Resiliency

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2022)

Group Members: Nicholas Bissonnette, Mikel Irigoyen, Aaron Kreisberg, Quin Smith

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Client: South Coast Habitat Restoration

Energy Savings from Moulton Niguel Water District Water Efficiency Programs

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2021)

Group Members: Pat Byrne, Claudia Flores, Jaleise Hall, Ruoyu Wang, Jakob Wilford-Bivin

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller, Eric Masanet

Client: Moulton Niguel Water District

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

Managing the Risks of Emerging Contaminants in the Denver Water Supply

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2019)

Group Members: Cheyenne Coxon, Ella Golovey, Alexander Stejskal, Savannah Tjaden, Tiffany Tran

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Client: Denver Water

Characterizing the Ecological Risk to the Tidewater Goby from Pyrethroid Use in Coastal California

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2018)

Group Members: Chester Lindley, Jia Liu, Michael Patton, Alexander Prescott, Natalie Shahbol

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Client: US Fish and Wildlife Service

Eco-Entrepreneurship: OrganicMatters

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Eco-Entrepreneurship Project (2017)

Group Members: Lauren Catlin, Jacob Levine

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller, Emily Cotter

Incorporating Life Cycle Screening into Alternatives Analysis

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2015)

Group Members: Jordan Chamberlain, Kristen Magnuson, Britta Meier, Yu Yu

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Client: California Department of Toxic Substances Control, California Environmental Protection Agency

A Water Budget Analysis to Support Sustainable Water Management for Human and Ecological Needs in the Black River Basin, New Mexico

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2014)

Group Members: Jessica Arm, Todd Carlin, Nicole Kahal, Hannah Riseley-White, Elizabeth Ross

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Client: New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission

Sustainable Water Use in the Ventura River Watershed

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: Ryan Gardner, Naheed Iqbal, Austin Love, Brenda Ponton, Jake Sahl, Dan Yocum

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Client: Surfrider Foundation Ventura Ecosystem Program

Assessing Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Options in Santa Barbara County

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2012)

Group Members: Marina Feraud, Kiernan Brtalik, Kevin Huniu, Dana Jennings, Howard Kahan, Geneva Travis

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Client: The Sustainability Project, Peikert Group Architects, LLP

Strategies to Control Mercury Pollution in the Cache Creek Basin, Northern California

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

Group Members: Melissa Riley, Amibeth Sheridan, Bethany Taylor, Kristiana Teige, Toshiyuki Yamasaki , Nick Zigler

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Client: Bureau of Land Management - California State Office

Synergistic Energy and Water Conservation Strategies for the Commercial Sector

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2010)

Group Members: Sarah Nichols, Isaac Pearlman, Gabriel Sampson, Jasmine Showers, RandyTurner

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Client: Southern California Edison

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

Mitigation of Impaired Stormwater Quality in Los Laureles Canyon, Tijuana, Mexico.

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2008)

Group Members: Kavita Heyn, Reni Keane-Dengel, William Lewis, Jenny Phillips, Nicole Virgilio

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller, Robert Wilkinson

Client: California State Water Resources Control Board

California's Energy-Water Nexus: Water-Use Efficiency in the Energy Sector

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2007)

Group Members: Bliss Dennen, Cheryl Lee, Dana Larson, Stacy Tellinghuisen

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller, Robert Wilkinson

Client: Southern California Edison

Design and Implementation of Sustainable Water Resources Programs in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2007)

Group Members: Deborah Glaser, Karen Setty, Matthew Elke, Daniel Sussman, Dayna Yocum

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Client: Organizations of San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas

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

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2006)

Group Members: Karin Bencala, Rolf Hains, Eric Liu, Theresa Mogeire, Dan Segan, Samantha Stevens

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

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

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2006)

Group Members: Nathan Adams, Heather Allen, Amy Burgard, Courtney Dietz, Po Chi Fung, Karl Rittger

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller, Robert Wilkinson

Client: Earth Resource Foundation

Developing A Nutrient Management Plan for the Napa River Watershed

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2004)

Group Members: Vinod Kella, Rebecca Kwaan, Luke Montague, Linsey Shariq, Peng Wang

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Client: San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board