Master's Project Directory

Addressing Sedimentation of Ecuador's Rio Chone Estuary: A Watershed Perspective

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

Group Members: Francesca de Leon, Steven Johnson, Jacob Marcon, Natalie Phares

Faculty Advisors: Steve Gaines

Client: Global Student Embassy

Eco-Entrepreneurship: Solo Energy: A Social Impact Venture Providing Affordable Electricity to Energy-Impoverished Individuals in Less-Developed Nations Throughout Latin America and the Caribbean

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Eco-Entrepreneurship Project (2015)

Group Members: Dan Hannigan, Prajwal Manohar Kumar, Chris Uraine

Faculty Advisors: Emily Cotter, Jeff Dozier

Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollution: Best Management Practice Impacts on Water Quality & Recommendations to Improve Monitoring Programs in Ventura County, California

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

Group Members: Adam Jorge, Chase Lecroy, Hansa Srinivasan

Faculty Advisors: Andrew Plantinga

Client: Farm Bureau of Ventura County

Motivating Water Conservation in Southern California through Allocation and Market Mechanisms

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

Group Members: Jim Bond, Mary-Sophia Motlow, Lauren Steely, Dean Wang

Faculty Advisors: Gary Libecap

Client: Long Beach Water

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

Developing a Water Risk Analysis Framework for Suppliers and Applying it to a Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

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

Group Members: Lyandra Dias, Casey Garrett, Aarushi Jha, Grace Kao, Kathy Tejano

Faculty Advisors: Patricia Holden

Client: Kaiser Permanente, Eli Lilly and Company

Informing Biodiversity Conservation and Water-Quality Management in the Morro Bay Watershed

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

Group Members: Heather Dennis, Stephanie Falzone, Hilary Walecka, Kari Zajac, Ashley Zavagno

Faculty Advisors: Ben Halpern

Client: Morro Bay National Estuary Program

San Joaquin Valley Landscape-Scale Planning for Solar Energy and Conservation

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

Group Members: Jane Cowan, Andrew Gwin, Dustin Pearce, Graham Wesolowski, Samuel Young

Faculty Advisors: Mark Buntaine

Client: Defenders of Wildlife

The Bathtub Ring: Implications of Low Water Levels in Lake Mead on Water Supply, Hydropower, Recreation, and the Environment

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

Group Members: Ning Jiang, Season Martin, Julia Morton, Skyler Murphy

Faculty Advisors: Christina (Naomi) Tague

Client: Western Water Policy Program - University of Colorado

Life Cycle Assessment of a Feature Film

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

Group Members: Eric Cerretani, Claire Dooley, Erin Fabris, Spencer Middleton, Diana Rosenberg

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer

Client: Sony Pictures Entertainment

The City of Santa Barbara Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment

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

Group Members: Sara Denka, Alyssa Hall, Laura Nicholson

Faculty Advisors: James Frew

Client: City of Santa Barbara

Investigating the Feasibility of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in Santa Barbara County

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

Group Members: Alex Brotman, Lily Brown, Cassandra Squiers

Faculty Advisors: Sangwon Suh

Client: Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District

University of California, Santa Barbara Operational Effectiveness: Energy Management Initiative

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

Group Members: Lisa Campbell, Ian Creelman, Stephanie Harris, Brett Olson

Faculty Advisors: Sarah Anderson

Client: UCSB

Burbank Sustainable Water Master Plan

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

Group Members: Dan Gold, Chris Heckman, Chris Hewes, Alyssa Krag-Arnold, Lila Spring

Faculty Advisors: Robert Wilkinson

Client: Burbank Water and Power

Evaluating Management Scenarios to Revitalize the California Commercial Swordfish Fishery

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

Group Members: Paige Berube, Jenny Couture, Miguel Gomez Munoz, Lexi Journey, Aliya Rubinstein

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan

Client: NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, The Nature Conservancy

TURFtools: A Community-Inclusive Management Design Tool for Small-Scale Fisheries

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

Group Members: Jennifer Macy Humberstone, Kaia Joye Moyer, Rodrigo Oyanedel, Salvador Rodriguez Van Dyke, Keith Shattenkirk

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Client: Environmental Defense Fund

Eco-Entrepreneurship: Slightly Nutty

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Eco-Entrepreneurship Project (2015)

Group Members: Tyler Isaac, Megan Miranda, Jacob Skaggs

Faculty Advisors: Emily Cotter, Matthew Potoski

A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Adaptations to Climate Change: Comparing Feasbility of Ecosystem-based (EbA) Methods for Climate Change Adaptation with Engineered Approaches

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

Group Members: Sarah Clark, Teo Grossman, Nicholas Przyuski, Cassidee Shinn, Danielle Storz

Faculty Advisors: Christina (Naomi) Tague

Client: Conservation International

Developing Fire Management Strategies in Support of Adaptive Management at Tejon Ranch, California

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

Group Members: Sean Baumgarten, Ashley Gilreath, Eleanor Knecht, Adam Livingston, Nicole Phipps, Andrew Prosser

Faculty Advisors: Frank Davis

Client: Tejon Ranch Conservancy

Green Buildings in the U.S. and China: Bridging the Energy Performance Gap

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

Group Members: Fernando Accame, Joel Cesare, Ying Chen, Edward Walsh, Qiong Wu

Faculty Advisors: Sarah Anderson

Client: AECOM