Summer–Fall 2014
| Student (major) | Mentor | Research Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Diana Azouggagh (Geo) | Marina Suarez | - |
| Ana Balino (Geo) | Judy Haschenburger | An investigation into sediment transport processes |
| Christine Maher (Geo) | Dave Young | Partitioning of trace elements between epidote and zircon |
| Karen Pena (Geo) | Lance Lambert | Conodont biostratigraphy of a mystery limestone in central New Mexico |
Summer 2013
| Student (major) | Mentor | Research Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Karem Alfaro (CE) | Samer Dessouky | Mitigation of air emissions by utilizing vegetation |
| Ana Atilano (Geo) | Hongjie Xie Xin Miao |
Detection of melt ponds through high spatial resolution aerial photos |
| Diana Azouggagh (Geo) | Marina Suarez | Micro sampling carbon and oxygen isotope for analysis from limestone caprock from Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry in eastern Utah |
| Ana Balino (Geo) | Xin Miao | Extract detailed terrain information from high-resolution lidar data |
| Velita Cardenas (Geo) | Blake Weissling | Antarctic sea ice/slush assessed by multi-frequency electromagnetics: a predictive tool |
| Livier Corona (CE) | Xiaofeng Liu | Gravity currents on slopes |
| Angela de Greef (CE) | Jie Huang | Liquid limit and plastic limit tests |
| Kristi Funari (Geo) | Yongli Gao | General water quality survey of upper Cibolo Creek during drought conditions |
| Jessica George (CE) | Heather Shipley | Chemical wastewater treatment processes of a tanning facility |
| Ashli Green (CE) | - | - |
| Alex Hilario (CE) | Hatim Sharif | mpacts of heat island on rainfall in Houston, TX |
| Christine Maher (Geo) | Lance Lambert | Sexual dimorphism in the Triassic ammonoid Joannites |
| Faviola Manzano (CE) | Routing Pei | Bacteria cell walls are novel viscosity modifying admixtures of concrete |
| Iris Miranda (Geo) | - | - |
| David Morua (CE) | John Joseph | The development of scientific support to assess the environmental impact of fracking-related activities in the Eagle Ford Shale |
| Andres Munoz (CE) | Hatim Sharif | Flood fatalities in the U.S. |
| Karen Pena (Geo) | Lance Lambert | - |
| Iskandar Rahbani (Geo) | Alan Dutton | - |
| Jose R. Salazar-Verdin (Geo) | Marina Suarez | Carbon isotope chemostratigraphy of the lower Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah |
| Johanna Torres (ES) | - | - |
Summer 2012
| Student (major) | Mentor | Research Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Baker (Geo) | Stephen Ackley | Albedo of sea ice derived from airborne imagery in the Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica |
| Justin Battle (ME) | Kirian Bhaganger | - |
| Ana K. Balino (CE) | Ruiting Pei | Viscosity modifying agent |
| Velita Cardenas (Geo) | Judy Haschenburger | An evaluation of Shields' experiment on sediment entrainment |
| Debbie J. Duran (Geo) | Xiaofeng Liu | Flood control for the city of San Antonio |
| Louis Faust (CE) | Heather Shipley | Visualization and CFD: simulating dissolved oxygen content in rivers |
| Marcus Garcia (CE) | Xiaofeng Liu | Comparison of BMP practices in San Antonio and Austin |
| Jessica George (CE) | Heather Shipley | Chemical wastewater treatment processes of a tanning facility |
| Ashli Green (Geo) | Jyotsna Sharma | Analyzing the composition of the marine nematode community in the post-deepwater horizon environment |
| Diego A. Gonzalez (CE) | Ruiting Pei | - |
| Josues J. Gonzalez (EE) | Drew Johnson | A DAQ system for the Environmental Engineering laboratories |
| Phillip Gutierrez (CE) | Jie Huang | Effects of seismic loads in soil arching conditions |
| Alex E. Hilario (CE) | Hatim Sharif | Comparison of fatalities caused by flooding during the last fifty years |
| Marvin Lopez (Geo) | Lance Lambert | Oxygen isotopes in conodont phosphate: paleoecological or diagenetic signal? |
| Andres Munoz (CE) | Hatim Sharif | Flood fatalities in the U.S. |
| Naiomi Patterson (Geo) | Stuart Birnbaum | Growth and attachment of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans on gypsum with implications for a Mars analog |
| Jose R. Salazar-Verdin (Geo) | Marina Suarez | Carbon isotope chemostratigraphy of lower Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah |
| Mark Anthony Santos (CE) | Jie Huang | Laboratory analysis of MSE wall experiencing uplift |
| Johanna Torres (CE) | Hongjie Xie | Analysis of Lake Buchanan's temperature variation using MODIS and in-situ data |
| Nicholas N. Vasquez (CE) | Drew Johnson | Soil erodibility testing |
Summer 2011
| Student (major) | Mentor | Research Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Francisco Javier Cantu (CE) | Mijia Yang | Innovative joint design for improving earthquake resistance |
| Benjamin Cardenas (Geo) | Hongjie Xie | Martian surface characteristics and changes observed from the HiRISE images: case studies |
| Alexander E. Colby (Geo) | Blake Weissling | Glacial delineation and ice retreat on Pico de Orizaba, Mexico |
| Stephen Contreras (Geo) | Judy Haschenburger | Characteristics of floodplain sediments at the San Antonio River |
| Roberto Erazo (CE) | Jie Huang | Leaching of lime and geofiber reinforced clay soil |
| April Rose Escamilla (ES) | Ruoting Pei | The effect of Bacillus subtilis and cell fraction additives as a method to improve cement strength |
| Marcus Eli Garcia (CE) | Lance Lambert Xiaofeng Liu |
Modeling the stability of Chaetetes under shear flow conditions |
| Oscar Garza (CE) | Heather Shipley | Removal of arsenic from water using nano iron-oxide-zeolite |
| Jessica S. George (CE) | Heather Shipley | Stability of nanoparticles: solution chemistry, physical properties, and mechanical effects |
| Oscar Godinez (CE) | Samer Dessouky | - |
| Crystal Gonzalez (CE) | Ruoting Pei | Performance of microbial fuel cells using a bee-hive structure anode and a comparative analysis to carbon fiber brush electrodes |
| Alex Hilario (undeclared E) | Hatim Sharif | Flood related fatalities that have occurred in the state of Louisiana in the last fifty two years |
| Jessica Jimenez (CE) | Stephen Ackely | Castle Hills: Renewable energy and energy conservation options |
| Marvin Lopez Jr. (Geo) | Lance Lambert | Ammonoid Sutures in a diverse population of primitive Waagenoceras: Bimodal or intergradational characters? |
| Andres Munoz (CE) | Hatim Sharif | Flood fatalities in Louisiana |
| Armando R. Rueda (pre-E) | Mijia Yang | - |
| David J. Russell II (CE) | Xiaofeng Liu | - |
| Nicholas Vasquez (CE) | Drew Johnson | Root templated geotextiles |
| Xavier Vasquez (CE) | Samer Dessouky | Rheological testing of asphalt binders modified with recycled shingles for road applications |
| Shelby Williams (ES) | Stephen Ackley | Analyses of Arctic sea ice thickness and elevation data for remote sensing applications |
