Master's Project Directory

Eco-Entrepreneurship: Charborn

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Eco-Entrepreneurship Project (2014)

Group Members: Alli Rowe, Ryan Wilson, Debbie Pierce, Noelle Phares, Niles Brinton

Faculty Advisors: Emily Cotter, Patricia Holden

Testing the Economic Feasibility of Seaweed Aquaculture in Southern California

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

Group Members: Ian Ladner, Shelby Oliver, Iwen Su, Shawn Wolfe

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan

Client: Santa Barbara Mariculture, Sustainable Aquaculture Research Center

Energy Savings from Moulton Niguel Water District Water Efficiency Programs

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

Group Members: Pat Byrne, Claudia Flores, Jaleise Hall, Ruoyu Wang, Jakob Wilford-Bivin

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller, Eric Masanet

Client: Moulton Niguel Water District

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

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

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

Assessing On-Road Freight Emissions for Patagonia and Evaluating Low Carbon Fuel Alternatives

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: James Choe, Kosuke Fujiwara, Jeremie Hakian, Jeremy Rafter, Jacob Sultan, Derek Wiggam

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer, Brandon Kuczenski

Client: Patagonia

Promoting Multi-benefit Floodplain Conservation Strategies Along the Lower Santa Clara River Through the Prioritization of Agricultural Conservation Easements

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: Lili Prahl, Jon Montgomery, Peter Shellenbarger, Whitney Wilkinson

Faculty Advisors: Robert Wilkinson

Client: The Nature Conservancy

Assessing Resources for Public Access at Tejon Ranch, California

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: Eric Hopkins, Linda Kwong, Jenny (Nguy) Low, Kirsten Tilleman, Michelle Wagner

Faculty Advisors: Frank Davis

Client: Tejon Ranch Conservancy

An Analysis of Bioeconomic Tradeoffs in Vaquita Conservation Policies

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: Jacy Brunkow, Jade Sainz, Jamie Afflerbach, Anthony Broderick, Sean Herron, Sanaz Sohrabian

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall

Client: World Wildlife Fund Mexico

Assessing Management Strategies for the Artisanal Sector of the Peruvian Anchoveta Fishery

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: Tracey Mangin, Matias Caillaux, Miguel Cosmelli, Jessica Fuller, Yoel Kirschner, Stephanie Thornton

Faculty Advisors: Steve Gaines

Client: The Nature Conservancy Peru

Ridge to Reef: Land Use, Sedimentation, and Marine Resource Vulnerability in Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: Brandon Doheny, Kathryn Maher, Andrew Minks, Jerermy Rude, Marlene Tyner

Faculty Advisors: Thomas Dunne

Client: Conservation International Indonesia

The Food Waste Project: Understanding Behaviors and Attitudes, Assessing Knowledge Levels, and Raising Awareness

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: Holly Capell, Adam Knox, Travis Lee, Brooke Malik

Faculty Advisors: Gary Libecap

Client: Innovation Center for US Dairy

The Non-Market Value of Private Recreational Boating in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: Gavin McDonald, Kiya Gornik, Ching-Cheng Lin, Nathaniel (Shengrong) Ng, Christine Quigley, Daniel Viana

Faculty Advisors: Matthew Potoski

Client: Environmental Defense Center, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

The Snapper Saga: An Assessment of Sector Separation on the Gulf of Mexico Recreational Red Snapper Fishery

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: Jessi Doerpinghaus, Katherine Hentrich, Aristoteles Stavrinaky, Molly Troup

Faculty Advisors: Sarah Anderson, Christopher Costello

Client: Ocean Conservancy

Analyzing a Proposed Expansion of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary System

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: Carey Batha, Jenna Driscoll, Emma Freeman, Cameron Gray, Hugo Hoffman, Sarah Pierce

Faculty Advisors: James Frew

Client: Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary

UCSB - Water Action Plan

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: Kathryn Cole, Rebecca Dorsey, Dane Johnson, Matthew O'Carroll, Briana Seapy, Jewel Snavely

Faculty Advisors: Derek Booth

Client: UCSB

Mitigating Climate Change Through Tropical Forests: An Analysis of U.S. Bilateral REDD+ Finance

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: Megan Byrn, Denielle Harrison, Gordon Tong, Katherine Ziemba

Faculty Advisors: Lee Hannah, David Tilman

Client: Tropical Forest Group

Sustainable Water Use in the Ventura River Watershed

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: Ryan Gardner, Naheed Iqbal, Austin Love, Brenda Ponton, Jake Sahl, Dan Yocum

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Client: Surfrider Foundation Ventura Ecosystem Program

Developing a Water Supply Optimization Strategy for the Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District, Improvement District No. 1

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: Andrea Bailey, Jeff Kubran, Michael Merlone, Erika Michelotti, Christine Mosiak, Daron Pedroja

Faculty Advisors: Jeff Dozier

Client: Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District, DUDEK