Master's Project Directory

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

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

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

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

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

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

Air Quality & Diabetes Risk in California

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Hope Cupples, Angie Bouche, Yirui Zhang, Vanessa Guenther

Faculty Advisors: Ashley Larsen

Client: Sansum Diabetes Research Institute

Assessing Agricultural Carbon Quantification Methods

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Tyler Cobian, Gizem Ilayda Dinc, Alexandra Ivina, Karan Shetty

Faculty Advisors: Kyle C. Meng

Client: Patagonia

Assessing Brazil’s Marine Aquaculture Potential

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Caio Della Colleta Vianna, Eva Marrero, Kirby Bartlett, Anna Calle, Sandra Fogg

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan

Client: World Wildlife Fund Brazil

Climate Change Impacts to City of Santa Barbara Water Supplies

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Lydia Bleifuss, Jessica Jagdeo, Camila Bobroff, Juan Espinoza

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller, John Melack

Client: City of Santa Barbara Public Works

Creating a Region-wide Green Infrastructure Strategic Plan for Maunalua Bay

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Natalie Dornan, Erica Johnson, Eleonore Durand, Tara Jagadeesh

Faculty Advisors: Kelly Caylor, Samantha Stevenson

Client: Mālama Maunalua

Eco-Entrepreneurship: Powered by Moxie

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Eco-Entrepreneurship Project (2020)

Group Members: Lauren Jack, Joslyn Fritz, Isabelle Radis, Jill Wirt

Faculty Advisors: Matthew Potoski

Eco-Entrepreneuship: Bad Grass

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Eco-Entrepreneurship Project (2020)

Group Members: Javier Ureta Saenz Peña, Sandro Lallas, Jeremy Knox

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall, Mark Buntaine

Evaluating and Improving the Ability of an Adaptive Management Framework (FISHE) to Identify and Resolve Fishery Management Challenges related to Climate Change

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Gracie White, Chase Brewster, Sara Orofino, Nathaniel Burola

Faculty Advisors: Steve Gaines

Client: Environmental Defense Fund

Evaluating Connectivity in the Northern Appalachian and Acadian Region to Improve Wildlife Mobility

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Renee Albrecht, Robert Saldivar, Jamie Miller, Rebecca Clow, Nelson Gould

Faculty Advisors: Frank Davis

Client: The Nature Conservancy

Evaluating the Multiple Benefits Associated with Distributed Rainwater Catchment Systems in Austin, Texas

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Kristan Culbert, Kelly Odion, Alex Brown, Madeline Gorchels

Faculty Advisors: Christina (Naomi) Tague

Client: Pacific Institute

Functional Forests: The Role of California Forests in Achieving Statewide Carbon Neutrality

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Samantha Smith, AnnaClaire Marley, Ben Edwards, Kyle Monper, Max Russer

Faculty Advisors: Andrew Plantinga

Client: Joint Institute for Wood Products Innovation, California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection

Implementing Vessel Monitoring Devices in Small Scale Fisheries: Analysis of Social and Economic Enabling Conditions to Maximize Adoption

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Juan Silva, Barbara Rose Hoover, Gage Clawson, Thomas Butera, Corinna Hong

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Client: Global Fishing Watch

Managing the Impacts of Environmental Education in Protected Areas: A Case Study at the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Daphne Virlar, Tess Hooper, Priscilla Hare, Robert Heim, Jessica Gomez

Faculty Advisors: Sarah Anderson

Client: The Nature Conservancy

Quantifying and Managing Microplastics From Footwear Use: Outsole Loss Through Wear

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Andrea Cheung, James Fuller, Teresa Fukuda, Andrew Paterson, Tyanna Bui

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer, Patricia Holden

Client: Adidas