Master's Project Directory

Determination of the Ecological Risk Associated with a Groundwater Plume of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE)

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2000)

Group Members: Michelle Bates, Kara Kuvakas, Patrick Leonard, Steven McKagan

Faculty Advisors: Patricia Holden, Natalia Mahowald

Client: US Navy Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center, Port Hueneme

Analysis of Alternative Watershed Management Strategies for the Lauro Canyon Watershed, Santa Barbara, CA

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2000)

Group Members: Dana Armanino, Jon Clemens, Christopher Coburn, Noah Molotch, Stephanie Oakes, Jill Richardson

Faculty Advisors: John Melack, Jeff Dozier

Client: Cachuma Operations and Maintenance Board

Environmental Decision Making in Goleta Old Town Brownfields

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2000)

Group Members: Effie Milionis, Doug Tallman, Linda Zwick

Faculty Advisors: James Frew, Patricia Holden

Prioritizing Sites along the Santa Clara River for Conservation of Threatened and Endangered Species

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2000)

Group Members: David Court, Jessica Glatzer, Samantha Hard, Kevin Keith, Jennifer McDonald, Fumitaka Ogushi

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall, Charles Kolstad

Enhancement and Restoration Alternatives for the Ocean Meadows Golf Course Site

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2000)

Group Members: Marc Campopiano, Marie Denn, Ed Miller, Diane Pratt, Rachel Smyk-Newton, Jae Yi

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall, David Siegel

Evaluation of Setback Levees along the Sacramento River

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2000)

Group Members: Setenay Bozkurt, Petra Dekens, Justin Gragg, Ron Gartland, Jorine Lawyer, Matthew McGoogan

Faculty Advisors: Thomas Dunne, James Frew

California Winemaking Impact Assessment

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2000)

Group Members: Adam Baughman, Joy Brown, Willie Brummett, Joanne Dramko, Jamie Goldstein, Barry Hooper

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller, Magali Delmas

An Assessment of the U.S. EPA Voluntary Partnership Program: WASTEWISE

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2000)

Group Members: Alfred Andrade, Donna Cassano, Connie Liu, Anita Teo, Joe Yahner

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller, Magali Delmas

Exploring Advanced Treatment Options for California Water Security

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

MATE the Label Product Chemistry Hotspot Analysis to Reduce Human Health and Ecological Impacts

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

Group Members: Sarah Hamilton, Margaret (Maggie) Hammond, Carleigh Osen, Alexandra Setmajer, Caroline Shepherd

Faculty Advisors: Patricia Holden

Client: MATE the Label

Ecosystem Services and Financing Community Forests: An Application to Wallowa County, Oregon

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

Group Members: Andrea Cornelius, Cristina Mancilla, Hollie Pennington, Sachi Shiroma, Anusha Sridhara

Faculty Advisors: Andrew Plantinga

Client: Wallowa Resources

Impacts of Regenerative Land Management at Jalama Canyon Ranch: Assessing the Role of Remote Sensing in the Accreditation Process for Regenerative Agriculture Certifications

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

Group Members: Elijah Baker, Thomas (Tommy) King, Sophia Leiker, Patrick Pelegri-O'Day, Sarah-Anne Rohlfing, Eva Wilson

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall

Client: White Buffalo Land Trust, Terra Genesis

Paramount Global’s Emissions Reduction Strategy: VPPAs and On-Site Solar

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

Group Members: Ridhima Chaudhuri, Russell Fager, Allison Gracer, Benjamin (Ben) Moscona, Julia Wilson, Anna Zauner

Faculty Advisors: Matthew Potoski

Client: Paramount Global

Cost Analysis of Social and Environmental Improvements in Fiji's Longline Albacore Tuna Fishery

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

Group Members: Samantha (Sam) Kuglen, Kathryn (Katie) Munster, Devon Rossi

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Client: Conservation International Tuna Program

Assessing Lost Gear Removals in Southern California by a Nonprofit

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

Group Members: Sarah Lam, Logan Ossentjuk, Meghna Rao, Cristina Robinson, Abigail Sanford

Faculty Advisors: Steve Gaines

Client: Ocean Defenders Alliance

Seaweed: The Solution to Pollution? A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of LDPE and Algal Flexible Film Packaging

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

Group Members: Taylor Gries, Marielena (Mari) Herbst de Cortina, John (Jack) Miller, Devin Ngo, Jonah Seif

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer

Client: PANGAIA

Projecting Impacts of Resource Extraction on Wildlife Habitat in the Greater Chilkat Watershed, Alaska

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

Group Members: Alia Ajina, Eric Cole, Katheryn Moya, Katherine (Katie) Pietrucha, Evert (Evie) Vermeer, Charles (Charlie) Wilson

Faculty Advisors: Andrew MacDonald

Client: Lynn Canal Conservation

Black Bear Aware: Predicting Human-Black Bear Conflict Likelihood in a Changing Climate

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

Group Members: Mia Guarnieri, Claire Meuter, Samantha (Sam) Rozal, Chase Tarr

Faculty Advisors: Sarah Anderson

Client: California Department of Fish & Wildlife

Carbon Free Housing and Dining: A UCSB Electrification Study

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

Group Members: Drew Andersen, Logan Babcock, Daija Odom, Marco Palombo, Emily Pelstring

Faculty Advisors: Kyle C. Meng

Client: UCSB Sustainability , UCSB Housing, Dining & Auxiliary Enterprises

Constructing a Model to Identify Markets for Rooftop Solar on Multifamily Housing

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

Group Members: Cameron (Cam) Audras, Grace Bianchi, Virginia Pan, Naomi Raal, Julia Bickford

Faculty Advisors: Eric Masanet

Client: Zero Net Energy (ZNE) Capital