Spring–Summer–Fall 2018
| Student (major) | Mentor | Research Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Adetunji Adeleye (Geoinfo) | Hongjie Xie | Physical processes of precipitation using vertical pointing miro radar |
| Mara Alcantara (ES) | Brian Laub | Vegetation habitat patterns along environmental gradients on a portion of Guadalupe River in Kerrville, TX |
| Miguel Bernardo (Geo) | Alex Godet | Diagenesis of hard ground in the Austin Chalk |
| Kristen Cabatingan (Geo) | Yongli Gao | Modeling the brackish water zone in the Edwards Aquifer—analyzing the water interaction with limestone using PHREEQC |
| Juan Campos (Geo) | Hongjie Xie | McMurdo fast ice change from satellites |
| Jerry Chavaz (Geoinfo) | Newfel Mazari | Land use land cover variability over the Edwards Aquifer boundary from 1990 to 2017 |
| Fabiola Estrada Diaz Flores (CE) | Vikram Kapoor | Tracking the primary sources of fecal pollution in the recharge and contributing zones of Edwards Aquifer in Bexar County, TX using molecular tools |
| Alberto Flores (CE) | Samer Dessouky | Harvesting thermoelectric energy from asphalts pavements |
| Tiffany Faller (Geo) | Lance Lambert | Apparatus reconstruction of the genus Gondollela |
| Ryan Hastings (Geo) | Judy Haschenburger | Quantifying mud fraction contained in riverbed sediment, San Antonio River |
| Elizabeth Kind (Bio) | Janet Vote | Investigative study of Upper Cretaceous heteromorphic ammonoid sexual dimorphism and mass mortality events |
| David Luna (Geo) | Alberto Mestas-Nuñez | Spatial variability in physical and biochemical water properties in the northern Gulf of Mexico from buoyancy glider observations |
| Karen Mendiondo (Geo) | Alberto Mestas-Nuñez | Statistics of surface ocean currents and surface winds in the Gulf of Mexico continental shelf region |
| Katie Miick (ES) | Jeffrey Hutchinson | The effects of freezing temperatures on Lygodium japonicum spore germination |
| Armando Montante (ES) | Heather Shipley | Quorum sensing of microbial communities |
| Robert Ramirez (Geo) | Judy Haschenburger | Studying sediment fluxes in the San Antonio River |
| Corbin Reyes (ES) | Jeffrey Hutchinson | Establishment of aquatic macrophytes in the Mission District of the San Antonio River |
| Jorge Riva (Geo) | Blake Weissling | Matlab orthorectification of thermal data in Antarctica |
| Robert Salinas (Geo) | Yongli Gao Hongjie Xie |
Streamflow variability of the segment of Cibolo Creek flowing through the Cibolo Preserve in Boerne, TX |
| Erica Saucedo (Geo) | Yongli Gao | Investigation of groundwater-surface water interactions across the Trinity Aquifer |
| Muhammad Sharif (Bio) | Newfel Mazari | Analysis of Hurricane Harvey rainfall |
| Maria Solis (Geo) | Walter Gray | Petrography and geochemistry of the Marschall Dike Complex |
| Sergio Teran (Geo) | Steve Ackley | Determination of the snow contribution to the structure of Antarctic sea ice |
Spring–Summer–Fall 2017
| Student (major) | Mentor | Research Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Miguel Bernardo (Geo) | Alex Godet | Diagenesis of hard ground in the Austin Chalk |
| lana Casarez (Geo) | Steve Ackley Hongjie Xie |
Arctic sea ice floe size distributions and concentration from icebreaker-based imagery |
| Yajaira Costilla (Geo) | Newfel Mazari | Rainfall patterns in Texas for 2015 and comparison to historical data using gauges or weather radar rainfall data |
| Tara Fattouh (Geo) | Yongli Gao | - |
| Ryan Hastings (Geo) | Judy Haschenburger | Quantifying mud fraction contained in riverbed sediment, San Antonio River |
| Jacob Holguin (CE) | Samer Dessouky | Novel approach to harvest energy from roadways for power generations |
| Kuzipa Kapayi (Geo) | Marina Suarez | - |
