Master's Project Directory

Identifying the Impact Potential of Early-Stage Circular Investment Opportunities

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

Group Members: Alex Gaynor, Amber McEldowney, Joaquin Meckler-Pacheco, Aya Rosenfeld, Dani Sclafani

Faculty Advisors: Kelsey Jack

Client: Regeneration.VC

Equity & Wildfire Resilience: Recommendations for Inclusive Wildfire Management in Ventura County

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

Group Members: Brianna (Bri) Baker, Yvonne Dinh, Elena Ortiz, Alison Sells, Iris Foxfoot

Faculty Advisors: Sarah Anderson

Client: Ventura Regional Fire Safe Council

Exploring the Feasibility of Floating Solar on Lauro Reservoir

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

Group Members: Trent Buchanan, Andrea Gracia Duran, Colin Schimmelfing, Carlos Simms, Joe Walderman

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer

Client: City of Santa Barbara

Rubbish: Diverting Neglected Organic Waste from Landfills to Create Renewable Energy and High Quality Compost (Eco-E)

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Eco-Entrepreneurship Project (2021)

Group Members: Allison Bailey, Anthony Luna, Kazia Mermel

Faculty Advisors: Robert Heilmayr, Emily Cotter

Unicado: Protecting Kelp Forests through Purple Sea Urchin Ranching and Urchin Food Products (Eco-E)

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Eco-Entrepreneurship Project (2021)

Group Members: Wes Newbury, Waldo Felix, Max Diamond, Qusai Bhaijeewala

Faculty Advisors: Emily Cotter, Darcy Bradley

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

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.

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

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

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

Wild Pig Management at the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve

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

Group Members: Benson Truong, Shuhan Song, AJ Zekanoski, Peter Omasta

Faculty Advisors: Kelly Caylor, Christopher Costello

Client: The Nature Conservancy

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

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

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

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

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

Supporting Cooperation in Brazil’s Marine Extractive Reserves

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

Group Members: Dylan Glave, Elliott Matthews, Peyton Moore, Ruben Sanchez Ramirez

Faculty Advisors: Steve Gaines

Client: World Wildlife Fund Brazil

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

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