Meet Our Team

Kian Bagheri: Scholar
PhD Student, Developing computational hydrologic methods to assess the impacts of compound flooding in coastal communities.

Amir Adibfar: Scholar
PhD Student, Anomaly detection in infrastructure monitoring systems and downscaling of future climatic conditions.

Yousef Sangsefidi: Scholar
PhD Student, Data-supported modeling of climate change impacts on coastal water infrastructure systems for developing community-based adaptation strategies.

Chase Lawson
MS Student, Compiling Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous (VUCA) environments that are most prominent in the stormwater management industry of civil engineering.

Tazio Rosenberg
MS Student, 2-dimensional stormwater modeling of San Diego river to propose mitigation plans.

Ryan McDowell
MS Student, Discovering novel techniques to remove emerging pollutants from the environment, e.g. Bioretention ability to remove Microplastics.

Callum McRae
MS Student, Callum is interested in studying emerging impacts of Sea-Level Rise on urban water infrastructure.

Cheyenne Graves
MS Student, Stormwater monitoring and exploring advanced methods to monitor oil & grease pollution in stormwater.

Vincent O’Hara-Rhi
MS Student, Enhancing the safety of transportation infrastructure against flooding. His project is supported by US DOT.

Michael Violante
MS Student, Optimization of drainage infrastructure to minimize the risk of failure of the utility poles.

Thomas Sun
MS Student, Designing green stormwater control techniques to maximize the environmental benefits. His study area was a tributary of the San Diego River.

Wynneth Requieron
MS Student, 2-dimensional stormwater modeling to propose mitigation plans. Her study area is Sorrento Valley, San Diego, which is located in the flood plain.

Atalie Gomez, Tesla Ehlerding & Lynnae Lenninger
BS, The application of GIS for Sea-Level Rise inundation analyses. Compiling data on community flooding issues as a result of Sea-Level Rise. PC-SWMM modeling of the coastal drainage system.

Jaeda Cook-Wallace & Jacey Domingsil
BS, Community engagement and outreach to promote sustainable and resilient management of stormwater systems.

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