Our Team

  • Dr. Brandee Carlson

    2022–present: Assistant Professor, University of Houston

    2021-2022 NSF EAR Postdoc, University of Colorado

    2020-2021– Postdoctoral Fellow, Vanderbilt University

    2014–2020 PhD, Rice University

    2009–2013, BSc. Hydrogeology, University of Texas

  • Dr. Bimal Gyawali

    Project: Proglacial Delta Response to Amplified Meltwater Discharge in the Arctic

    2022-present: Postdoc, University of Houston

    2016-2022 PhD, Texas A&M University Corpus-Christi

    2009-2012, MSc. Geophysics, Banaras Hindu University, India

    2004-2008 BSc. Physics, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

  • Lucille Baker-Stahl

    Project: Arctic delta front stability

    University of Houston, PhD in Geology, Projected Graduation: Spring 2027

    2023: Carleton College, Major: Geology

  • Caroline Mandujano

    Project: Source to sink relationships between grain size and channel dynamics in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland

    University of Houston, Master of Science in Geology, Projected Graduation: Fall 2024

    2022: University of Houston, Bachelor of Science in Geology

  • Samantha Baker

    Project: Temporary Sediment Storage in Proglacial Lakes Near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland

    University of Houston, M.S in Geology, Projected Graduation: Fall 2024

    2022: B.S in Geology, University of Houston

  • Sarah Garcia

    Project: Carbon Emission as a Consequence of High Sedimentation and Drought at Elephant Butte Reservoir, New Mexico

    University of Houston, Masters of Science in Geology, Projected Graduation: Fall 2024

    2024: University of Houston, B.S Environmental Science with focus in Environmental Geosciences

  • Makenna Harris

    Project: Investigating the magnitude and timing of post-fire sediment transport in the Texas Panhandle shrublands

    University of Houston, M.S. in Geology, Projected Graduation: Spring 2026

    2024: University of Kansas, B.S. in Geology

  • Nynaeve Phillipson

    Research Staff

    Project: Remote Sensing and In-situ Measurements to Monitor Suspended Sediment Concentration for the Lower Brazos River

    University of Houston, B.S. Geology, Projected Graduation: Fall 2024

    Colorado School of Mines, Geophysical Engineering, Fall 2019-Spring 2020

  • Kennedy Potter

    Undergraduate Researcher

    Project: Carbon Sequestration in Relation to Water Level of the Elephant Butte Reservoir in Elephant Butte, New Mexico.

    University of Houston, B.S. Geology, Projected Graduation: May 2025

  • Toni Ramos

    Undergraduate Researcher

    Project: Assessing the Impact of Salinity Concentrations on Plume Developments in Greenland

    University of Houston, B.S. Environmental Geoscience, Projected Graduation: December 2024

Former Team Members

  • Sara Rojas

    Project: Episodic, annual, and decadal transformations within beach and dune systems along the Texas Coast.

    May 2019: University of Houston, Bachelor of Science in Physics

    May 2024: University of Houston, Masters in Geophysics