Master's Project Directory

Eco-Entrepreneurship: Roots

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Eco-Entrepreneurship Project (2019)

Group Members: Vaughan Andrews, August Lack

Faculty Advisors: James Salzman, Emily Cotter

Eco-Entrepreneurship: The Hurd Co.

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Eco-Entrepreneurship Project (2019)

Group Members: Taylor Heisley-Cook, Celine Mol, David Mun

Faculty Advisors: Andrew Plantinga, Emily Cotter

Economic Quantification of Delaying Management in the Midriff Islands, Mexico

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2019)

Group Members: Edaysi Bucio Buston, Seleni Cruz, Vienna Saccomanno, Valeria Tamayo, Juliette Verstaen

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan

Client: Comunidad y Biodiversidad (COBI)

Evaluating Synergies and Tradeoffs Among Agricultural Productivity, Ecosystem Services and Human Wellbeing in Rwanda

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2019)

Group Members: Meghan Cook, Rachel Kenny, Austin Richards

Faculty Advisors: Mark Buntaine

Client: Conservation International

Evaluating Watershed Ecosystem Services and Nature-Based Conservation Solutions in the Carson and Walker Basins

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2019)

Group Members: McKenzie Bradford, Paige Fitzgibbon, Eric Holmes, Marina Lindsay, Austin Melcher

Faculty Advisors: Scott Jasechko

Client: The Nature Conservancy

Guiding Insurance Instruments to Leverage Natural Infrastructure for Climate Change Resilience

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2019)

Group Members: Mario Colon, Daniel Elkin, Lauren Kaapcke, Madison Meltzer, Casey Moorhead

Faculty Advisors: Ashley Larsen, Samantha Stevenson

Client: The Nature Conservancy

Improving Citizen Science Data Management for Resource Protection

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2019)

Group Members: Rae Fuhrman, Sean Goral, Charlene Kormondy, Jasmine Vazin, Molly Williams

Faculty Advisors: James Frew

Client: Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Assessment of California Floating Offshore Wind Energy

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2019)

Group Members: Jung Il Bang, Cyrus Ma, Eric Tarantino, Alejandro Vela, Derek Yamane

Faculty Advisors: Sangwon Suh

Client: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Managing Endemic Species Across the California Islands Archipelago in the Face of Climate Change

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2019)

Group Members: Sofie McComb, Claire Powers, Jazmine Uy, Alyssa Winchell, Laura Wolf

Faculty Advisors: John Melack, Bruce Kendall

Client: The Nature Conservancy, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Managing the Risks of Emerging Contaminants in the Denver Water Supply

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2019)

Group Members: Cheyenne Coxon, Ella Golovey, Alexander Stejskal, Savannah Tjaden, Tiffany Tran

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Client: Denver Water

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Through Materials Innovation in the Apparel Industry

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2019)

Group Members: Giovanna Davila, Camille Herrera, Derek Hunter, Caitlin Martin, Brianne Winkler

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer

Client: Patagonia

Using Historical Ecology to Guide Restoration and Management Planning at Point Conception’s Dangermond Preserve

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2019)

Group Members: Brad Anderson, Meghan Bowen, Lucy Genua, Kymberly Howo, Genelle Ives

Faculty Advisors: Kelly Caylor

Client: The Nature Conservancy

Utilizing Flexible EV Charging to Mitigate Renewable Energy Curtailment and Support a Low Carbon Grid

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2019)

Group Members: Barak Albeg, Sandy Carter, Daniel Ettelson, Madeline Julian, Thomas Paschos

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Client: Southern California Edison

Achieving Carbon Neutrality at UCSB by 2025: A Critical Analysis of Technological and Financial Strategies

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2018)

Group Members: Henry Bart, Brandon Kaysen, Melissa Maggass, Hye Min Park, Owen Watson

Faculty Advisors: Sangwon Suh

Client: UCSB Chancellor's Sustainability Committee

Air-Based Land Management – Assessing Drone and Imaging Tools for the Tejon Ranch Conservancy

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2018)

Group Members: Cheryl Bube, Ellie Campbell, Amanda Kelley, Kalli Kilmer, Jonathan Pham

Faculty Advisors: James Frew

Client: Tejon Ranch Conservancy

An Analysis of Wolf-Livestock Conflict Hotspots and Conflict Reduction Strategies in Northern California

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2018)

Group Members: Sarah Antonelli, Kristen Boysen, Charlie Piechowski, Mike Smith, Geoff Willard

Faculty Advisors: Ben Halpern

Client: Defenders of Wildlife

Better Groundwater Management for Agriculture, Habitat and Society

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2018)

Group Members: Wendy Bagnasco, Kelly Bourque, Cristobal Loyola Angosto, Lindsay McPhail, Anna Schiller

Faculty Advisors: Ashley Larsen

Client: Environmental Defense Fund

Characterizing the Ecological Risk to the Tidewater Goby from Pyrethroid Use in Coastal California

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2018)

Group Members: Chester Lindley, Jia Liu, Michael Patton, Alexander Prescott, Natalie Shahbol

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Client: US Fish and Wildlife Service

Creating Effective Fish Refuges: Identifying the Keys for Success

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2018)

Group Members: Roxanne Diaz, Fabio Castagnino Ugolotti, Denise Garcia, Sarah Salem, Camila Vargas

Faculty Advisors: Steve Gaines

Client: The Summit Foundation

Developing a Toolkit to Optimize Community Choice Energy Programs

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2018)

Group Members: Taylor Briglio, Lily (Eunhee) Lee, Erica Petrofsky, Cooper Tamayo, Symphony Yu

Faculty Advisors: Mark Buntaine

Client: Center for Climate Protection