Graduate Students
M.S. Students
Bryan Thomas
M.S. student
Computer Science
Thesis title: Analysis of sea ice webcam images
Mary Keenan
M.S. student
Water & Environmental Research Center | College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Marine Biology
Thesis title: Variability of total mercury concentration in Steller sea lion bones
Quetzal Luebke-Laroque
M.S. student
Electrical Engineering (Space Systems Engineering Program)
Thesis title: High voltage power supply for CubeSat electron spectrometer
Sujata Neupane
M.S. student
Civil Engineering
Thesis title: Seismic behavior of concrete buildings
Caitlynn Hanna
M.S. student
Civil Engineering
Thesis title: Identification and future susceptibility of permafrost degradation in the Wulik river basin
Lora May
M.S. student
Hydrology
Thesis title: Vegetation impact on snow depth and SWE distribution in the Caribou Poker Creek Research Watershed, Alaska
Moustapha Kebe
M.S. student
Mining and Minerals Engineering
Thesis title: Bio recovery of rare earth elements from non coal sources
Sarthak Karki
M.S. student
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Thesis title: Hydrochemistry and water quality analysis of arctic glaciers
Temitope Adebanjo
M.S. student
Mining and Mineral Engineering
Thesis title: Application of machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques for ground hazard mitigation
Ph.D. Students
Abdallah Basiru
Ph.D. Student
Geological Engineering
Thesis title: Geophysical investigation of permafrost conditions in thermokarst-prone areas
Fayzul Kabir
Ph.D. student
Department of Civil, Geological, and Environmental Engineering
Thesis title: Implications of detachment promoting agents, disinfectants and flow hydraulics on growth and dispersion of bacterial biofilms in drinking water distribution systems
Md Ibnul Hasan
Ph.D. student
Environmental Engineering
Thesis title: Mechanical properties of biofilms at water distribution and bioremediation systems
Upasana Arora
Ph.D. student
Biological Sciences
Thesis title: Impact of changing climate on Arctic water quality and microbial communities
Ben Loeffler
Ph.D. student
Mechanical Engineering
Thesis title: Alaska riverine galloping current energy converter
Kelsey Frazier
Ph.D. student
Mechanical Engineering
Thesis title: Modeling surface roughness beneath Arctic sea ice
Nicholas Hasson
Ph.D. student
Water & Environmental Research Center | Geoscience
Thesis title: Mapping permafrost carbon emissions using VLF-EM radio fields