Master's Project Directory

A Framework for Restoration to Support Agassiz’s Desert Tortoise Recovery in the Western Mojave Desert

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2017)

Group Members: Dannique Aalbu, Erik Martinez, Amber Reedy, Devin Rothman

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall, Ben Halpern

Client: Desert Tortoise Council

A Greater Gray: A Larval Connectivity Assessment of Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2017)

Group Members: Samuel Furtner, Stephanie Gad, Isabella Marill, Adam Quian

Faculty Advisors: Steve Gaines

Client: Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Bridging Science and Management in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2017)

Group Members: Shannon Boyle, Vanessa De Anda, Kara Koenig, Erin O'Reilly, Monique Schafer

Faculty Advisors: Mark Buntaine

Client: NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Carbon Zero: Curbing Climate Change and Driving Energy Efficiency at UCSB

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2017)

Group Members: Charlie Diamond, Evan Ritzinger, Lydia Rudnick, Dawnielle Tellez, Emily Waddington

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer, James Frew

Client: Institute for Energy Efficiency, TomKat UC Carbon Neutrality Project

Feasibility Analysis of Conservation Banking for the Greater Sage-Grouse in Montana

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2017)

Group Members: Bradley Bowers, DJ Macaskill, Jeff Cedarbaum, Katie Day

Faculty Advisors: Gary Libecap

Client: American Prairie Reserve

Quantifying the Economic Potential of Small-Scale Fisheries through Better Management in the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2017)

Group Members: Diana Flores, Wagner Quirós, Ignacia Rivera, Alexandra Smith

Faculty Advisors: Andrew Plantinga

Client: Rare - Fish Forever Program

Quantifying the Greenhouse Gas Impacts of a Green Hotel Certification on the City of Los Angeles

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2017)

Group Members: Jay McConagha, Lillian Mirviss, Rucha Thakar, Natalie Vezina

Faculty Advisors: Kyle C. Meng

Client: Green Seal

Salmonics: Quantifying the Benefits of River Restoration for Chinook Salmon on the Lower Yuba River, California

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2017)

Group Members: Jo Anna Beck, Nathan Burroughs, Leah Gonzales, Alyssa Obester, Elijah Papen

Faculty Advisors: Derek Booth

Client: South Yuba River Citizens League

Sharing Canada’s Last Frontier: Creating a Conservation Network to Ensure Continued Wildlife Connectivity in the Mackenzie River

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2017)

Group Members: Andrew Cawley, Sarah Halperin, Naomi Louchouarn, Michael Paccassi

Faculty Advisors: Christina (Naomi) Tague, Lee Hannah

Client: Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative

The Waterfowl of Wall Street: Using Water Markets to Provide Habitat for Migratory Birds

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2017)

Group Members: Andrew Hall, Cora Kammeyer, Justin Kroes, Jayme Ohlhaver, Leslie Regan

Faculty Advisors: James Salzman

Client: The Nature Conservancy

Ecology and Management of Oak Woodlands on Tejon Ranch: Recommendations for Conserving a Valuable California Ecosystem

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2011)

Group Members: Serra Hoagland, Andrew Krieger, Shannon Moy, Andy Shepard

Faculty Advisors: Frank Davis

Client: Tejon Ranch Conservancy

Sustainability and Tracking Strategies for Gills Onions Farming Operations

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2011)

Group Members: Jocelyn Gretz, Ashley Henderson, Seth Lalonde, Mariah Mills, April Price, Brannon Walsh

Faculty Advisors: James Frew

Client: Gills Onions, LLC

Strategies to Control Mercury Pollution in the Cache Creek Basin, Northern California

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2011)

Group Members: Melissa Riley, Amibeth Sheridan, Bethany Taylor, Kristiana Teige, Toshiyuki Yamasaki , Nick Zigler

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Client: Bureau of Land Management - California State Office

The Future of Large-Scale Solar Energy in California

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2011)

Group Members: Sarah Amspacher, Vanessa Arent, Stephanie Dashiell, Tetsuhisa Kamiya, Amy Linn, Sydney Ward

Faculty Advisors: Christina (Naomi) Tague, Jeff Dozier

Client: AECOM

Spatial Planning and Bio-Economic Analysis for Offshore Shrimp Aquaculture in Northwestern Mexico

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2011)

Group Members: Michaela Clemence, Frank Hurd, Heather Lahr, Asma Mahdi, Audrey Tresham, Jeffrey Young

Faculty Advisors: Steve Gaines

Client: Olazul

Santa Cruz Island Biosecurity: Development of a Comprehensive Biosecurity Plan to Prevent the Establishment and Spread of Invasive Organisms

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2011)

Group Members: Andrea Blue, Sean McKnight, Christina Moore, Carrie Sanneman, Emily Sheehan

Faculty Advisors: Lee Hannah

Client: The Nature Conservancy Santa Cruz Island Preserve

Estimating and Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Food Served by Kaiser Permanente

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2011)

Group Members: Scott Eaton, Erin Masuda, Ryan Moin, Goldy Thach, Shivira Tomar

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer

Client: Kaiser Permanente

Carbon Neutral Planning for a Sustainable Senior Community

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2011)

Group Members: Ittay Arad, Brad Haydel, Aliana Lungo, Elizabeth Mendelson

Faculty Advisors: David Stoms

Client: Valle Verde

A Condensed Environmental Health & Safety Reference for Nanotechnology Startups (CERNS)

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2011)

Group Members: Adeyemi Adeleye, Daniel Huang, Zoe Layton, Jessica Twining

Faculty Advisors: Patricia Holden

Client: UC Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology

Reducing the Risk of Vessel Strikes to Endangered Whales in the Santa Barbara Channel: An Economic Analysis and Risk Assessment of Potential Management Scenarios

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2011)

Group Members: Sarah Betz, Karen Bohnsack, Renee Callahan, Lauren Campbell, Sarah Green, Kate Labrum

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Client: Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service