| Adrianne Lopez (Geo) | Vikram Kapoor | Fecal source tracking in surface water using human mitochondrial DNA |
| David Luna (Geo) | Alberto Mestas-Nuñez | Spatial variability in physical and biochemical water properties in the northern Gulf of Mexico from buoyancy glider observations |
| Rontez Manning (CE) | Samer Dessouky | Novel approach to harvest energy for roadways for power generations |
| Karen Mendiondo (Geo) | Alberto Mestas-Nuñez | Analysis of numerical ocean model simulations in the northwest Gulf of Mexico |
| Andrea Molina (Geo) | Alberto Mestas-Nuñez | Latex experiment |
| Robert Ramirez (Geo) | Hongjie Xie | Disaster mapping and assessment based on NPP-VIIRS night light dimming due to Hurricane Harvey |
| Noah Sanchez (Geo) | Xiaozhen Jiang Yongli Gao |
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| Erica Saucedo (Geo) | Yongli Gao | Investigation of groundwater-surface water interactions across the Trinity Aquifer |
| Muhammad Sharif (Bio) | Newfel Mazari | Radar rainfall analysis and the impacts of 2015 extreme rainfall over Texas |
| Jose Silvestre (Geo) | Judy Haschenburger | Quantifying sediment storage patterns in Carnation Creek, British Columbia |
| Daniel Smith-Salgado (Geo) | Liyun Dai Yongli Gao |
Water quality of the inter-formational flow of the Trinity/Edwards aquifer system in the vicinity of Barton Springs |
| David Smith (Geo) | Walter Gray | Petrologic analysis of the Mesoproterozoic Keese monzonite |
| Sergio Teran (Geo) | Blake Weissling | Determination of the snow contribution to the structure of Antarctic sea ice |
| Kody Whitley (ES) | Alberto Mestas-Nuñez | - |
Spring–Summer–Fall 2016
| Student (major) | Mentor | Research Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Asheley Aquirre (Geo) | Blake Weissling | Constructing a climatology for Pico de Orizaba, Mexico: temperature and precipitation trends driving glacial change |
| Manuel Barrera (CE) | Jie Huang | Improving soil qualities with biofuel byproducts |
| Ilana Casarez (Geo) | Steve Ackley Hongjie Xie |
Arctic sea ice floe size distributions and concentration from icebreaker-based imagery |
| Yajaira Costilla (CE) | Hatim Sharif | Impact of weather on crashes on Texas roadways |
| Tara Fattouh (Geo) | Jesscia Buckles Yongli Gao |
Climate change and the Mayan collapse: high resolution paleoclimate reconstruction from speleothem records |
| Jacob Holguin (CE) | Samer Dessouky | Novel approach to harvest energy for roadways for power generations |
| Kuzipa Kapayi (Geo) | Marina Suarez | Stable isotopic analysis of bone fossils |
| Adrianne Lopez (Geo) | Marina Suarez | Reconstructing Holocene paleovegetation in southwestern New Mexico |
| Lauren Orone (CE) | Heather Shipley | Ash content of soils after forest fire and the effect on microbial population |
| Michelle Ortiz (Geo) | Lance Lambert | Benthic and pelagic macrofossils from selected north Texas cyclothems (Upper Pennsylvanian)—a paleoecological comparison |
| Alex Rodriguez (Geo) | Steve Ackley Yongli Gao |
Understanding dynamics of sea ice and its response to climate change based on stable isotope analysis |
| Jose Silvestre (Geo) | Judy Haschenburger | Application of the BANCS model in determining the effects of silt-clay content in riverbank erosion along the San Antonio River |
| Clara Smith-Salgado (Geo) | Jesscia Buckles Yongli Gao |
Reconstructing high precision paleoclimate records of speleothem samples from southern Appalachian region |
| Daniel Smith-Salgado (Geo) | Blake Weissling Yongli Gao |
Hydrological investigations of selected epikarst zones in south-central Texas |
| Darcy Stephens (CE) | Firat Testik | Analysis of raindrop images |
| Otilia Webb (ES) | Drew Johnson | Softening of reverse osmosis brine |
