Meet Our Team

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

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.

GRADUATE STUDENTS

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

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

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

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

Reyhaneh Rahimi: LinkedIn
Modeling the compound inundation impacts of coastal climate change through statistical downscaling

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

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

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

Thomas Sun: LinkedIn
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: LinkedIn
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.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

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.

YouTube Channel (tutorials on SWMM, HEC-RAS, etc.): https://www.youtube.com/@hassandavani2863
LinkedIn Page:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hassantd/
Google Scholar page:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=P9kZ2awAAAAJ&hl=en

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