Master's Project Directory

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Marine Protected Areas Along California's Central Coast: A Multi-Criteria Analysis of Network Design

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

Group Members: Allison Chan, Amanda Cundiff, Nadia Gardner, Yvana Hrovat, Lindsay Kircher, Carissa Klein

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall

Client: Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO)

Decision Support for Coral Reef Fisheries Management: Community Input as a Means of Informing Policy in American Samoa

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

Group Members: Stacey Kilarski, Daniel Klaus, Jennifer Lipscomb, Kimberly Matsoukas, Robert Newton, Abagail Nugent

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Client: American Samoa Department of Marine & Wildlife Resources

Waste Today, Wall Tomorrow: Assessment of an Innovative Straw Block for Residential Construction

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

Group Members: Betsy Abbott, Mark Frickel, Daniel Hall, Kara Shuster, Patrick Yellin

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Client: Oryzatech, Inc.

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