Our Team
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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
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Lucille Baker-Stahl
Project: Arctic delta front stability
University of Houston, PhD in Geology, Projected Graduation: Spring 2027
2023: Carleton College, Major: Geology
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Emily Klang
Fall 2024–present: Undergraduate Researcher
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Avery Narhi
Fall 2024–present: Undergraduate Researcher
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Claudia Aramburu Tinoco
Fall 2024–present: Undergraduate Researcher
Project: Estimating Suspended Sediment Concentrations in Texas Coastal Waters Using Hyperspectral Imaging and In-situ Measurements
University of Houston, B.S. Geology, Projected Graduation: Spring 2026
Former Team Members
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Caroline Mandujano
Starting 2025: Geoscientist at ExxonMobil
Fall 2024: University of Houston, Master of Science in Geology; Source to sink relationships between grain size and channel dynamics in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland
2022: University of Houston, Bachelor of Science in Geology
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Nynaeve Phillipson
Starting 2025: PhD Student at Penn State
Fall 2024: Research Staff; 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
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Toni Ramos
Starting 2025: Air Radiation Division Officer at the EPA
Fall 2024: Undergraduate Researcher; Assessing the Impact of Salinity Concentrations on Plume Developments in Greenland
University of Houston, B.S. Environmental Geoscience, Projected Graduation: December 2024
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Bimal Gyawali
2024–present: Postdoc, University of Missouri
2022–2024: Postdoc, University of Houston; Proglacial Delta Response to Amplified Meltwater Discharge in the Arctic
2016–2022 PhD, Texas A&M University Corpus-Christi
2009–2012, MSc. Geophysics, Banaras Hindu University, India
2004–2008 BSc. Physics, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
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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