Current Members: PhD Students
Ajeeta Shrestha
Degrees: MS, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Auburn University, USA | BE, Civil Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal | Research Topics: AI/ML, reinforcement learning, AI for decision-making.
Kavyalakshmi Sudhikumar
Degrees: MTech, Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, India | BTech, Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Trivandrum, India | Research Topics: Rain-on-snow flooding, hydrologic extremes, risk analysis, AI/ML.
Revathi Valiya Veettil
Degrees: MTech, Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, India | BTech, Civil Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, India | Research Topics: Flash drought, hydrologic extremes, AI/ML.
Layda Spor Leal
Degrees: MS, Civil Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, USA | BS, Civil Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, USA | Research Topics: Conservation practices, intersection of hydrology & agriculture, SWAT modeling, AI/ML.
Chitresh Anand
Degrees: MTech, Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India | BTech, Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India | Research Topics: Physics-based ML, ML algorithms, neural operators, MODFLOW modeling.
Current Members: Master’s Students
Nikita Machhi
Degrees: BE, Civil Engineering, Gujarat Technological University, India | Research Topics: Conservation practices and hydrology, SWAT modeling.
Alumni: Visiting Faculty
Jew Das:
WARI Fellow | Degrees: PhD, Water Resources Engineering, National Institute of Technology Warangal, India | MTech, Water Resources Engineering, National Institute of Technology Warangal, India | BTech, Agricultural Engineering, Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology, India | Research Topics: Flash drought mechanisms, statistics, ML | Completion: Fall 2025 | Current Position: Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Warangal, India.
Alumni: PostDocs
Erik Janzon:
Co-advisee | Degrees: PhD, Meteorology, Uppsala University, Sweden | MS, Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA | BS, Meteorology & GIS, Northern Illinois University, USA | Research Topics: Atmospheric dimensions of rain-on-snow events, WRF modeling | Completion: Fall 2025 | Current Position: Senior Quantitative Statistician, ENGIE North America Inc.
Incheol Kim:
Co-advisee | Degrees: PhD, Geotechnical Engineering, Yonsei University, South Korea | BS, Civil Engineering, Ashikaga University, Japan | Research Topics: Groundwater, spring flooding, statistics, machine learning | Completion: Spring 2024 | Current Position: Assistant Professor, Georgia Southern University.
Alumni: PhD Students
Nishant Kumar:
Degrees: PhD, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA | MTech, Water Resources & Environmental Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, India | BE, Civil Engineering, Jadavpur University, India | Research Topics: Droughts in managed systems, rain-on-snow events, uncertainty analysis, AI/ML | Completion: Summer 2026 | Current Position: PostDoc at the University of Alabama, USA.
Kanak Kanti Kar:
Degrees: PhD, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA | MEng, Civil & Ocean Engineering, Jeju National University, South Korea | BSc, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh | Research Topics: Nonperennial streams, IDF curves, ET partitioning, causal analysis, AI/ML | Completion: Summer 2026.
Shivendra Srivastava:
Degrees: PhD, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA | MTech, Engineering Geosciences, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, India| BTech, Civil Engineering, Uttar Pradesh Technical University, India | Research Topics: Intersection of hydrology & public health, hydrological impacts of conservation practices, water quality, integrated risk assessment, machine learning | Completion: Summer 2025 | Current Position: PostDoc at University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA.
Sinan Rasiya Koya:
Degrees: PhD, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA | BTech, Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, India | Research Topics: Rain-on-snow flooding, flood monitoring & forecasting, snow drought, advanced machine learning | Completion: Summer 2025 | Current Position: PostDoc at Rutgers University, USA.
Sudan Pokharel:
Degrees: PhD, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA | MS, Civil Engineering, Auburn University, USA| BE, Tribhuvan University, Nepal | Research Topics: Intersection of flooding & transportation, infrastructure resilience, machine learning | Completion: Spring 2025 | Current Position: Hydraulics & Hydrologic Engineer at Bechtel, USA.
Alumni: Master’s Students
Sebastian David Vazquez Gasty:
Degrees: MS, Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA | Postgraduate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence, University of Chile, Chile | Professional Degree in Civil Engineering, Major in Hydrology, University of Chile, Chile | Bachelor in Civil Engineering, University of Chile, Chile | Research Topics: Groundwater, MODFLOW modeling, unsaturated flow modeling | Completion: Fall 2024 | Current Position: Hydrogeologist, GSI Environmental Inc., USA.
Molly Likins:
Co-advisee | Degrees: MS, Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA | BS, Mathematics, College of Wooster, USA | Research Topics: Hydraulic modeling, streambed adjustments | Completion: Fall 2024 | Current Position: Assistant Engineer, Olsson, USA.
Smit Doshi:
Visiting Erasmus Scholar | Degrees: MS, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain; Newcastle University, UK; University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA (Thesis) | BE, Civil Engineering, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India | Research Topics: Probabilistic flood forecasting, global ensemble forecast system | Current Position: Doctoral Researcher, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Germany.
Alumni: Undergrad Researchers
Aniya Gaines: NSF REU Scholar | Degrees: Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, North Carolina A&T State University, USA | Research Topics: Rain-on-snow flooding, AI/ML.
Anisa Spaho: NSF REU Scholar | Degrees: BSBA, Marketing, Minor in Mathematics, Suffolk University, USA | Research Topics: Irrigation impacts on hydrology, machine learning.
Tyler Gerdes: Degrees: BS, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA | Research Topics: Flood risk assessment.
Yashraj Purbey: Degrees: BS, Computer Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA | Research Topics: Ice jam modeling.
Brooklynn Blackwell: NSF REU Scholar | Degrees: BS, Civil Engineering, Howard University, USA | Research Topics: Water quality, causal analysis.
Makayla Gallegos: NSF REU Scholar | Degrees: BS, Environmental Resources Engineering, SUNY ESF, USA | Research Topics: Streamflow forecasting, machine learning.
Annushka Aliev: NSF REU Scholar | Degrees: BS, Civil Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, USA | Research Topics: Hydrological impacts of conservation practices, machine learning.
Ashley Jonas: Co-advisee | Degrees: BA, Environmental Studies & Global Studies, University of Nebraska Lincoln, USA | Research Topics: Conservation data, remote sensing.
Dei Rodriguez-Reverol: Degrees: BS, Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA | Research Topics: Sociohydrology literature.
Student Committees
PhD Committees: Current
- Zenebu Derbew: Nanomaterials for PFAS
- Olivier Irumva: Micro- and nanoplastics in packaging materials
- Cesar Gomez Pena: Groundwater nitrate contamination and bottled water consumption
- Calvin Martin: Hydroclimatological extremes and conflicts
- Vishnu Prasad CV: Flash droughts
- Bijay Bagale: Resilience planning
- Shetu Akter: Hydroclimate, corn production, machine learning
PhD Committees: Former
- Ryan Haggerty: Multiphase flow transport in confined space
- Chanchal Gupta: Precipitation products, hydrologic extremes
- Prashnna Ghimire: Integrated information technology, large capital construction projects
- Caily Schwartz: Flash droughts, machine learning
- Chuyang Liu: Water quality, machine learning
- Yaser Kishawi: Hydrological impacts of redcedar encroachment
MS Committees: Former
- Chi Zhang: Energy dissipation optimization for circular culverts
- Tyler Gerdes: Coursework-based
- Emilie Erland: Coursework-based
