Our Team

John Ramirez-Avila

John J. Ramirez-Avila, Ph.D., Ing., P.H., M. ASCE
Associate Professor

Environmental & Water Resources
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Sandra Ortega-Achury

Sandra L. Ortega-Achury, Ing., MS
Research Associate II

Environmental & Water Resources
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Our research group is composed of enthusiastic undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students from various departments and colleges in Mississippi State University, including Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE), Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture (WFA), and Chemical Engineering (CHE). We also collaborate with students from partner universities and mentoring programs such as Hydrology Education and Research Mentorship for Students (AIH HEARS) Program and the Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) HumMentor, who actively contribute to our team’s interdisciplinary efforts.

Juan Canas Bruges

Juan Canas Bruges
Undergraduate Researcher (AIH Mentee)

Michael Cooper

Michael Cooper
Doctoral Student

Trey Davis

Trey Davis
Doctoral Student

Melissa Diaz Delgado

Melissa Diaz Delgado
Doctoral Student

Diego Galindo Cruz

Diego Galindo Cruz
Graduate Student - TA

Andres Hatum Ponton

Andres Hatum Ponton
Visiting Doctoral Candidate

Ansley Hehir

Ansley Hehir
Graduate Student

Michael Johnson

Michael Johnson
Doctoral Student

Matthew Lancaster

Matthew Lancaster
Graduate Student

Luis Manuel Simancas Martinez

Luis Manuel Simancas Martinez
Undergraduate Researcher (AIH Mentee)

Hillary Maholy Rengifo Montufar

Hillary Maholy Rengifo Montufar
Undergraduate Researcher (AIH Mentee)

Henry Ndugah

Henry Ndugah
Doctoral Student

Tara Ogren

Tara Ogren
Doctoral Student

Jesus Ortiz Garcia

Jesus Ortiz Garcia
Graduate Student - TA

Andres Rocha Rincon

Andres Rocha Rincon
Undergraduate Researcher (AIH Mentee)

Moises Roldan

Moises Roldan
Graduate Student

Laura Sarmiento

Laura Sarmiento
Ad Hoc Research Engineer

Steven Stolze

Steven Stolze
Doctoral Student

Trevor Timberlake

Trevor Timberlake
Doctoral Candidate

Coleman Vaughan

Coleman Vaughan
Graduate Student - TA

Valeria Andrea Hernandez Zambrano

Valeria Andrea Hernandez Zambrano
Undergraduate Researcher (AIH Mentee)

Collaborators

Dr. Eddy J. Langendoen

Dr. Eddy J. Langendoen
Research Hydraulic Engineer, Lead Scientist
Watershed Physical Processes Research Unit
USDA-ARS National Sedimentation Laboratory

Dr. Tim Schauwecker

Dr. Tim Schauwecker
Professor
Department of Landscape Architecture

Dr. Joby Czarnecki

Dr. Joby Czarnecki
Associate Research Professor
Geosystems Research Institute

Mr. Cory Gallo

Mr. Cory Gallo, MUD
Associate Professor
Department of Landscape Architecture

Dr. Beth Baker

Dr. Beth Baker
Assistant Extension Professor
Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture

Dr. Martin Locke

Dr. Martin Locke
Director
USDA-ARS
National Sedimentation Laboratory

Miguel Valenzuela

Miguel Valenzuela, Ing., MS
Assistant Professor
Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Edgar Almansa Manrique

Edgar Almansa Manrique, Ing. MS
Senior Researcher
Colombian Corporation of Agricultural Research (CORPOICA)

Dr. Elisa N. Armijos Cárdenas

Dr. Elisa N. Armijos Cárdenas
Senior Scientific Researcher
Instituto Geofísico del Perú

Dr. Juan Camilo Restrepo

Dr. Juan Camilo Restrepo
Associate Professor
Universidad del Norte (Colombia)

