Administrator Position Program Dates
Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar Director 2021-2022
Dr. Hongjie Xie Director 2019-2021
Izzy DeLeon Research Program Coordinator 2021-2023
Karla Kidd Research Program Coordinator 2019-2021

Researcher Academic Level Country PI Program Dates
Sofia Gutierrez Tangarife UG student Columbia Dr. Christopher Combs 2022
Pedro Lins Costa Grad student Brazil Dr. Christopher Combs 2022
Valentina Sandoval UG student Columbia Dr. Daniel Pineda 2022-2023

Postdoc/Student Academic Level Discipline PI Program Dates
Adetunji Adeleye MS student Geoinformatics Dr. Hongjie Xie 2019-2020
Ashley Aguilar UG student Geology Dr. Alberto Mestas-Nuñez 2019-2020
Leah Andino UG student (UCLA) Geography-Environmental Studies Dr. Marilyn Raphael 2020-2021
Angelina Andrade MS student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Christopher Combs 2022
Ian Bashor PhD student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Christopher Combs 2019-2020
Diego Bass MS student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Christopher Combs 2021
Ethan Beeman MS student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar 2019-2020
Anthony Belzung PhD student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar 2022
Ambica Behara Postdoc Ocean Modelling/Atmospheric Science 2020
Ishan Bhattarai MS student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar 2021-2022

Sudheer Bhimireddy

PhD student

Mechanical Engineering Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar 2019-2020
Hayden Bilbo UG student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Christopher Combs 2020-2022
Jaydne Blomfield UG student Geology Dr. Alberto Mestas-Nuñez 2020-2022
Lauren Blydenburgh UG student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar 2022
Shamar Bradley MS student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Christopher Combs 2019
Daniel Brun UG & MS student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar 2019-2022
Finn Burmeister-Morton UG student Computer Science Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar 2021
Chang Hsin Chen Postdoc Modeling, Simulation, and Big Data 2020-2022
Ivana Chen UG student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Christopher Combs 2020-2022
Giselle Contreras-Velarde UG student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Christopher Combs 2020
Angie De La Cruz MS student Geology Stephen Ackley/Dr. Yongli Gao 2020-2022
Valeria Delgado MS student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Christopher Combs 2020-2022
Prince Dukuze MS student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Christopher Combs 2020
Syed Hasib Akhter Faruqui PhD student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar 2020
Rodolfo Fernandez UG student Geology Dr. Alberto Mestas-Nuñez 2019-2021
Sean Foote UG student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar 2019-2020
Desiree Garcia UG student Computer Science Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar 2020
Matt Garcia UG & MS student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Christopher Combs 2019-2022
Samuel Guevara MS student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar 2019-2020
Elizabeth Hebel UG student (CU Boulder) Geography Dr. Hongjie Xie 2020-2021
Melvin Hernandez UG student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar 2022
Bryan Hollingsworth PhD student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Christopher Combs 2022
Dean Kaialau MS student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Christopher Combs 2020-2021
Jens Knudsen UG student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Christopher Combs 2019-2020
YoungHyun Koo PhD student Environmental Science and Engineering Dr. Hongjie Xie 2019-2021
Eric Kouba PhD student Environmental Science and Engineering Dr. Hongjie Xie 2020-2021
Alexandra Lee UG student Physics Dr. Hongjie Xie 2021
Grant Macdonald Postdoc Geophysical Sciences/Polar Studies 2020-2022
Hazem Mahmoud PhD student Environmental Science and Engineering Dr. Hongjie Xie 2021
Andrea Mazzeo PhD student Environmental Science and Engineering Dr. Alan Whittington 2022
Michael McMahan MS student Geology Dr. Yongli Gao/Dr. Hongjie Xie 2020-2021
Rajitha Meka PhD student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar 2019-2020
Akshay Melavenki PhD student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar 2022
Karen Mendiondo MS student Geology Dr. Alberto Mestas-Nuñez 2019-2020
Pratik Mitra MS student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar 2020-2022
Crystal Moreland MS student Geology Dr. Alberto Mestas-Nuñez 2020-2022
Nilusha Navodiya MS student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Christopher Combs 2019
Khiem Nguyen UG student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Christopher Combs 2021
Iyare Oseghae MS student Geoinformatics Dr. Alberto Mestas-Nuñez/Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar 2020-2022
Raj Patel MS student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Christopher Combs 2020-2021
Samantha Pickell UG student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar 2021
Zach Riddle UG student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar 2021
Adalberto Rodriguez UG student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Christopher Combs 2019-2020
Jose Rodriguez PhD student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Christopher Combs 2020-2021
Irene Salazar UG student Electrical Engineering Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar 2022
Douglas Schoenenberger MS student Geology Dr. Hongjie Xie 2019
Lauren Schwartz MS student Geology Dr. Alan Whittington 2021-2022
Priscila Sol UG student visiting student Stephen Ackley 2019
Sergio Teran MS student Geology Stephen Ackley/Dr. Blake Weissling 2019-2021
Lijun Tian PhD student Environmental Science and Engineering Stephen Ackley 2019
Liuxi Tian PhD student Environmental Science and Engineering Dr. Hongjie Xie 2019-2020
Abhishek Tiwari MS student Computer Science Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar 2022
Jahsiah Toby UG student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar 2019-2020
Thanh Tran MS student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar 2020-2022
Elina Valkonen PhD student (CU Boulder) Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Dr. John Cassano 2020-2021
Zachary Williams PhD student Mechanical Engineering Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar 2021

