Master's Project Directory

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

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

Financing Future Forests in the Tahoe Central Sierras

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

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

Faculty Advisors: Charles Kolstad

Client: Blue Forest Conservation

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

Combining Conservation and Community Empowerment to Protect Grauer’s Gorilla

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

Group Members: Kelsie Fronheiser, Monica Gordon, Zoe Duerksen-Salm, Lizzy Schattle, Yani Pohl

Faculty Advisors: Mark Buntaine, Frank Davis

Client: Strong Roots Congo

Conservation of Southern California Yellow Pine Mixed Conifer Forests

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

Group Members: Hannah Garcia-Wickstrum, Leana Goetze, Anne-Marie Parkinson, Jennifer Truong

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall

Client: US Forest Service

Energy Savings from Moulton Niguel Water District Water Efficiency Programs

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

Group Members: Pat Byrne, Claudia Flores, Jaleise Hall, Ruoyu Wang, Jakob Wilford-Bivin

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller, Eric Masanet

Client: Moulton Niguel Water District

Evaluating the Climate Mitigation Potential of Natural and Working Lands in Santa Barbara County

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

Group Members: Alicia Fennell, Gavi Keyles, Madeline Oliver, Minnie Ringland, Michael Wells

Faculty Advisors: Samantha Stevenson

Client: County of Santa Barbara Sustainability Division

Local Clean Energy Vision for Southern California

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

Group Members: Jordan Isken, Keene Morrow, Audrey Nolan, David Segan, Richard Viebrock

Faculty Advisors: Andrew Plantinga, Kyle C. Meng

Client: The Nature Conservancy, Clean Power Alliance

Prioritizing Prescribed Fire to Protect Water Quality in the Sierra Nevada

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

Group Members: Simone Albuquerque, Indigo Bannister, Allison Hacker, Jon Hart, Evan Heberlein

Faculty Advisors: Christina (Naomi) Tague

Client: American Rivers

Quota Baskets: Exploring Alternative Groupings for Fisheries Management

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

Group Members: Mauricio Collado, Gabriel De La Rosa, Kat Leigh, Siya Qiu

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Client: Environmental Defense Fund

Reducing Agricultural Plastics’ Environmental Impacts

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

Group Members: Lucas Empson, Garrett Eyer, Emma Friedl, Renata Massion, Bobby Miyashiro

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer

Client: Driscoll's, Inc.

Rubbish: Diverting Neglected Organic Waste from Landfills to Create Renewable Energy and High Quality Compost

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Eco-Entrepreneurship Project (2021)

Group Members: Allison Bailey, Anthony Luna, Kazia Mermel

Faculty Advisors: Robert Heilmayr, Emily Cotter