Master's Project Directory

Community Greenhouse Gas Solutions: Prioritizing Emissions-Reducing Strategies

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

Group Members: Michael Conrardy, Gavin Feiger, Allison King, Aaron Sobel, Justin Whittet

Faculty Advisors: Oran Young

Client: AECOM

Current Practices and Perceived Risks Related to Environmental Health, Safety & Product Stewardship in Nanomaterials Industry

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

Group Members: Lynn Baumgartner, Benjamin Carr, Allison Fish, John Meyerhofer

Faculty Advisors: Patricia Holden

Client: UCSB Center for Nanotechnology in Society, UC Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology

Developing a Product Water Footprinting Methodology for Patagonia Outdoor Clothing

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

Group Members: Lindsay Bass, Ainsley Close, Amelia Nuding, Loretta Tam, Daniel Young

Faculty Advisors: Thomas Dunne

Client: Patagonia

Development of a Standard Tool to Predict the Environmental Footprint of Footwear for Deckers Outdoor Corporation

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

Group Members: Ariana Arcenas, Julie Holst, Takuma Ono, Matt Valdin

Faculty Advisors: Sarah Anderson

Client: Deckers Outdoor Corporation

Development of Conceptual Models and Ecological Baselines to Support the Creation of an Adaptive Management Plan for Tejon Ranch, California

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

Group Members: Jonathan Appelbaum, Erin Brown, Shaina Forsyth, Lisa Kashiwase, Dana Murray

Faculty Advisors: Frank Davis

Client: Tejon Ranch Conservancy

Eco-Entrepreneurship: Energy Rubix: Streamlining Residential Energy Efficiency

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Eco-Entrepreneurship Project (2010)

Group Members: Linda Halabi, Andrea Lamartin, Anna Lin, Adam Rohloff, Aaron Wdowin

Faculty Advisors: James Frew

Eco-Entrepreneurship: Marketainer: Closed-Loop Packaging Solutions

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Eco-Entrepreneurship Project (2010)

Group Members: Rori Cowan, Hylton Edingfield, Kathryn Tannenbaum, Priya Vytla

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer

Eco-Entrepreneurship: PWS (Progressive Water Solutions)

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Eco-Entrepreneurship Project (2010)

Group Members: Zoe Carlson, Daniel Crocker, Sara Solis, Alexandra Speers, Matthew Young

Faculty Advisors: Gary Libecap

Economic viability and sustainable management of a California red abalone fishing cooperative

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

Group Members: Heather Hodges, Kristen Bor, Ariel Jacobs, Dan Ovando, Josh Uecker

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Client: California Abalone Association

Evaluating the Impacts of Small-Scale Greenspace: A Case Study of Harlem Place in Downtown Los Angeles

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

Group Members: Theresa Morgan, Kathryn Riley, Rebecca Tannebring, Leanne Veldhuis

Faculty Advisors: Christina (Naomi) Tague

Client: Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council

From Sea to Table: Recommendations for Tracing Seafood

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

Group Members: James Gibbon, Connor Hastings, Tucker Hirsch, Kristen Hislop, Eric Stevens

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan, John Melack

Client: Monterey Bay Aquarium Sustainable Seafood Initiative

Permanent River Protection Strategies for China

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

Group Members: Matthew Freiberg, Hanna Jacobsen, Lydia Leclair, Carly Wilburton

Faculty Advisors: Robert Wilkinson

Client: China Rivers Project, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

Strategies for Sustainable Water Supplies & Management for Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico

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

Group Members: Gabriela Holl, Lara Meeker, Catrina Paez, Grizelda Soto, Robin Vercruse

Faculty Advisors: Catherine Ramus

Client: Waterkeeper Alliance

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

Using Surface Winds to Improve the Accuracy of Fire Spread Modeling for Hazard Assessment: A Case Study in Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California

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

Group Members: Adam Anderson, Kyung Koh, Danica Schaffer-Smith, Erin Shapiro, Wendy Su

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall, Christina (Naomi) Tague

Client: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

Zero Waste Strategies and Innovations for Sustainability

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

Group Members: LeeAnne French, Laura Hamman, Stacy Katz, Yuji Kozaki

Faculty Advisors: James Frew

Client: Gills Onions, LLC

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