Master's Project Directory | UCSB Bren School of Environmental Science & Management

Tent perched on cliff overlooking national park

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

agricultural field with rows of planted strawberries crops, and rows are covers in a plastic film,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kelp floats near the surface of the water

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

Aerial view of channel islands and pacific ocean

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

Pine trees and mountains around Lake Tahoe

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