Master's Project Directory

Economic Analysis of Invasive Giant Reed (Arundo Donax) Control for the Lower Santa Clara River

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2016)

Group Members: Ian Bell, Eliza Berry, Zachary McKelvey, Brooke Prentice-Dekker, Marc Steele

Faculty Advisors: Derek Booth

Client: UCSB Riparian Invasion Research Lab

EVMatch: Reducing the Barriers to Electric Vehicle Use by Matching EV Owners With Reliable Charging Options in Their Community (Eco-E)

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Eco-Entrepreneurship Project (2016)

Group Members: Heather Hochrein, Kelsey Johnson, Shannon Walker, Erin Williamson

Faculty Advisors: Emily Cotter, Kyle C. Meng

Eco-Entrepreneurship: Fruit Forward: Recapturing the Beneficial Properties of Wine Grape Skins and Seeds to Produce an Organic Preservative

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Eco-Entrepreneurship Project (2016)

Group Members: Summer Broeckx-Smith, Jessica Sexton

Faculty Advisors: Emily Cotter, Bruce Kendall, David Tilman

Finding a Place for Conservation: A bio-economic analysis to inform the re-zoning of the Galápagos Marine Reserve

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2016)

Group Members: Jesse Goldstein, Smadar Levy, Juan Mayorga, Vanessa Perkins, Alexandra Vasquez

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Client: National Geographic Society Pristine Seas

Global Spatial Analysis to Identify and Characterize Wood Sourcing Regions

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2016)

Group Members: Amanda Chao, Mitchell Maier, Michael Millstein, Julia Paltseva

Faculty Advisors: Lee Hannah

Client: The Sustainability Consortium

Eco-Entrepreneurship: InGrain: Transforming Brewery Waste Into Sustainable Packaging and Marketing Solutions

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Eco-Entrepreneurship Project (2016)

Group Members: Terra Alpaugh, Cameron Dunning, Talia Ibarguen

Faculty Advisors: Emily Cotter, Matthew Potoski

Assessing the Environmental and Economic Impacts and Benefits of PV-battery Microgrid Systems in Off-Grid Communities

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2016)

Group Members: Andy Bilich, Love Goyal, James Hansen, Anjana Krishnan, Kevin Langham

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer

Client: First Solar, Inc.

Microfiber Pollution and the Apparel Industry

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2016)

Group Members: Nicholas Bruce, Niko Hartline, Stephanie Karba, Bess Ruff, Shreya Sonar

Faculty Advisors: Patricia Holden

Client: Patagonia

Biological and Social Tradeoffs of Implementing Fair Trade USA in Small-Scale Fisheries: A Case Study of Costa Rican Snapper

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2016)

Group Members: Juliana Herrera, Serena Lomonico, Katherine Millage, Iris Shin

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan

Client: Conservation International

Gallatin Valley Water Exchange: A market-based approach to sustainable water management in Western Montana

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2016)

Group Members: Karen Askeland, James Baglia, Ria Boner, Leah Fine, David Gruen, Rachel O'Connor

Faculty Advisors: Thomas Dunne

Client: The Nature Conservancy, Trout Unlimited

Assessing the Effectiveness of Fire Mitigation Strategies in the Wildland-Urban Interface

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2016)

Group Members: Nico Alegria, Juliana Matos, Sarah McCutcheon

Faculty Advisors: Sarah Anderson

Client: City of Santa Barbara Fire Department

Not a Drop to Spare: Sustainable Water Management Solutions for the South Coast of Santa Barbara County

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2016)

Group Members: Natalie Cochran, Stephanie Griffin, Jennifer Kidson, Amanda Silver-Westrick, Cody Wilgus

Faculty Advisors: Robert Wilkinson

Client: Santa Barbara Channelkeeper

More Housing, Fewer Cars: Reducing Commute-Related Emissions on the South Coast

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2016)

Group Members: Jennifer Bankie, Kaitlin Carney, Michelle Graff, Amy Stuyvesant

Faculty Advisors: Mark Buntaine

Client: City of Santa Barbara Planning Commission

A Citizen Science Monitoring Protocol for the Rocky Intertidal Habitat

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2016)

Group Members: Erica Felins, Tova Handelman, Aaron Howard, Juliano Palacios-Abrantes

Faculty Advisors: John Melack

Client: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Factors Influencing the Expansion of Environmental Water Markets

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2016)

Group Members: Alexander Bennett, Lillian Burns, Adriel Leon, Martin Merz, Patricia Song

Faculty Advisors: Gary Libecap

Client: Mammoth Trading, Inc., Water for Food Daugherty Global Institute - University of Nebraska

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

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

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

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

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