Intern Institution Major PI Program Dates
Ariana Acosta San Antonio College Biology Dr. Wei Wang 2022-2023
Nii nmashie Adjei Northwest Vista College Information Assurance and Cyber Security Dr. Sushil Prasad 2020
Desiree Arbizu Northeast Lakeview College Engineering Dr. Yongli Gao 2021-2022
Chrishall Armstrong St. Philip's College Mechanical Engineering Dr. Daniel Pineda 2021-2022
Ta'lya Brooks St. Philip's College Mechanical Engineering Dr. Christopher Combs 2021-2022
Christopher Campbell San Antonio College Computer Science Dr. Yongli Gao 2022-2023
Juan Carrasco Northeast Lakeview College Engineering Dr. David Restrepo 2021-2022
Erika Dyer San Antonio College Environmental Science Dr. Neil Debbage 2022-2023
Raul Flores Palo Alto College Mechanical Engineering Dr. Yongli Gao 2020
Vincente Flores St. Philip's College Biochemistry Dr. Saugata Datta 2021-2022
Marcelina Garcia St. Philip's College IT-Cyber Security Dr. Kiran Bhaganaga 2020
Alyssa Guzman San Antonio College Mathematics Stephen Ackley/Dr. Hongjie Xie 2020
Steve Lara Palo Alto College Engineering Dr. Christopher Combs 2021-2022
Jacob Lyda Palo Alto College Mathematics Dr. Adel Adaeddini 2020
Andre Michon San Antonio College Physics Dr. Alberto Mestas-Nuñez 2020
David Perez Palo Alto College Engineering Dr. Wei Gao 2020
Timothy Preciado St. Phillips College Electrical Engineering Dr. Bastian Wibranek 2022-2023
Emily Pressler San Antonio College Cyber Security Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar 2021-2022
Bianca Reusch San Antonio College Cyber Security Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar 2021-2022
Victor Robles Alamo College Applied Sciences/Nanoengineering Dr. Christopher Combs 2022-2023
Haylie Schulmeier Northeast Lakeview College Biology Dr. Wei Wang 2020
Lyann Serrano Northeast Lakeview College Mathematics Dr. David Restrepo 2020
Ashton Stepter North Carolina A&T Computer Science Dr. Alberto Mestas-Nuñez 2021-2022
Nicholas Tkatchuk Northeast Lakeview College Engineering Stephen Ackley/Dr. Hongjie Xie 2021-2022
Cheyenne Wilson San Antonio College Chemistry Dr. Shrihari Sankarasubramanian 2022-2023
Jaylin Wilson St. Philip's College IT-Cyber Security Dr. Sushil Prasad/Dr. Wei Wang 2021-2022
Alejandro Zarate St. Philip's College Engineering Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar 2020