Research Group

Learn more about what we've been up to

Student Opportunities

I am always looking for talented and energetic students to join my research group. Research assistantship funding is available for motivated students with good quantitative and computer skills. Students interested in hydroinformatics, environmental sensor networks, and watershed and hydrologic modeling are encouraged to contact me. Qualified candidates from any background are encouraged to apply.

Current Students

Ehsan Kahrizi

PhD - Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dissertation: Advancing Methods for Automated Quality Control of Environmental Sensor Data

Sajan Neupane

MS - Civil and Environmental Engineering
Thesis: Cloud Computing Workflows for Enhanding Camera-Based Hydrologic Monitoring

Braedon Dority

MS - Civil and Environmental Engineering
Thesis: Design and Development of Low-Cost Snow Sensing System

Students that I Co-Advise

  • Razin Bin Issa, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2023 – present
  • Michael Lasswell, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2023 – present
  • Jihad Othman, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2023 – present
  • Mahmud Aveek, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2023 – present
  • Bhuwan Ghimire, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2022 – present
  • Motasem Abualqumboz, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2021 – present
  • Manisha Panthi, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2021 – present

Completed Students - "*" Denotes that I was the major advisor

  • *Amber Jones, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2018 – 2024
  • Madeline Merck, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2016 – 2023
  • *Nour Atallah, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2018 – 2022
  • Mahmud Aveek, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2019 – 2022
  • Caitlin Roundy, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2020 – 2022
  • *Camilo Bastidas, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2018 – 2022
  • Irene Garousi Nejad, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2016 – 2021
  • Levi Manley, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2019 – 2021
  • Leah Meeks, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2012 – 2021
  • *Joseph Brewer, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2018 – 2020
  • Tim Clark, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2019 – 2020
  • Greg Goodrum, MS, Watershed Science, 2020
  • Tian Gan, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2019
  • Adel Abdallah, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2019
  • *Anthony Melcher, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2019, Dissertation: Estimating Suspended Solids and Phosphorus Loading in Urban Stormwater Systems Using High-Frequency, Continuous Data
  • Tseganeh Gichamo, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2019
  • Nour Atallah, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2018
  • Tyler King, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2018
  • *Caleb Buahin, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2018, Dissertation: Advancing the Cyberinfrastructure for Integrated Water Resources Modeling
  • *Bryce Mihalevich, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2017, Thesis: Resolving Spatial and Temporal Variability in Dissolved Organic Matter Characteristics within Combined Agricultural and Stormwater Conveyances
  • Prasanna Dahal, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2017
  • Rob Sowby, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Utah, 2017
  • Rezaul Haider, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2017
  • Ali Salha, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2017
  • Vishwas Mothukpally, ME, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2017
  • Colin Bagley, ME, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2016
  • Justin Dietrich, ME, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2016
  • Enjie Li, PhD, Environment and Society, 2016
  • Trinity Stout, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2016
  • Nazmus Sazib, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2016
  • Avirup Sen Gupta, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2016
  • *Brant Whiting, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2013, Thesis: Improving Surrogate Monitoring Techniques for Suspended Sediment
  • Prajith Dev, ME, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2013
  • Ruba Mohamed, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2012
  • Shannon Clemens, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2012
  • Brady Worwood, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2011
  • Erick Conde, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2011