Master's Project Directory

Projections of Future Agricultural Abandonment: Impacts to Biodiversity, Carbon, and Human Well-being

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

Group Members: Lucas Boyd, Michelle Geldin, Shayan Kaveh, Nickolas (Nick) McManus, Max Settineri

Faculty Advisors: Ashley Larsen

Client: Conservation International

The Carbon Action Plan: UCSB Decarbonization Through Electrification

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

Group Members: Drew Andersen, Logan Babcock, Daija Odom, Marco Palombo, Emily Pelstring

Faculty Advisors: Kyle C. Meng

Client: UCSB Sustainability , UCSB Housing, Dining & Auxiliary Enterprises

The Role of PPAs and VPPAs in Paramount Global's Emissions Reduction Strategy

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

Group Members: Ridhima Chaudhuri, Russell Fager, Allison Gracer, Benjamin (Ben) Moscona, Julia Wilson, Anna Zauner

Faculty Advisors: Matthew Potoski

Client: Paramount Global

Towards Resilient Water Systems - A Management Plan for Three Sites Across Southern California

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

A Reproducible Machine Learning Approach for Interpreting Ecohydrologic Model Outputs

Master of Environmental Data Science (2022)

Group Members: Alex Clippinger, Wylie Hampson, Shale Hunter, Peter Menzies

Faculty Advisors: Christina (Naomi) Tague

Client: UCSB Bren School

AgPlastic Solutions: Waste to Energy and Plastic Circularity in the Agricultural Industry

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

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

Faculty Advisors: Ashley Larsen, Emily Cotter

An Open-source Pipeline for Remote Sensing of Crop Yields: a Zambia Case Study

Master of Environmental Data Science (2022)

Group Members: Steven Cognac, Juliet Cohen, Grace Lewin, Cullen Molitor

Faculty Advisors: Tamma Carleton

Client: UCSB Bren School

Assessing Environmental Justice Implications of US Food Production

Master of Environmental Data Science (2022)

Group Members: Connor Flynn, Mia Forsline, Scout Leonard, Alex Yousefivand (Vand)

Faculty Advisors: Ben Halpern

Client: National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)

Assessing the Value of Environmental Information for Shellfish Aquaculture Farmers in British Columbia

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

Environmental and Financial Analysis: Single-Use Plastic versus Reusable Recycling Bags

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 & Climate Change Division

Equity & Wildfire Resilience: Recommendations for Inclusive Wildfire Management in Ventura County

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

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

Faculty Advisors: Sarah Anderson

Client: Ventura Regional Fire Safe Council

Exploring Mountain Lion Habitat Connectivity in Central and Southern California

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

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

Faculty Advisors: Kelly Caylor

Client: The Nature Conservancy

Exploring the Feasibility of Floating Solar on Lauro Reservoir

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

Funding Future Forests: Evaluating Ecosystem Services for Forest Restoration in the Tahoe-Central Sierra

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

Identification and Communication of Climate Change Impacts on Rock Climbing and Trail Sports

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

Identification and Conservation of Larval Pacific Lamprey Habitat in the Columbia River Estuary

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

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

Faculty Advisors: Scott Jasechko

Client: Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission - CRITFC

Identifying the Impact Potential of Early-Stage Circular Investment Opportunities

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

Improving Usability of Snow Data Through Web Based Visualizations and Tutorials

Master of Environmental Data Science (2022)

Group Members: Ryan Munnikhuis, Julia Parish, Marie Rivers

Faculty Advisors: Samantha Stevenson

Client: UCSB Earth Research Institute

Modeling Land-Use Change for Solar and Conservation on Predicted Retired Farmland in the San Joaquin Valley

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

Optimal Green Infrastructure: Reducing Stormwater Pollution in Maunalua Bay, O'ahu, Hawai'i

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

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

Faculty Advisors: Samantha Stevenson

Client: Mālama Maunalua