Master's Project Directory

AgPlastic Solutions

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Eco-Entrepreneurship Project (2022)

Group Members: Annie Lovell, Craig Kopulsky, Shelby Smith, Kerry Nixon

Faculty Advisors: Ashley Larsen

Circularity Framework Development of Regeneration.VC Portfolio

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

Group Members: Alex Gaynor, Amber McEldowney, Joaquin Meckler-Pacheco, Aya Rosenfeld, Dani Sclafani

Faculty Advisors: Kelsey Jack

Client: Regeneration.VC

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

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

Group Members: Elmera Azadpour, Genevieve Chiong, Kristin Gill, Lauren Skube, Cat Takata

Faculty Advisors: Samantha Stevenson

Client: Mālama Maunalua

Developing a Site Suitability Framework for Shellfish Aquaculture on Canada’s Pacific Coast

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

Group Members: Emiliano Espinoza, Halley McVeigh, Caitie Reza, Mariano Viz, Tom Wheeler

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Client: ScootScience

Ecosystem Services and Social Licensing of Commercial Kelp Farming in California

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

Environmental and Financial Analysis Comparison of Single-Use Plastic Bags and Reusable Bags Used for Collecting and Transporting Commercial Recycling

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

Group Members: Karla Bonilla Cordero, Kat Cotti, Larissa Neilson, Morganne Sigismonti

Faculty Advisors: Matthew Potoski

Client: WSP Sustainability, Energy, and Climate Change Consulting Group

Estimating Habitat Connectivity to Guide Wildlife Conservation and Management Planning at The Nature Conservancy’s Dangermond Preserve

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

Group Members: Meghan Fletcher, Alyssa Broberg Kibbe, Grace Kumaishi, Anna Talken, Nikole Vannest

Faculty Advisors: Kelly Caylor

Client: The Nature Conservancy

Financing Future Forests in the Tahoe Central Sierras

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

Group Members: Laurel Abowd, Kirsten Hodgson, Brendan McGovern, Teague Tran, Hanna Weyland

Faculty Advisors: Charles Kolstad

Client: Blue Forest Conservation

Floating Solar in Santa Barbara

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

Group Members: Trent Buchanan, Andrea Gracia Duran, Colin Schimmelfing, Carlos Simms, Joe Walderman

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer

Client: City of Santa Barbara

Increasing the Power of the Outdoor State: Identifying and Connecting Climate Change Impacts to Outdoor Sports Communities to Advance U.S. Climate Policies

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

Group Members: Sam Fearer, Karla Garibay Garcia, Will Geiken, Sage Kime, Matt Koller

Faculty Advisors: James Frew

Client: Protect Our Winters

Inside-The-Park Home Run: A Sustainability Framework for Major League Baseball Stadium and Clubhouse Operations

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

Group Members: Gabrielle Barsotti, Hannah Brady, Jordan Davis, Carly Norris, Eric Shaphran

Faculty Advisors: Eric Masanet

Client: Goldring Family Foundation, Players for the Planet

Management Plan for Reducing the Risk of Wildfire to Vulnerable Populations in Ventura County

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

Group Members: Brianna Baker, Yvonne Dinh, Elena Ortiz, Alison Sells, Iris Foxfoot

Faculty Advisors: Sarah Anderson

Client: Ventura Regional Fire Safe Council

Modeling the Effects of Streamflow and Habitat Loss Changes for Juvenile Pacific Lamprey Conservation in the Columbia River Estuary

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

Group Members: Julia Bickford, Krista Finlay, Ethan Hoffman, Lory Salazar-Velasquez, Craig Stuart

Faculty Advisors: Scott Jasechko

Client: Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission - CRITFC

Post Fire/Debris Flow Sediment Delivery and Systems Response: Using Science to Better Manage Sediment Accumulation and Redistribution in Santa Barbara County Coastal Watersheds

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

Group Members: Nicholas Bissonnette, Mikel Irigoyen, Aaron Kreisberg, Joy Sadeghpour, Quin Smith

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Client: South Coast Habitat Restoration

Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Seal Bomb Use in Channel Islands and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries: Acoustic Impacts on Cetaceans and Recommendations for Fisheries

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

Group Members: Ian Brunjes, Anastasia Kunz, Taylor Lockmann, Caitlin Manley, Jenna Wisniewski

Faculty Advisors: Steve Gaines

Client: NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

Understanding Barriers to Land-use Change in the San Joaquin Valley Affecting Solar and Conservation Goals

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

Group Members: Travis Christy, Kaley Dodson, Roshni Katrak-Adefowora, Katelyn Toigo

Faculty Advisors: Kyle C. Meng

Client: The Nature Conservancy

A Sustainable Agrifinance Solution? Lending to Reward Environmental Performance

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2021)

Group Members: Grace Brofman, Haley Grant , Becca Reynolds, Alexandria Wilkins, Janelle Christensen

Faculty Advisors: Kelsey Jack

Client: Sustainable Conservation

Accounting for Reductions: The Carbon Footprint of a Zero Waste Grocery Store

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2021)

Group Members: Mike (Ruiheng) Jin, Andrew Salvador, Kate Shoemaker, Shelby Walsh, Victoria Wallace

Faculty Advisors: Sangwon Suh, Sarah Anderson

Client: Nada Grocery, Inc.

Advancing Methods for Corporate Climate Risk Assessment

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2021)

Group Members: Margaret Brickner, Derek Nguyen, Jordan Faires, Paul Rikhter

Faculty Advisors: Eric Masanet, Matthew Potoski

Client: Raytheon Technologies

Analyzing Environmental and Social Impacts of Urban Forestry Practices in Tacoma, WA with PlanIT Geo™

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2021)

Group Members: Rachel Conway, Joanne Pham, Veronica Weber

Faculty Advisors: James Frew

Client: PlanIT Geo