Environmental Science MS
Congratulations to our Spring & Summer 2023 Environmental Science M.S. graduates! We look forward to seeing where your new skills take you.
Michael Biedebach
Professional Science Master’s (PSM)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Fred Watson
Project Title: “Basin Ranch Wildlife Camera Project”
Mason Donny
Professional Science Master's (PSM)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Alison Haupt
Project Title: "Mussel Bed Zonation Over Time in Catalina Island, CA, using Aerial and Ground Photography"
Erika Garig
Professional Science Master's (PSM)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Duggan
Project Title: "Modifications and additions to the watershed health report card for the Carmel River watershed"
Samantha Gautreaux
Professional Science Master's (PSM)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Duggan
Project Title: "Supporting assessments of restoration effectiveness and vegetation mapping"
Anna Herrera
Professional Science Master's (PSM)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jose Pablo Dundore-Arias
Project Title: "Comparing Measured and Predicted Phosphorous Levels in the Continental U.S. And Evaluating Aquatic-Vertebrate Water Tolerances in the Santa Ana River"
Karla Jasso
Professional Science Master's (PSM)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jose Pablo Dundore-Arias
Project Title: "Assessing the frequency of Pythium wilt and INSV co-occurrence in Monterey County's lettuce production"
Filipp Kashirtsev
Professional Science Master's (PSM)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Fred Watson
Project Title: "Habitat Working Group Campus Mapping"
Emily Kron
Professional Science Master's (PSM)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Nathaniel Jue
Project Title: "Water Quality Management in Storm Water Outfalls"
Alcira Lucha
Professional Science Master's (PSM)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Arlene Haffa
Project Title: "Comparing Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Pesticide Treatments in Commercial Strawberry Fields"
Connie Machuca
Thesis
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Nathaniel Jue
Project Title: "A Comparative Metagenomics Study on Bioreactor System in Salinas, CA, The Salinas River Valley, and The Tijuana River Valley"
Matthew McGee
Thesis
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Duggan
Project Title: "Mesopredator occupancy and passerine richness along an urbanization gradient in central coastal California"
Kathleen McLaughlin
Professional Science Master's (PSM)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jose Pablo Dundore-Arias
Project Title: "County of Santa Cruz Climate Action and Adaptation Plan Internship"
Eric Pachowicz
Professional Science Master's (PSM)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Fred Watson
Project Title: "Trail and Vegetation Mapping of Carmel Beach"
Jessica Sutton
Professional Science Master's (PSM)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Duggan
Project Title: "Coastal Dune Restoration Monitoring"
Kieran Szelong
Thesis
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Nathaniel Jue
Project Title: "The Genomics of Pesticide-Remediating Microbes Relevant to Agricultural Specialty Crops Grown on California's Central Coast"
Cassandra Tice
Professional Science Master's (PSM)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Duggan
Project Title: "Developing an Inoculation Method for Inducing Pythium Wilt of Lettuce Under Controlled Conditions"
Katheryn Uccello
Professional Science Master's (PSM)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. John Olson
Project Title: "GIS and Modeling with the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG)"
Janelle Vasquez-Nicholas
Thesis
Faculty Advisor: Dr. John Olson
Project Title: "Assessing the Carmel River's Biotic Conditions after River Reroute and Dam Removal Using the California Stream Condition Index"
Caleb Yakel
Professional Science Master's (PSM)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. John Olson
Project Title: "CEQA Compliant Biological Monitoring"