Master's Project Directory

Exploring Advanced Treatment Options for California Water Security

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2023)

Group Members: Savana Gonzales, Renee LaManna , Thomas Lenihan, Trevor Maggart, Matthew (Matt) McCafferty, Taylor Medina

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Client: State Water Resources Control Board

Eco-Entrepreneurship: Slightly Nutty

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Eco-Entrepreneurship Project (2015)

Group Members: Tyler Isaac, Megan Miranda, Jacob Skaggs

Faculty Advisors: Emily Cotter, Matthew Potoski

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

Incorporating Life Cycle Screening into Alternatives Analysis

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2015)

Group Members: Jordan Chamberlain, Kristen Magnuson, Britta Meier, Yu Yu

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Client: California Department of Toxic Substances Control, California Environmental Protection Agency

Addressing Sedimentation of Ecuador's Rio Chone Estuary: A Watershed Perspective

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2015)

Group Members: Francesca de Leon, Steven Johnson, Jacob Marcon, Natalie Phares

Faculty Advisors: Steve Gaines

Client: Global Student Embassy

TURFtools: A Community-Inclusive Management Design Tool for Small-Scale Fisheries

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2015)

Group Members: Jennifer Macy Humberstone, Kaia Joye Moyer, Rodrigo Oyanedel, Salvador Rodriguez Van Dyke, Keith Shattenkirk

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Client: Environmental Defense Fund

Life Cycle Assessment of a Feature Film

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2015)

Group Members: Eric Cerretani, Claire Dooley, Erin Fabris, Spencer Middleton, Diana Rosenberg

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer

Client: Sony Pictures Entertainment

Informing Biodiversity Conservation and Water-Quality Management in the Morro Bay Watershed

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2015)

Group Members: Heather Dennis, Stephanie Falzone, Hilary Walecka, Kari Zajac, Ashley Zavagno

Faculty Advisors: Ben Halpern

Client: Morro Bay National Estuary Program