Students and Research Associates

Students and Research Associates:

Past B.S. Students:

Collin Cikoski

B.S. in Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech
Research Project: Development of a Digital GIS Database of New Mexico’s Topographic Data for Surface Hydrologic Modeling

Benjamin Brooks

B.S. in Chemical Engineering, New Mexico Tech
Research Project: Hydrologic Data Analysis, Campaign Planning and Field Data Collection for SMEX04-NAME Field Study in Sonora, Mexico.

Jaron A. Ross and Alexandra Vargas

B.S. in Geology, New Mexico Tech and B.S. in Environmental Science, UTEP.
Interdisciplinary Science for the Environment (ISE) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program
Research Project:Rainstorm-initiated Biogeochemical Cycling in Semi-arid Ecosystems.

Alexis Martinez

B.S. in Environmental Engineering, New Mexico Tech
Research Project: Semiarid Hydrology in the Upper Rio Grande basin: Data Analysis, Modeling and Community Outreach

Ryan O'Keefe and Shannon Archer

B.S. in Geology, UTEP and B.S. in Geology, New Mexico Tech
Research Project: Field Campaign and Hydrologic Instrumentation in the San Miguel Watershed, Sonora, Mexico: NSF Developing Global Scientists and Engineers Program.

Eva Osmer, Sabrina Canalda and Frederic Tapaha

B.S. in Biology, New Mexico Tech, B.S. in Geology, UTEP and B.S. in Geology, New Mexico Tech.
Interdisciplinary Science for the Environment (ISE) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program
Research Project:Rainstorm-initiated Biogeochemical Cycling in Semi-arid Ecosystems.

Phillip Turner

B.S. in Geology, New Mexico Tech
Research Project: Hydrologic Instrumentation in the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico.

Sarah Gonzales

B.S. in Environmental Engineering, New Mexico Tech
Research Project: Water Resources Management in Rio Grande.

Whitney DeFoor and Alexis Martinez

B.S. in Environmental Science, and B.S. in Environmental Engineering, New Mexico Tech
Research Project: Field Campaign and Hydrologic Instrumentation in the San Miguel Watershed, Sonora, Mexico: NSF Developing Global Scientists and Engineers Program.

Current B.S. Students:

Kim Bandy, Tom Dotson, James Craft and Alexis Martinez

B.S. in Biology, B.S. in Materials Engineering, B.S. in Environmental Science, and B.S. in Environmental Engineering, New Mexico Tech.
Research Project: Field Campaign and Hydrologic Instrumentation in the San Miguel Watershed, Sonora, Mexico: NSF Developing Global Scientists and Engineers Program.

Rhonda Trujillo and Christine Hernandez

B.S. in Geology, Highlands University and B.S. in Geology, UTEP.
Interdisciplinary Science for the Environment (ISE) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program
Research Project:Rainstorm-initiated Biogeochemical Cycling in Semi-arid Ecosystems.

Past M.S. Students:

Robert Wyckoff (rwyckoff@nmt.edu)

B.A. in Environmental Science, B.A. in Sociology, University of Virginia
Research Project: Hydrologic Dynamics of Climate and Land-use Change: Multiple-resolution modeling of the Rio Puerco Basin, New Mexico.
New Mexico Water Resources Institute Student Research Award (2003-2004)

Current M.S. Students:

Carlos Aragon (carloco@nmt.edu)

B.S. in Civil Engineering, University of New Mexico
Research Project: Distributed Watershed Modeling for Water Resources Planning: A GIS-based System Dynamics Approach
New Mexico Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate Fellow (2004-2006)
GSA Travel Grant Award Recipient (2006)

Alex Rinehart (rinehart@nmt.edu)

B.S. in Mathematics, University of New Mexico
Research Project: High-Performance, Multiple-Resolution Modeling of Semi-Arid Hydrology at Regional Scales: Data Assimilation and Field Data Collection
New Mexico Water Resources Institute Student Research Award (2005-2006)
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship Program (2006-2009)

Kinwai "Bill" Tai (tai@nmt.edu)

