Master's Project Directory

Perceptions of Seaweed Aquaculture in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties

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

Play Sustainaball: An Environmental Footprint for an MLB Team Season

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

Post-Fire Debris Flows: Leveraging Science for Environmental Management and Community Resiliency

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

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

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Client: South Coast Habitat Restoration

Seal Bomb Impacts to Cetaceans in California National Marine Sanctuaries

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 US Wind and Solar Energy Siting

Master of Environmental Data Science (2022)

Group Members: Paloma Cartwright, Joseph (Joe) DeCesaro, Daniel Kerstan, Desik Somasundaram

Faculty Advisors: Ranjit Deshmukh

Client: UCSB Environmental Science Department

Visualizing Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Coral Reef Stressors Surrounding Moorea, French Polynesia

Master of Environmental Data Science (2022)

Group Members: Ingrid (Allie) Cole, Felicia Cruz, Jake Eisaguirre, Charles Hendrickson

Faculty Advisors: Deron Burkepile

Client: Moorea Coral Reef Long-Term Ecological Research (National Science Foundation), UCSB Marine Science Institute

Visualizing Visitor Use Trends at California Campsites to Explore Equitable Access

Master of Environmental Data Science (2022)

Group Members: Clarissa Boyajian, Halina Do-Linh

Faculty Advisors: Frank Davis

Client: National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS), University of Montana

A Framework for Designing Marine Protected Areas for Sharks and Rays in Mozambique

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

Group Members: Anna Abelman, Courtney Krone, Vanessa Rathbone, Rachel Rhodes, Erin Ristig

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan

Client: Wildlife Conservation Society

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.