Current Group Projects: Class of 2013
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| Evaluating Low Carbon Fuel Options and Integrating Them into Patagonia’s Transportation Logistics |
| Group Members: James Choe, Kosuke Fujiwara, Jeremie Hakian, Jeremy Rafter, Jacob Sultan, Derek Wiggam Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer, Brandon Kuczenski Proposed by: Client: Patagonia LOWCARBON website (coming soon) Special thanks to Yardi Systems for their support of this project. |
| Developing a Program to Prioritize the Purchase of Conservation Easements while Promoting Floodplain Conservation Strategies along the Santa Clara River |
| Group Members: Jon Montgomery, Lili Prahl, Peter Shellenbarger, Whitney Wilkinson Faculty Advisor: Bob Wilkinson Proposed by: Client: The Nature Conservancy - LA/Ventura Project SANTACLARA website (coming soon) Special thanks to the ACE Group for their support of this project. |
| Developing public access resource assessments and plans at Tejon Ranch, California |
| Group Members: Eric Hopkins, Linda Kwong, Jenny (Nguy) Low, Kirsten Tilleman, Michelle Wagner Faculty Advisor: Frank Davis Proposed by: Client: Tejon Ranch Conservancy TEJONACCESS website (coming soon) |
| An analysis of socioeconomic and ecological tradeoffs in protecting Mexico’s vaquita porpoise and artisanal fishing livelihoods of the northern Gulf of California |
| Group Members: Jamie Afflerbach, Anthony Broderick, Jacy Brunkow, Sean Herron, Jade Sainz, Sanaz Sohrabian Faculty Advisor: Bruce Kendall Proposed by: Client: World Wildlife Fund - Mexico VAQUITA website (coming soon) |
| Fishmeal vs. Food: Evaluating current and alternative management approaches to increase the human consumption of Peruvian anchoveta |
| Group Members: Matias Caillaux, Miguel Cosmelli, Jessica Fuller, Yoel Kirschner, Tracey Mangin, Stephanie Thornton Faculty Advisor: Steve Gaines Proposed by: Client: The Nature Conservancy Peru ANCHOVETA website (coming soon) |
| Ridge to Reef: Spatial planning for smart development |
| Group Members: Brandon Doheny, Kathryn Maher, Andrew Minks, Jerermy Rude, Charles Schonder IV, Marlene Tyner Faculty Advisor: Tom Dunne Proposed by: Client: Conservation International Indonesia RIDGE2REEF website (coming soon) |
| Investigate the role of the U.S. dairy industry on domestic nutrition and economic development in the United States |
| Group Members: Holly Capell, Adam Knox, Travis Lee, Brooke Malik Faculty Advisor: Gary Libecap Proposed by: Client: Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy CREAM website (coming soon) |
| Marine Protected Areas and the Non-Market Value of Private Recreational Boating in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary |
| Group Members: Kiya Gornik, Ching-Cheng Lin, Gavin McDonald, Nathaniel (Shengrong) Ng, Christine Quigley, Daniel Viana Faculty Advisor: Matt Potoski Proposed by: Client: NOAA's Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary; Environmental Defense Center CINMS website (coming soon) Special thanks to the James S. Bower Foundation for their support of this project. |
| Comprehensive Evaluation of Recreational Fisheries Management Options in the Gulf of Mexico |
| Group Members: Jessi Doerpinghaus, Katherine Hentrich, Aristeles Stavrinaky, Molly Troup Faculty Advisors: Sarah Anderson, Chris Costello Proposed by: Client: Ocean Conservancy GOMEX website (coming soon) |
| Beyond the Golden Gate: Evaluating Potential Scenarios for Boundary Expansion of the Monterey Bay and Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuaries to Include the Urban Waters of San Francisco and San Mateo County |
| Group Members: Carey Batha, Jenna Driscoll, Emma Freeman, Cameron Gray, Hugo Hoffman, Sarah Pierce Faculty Advisor: Jim Frew Proposed by: Client: Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary GOLDENGATE website (coming soon) |
| UCSB - Water Action Plan |
| Group Members: Kathryn Cole, Rebecca Dorsey, Dane Johnson, Matthew O'Carroll, Briana Seapy, Jewel Snavely Faculty Advisor: Derek Booth Proposed by: Client: University of California, Santa Barbara WATERACTION website (coming soon) Special thanks to the James S. Bower Foundation for their support of this project. |
| Analysis of US financial support of sustainable tropical forestry projects and resulting impacts |
| Group Members: Megan Byrn, Denielle Harrison, Gordon Tong, Katherine Ziemba Faculty Advisor: Lee Hannah, David Tilman Proposed by: Client: Tropical Forest Group REDD website (coming soon) Special thanks to the ACE Group for their support of this project. |
| Integrated Watershed Management Plan for the Ventura River Watershed, California |
| Group Members: Ryan Gardner, Naheed Iqbal, Austin Love, Brenda Ponton, Jake Sahl, Daniel Yocum Faculty Advisor: Arturo Keller Proposed by: Client: Surfrider Foundation - Ventura Ecosystem Program; DUDEK VENTURARIVER website (coming soon) Special thanks to the ACE Group for their support of this project. |
| Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District: Water Supply Management Strategy |
| Group Members: Andrea Bailey, Jeff Kubran, Michael Merlone, Erika Michelotti, Christine Mosiak, Daron Pedroja Faculty Advisor: Jeff Dozier Proposed by: Client: Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District, Improvement District No. 1 SYWATER website (coming soon) |
| UC Santa Barbara Sustainable Supply Chain Management |
| Group Members: Alexander Dragos, Sarah Richman, Katharine Sartorius, Eric Sutherlin Faculty Advisor: John Melack Proposed by: Client: University of California, Santa Barbara Purchasing Department SUPPLYCHAIN website (coming soon) Special thanks to the James S. Bower Foundation for their support of this project. |
| KOMAZA Microforestry Program: Recommendations for indigenous reforestation in Kenya |
| Group Members: Philip Curtis, Brian Lundardi, Amy Parks, Claire Phillips Faculty Advisor: Christina Tague Proposed by: Client: KOMAZA KENYAPLANIT website (coming soon) |
| Assessing costs and benefits of design for recycling |
| Group Members: Megan Barker, Jonathan Chang, Anastasiya Lazareva, Justin Lichter, Todd Matson Faculty Advisor: Sangwon Suh Proposed by: Client: RECYCLING website (coming soon) Special thanks to Yardi Systems for their support of this project. |
| Eco-Entrepreneurship: E-Fishent Foods |
| Group Members: James Benson, Gretchen Grebe, Renato Molina, Philip Zanoni Faculty Advisor: Emily Chan, Hunter Lenihan Proposed by: EFISHENTFOOD website (coming soon) |
| Eco-Entrepreneurship: BabyLove |
| Group Members: Elyse Bernstein, Miranda Farley, Jessalyn Ishigo Faculty Advisor: Emily Chan, Patricia Holden Proposed by: BABYLOVE website (coming soon) |
| Eco-Entrepreneurship: SunShares |
| Group Members: James Brady, Caroline Cochran, Ryan del Rosario, Clayton Heinrich, Ari Michelson Faculty Advisor: Emily Chan Proposed by: SUNSHARES website (coming soon) |
| Eco-Entrepreneurship: Smarty Pants |
| Group Members: Susan Dworsky, Bryan Latchford, Jessica Mkitarian, Sarah Stark Faculty Advisor: Emily Chan Proposed by: SMARTYPANTS website (coming soon) |