B.S. in Environmental Science, Texas A&M, Corpus Christi
Research Project: Linking Atmospheric Dynamics with Land-Surface Hydrology over Complex Terrain: A Multiple Resolution Modeling Approach
Ivanhoe Foundation Fellowship (2007)

Laura Alvarez (verusk84@gmail.com)

B.S. in Civil Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellin
Research Project: Improved Seasonal Streamflow Forecasting in the Rio Sonora, Basin

Current Ph.D. Students:

Hugo Gutierrez-Jurado (hugo@nmt.edu)

B.S. in Ecology, Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua
M.S. in Hydrology, University of Texas at El Paso
Research Project: Dynamic Hydrology and Ecosystem Modeling in Semi-Arid Complex Terrain using NASA EOS Observations from TERRA and AQUA
NCALM LIDAR Student Award Competition Winner (2007)

Luis Mendez-Barroso (lmendez@nmt.edu)

B.S. in Biotechnological Engineering, Instituto Tecnologico de Sonora
M.S. in Natural Resources, Instituto Tecnologico de Sonora
Research Project: Evapotranspiration, Soil Moisture and Vegetation Dynamics from Remote Sensing and Modeling in Semiarid Areas
Consejo Nacional de Ciencias y Tecnologia (CONACYT) Fellow (2005-2009)
Ivanhoe Foundation Fellowship (2007)

Taufique Mahmood (tmahmood@nmt.edu)

B.S. in Geology, Bangladesh
M.S. in Geology, University of Mississippi
Research Project: Use of Remotely Sensed Observations for Improved Distributed Hydrological Modeling in the Rio Grande
New Mexico Water Resources Institute Student Research Award (2006-2007)

Hernan Moreno (hmoreno@nmt.edu)

B.S. in Civil Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
M.S. in Civil Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Research Project: Improved Hydrometeorological Forecasting using Physically-Based Distributed Models

Visiting Students:

Fernando Nardi (2005)

Ph.D. candidate, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy.
Research Project: Automated Delineation Methods for Floodplains using Digital Elevation Models: A New Approach for Assessing Floodplain Hydraulic Geometry Scaling Laws

Giuseppe Mascaro (2006)

Ph.D. candidate, University of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.
Research Project: Downscaling Precipitation Fields via Multifractal Analysis for Distributed Hydrological Modeling: Uncertainty Analysis and Propagation to Basin Response

Francesco Di Benedetto (2006)

M.S., University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy.
Research Project: Effects of Geomorphic Evolution and DEM interpolation Errors on Hydrological Response

Lorena Liuzzo (2007)

Ph.D. candidate, University of Palermo, Sicily, Italy.
Research Project: Hydrological Complexity Relations to Runoff Production Mechanisms and Terrain

Luca Martini (2007)

M.S. candidate, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy.
Research Project: Correction of Landscape Depressions and their Hydrologic Effects

Giovanni Forzieri (2008)

Ph.D. candidate, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Research Project: Vegetation Data Analysis using Remote Sensing Data

Post-Doctoral Research Associate:

Dr. Mekonnen Gebremichael (2005-2006)

B.S., Alemaya University, Ethiopia
M.S., International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences, The Netherlands
PhD. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Iowa
Research Project: Distributed Hydrological Modeling using High Performance Computing for Applications in New Mexico
New Mexico EPSCoR Project

Dr. Ricardo Mantilla (2006-2008)

B.S., Universidad Nacional de Colombia
M.S., Universidad Nacional de Colombia
PhD. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder
Research Project: Distributed Hydrological Modeling using High Performance Computing for Applications in New Mexico
New Mexico EPSCoR Project

Dr. Soni Yatheendradas (2007-present)

B.S., Indian Institute of Technology
M.S., University of Arizona
PhD. in Hydrology, University of Arizona
Research Project: Impacts of Climate Change on Watershed Modeling in the Upper Rio Grande
LANL-NMT Research Collaboration

Dr. Giuseppe Mascaro (2008-present)

B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. University of Cagliari
Research Project: Investigation of the Scaling Properties of Terrestrial Hydrology
NASA Terrestrial Hydrology Program