PI: Jon Herman, Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Alex Chen
Postdoctoral Researcher
Ph.D. University of Virginia
M.S. National Taiwan University
B.S. National Cheng Kung University
Email: aleche@ucdavis.edu
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Matthew Chen
Ph.D. Student, Civil & Environmental Engineering
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
B.S. UC Davis
Email: mtwchen@ucdavis.edu
Github: @Matt2371
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Liam Ekblad
Ph.D. Candidate, Civil & Environmental Engineering
M.Eng. Cornell University
B.S. Cornell University
Email: wdlynch@ucdavis.edu
Github: @ekblad
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John Kucharski
Ph.D. Student, Hydrologic Sciences
M.A. UC San Diego
B.A. University of Oklahoma
Email: jkucharski@ucdavis.edu
Github: @johnrushkucharski
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Will Taylor
Ph.D. Student, Civil & Environmental Engineering
M.S. Air Force Institute of Technology
B.S. University of Portland
Email: wltaylor@ucdavis.edu
Github: @wltaylor
Alumni
- Sai Veena Sunkara, Postdoc (2024), Postdoctoral Associate, Cornell University
- Nusrat Molla, Ph.D. (2023), Postdoctoral Fellow, Princeton University
- Marina Mautner, Ph.D. (2022), Stockholm Environment Institute
- Chen Zhang, M.S. (2021), NIO
- Jonathan Cohen, Ph.D. (2021), U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
- Bethany Robinson, Ph.D. (2020), California State Water Resources Control Board
- Natalie Mall, M.S. (2018), Cornerstone Earth Group
- Max Fefer, M.S. (2017), East Bay Municipal Utility District
- Jason Huang, M.S. (2017), Caltrans
- Hillary Shipps, M.S. (2016), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers