Research Group
Visiting Scholar
- Dr. Awais L. PIRACHA (Fall 2011; on Sabbatical from University of Western Sydney)
- Dr. Jiangang HAN (Fall 2013- Fall 2014 ; on Sabbatical from Nanjing Forestry University)
- Dr. Yongli ZHU (Summer and Fall 2014; on Sabbatical from Nanjing Forestry University)
- Dr. Jie Ma (Fall 2017-Fall 2018); visiting scholar from Hebei University of Engineering
- Dr. Bibin Leng, (December 2018-December 2019); on Sabbatical from Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University
- Zhixing Niu, (December 2019-December 2020) from Nanjing Automation Institute of Water Conservancy and Hydrology
- Professor Yangbo Chen, (January 29-February 28, 2026), Visiting Professor from Sun Yat-Sen University, China
- Pengcheng Tian, Visiting Research Student, Northwest A&F University (NWAFU), China (Spring 2026)
- Sikelela Mqhayi, Fulbright Visiting (Ph.D.) Student Researcher, University of the Western Cape, South Africa (Spring, Summer, and Fall 2026)
Post Doctoral Fellow
- Haroon Stephen (2007-2009)
- Ajay Kalra (2011- 2012)
Researchers
- William Forsee (2009-2010)
- Walter Johnson (2008-2009)
Graduate Students at UNLV advised as Thesis/Dissertation Supervisor
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Degree |
Year Completed |
Remarks |
Contact Information |
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1 |
Dinesh Prashar |
MSE |
2008 |
www.linkedin.com/pub/dinesh-prashar/25/111/518 Massachusetts Department of Transportation | |
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2 |
Zachary Hills |
MSE |
2009 |
Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA)www.linkedin.com/pub/zachary-hills/12/8b2/82b | |
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3 |
Sumit Puri |
MSE |
2009 |
IBM | |
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4 |
Mohieddine Kabbani |
MSE |
2010 |
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5 |
William (Bill) Meyer |
MSE |
2010 |
Co-advised with Michael Young | Jacobs Engineering, Las Vegas, NV |
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6 |
Jarah Parke |
MSE |
2010 |
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarah-parke-b4a8971a/ | |
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7 |
Zelalem Alemu |
MSE |
2010 |
https://www.linkedin.com/in/zelalem-alemu-pe-msce-mba-a6a85615/ |
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8 |
Kamal Qaiser |
MSE |
2010 |
www.linkedin.com/pub/kamal-qaiser/13/23b/b96 | |
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9 |
Eleeja Shrestha |
MSE |
2010 |
https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleeja-shrestha-pe-818b4656/ | |
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10 |
Ajay Kalra |
PhD |
2011 |
UNLV Outstanding Dissertation Award College of Engineering Best Dissertation AwardDepartment Best Dissertation Award | Professor, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL |
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11 |
Srijana Dawadi |
MSE |
2011 |
Department Best Thesis AwardCollege of Engineering Best Thesis Award | https://www.linkedin.com/in/srijana-dawadi-p-e-5664092a/ |
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12 |
Chris Carrier |
MSE |
2011 |
Broadbent & Associates, Henderson, NV | |
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13 |
Timothy Newell |
MSE |
2012 |
Co-advised with Jacimaria Batista | Clark County Water Reclamation District |
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14 |
Jonathan Baily |
MSE |
2012 |
Co-advised with Jacimaria Batista | HDR |
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15 |
Dinesh Kandel |
MSE |
2013 |
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16 |
Soumya Sagarika |
MSE |
2014 |
Department Best Thesis AwardCollege of Engineering Best Thesis Award | https://www.linkedin.com/in/soumya-sagarika-pe-cfm-77554517/ |
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17 |
Richard Zeedyk |
MSE |
2015 |
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18 |
Tin Chau Tso |
MSE |
2015 |
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19 |
Nichole P. Francis |
MS |
2015 |
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20 |
Kazi Tamaddun |
MSE |
2016 |
Department Best Thesis AwardCollege of Engineering Best Thesis Award | |
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21 |
Chao Chen |
PhD |
2017 | https://www.linkedin.com/in/chao-chen-phd/ | |
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22 |
Syeda Saria Bukhary |
PhD |
2018 | Assistant Professor NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan |
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23 |
Kazi Tamaddun |
PhD |
2019 | Department Best Dissertation AwardCollege of Engineering Best Dissertation Award | PNNL |
