Our Group

PhD Students


Mel Johnson, Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE) Graduate Group


Jordan Boeck, Microbiology Graduate Group (MGG)


Kara Stuart, Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE) Graduate Group


Ziya Jang, Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE) Graduate Group


Jack Bartlett, Microbiology Graduate Group (MGG)


Julian Pender, Biochemistry Molecular Cell Developmental Biology (BMCDB) Graduate Group

MS Students


Winston Bess, Masters student in CEE

Students pursuing the MS thesis track are conducting original research and writing a first-author publication (that serves as the thesis). Students pursuing the MS project track in my group conduct literature review and/or make research contributions towards co-authorship on a journal publication. Most MS Project students in Environmental Engineering will complete their project requirement by enrollment in our Spring quarter graduate capstone project course (ECI 291).

Laboratory Assistants/Technicians


Winston Bess

Undergraduate Research Assistants

Miles Kim (NSF CAREER Project: Spring 2025-Present