Current Members (with support)
Graduate Students (*thesis committee)
Sumiaya Amin Preota (website) (M.Sc. in Earth & Environmental Science, started Fall 2023)
Syed Fahad Abdullah (M.Sc. in Civil Engineering, started Spring 2024) (co-advised: Dr. J. Benavides)
John Alfred Acevedo (Ph.D. in Material Science/Civil Engineering, started Fall 2024) (co-advised: Dr. P. Park)
Saika Nowrin (M.Sc. in Civil Engineering, started Fall 2024)
Mehjabeen Zehra Naqvi (M.Sc. in Earth & Environmental Science, started Fall 2024)
TBD (M.Sc. in Civil Engineering/Earth & Environmental Science, starting Spring 2025)
*Karla Sierra (M.Sc. in Civil Engineering, started Fall 2023) [advisor: Dr. J. An]
*Siena Stassi (M.Sc. in Earth & Environmental Science, started Fall 2023) [advisors: Dr. R. Almeida, Indiana Univ. & Dr. J. Benavides]
*Donavuan Salazar (M.Sc. in Ocean & Environmental Science, started Spring 2024) [advisor: Dr. H. DeYoe]
TBD, B.Sc. (ENVR/CIVE)
*Isaiah Jaramillo (AESS, Dec'24) (advisor: Dr. E. Pereira) [USDA-NRCS, TX]
John Alfred Acevedo, M.Sc.(CIVE, August'24) (co-advisor: Dr. P. Park & Dr. C. Cheng) [Ph.D. program, Civil Material Engineering, UTRGV, Fall'24~]
Hugo Zazueta, M.Sc.(CIVE, August'24) (co-advisor: Dr. P. Park & Dr. C. Cheng) [TBA]
*Angel Salinas, M.Sc.(OCES, July'24) (advisor: Dr. J. Kang) [USDA-NRCS, TX]
*Binaya Poudel, M.Sc.(CIVE, July'23) (advisor: Dr. Oubeidillah) [California consulting firm]
*Maria Pruneda, M.Sc.(CIVE, July'23) (advisor: Dr. J. Ho) [RGV consulting firm]
*Roxana Tello, M.Sc., E.I.T. (CIVE, May'23) (advisor: Dr. J. Ho) [RGV consulting firm]
*Layda Spor Leal, M.Sc.(CIVE, May'23) (advisor: Dr. J. Ho) [Ph.D. program, Civil & Env'tal Engr., UNL, Fall'23~]
Dwight Zedric Capus, M.Sc., G.I.T. (OCES, Dec'22) (advisor: Dr. C. Cheng) [TWDB Groundwater Division, Austin TX]
*Michael Navarro, M.Sc. (AESS, Dec'22) (advisor: Dr. J. Kang) [TBA]
*Adedolapo Adeyanju, M.Sc. (CIVE, Aug'22) (advisor: Dr. A. Oubeidillah) [--]
*Gladys De La Rosa , M.Sc. (AESS, Aug'22)( advisor: Dr. E. Pereira) [UTRGV/SEEMS]
*Ivan Santos Chavez , M.Sc. (CIVE, May'22) (advisor: Dr. A. Oubeidillah & Dr. A. Ernest) [RATES, RGV]
Victor Blalack (OCES, ---) [TxDOT]
*Aaron Garza (AESS, ---) (advisor: Dr. J. Kang) [RGV private sector]
Leslie Soto-Sanchez, M.Sc. (OCES, Dec'21) (advisor: Dr. C. Cheng) [LCRA, Austin TX]
*Alvaro Garcia, M.Sc. (AESS, Dec'21) (advisor: Dr. J. Benavides) [HALFF Engineering]
*Edoardo Davila, M.Sc. (OCES, Aug'21) (advisor: Dr. J. Gonzalez) [TCEQ, Houston]
*Victory Igberase, M.Sc. (OCES, Aug'21) (advisor: Dr. J. Kang) [TBA]
Syed Istiyak Ahmed, M.Sc. (CIVE, Jun'21) (advisor: Dr. C. Cheng) [Ph.D. program, Civil & Env'tal Engr., UMN, Fall'21~]
Abdullah Al Fatta, M.Sc. (CIVE, Dec'20) (advisor: Dr. C. Cheng) [Ph.D. program, Water & Env'tal Engr., CSU, Spring'21~]
*Joy Youwakim, M.Sc. (AESS, Aug'20) (advisor: Dr. A. Racelis) [Apeel Science, RGV]
*Herman Ramsden, M.Sc. (AESS, May'20) (advisor: Dr. J. Benavides) [RGV consulting firm]
Sheng Yin, M.Sc. (AESS, July'19) (advisor: Dr. C. Cheng) [Ph.D. Env'tal Chemistry, UTEP'24; Postdoc Env'tal Engr, SUNY-StonyBrook, Fall'24~]
*Huimin Li, M.Sc. (STAT, May'19) (advisor: Dr. S.X. Wang) [UTRGV STEPS project staff]
*Christopher Munoz, M.Sc. (OCES, May'19) (advisor: Dr. J. Gonzalez) [Ph.D. student, UT-El Paso, Fall'20~]
Eli Gonzalez (OCES, ---) [RGV consulting firm]
*Sergio Mireles, M.Sc., REM (AESS, Sum.'17) (co-advisor: Dr. J. Kang & Dr. C. Cheng) [EHS specialist, UTRGV]
John Eberlein, B.Sc. (MECE/ENVR)
Brigeth Gonzalez , B.Sc. (CIVE)
Zachary Rivera, B.Sc. (ENVR) [MS program, Japan]
*Jose Flores, B.Sc. (MATH/CIVE' 2022 Spring) [HALFF Engineering, RGV]
Kristian Posada, B.Sc. (CIVE)
Krish Kalata, B.Sc. (ENVR)
Jevon Harding, B.Sc. (ENVR'2020 Spring) [Fall'20, Environmental Specialist, consultant firm, Austin]
Andreas Guevara Nadeau, B.Sc. (CIVE'2019 Spring) [LDA Engineering, Summ'19; MS student Fall'19, UIUC]
*Rosa Perdomo, B.Sc. (ENVR), graduated Dec 2018 (co-advised: Dr. H. DeYoe). [Coast Guard]
Vicente Garza, B.Sc. (CIVE)
Linda Navarro, B.Sc. (CIVE), graduated Dec 2019 [IAC research'17-18; LRGV Stormwater TaskFoce, Summ'19]
Linda Phung, B.Sc. (ENVR), graduated May 2018. [R&D Chemical/Metallurgical technician]
Oscar Benavidez, B.Sc. (ENVR), graduated May 2016.
Marissa Davila , B.Sc. (ENVR), graduated May 2015.
Eli Gonzalez , B.Sc. (ENVR), graduated May 2015.
Sergio Mireles , B.Sc. (ENVR), graduated May 2015.
*Rockford Miller, B.Sc. (CIVE), graduated May 2015 (co-advised: Dr. J. Ho). [Project Manager, consulting firm]