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24 |
Gaurang Mistry |
MSE |
2019 | Co-advised with Haroon Stephen | https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaurangmistry1994/ |
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25 |
Sailuj Shakya | MSE | 2019 | Co-advised with Haroon Stephen.Department Best Thesis AwardCollege of Engineering Best Thesis Award | Atkins |
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26 |
Jon Wilson | PhD | 2020 | Co-advised with Moses Karakouzian | USGS |
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27 |
Dan Isler | MSE | 2020 | Southern Nevada Health Districthttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-isler-a7b19290 | |
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28 |
Lauren A Stadelmeier | MSE | 2020 | Lochsa Engineering, Las Vegas | |
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29 |
Usha Poudel | MSE | 2021 | Co-advised with Haroon Stephen | Michael Baker International |
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30 |
Rubab Saher | PhD | 2021 | Co-advised with Haroon Stephen | Post-doctoral fellow at Desert Research Institute (DRI) |
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31 |
Binita Shrestha | MSE | 2021 | Co-advised with Haroon Stephen | Waggoner Engineering |
| 32 | Fortino Acosta Moreno | PhD | 2022 | Co-advised with Steffen Lehmann | University of Vermont |
| 33 | Bryan Cordon | MSE | 2022 | Atkins | |
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34 |
Godson Ebenezer Adjovu | PhD | 2023 | Co-advised with Haroon Stephen.UNLV Outstanding Graduating Student (Winter 2023)College of Engineering Best Dissertation AwardDepartment Best Dissertation Award | https://www.linkedin.com/in/godson-ebenezer-adjovu-ph-d-pe-42425587/ |
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35 |
Lara Hockensmith | MS | 2023 | Atkins | |
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36 |
Genevieve Allan | MS | 2024 | USBR | |
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37 |
Alina Shrestha | MSE | 2024 | Co-advised with Haroon Stephen | |
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38 |
Tarannum Khandoker | MSE | 2024 | Co-advised with Haroon Stephen | |
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39 |
Abdul Tauqeer | PhD | Co-advised with Haroon Stephen | ||
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40 |
Abhusan Achhami | MSE | Co-advised with Haroon Stephen | ||
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41 |
Abid Hussain | PhD | 2024 | ||
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42 |
Tahir Ali Shaikh | PhD | Co-advised with Haroon Stephen | ||
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43 |
Noe Santos | PhD | Co-advised with Tom Piechota | USBR | |
| 44 | Zachary Kriethe | MSE | 2025 | ||
| 45 | Maryna Shkrobat | MSE | 2026 | ||
| 46 | Masoud Borna | PhD | Co-advised with Haroon Stephen | ||
| 47 | Mustapha Abouali | PhD | |||
| 48 | Emily Christensen | MSE | 2026 | Co-advised with Haroon Stephen | |
| 49 | Raquel Jackson | MSE | 2026 | Co-advised with Haroon Stephen | |
Graduate Students Advised/Mentored as Committee Member or Graduate College Representative
| Num | Role | Name | Year Completed |
| 1 | Doctoral Dissertation Committee Member | Chunling Tang | Fall 2007 |
| 2 | Doctoral Dissertation Committee Member | William Paul Miller | Fall 2010 |
| 3 | Doctoral Dissertation Committee Member | Kenneth W Lamb | Fall 2010 |
| 4 | Doctoral Dissertation Committee Member | Linda Anne Silvestri | Fall 2010 |
| 5 | Doctoral Dissertation Committee Member | Behrang Pakzadeh | Fall 2010 |
| 6 | Doctoral Dissertation Committee Member | Mohamadali Sharbatmaleki | Fall 2010 |
| 7 | Doctoral Dissertation Committee Member | Anil Acharya | Fall 2011 |
| 8 | Doctoral Dissertation Committee Member | Pankaj Maheshwari | Spring 2015 |
| 9 | Doctoral Dissertation Committee Member | Sichu Shrestha | Fall 2016 |
| 10 | Doctoral Dissertation Committee Member | Masih Edalat | Fall 2017 |
| 11 | Doctoral Dissertation Committee Member | Erfaneh Amoueyan | Fall 2018 |
| 12 | Doctoral Dissertation Committee Member | Mayra Alejandra Sarria Cortes | Fall 2025 |
| 13 | Doctoral Dissertation Committee Member | Shams Razzak Rothee | ongoing |
| 14 | Doctoral Dissertation Committee Member | Morteza Nazaripour | ongoing |
| 15 | Doctoral Dissertation Committee Member | Ashiqur Rahman | ongoing |
| 1 | Doctoral Graduate College Representative | Heather Skaza | Fall 2016 |
| 2 | Doctoral Graduate College Representative | Kevin Parrish | Fall 2025 |
| 3 | Doctoral Graduate College Representative | Nawagamuwage Kalhara Rashmin Perera | ongoing |
| 4 | Doctoral Graduate College Representative | Bijoya Bhattacharjee | ongoing |
| 5 | Doctoral Graduate College Representative | Babak Ghazi | ongoing |
| 1 | Master’s Thesis Committee Member | Stephanie Janene Fincher | Fall 2007 |
| 2 | Master’s Thesis Committee Member | Jeremy Robert Dodds | Fall 2007 |
| 3 | Master’s Thesis Committee Member | Arjun Krishna Venkatesan | Fall 2009 |
| 4 | Master’s Thesis Committee Member | John L Swatzell | Fall 2011 |
| 5 | Master’s Thesis Committee Member | Noe I Santos | Fall 2011 |
| 6 | Master’s Thesis Committee Member | Sahar B Zavareh | Fall 2011 |
| 7 | Master’s Thesis Committee Member | Abby Elizabeth Beck | Fall 2012 |
| 8 | Master’s Thesis Committee Member | Erica Marti | Fall 2012 |
| 9 | Master’s Thesis Committee Member | Andrew Nordland | Fall 2012 |
| 10 | Master’s Thesis Committee Member | Victor Hugo Molano Paz | Fall 2013 |
| 11 | Master’s Thesis Committee Member | Adam Leland Black | Fall 2013 |
| 12 | Master’s Thesis Committee Member | Dan Sauceda | Spring 2014 |
| 13 | Master’s Thesis Committee Member | Sayed Joinal Hossain Abedin | Fall 2014 |
| 14 | Master’s Thesis Committee Member | Hilary Ego | Spring 2015 |
| 15 | Master’s Thesis Committee Member | Evelyn Christian | Spring 2015 |
| 16 | Master’s Thesis Committee Member | Ashley Selvy | Spring 2015 |
| 17 | Master’s Thesis Committee Member | Mayara Aquino | Fall 2017 |
| 18 | Master’s Thesis Committee Member | Roshan Poudel | Fall 2017 |
| 19 | Master’s Thesis Committee Member | Collin Davidson | Spring 2024 |
| 20 | Master’s Thesis Committee Member | Ibtihaj Ahmad | Spring 2025 |
| 21 | Master’s Thesis Committee Member | Joshua Gonzales | ongoing |
| 22 | Master’s Thesis Committee Member | Veronica Gasca-Alcantar | ongoing |
| 1 | Master’s Graduate College Representative | Anju Nayyar | Fall 2013 |
| 2 | Master’s Graduate College Representative | Khalid Hurayb | Fall 2014 |
| 3 | Master’s Graduate College Representative | Yunjia Man | Spring 2015 |
| 4 | Master’s Graduate College Representative | Wessen Bogale | Spring 2015 |
| 5 | Master’s Graduate College Representative | Afan Tarar | Spring 2019 |
| 6 | Master’s Graduate College Representative | Anthony Okeani | Fall 2025 |
| 7 | Master’s Graduate College Representative | Smantha Poppenhouse | ongoing |
Undergraduate Students
The following students have participated in at least a semester-long research experience in our research group.
| Student Name | Semester | Funding | |
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1 |
Randi Taniguchi-Fu |
Spring 2007 |
NSF |
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2 |
Zelalem Alemu |
Spring 2007 |
NSF |
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3 |
Getachew Melaku |
Fall 2007 |
NSF |
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4 |
Ramiro Ballesteros |
Fall 2007 |
NSF |
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5 |
Jamie Pearce |
Summer 2008 |
NSF |
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6 |
Siobhan Alekna |
Summer 2008 |
NSF |
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7 |
Abdul-Jabbar Momoh |
Fall 2008 |
NSF |
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8 |
Dominique Hollis |
Fall 2008 |
NSF |
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9 |
Edgar Hernandez-Guzman |
Spring 2009 |
NSF |
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10 |
Federico Mendez |
Spring 2009 |
NSF |
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11 |
Robert Dizon |
Summer 2009; Fall 2009 |
NSF |
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12 |
Isaac Guzman |
Fall 2009 |
NSF |
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13 |
Aaron Mariano |
Spring 2010 |
NSF |
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14 |
Daisy Madrigal |
Spring 2010, Summer 2010 |
NSF |
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15 |
Leah Preston |
Fall 2010 |
NSF |
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16 |
Gayaneh Gulbenkian |
Fall 2010 |
DOE |
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17 |
Maria Joanna Opena |
Spring 2011 |
NSF |
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18 |
Jimi Thompson |
Spring 2011 |
DOE |
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19 |
Negasi Gebremichael |
Summer 2011 |
NSF |
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20 |
Joanna Ayson |
Fall 2011 |
NSF |
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21 |
Parker Hill |
Summer 2012; Fall 2012; Spring 2013; Summer 2013; Fall 2013 |
NSF REU |
| 22 | Italo Caldas Orlando | Fall 2012-Spring 2013 | Brazil Scientific Mobility Program |
| 23 | Miguel Bernard | Summer 2014 | NSF REU |
| 24 | Arthur Filipe Sousa Gomes | Summer 2014 | Brazil Scientific Mobility Program |
| 25 | Vanessa Tres | Spring 2015 | Brazil Scientific Mobility Program |
