Master's Project Directory

Perceptions of Seaweed Aquaculture in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2022)

Group Members: Janelle Gaun, Madeline McEwen, Sydney Rilum, Laurel Wee

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan

Client: Ocean Rainforest

Understanding US Wind and Solar Energy Siting

Master of Environmental Data Science (2022)

Group Members: Paloma Cartwright, Joseph (Joe) DeCesaro, Daniel Kerstan, Desik Somasundaram

Faculty Advisors: Ranjit Deshmukh

Client: UCSB Environmental Science Department

Assessing Agricultural Carbon Quantification Methods

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Tyler Cobian, Gizem Ilayda Dinc, Alexandra Ivina, Karan Shetty

Faculty Advisors: Kyle C. Meng

Client: Patagonia

Assessing Brazil’s Marine Aquaculture Potential

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Caio Della Colleta Vianna, Eva Marrero, Kirby Bartlett, Anna Calle, Sandra Fogg

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan

Client: World Wildlife Fund Brazil

Climate Change Impacts to City of Santa Barbara Water Supplies

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Lydia Bleifuss, Jessica Jagdeo, Camila Bobroff, Juan Espinoza

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller, John Melack

Client: City of Santa Barbara Public Works

Creating a Region-wide Green Infrastructure Strategic Plan for Maunalua Bay

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Natalie Dornan, Erica Johnson, Eleonore Durand, Tara Jagadeesh

Faculty Advisors: Kelly Caylor, Samantha Stevenson

Client: Mālama Maunalua

Eco-Entrepreneurship: Powered by Moxie

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Eco-Entrepreneurship Project (2020)

Group Members: Lauren Jack, Joslyn Fritz, Isabelle Radis, Jill Wirt

Faculty Advisors: Matthew Potoski

Eco-Entrepreneuship: Bad Grass

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Eco-Entrepreneurship Project (2020)

Group Members: Javier Ureta Saenz Peña, Sandro Lallas, Jeremy Knox

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall, Mark Buntaine

Evaluating Connectivity in the Northern Appalachian and Acadian Region to Improve Wildlife Mobility

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Renee Albrecht, Robert Saldivar, Jamie Miller, Rebecca Clow, Nelson Gould

Faculty Advisors: Frank Davis

Client: The Nature Conservancy

Evaluating the Multiple Benefits Associated with Distributed Rainwater Catchment Systems in Austin, Texas

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Kristan Culbert, Kelly Odion, Alex Brown, Madeline Gorchels

Faculty Advisors: Christina (Naomi) Tague

Client: Pacific Institute

Functional Forests: The Role of California Forests in Achieving Statewide Carbon Neutrality

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Samantha Smith, AnnaClaire Marley, Ben Edwards, Kyle Monper, Max Russer

Faculty Advisors: Andrew Plantinga

Client: Joint Institute for Wood Products Innovation, California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection

Managing the Impacts of Environmental Education in Protected Areas: A Case Study at the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Daphne Virlar, Tess Hooper, Priscilla Hare, Robert Heim, Jessica Gomez

Faculty Advisors: Sarah Anderson

Client: The Nature Conservancy

Quantifying and Managing Microplastics From Footwear Use: Outsole Loss Through Wear

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Andrea Cheung, James Fuller, Teresa Fukuda, Andrew Paterson, Tyanna Bui

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer, Patricia Holden

Client: Adidas

Understanding Multiple Benefits of Managed Aquifer Recharge for the Resilience of California’s Water Supply

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Bridget Gibbons, Claire Madden, Jennifer Balmagia, Anna Perez Welter

Faculty Advisors: Scott Jasechko

Client: Environmental Defense Fund

Using Food Waste to Reduce Food Waste: Evaluating the Impacts of Sourcing Food Waste as a Raw Material for Production

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Eamon Devlin, Geoffrey Cook, Adrienne Hewitt, Yingfei Jiang, Madeline Berger

Faculty Advisors: Kelsey Jack

Client: Apeel Sciences

Whales, Vessels, and Fish: Economic Valuation of Whale Watching and Marine Spatial Planning Surrounding Dominica

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Laura Ingulsrud, Shellby Johnson, Callie Steffen, Sidney Gerst

Faculty Advisors: James Frew

Client: Dominica Sperm Whale Project

Developing a Wild Pig (Sus Scrofa) Management Plan for Tejon Ranch

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2014)

Group Members: Jocelyn Christie, Emily DeMarco, Elizabeth Hiroyasu, Adam Kreger, Maxwell Ludington

Faculty Advisors: Christina (Naomi) Tague

Client: Tejon Ranch Conservancy

Comparing Mitigation Alternatives: Ecological Outcomes and Policy Implications

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2014)

Group Members: Samantha Arthur, Andrés Estrada, Ivy Khu, Lindsey Sarquilla, Neil Wilson

Faculty Advisors: Matthew Potoski

Client: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

Data-driven Sustainable Food Purchasing

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2014)

Group Members: Katie Filippini, Clay Heinrich, Jason Huffine, Dustin Merback, Harish Prather, Hannah Tillmann

Faculty Advisors: Sangwon Suh

Client: Google, Inc.

Evaluating Offshore Wind Energy Feasibility off the California Central Coast

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2014)

Group Members: Luke Feinberg, Zach Jylkka, Mengya Tao, Benjamin White, Yingda Xu

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall

Client: Community Environmental Council, Infinity Wind Power