Master's Project Directory

A Cost and Environmental Analysis of Aquatic Plant Management in California

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

Group Members: Geoffrey Frieman, Garrett Lehman, Julie Quinn, Marion Wittmann

Faculty Advisors: Chris Marwood

A Feasibility Study for Commercial Food Scrap Diversion for the City of Santa Barbara

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

Group Members: Alicia DeToro, Jennifer Hershberger, Helene Marsh, Priya Verma, Dale Zurawski

Faculty Advisors: Patricia Holden

Client: City of Santa Barbara

Adaptive Management for Southern California Grasslands

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

Group Members: Andrea Chadden, Edyta Dowskza, Laura Turner

Faculty Advisors: Frank Davis, Peter Kareiva

Client: The Nature Conservancy

An Environmental and Economic Analysis of Cruise Ship Discharges in California State Waters

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

Group Members: Nicholas Huber, Arianne Rettinger, Melissa Soto, Rachel Tornek, Megan Williams

Faculty Advisors: Dennis Aigner, Cathie Ramus

Client: Ocean Conservancy, Oceana, Ocean Wilderness

Analysis of Tradable Credits as a Potential Cost Minimization Tool for California RPS Implementation

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

Group Members: Hillary Boyce, Ann Cavanaugh, Mark Hildebrand, Tatiana Inouye, Adam Teepe

Faculty Advisors: Charles Kolstad, Antonia Bento

Client: California Energy Commission

Developing a Compliance Monitoring Framework for Conservation Easements - Case Study: North Irvine Ranch

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

Group Members: Jessica Grant, Peter J. Hardie, James Mazza, Lacrissa Rizo Patron

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall, Peter Kareiva

Client: North Irvine Ranch

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

Evaluation and Augmentation of the Shallow Subtidal Monitoring Plan for the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Protected Areas

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

Group Members: Adina Abeles, Kevin Afflerbaugh, Larry Chiang, Benjamin Pitterle, Matthew Stadler

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan

Client: California Department of Fish & Wildlife, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Evaluation of Liquefied Natural Gas Receiving Terminals for Southern California

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

Group Members: April Chan, Jana Hartline, Robert J. Hurley, Leanna Stuzziery

Faculty Advisors: James Frew, Arturo Keller

Client: BHP Biliton

Measuring and Managing Agricultural Impacts on Water Resources: A Case Study of the Pangani Basin in Tanzania

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

Group Members: Edward Belden, Daniel Gullett, Brooke O'Hanley, Adam Teekell

Faculty Advisors: Oran Young

Client: United Nations Environmental Programme

Valuing Marine Protected Areas: A Monitoring Protocol for Recreational Non-Consumptive Use Applied to the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

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

Group Members: Robert Ellis, Kristine Herrington, Katrina Jessoe, Helene Scalliet

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello, Mike McGinnis

Client: Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Wiring the Farm: Operational Practices for Sustainable Agriculture

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

Group Members: David Beard, Augusto Bedoya, Erin Darling, Daniel Kahn

Faculty Advisors: Jeff Dozier, John Melack

Client: Sunnyside Institute

Analysis of Alternative Watershed Management Strategies Addressing Aquatic Toxicity: A Case Study in the Newport Bay Watershed

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2002)

Group Members: Lee Harrison, Meighan Jackson, Giles Pettifor, Linda Purpus, Jot Splenda, Sarah White

Faculty Advisors: James Frew, Arturo Keller

Casmalia Habitat Restoration Plan for the California Red-Legged Frog & Western Spadefoot Toad

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2002)

Group Members: Timothy Carson, Amy Deweerd, Susan Erickson, Monica Hood, Christopher Minton

Faculty Advisors: Patricia Holden, Bruce Kendall, Sheldon Kamieniecki

Client: CB Consulting - Casmalia Steering Committee, US Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9

Incentives and Patterns of Joining the U.S. EPA Energy Star® Program

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2002)

Group Members: Andrea Cohen, Yasmin Cronin, Nicole Kranz, Fivos Magalopoulos, Kerry Anne Sawyer

Faculty Advisors: Thomas Dunne, Magali Delmas

Interim Management Plan for the Arroyo Hondo Preserve

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2002)

Group Members: Pete Choi, Paola Gomez-Priego, William Sears, Alex Tuttle

Faculty Advisors: John Melack

Marine Hydrocarbon Seep Capture: Feasibility and Potential Impacts, Santa Barbara, California

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2002)

Group Members: Ali Ger, Misty Gonzales, Erin Mayberry, Farah Shamszadeh

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello, Natalie Mahowald

Predicting the Spatial Pressures of Development in San Luis Obispo County: Is the Transferable Development Credits Program Controlling Urban Sprawl?

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2002)

Group Members: Christopher Casso, Jaime Dietenhofer, Amanda Eichel, Kevin Chih-Hung Huang

Faculty Advisors: Frank Davis, Antonia Bento

Client: Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County

The Nanocar: A Consumer Driven Solution for a More Sustainable California

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2002)

Group Members: Claudia Anticona, Jason Peery, Jonathan Saben, Joe Shohtoku, Clarice Wilson

Faculty Advisors: Jeff Dozier, Cathie Ramus

Client: Volvo

Wetland Mitigation Alternatives for the Casmalia Resources Disposal Site, Santa Barbara, California

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2002)

Group Members: Emily Bosanquet, Todd Cooper, Ann Hayden, Vicky Krikelas, Michelle Torrent

Faculty Advisors: Patricia Holden, Mike McGinnis

Client: US Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9