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 integrated by enthusiastic undergraduate and master and doctoral graduate students from multiple departments and colleges, including Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE), Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture (WFA), and Chemical Engineering (CHE).

Karime Alonso Ixtepan

Karime Alonso Ixtepan
Undergraduate Researcher

Trey Davis

Trey Davis
Doctoral Student

Brayden Flanagan

Brayden Flanagan
Honors Undergraduate Researcher

Diego Galindo Cruz

Diego Galindo Cruz
Graduate Student - TA

Ansley Hehir

Ansley Hehir
Graduate Student

Kathleen Inman

Kathleen Inman
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

Bhavana Prakash

Bhavana Prakash
Graduate Student

Moises Roldan

Moises Roldan
Graduate Student

Laura Sarmiento

Laura Sarmiento
Ad Hoc Research Engineer

Andrew Stewart

Andrew Stewart
Undergraduate Researcher

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
Research Hydraulic Engineer, Lead Scientist
Watershed Physical Processes Research Unit
USDA-ARS National Sedimentation Laboratory

Dr. Tim Schauwecker
Professor
Department of Landscape Architecture

Dr. Joby Czarnecki
Associate Research Professor
Geosystems Research Institute

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

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

Dr. Larry Oldham
Plan and Soils Sciences Department - Extension
Mississippi State University

Dr. Martin Locke
Director
USDA-ARS
National Sedimentation Laboratory

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

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

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

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

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

Carlos Alberto Gonzalez Murillo
Associate Professor
Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Andres Felipe Hatum Ponton
Universidad del Magdalena
Professor

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

Pedro Romel Nascimento Herbay
Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana (IIAP)
Research Center Madre de Dios
Tecnical Manager

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

Jorge Andres Espinosa Marin
Universidad Central del Ecuador
Professor

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

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 (MS)
Luis Laurens - CEE (MS)
Yi Jiang - CEE (PhD)
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
Eliana Bailey
Lorena Chavarro Chaux
Felipe Fernandez
Subodh Poudel
Brad Thompson
Kari Opppedal