Master's Project Directory

Synergistic Energy and Water Conservation Strategies for the Commercial Sector

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Clients: Southern California Edison

Zero Waste Strategies and Innovations for Sustainability

Faculty Advisors: James Frew

Clients: Gills Onions, LLC

Development of a Standard Tool to Predict the Environmental Footprint of Footwear for Deckers Outdoor Corporation

Faculty Advisors: Sarah Anderson

Clients: Deckers Outdoor Corporation

Development of Conceptual Models and Ecological Baselines to Support the Creation of an Adaptive Management Plan for Tejon Ranch, California

Faculty Advisors: Frank Davis

Clients: Tejon Ranch Conservancy

Economic viability and sustainable management of a California red abalone fishing cooperative

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Clients: California Abalone Association

Using Surface Winds to Improve the Accuracy of Fire Spread Modeling for Hazard Assessment: A Case Study in Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall, Christina Tague

Clients: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

Developing a Product Water Footprinting Methodology for Patagonia Outdoor Clothing

Faculty Advisors: Thomas Dunne

Clients: Patagonia

Current Practices and Perceived Risks Related to Environmental Health, Safety & Product Stewardship in Nanomaterials Industry

Faculty Advisors: Patricia Holden

Clients: UCSB Center for Nanotechnology in Society, UC Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology

From Sea to Table: Recommendations for Tracing Seafood

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan, John Melack

Clients: Monterey Bay Aquarium Sustainable Seafood Initiative

Community Greenhouse Gas Solutions: Prioritizing Emissions-Reducing Strategies

Faculty Advisors: Oran Young

Clients: AECOM

Evaluating the Impacts of Small-Scale Greenspace: A Case Study of Harlem Place in Downtown Los Angeles

Faculty Advisors: Christina Tague

Clients: Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council

Strategies for Sustainable Water Supplies & Management for Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Clients: Waterkeeper Alliance

Eco-Entrepreneurship: Energy Rubix: Streamlining Residential Energy Efficiency

Faculty Advisors: James Frew

Eco-Entrepreneurship: Marketainer: Closed-Loop Packaging Solutions

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer

Eco-Entrepreneurship: PWS (Progressive Water Solutions)

Faculty Advisors: Gary Libecap

Pathway to Self-Funding: A Case Study on the California Commercial Spiny Lobster Fishery

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Clients: California Lobster & Trap Fishermen's Association