Master's Project Directory

The New Economics of Solar Energy: A Case Study in Demand for Renewable Energy Credits

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Wiring the Farm: Operational Practices for Sustainable Agriculture

Faculty Advisors: Jeff Dozier, John Melack

Clients: Sunnyside Institute

An Environmental and Economic Analysis of Cruise Ship Discharges in California State Waters

Clients: Ocean Conservancy, Oceana, Ocean Wilderness

Developing a Compliance Monitoring Framework for Conservation Easements - Case Study: North Irvine Ranch

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall

Clients: North Irvine Ranch

Analysis of Tradable Credits as a Potential Cost Minimization Tool for California RPS Implementation

Faculty Advisors: Charles Kolstad

Clients: California Energy Commission

A Feasibility Study for Commercial Food Scrap Diversion for the City of Santa Barbara

Faculty Advisors: Patricia Holden

Clients: City of Santa Barbara

Adaptive Management for Southern California Grasslands

Faculty Advisors: Frank Davis

Clients: The Nature Conservancy

Evaluation of Liquefied Natural Gas Receiving Terminals for Southern California

Faculty Advisors: James Frew, Arturo Keller

Clients: BHP Biliton

Valuing Marine Protected Areas: A Monitoring Protocol for Recreational Non-Consumptive Use Applied to the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Clients: Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Evaluation and Augmentation of the Shallow Subtidal Monitoring Plan for the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Protected Areas

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan

Clients: California Department of Fish & Wildlife, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Developing A Nutrient Management Plan for the Napa River Watershed

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Clients: San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board

A Cost and Environmental Analysis of Aquatic Plant Management in California

Measuring and Managing Agricultural Impacts on Water Resources: A Case Study of the Pangani Basin in Tanzania

Faculty Advisors: Oran Young

Clients: United Nations Environmental Programme

Analysis of Management Strategies for Stormwater Conveyance Systems to Control Input of PCB Contaminated Sediments to San Francisco Bay

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Assessment of Seawater Desalination as a Water Supply Strategy for San Diego County

Faculty Advisors: John Melack

Assessment of Stressors on Fall-Run Chinook Salmon in Secret Ravine (Placer County)

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall

Clients: California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment