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
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 |
MWH Global | |
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7 |
Zelalem Alemu |
MSE |
2010 |
City of Henderson |
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8 |
Kamal Qaiser |
MSE |
2010 |
Atkinswww.linkedin.com/pub/kamal-qaiser/13/23b/b96 | |
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9 |
Eleeja Shrestha |
MSE |
2010 |
WSP | |
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10 |
Ajay Kalra |
PhD |
2011 |
UNLV Outstanding Dissertation Award; College of Engineering Best Dissertation Award | Associate Professor, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL |
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11 |
Srijana Dawadi |
MSE |
2011 |
College of Engineering Best Thesis Award | South Florida Water Management District |
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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 |
College of Engineering Best Thesis Award | Atkins |
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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 |
College of Engineering Best Thesis Award | |
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21 |
Chao Chen |
PhD |
2017 | WEST Consultants Inc. | |
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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 Award; College of Engineering Best Dissertation Award | PNNL |
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24 |
Gaurang Mistry |
MSE |
2019 | Co-advised with Haroon Stephen | Taney Engineering Civil Engineering & Land Surveying |
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25 |
Sailuj Shakya | MSE | 2019 | Co-advised with Haroon Stephen. Department Best Thesis Award; College 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) | Atkins |
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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 | |||
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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 | MS | |||
| 45 | Masoud Borna | PhD | Co-advised with Haroon Stephen | ||
| 46 | Mustapha Abouali | PhD | Co-advised with Haroon Stephen | ||
Undergraduate Students
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 |
