College of Science

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