Dr. Brad Richardson

Dr. Brad Richardson
Research Fish Biologist
USDA, Agricultural Research Service

Carlos Alberto Gonzalez Murillo

Carlos Alberto Gonzalez Murillo, Ing. MS
Associate Professor
Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Andres Felipe Hatum Ponton

Andres Felipe Hatum Ponton, Ing. MS. PhDc
Professor
Universidad del Magdalena

Ronald Corvera Gomringer

Ronald Corvera, MS
Director
Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana (IIAP)
Research Center Madre de Dios

Pedro Romel Nascimento Herbay

Pedro Nascimento Herbay, MS, PhDc
Technical Manager
Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana (IIAP)
Research Center Madre de Dios

Adenka Estela Muñoz Ushñahua

Adenka Estela Muñoz Ushñahua, Ing.
Researcher
Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana (IIAP)
Research Center Madre de Dios

Jorge Andres Espinosa Marin

Dr. Jorge Espinosa Marin
Professor
Universidad Central del Ecuador

Paulo Tarso Sanches de Oliveira

Dr. Paulo Tarso Sanches de Oliveira
Professor
Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil)

Alumni

Doctoral

Mohsen Ajdari, Ph.D.

Mohsen Ajdari, Ph.D.

Felipe Fernandez Martinez, Ph.D.

Felipe Fernandez Martinez, Ph.D.

Yi Jiang, Ph.D.

Yi Jiang, Ph.D.

Stanley Keith Martin, Ph.D.

Stanley Keith Martin, Ph.D.

Meena Raju, Ph.D.

Meena Raju, Ph.D.

Master's

Gary Bell

Gary Bell

Kubra Celik

Kubra Celik

Maryi Chavarro Chaux

Maryi Chavarro Chaux

George Herring

George Herring

Edmund Howe

Edmund Howe

Kathleen Inman

Kathleen Inman

Morgan Johntson

Morgan Johntson

Javier Mendez

Javier Mendez

Subodh Poudel

Subodh Poudel

Laura Sarmiento Rodriguez

Laura Sarmiento Rodriguez

Laura Wilson

Laura Wilson

Elissa Yeates

Elissa Yeates

Undergraduate

Brayden Flanagan

Brayden Flanagan

Hillary Rengifo Montufar

Hillary Rengifo Montufar

Past Team Members

Katelyn Polk - CEE
Emily Ballheimer - ChE
Harley Wilkinson - CEE
Emily Turner - CEE
Ben Stiller - CEE
Nathan Forbes - CEE
Lauren Smith - CEE
Amanda Bryan - CEE
Steeley Martin - CEE
Monica Pistorius - CEE
Gabrielle Tran - CEE
Emily Farrar - CEE
Kubra Celik - CEE (M.S.)
Luis Laurens - CEE (M.S.)
Yi Jiang - CEE (Ph.D.)
James Steele - CEE
Bruna Goncalves - Brazil
Jennifer Deignan - CEE
Claire Ray - CEE
Diana Linder - CEE
Geneva Catlet- CEE
Germaine Cooley - CEE
Taylor Buie - CEE
Phong Ly - CEE
Iveth Navarro - CEE
Lokeswari Akula - CEE
Shanika Musser - CEE
Sophia Parker - CEE
Cristina Griffith - ABE
Jacob Otts - CEE
Trenton Marable - CEE
James Grafe – CEE
Bradley Richardson
Levi Redd - CEE
Jennifer Hoang - CEE
Bailey Rawls - CEE
Jake Webb - CEE
Bettie Shoemaker - CEE
Allison Arnold - CEE
Katie Ayers - CEE
Eliana Bailey - CEE
Lorena Chavarro Chaux - CEE (M.S.)
Felipe Fernandez - CEE (Ph.D.)
Subodh Poudel - CEE (M.S.)
Brad Thompson
Kari Opppedal - ABE
Laura Sarmiento - CEE (M.S.)
Karime Alonso - CEE
Andrew Stewart - CEE
Kathleen Inman - CEE
Brayden Flanagan - CEE
Clara Chapol - CEE