Master's Project Directory

Constructing a Model to Identify Markets for Rooftop Solar on Multifamily Housing

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

Group Members: Cameron (Cam) Audras, Grace Bianchi, Virginia Pan, Naomi Raal, Julia Bickford

Faculty Advisors: Eric Masanet

Client: Zero Net Energy (ZNE) Capital

Integrating Ecosystem Services into a Prioritization Model for Surf Protected Areas

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

Group Members: Kort Alexander, Sachiko Lamen, Kiera Matiska, Conner Smith , Kirsten White

Faculty Advisors: Ben Halpern

Client: Surf Conservation Partnership

Projections of Future Cropland Abandonment: Impacts to Biodiversity and Carbon Sequestration

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

Collaborative Conservation Planning for the Gaviota Region

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

Group Members: Pol Carbó Mestre, Lauren Harris, Alexandra Martin, Alissa Patterson, Alessandra Puig-Santana, Katherine (Kat) Rosencrance

Faculty Advisors: Kelly Caylor

Client: The Nature Conservancy, Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve

A Business Model Centering Environmentally, Economically, and Socially Responsible Adventure Tourism

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Eco-Entrepreneurship Project (2023)

Group Members: Anne (Annie) Combs, Deanna Elliott, Katherine (Kat) Orellana

Faculty Advisors: Emily Cotter, Mark Buntaine, Robert Heilmayr

Informing Forest Conservation Regulations in Paraguay

Master of Environmental Data Science (2023)

Group Members: Atahualpa (Ata) Ayala, Dalila Lara, Alexandria (Alex) Reed, Guillermo Romero

Faculty Advisors: Robert Heilmayr

Client: UCSB Bren School & Environmental Studies Department

Assessing Fire in Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems

Master of Environmental Data Science (2023)

Group Members: Jillian Allison, Meagan Brown, Andre Dextre, Wade Sedgwick

Faculty Advisors: Max Moritz

Client: The Nature Conservancy

Evaluating Carbon Emissions from Electric Arc Furnace Steel Plants in the United States

Master of Environmental Data Science (2023)

Group Members: Erica Bishop, Ruth Enriquez, Amritpal (Amrit) Sandhu, Michael Zargari

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer

Client: Global Energy Monitor

Improving Monitoring and Evaluation of Enforcement in Coastal Marine Protected Areas and Fisheries

Master of Environmental Data Science (2023)

Group Members: Kiran Favre, Elise Gonzales, Jared Petry, Adelaide Robinson

Faculty Advisors: Gavin McDonald

Client: WildAid

Automating Climate Scenario Creation for Wildfire Modeling

Master of Environmental Data Science (2023)

Group Members: Victoria Cutler, Erica Dale, Mallory Giesie, Lewis White

Faculty Advisors: Christina (Naomi) Tague

Client: UC Disaster Resilience Network + UCSB Natural Reserve System Collaborative

Co-Locating a Power Couple: Retrofitting Existing Wind Projects with Solar PV in the U.S.

Master of Environmental Data Science (2023)

Group Members: Michelle Lam, Colleen McCamy, Alessandra Vidal Meza

Faculty Advisors: Grace Wu

Client: UCSB Environmental Studies Department

Developing a Data Pipeline for Kelp Forest Modeling

Master of Environmental Data Science (2023)

Group Members: Erika Egg, Jessica French, Javier Patrón, Elke Windschitl

Faculty Advisors: Samantha Stevenson

Client: Ocean Rainforest, Inc. and UCSB Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Marine Science

Measuring Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change in Zambia Using Satellite Imagery and Machine Learning

Master of Environmental Data Science (2023)

Group Members: Andrew Bartnik, Carl (Carlo) Broderick, Gabrielle Smith, Hailey Veirs

Faculty Advisors: Tamma Carleton

Client: UCSB Bren School

Exploring Ocean Access, MPAs, and Environmental Justice for Subsistence Fishers in California

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2024)

Group Members: Ariel Daniels, Kennedy Flavin, Morgan Plummer, Melissa Vezard

Faculty Advisors: Anastasia Quintana

Client: Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Accounting for a Professional Services Firm

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2024)

Group Members: Hailey Burke, Erin Clem, Adele Colwell, Alexis Grana , Katharine (Kat) Mackay

Faculty Advisors: Sarah Anderson

Client: FORVIS

Applying Portfolio Theory to Improve Spatial Recovery Planning for Pacific Salmon

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2024)

Group Members: Alicia Canales, Jaden Husser, Stephanie Luu, Olivia Somhegyi

Faculty Advisors: Tamma Carleton, Kyle C. Meng

Client: Wild Salmon Center

Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Beyond Meat’s Plant-Based Beef, Chicken, and Pork Products

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2024)

Group Members: Henry Bushell, Isaiah Fowler, Sridhar Iyengar, Darlene (Mika) Munoz, Kathryn Tomasi

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer

Client: Beyond Meat

Assessing the Impacts of Feedground Closure on Brucellosis Transmission Risk in Elk to Cattle in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2024)

Group Members: Katherine (Kat) Aristi, Delores Chan, Justine Lang, Samuel Desre

Faculty Advisors: Andrew MacDonald

Client: Property & Environment Research Center (PERC)

Prioritizing Chinook Salmon Habitat Restoration for Southern Resident Killer Whale Recovery

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2024)

Group Members: Raymond (Ray) Hunter, Lars Nelson, Meghan Roberts, Logan Ruggles

Faculty Advisors: Andrew Plantinga

Client: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

Developing an Open-Source Water Footprint Methodology for Everlane’s Supply Chain

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2024)

Group Members: Lauren Barnum , Abby Celentano, Danielle Hoekstra, Julia Kuhlman, Nhi Phan

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Client: Everlane