Current
Safeeq Khan, PhD
Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Merced
Director FEWS Lab
Education:
Ph.D., 2010 — University of Hawaii- Manoa
M.Tech., 2005 — Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
B.Tech., 2003 — CSA University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur
Research Interests:
- Disturbance & Global Change Hydrology
- Integrated Modeling
- Nature-Based Climate Solutions (NbS)
- Remote Sensing for Hydrology
- Climate Change
Office: SRE 423
Email: msafeeq@ucmerced.edu
Phone: (209) 386-3623
Saswata Nandi, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Sierra Nevada Research Institute
Education:
Ph.D., 2022 —Water Res. Engg. Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay, India
M. E. 2015 —Water Res. Engg. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, India
B.Tech., 2013—Civil Engineering, Jalpaiguri Govt Engineering College, India
Research Interests:
- Rainfall Runoff Modelling
- Climate Change Impacts
- Soft Computing/Optimization
- Flood Modelling
- Machine Learning in Water Science
Office: SRE 417
Email: snandi4@ucmerced.edu
Rui Gao, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Education:
Ph.D. 2023—Utah State University, Logan, Utah, the United States. Civil and Environmental Engineering.
M.S. 2017—Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, China. Hydraulic and Civil Engineering.
B.S. 2014—Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, China. Hydraulic and Civil Engineering.
Visiting scholar 2012—Hohai University, Nanjing, China. Hydrology and Water Resources.
Research Interests:
- Agrohydrolog
- Evapotranspiration
- UAVs
Office: SRE 417
Email: ruigao@ucmerced.edu
Philip Myint, PhD
Visiting Scholar, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Research Interests:
- Earth Systems Modeling
- Biogeochemistry
- HPC
Office: SRE 445
Email: pmyint@ucmerced.edu
Sahir Azam Shad
PhD Student & Graduate Research Assistant, Environmental Systems
Education:
M.Tech., 2021 —Civil Engineering, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
B.Tech., 2018 —Civil Engineering, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
Research Interests:
-Water Resources Engineering,
-Agrohydrology,
-Isotope Hydrology
Office: SRE 416-02
Email:sahirazamshad@ucmerced.edu
Berhanu Sinshaw
PhD Student & Graduate Research Assistant, Environmental Systems
Education:
M.S., 2018 —Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology
B.S., 2014 —Water Resources & Irrigation Management, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology
Research Interests:
-Hydrologic Modeling,
-Climate Change,
-Land Use Change
Office: SRE 410-02
Email:bsinshaw@ucmerced.edu
Cameron Zuber
PhD Student, Environmental Systems
Education:
M.S., 2022 —Environmental System, UC Merced
B.S., 2007 —Environmental Biology and Management, UC Davis
Research Interests:
-Agriculture Water Management,
-Agroecology,
-Soil Health
Office: SRE 416-02
Email: czuber@ucmerced.edu
Past Members
Anshika Kandhway, PhD
Title: PhD Student (2019-2024)
Current Position: Independent Consultant
Stefano Casirati, PhD
Title: PhD Student (2018-2023)
Current Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, UC Berkeley
Aliva Nanda, PhD
Title: Postdoctoral Research Scholar (2021-2024)
Current Position: Assistant Professor, IIT Mandi
Vivek Gupta, PhD
Title: Postdoctoral Research Scholar (2021-2022)
Current Position: Assistant Professor, IIT Mandi
Ryan Bart, PhD
Title: Professional Researcher (2018-2024)
Current Position: Scientist at California Air Resources Control Board
Max Eriksson, PhD
Title: Project Scientist (2020-2023)
Current Position: Researcher at Brussels School of Governance, Belgium
Chandan Singh, PhD
Title: Postdoctoral Research Scholar (2018-2020)
Current Position: Assistant Professor, NIT Raipur, India
Weichao Guo, PhD
Title: Postdoctoral Research Scholar (2018-2023)
Current Position: Independent Consultant
Phil Saksa, PhD
Title: Associate Specialist (2015-2016)
Current Position: Chief Scientist, Blue Forest Conservation
Mohammad Sohrabi, PhD
Title: Postdoctoral Research Scholar (2016-2018)
Current Position: Hydrologist and Water Resources Engineer, CA Water Resources Control Board.
Patrick Womble
Title: Staff Research Associate III, Sierra Nevada Research Institute
Current Position: Project Manager, Regional Waste Authority, Merced, CA 95348