Master's Project Directory

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Wildlife-Friendly Farming and Crop Resilience in Southern Costa Rica

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

Group Members: Marie Bouffard, Cameryn Brock, Julia Dagum, Bret Folger, Lauren Manzo

Faculty Advisors: Ashley Larsen

Client: Osa Conservation

Understanding Multiple Benefits of Floodplain Restoration from Flood Managed Aquifer Recharge in Madera County, California

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

Group Members: Alex Ehrens, Annika Leiby, Alex Milward, Nicole Schmidt

Faculty Advisors: Scott Jasechko

Client: California Department of Water Resources, Environmental Defense Fund