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

Conserving Monterey County's Ranchland: Trends and Strategies

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2007)

Group Members: Yolanda Crous, Christopher Evelyn, Robert Larkin, Hannah Muller, Toby Perry

Faculty Advisors: John Melack, Frank Davis

Client: Big Sur Land Trust

Conservation Planning for Blue Oak Woodlands in the Southern Sierra Foothills

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2007)

Group Members: Sarah Graber, Zachary Bradford, Ryan Digiondomenico, Stephanie Hsia, Nathan Snider

Faculty Advisors: Lee Hannah

Client: UC Integrated Hardwoods Range Management Program, The Nature Conservancy, County of Tulare

Prototyping a Campus Sustainability Management System

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2007)

Group Members: Erin Claybaugh, Dawn Hock, Amy Jewel

Faculty Advisors: James Frew, David Stoms

Client: UCSB

Changing the Campus Climate: The Continuation Plan for a Climate-Neutral UC Santa Barbara

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2007)

Group Members: Brent Miller, Marie-Claire Munnelly, Aubrey Spilde

Faculty Advisors: Oran Young

Design and Implementation of Sustainable Water Resources Programs in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2007)

Group Members: Deborah Glaser, Karen Setty, Matthew Elke, Daniel Sussman, Dayna Yocum

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Client: Organizations of San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas

Climate-Focused Institutional Investment Index

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2007)

Group Members: Gabriel Brown, Caitlin Crafts, Theodore Ehlert, Luna Fakhouri, Amy Kidd

Faculty Advisors: Charles Kolstad

Client: AIG International

California's Energy-Water Nexus: Water-Use Efficiency in the Energy Sector

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2007)

Group Members: Bliss Dennen, Cheryl Lee, Dana Larson, Stacy Tellinghuisen

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller, Robert Wilkinson

Client: Southern California Edison

Current Practices for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Electric Utilities in the United States

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2007)

Group Members: Lijin Sun, Erin Wessely, Anthony Fournier, Avra Goldman, Mark Weeks

Faculty Advisors: Magali Delmas

Client: ENSR

An Inventory and Evaluation of Environmental and Health Safety Practices in the Nanotechnology Industry

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2007)

Group Members: Gina Gerritzen, Keith Killpack, Li-Chin Huang, Maria Mircheva

Faculty Advisors: Patricia Holden

Client: International Council on Nanotechnology

Biology and Management of Non-Native Plant Species in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2007)

Group Members: Elliot Chasin, Robin Kent, Emmeline Kiyan, Sarah Schliemann, Emily Althoen

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall

Client: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

Visualizing California Transportation in 2030 Using Future Scenario Planning

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2007)

Group Members: Erin Fisher, Sarah Nathan, Nick Kordesch , Bill Kost, Renee LaFrenz

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer

Client: Volvo, CALStart

Evaluation of Rainfall-Runoff Relationships to Develop Stormwater Reduction Strategies in South Coast Watersheds

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2007)

Group Members: Drew Beckwith, Christina Ciarametaro, Maya Dehner, Michael Rossiter, Ruyan Siew

Faculty Advisors: John Melack, Thomas Dunne

Client: Santa Barbara Channelkeeper

Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater Streams: Disposal Practices and Policy Options in Santa Barbara County

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2007)

Group Members: Crispin Wong, James Kallaos, Kaleena Wheeler, Maragaret Zahller

Faculty Advisors: Matthew Kotchen

Client: Community Environmental Council

Analysis of Management Strategies for Stormwater Conveyance Systems to Control Input of PCB Contaminated Sediments to San Francisco Bay

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2003)

Group Members: Jennifer Gibson, Shelly Magier, Alessandra Pome, Robert Priola, Geoffrey Thomas, Duygu Tokat

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Assessment of Seawater Desalination as a Water Supply Strategy for San Diego County

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2003)

Group Members: Lisa Ackerman, Jeffrey Bannon, Achira Leophairatana, Kazuhiko Yamada

Faculty Advisors: John Melack, Antonio Bento

Assessment of Stressors on Fall-Run Chinook Salmon in Secret Ravine (Placer County)

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2003)

Group Members: Elizabeth Ayres, Eli Knapp, Suzanne Leiberman, Julie Love, Kirk Vodopals

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall, Carol McAusland

Client: California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment

Santa Barbara County and Los Padres National Forest: Facilitating Community Collaboration in Recreation Management

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2003)

Group Members: Nicholle Fratus, Jill Komoto, Carolina Morgan, Thomas Whitaker, Sarah Worth

Faculty Advisors: Frank Davis, Catherine Ramus

Client: Los Padres National Forest

The Role of ISO 14001 in Environmental Management at U.S. Manufacturing Facilities

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2003)

Group Members: Ryan Harding, Brandy O'Gorman, Jonathan Onderdonk, Derek Sweatt, Gregory Tamblyn

Faculty Advisors: James Frew, Magali Delmas, Catherine Ramus