people
A growing collection of cool people.
PhD
Shaima Khalifah
Research Areas: enhanced rock weathering, soil greenhouse gas emissions
Hobbies: reading, traveling, home decoration
Lizzie Long
Research Areas: greenhouse gas emissions, agriculture, modeling
Hobbies: camping, napping, reading
Masters
Kalpataru Paul
Research Areas: soil denitrification, greenhouse gas emissions, microbial activity, trace metals
Hobbies: traveling, cycling, exercising, reading fictional books
Maliha Tabassum
Research Areas: nature-based solutions, stormwater
Hobbies: painting, reading, travelling, caring for animals
Madi Wilson
Research Areas: enhanced rock weathering, water quality
Hobbies: reading, solving puzzles, and spending time with friends
Karen McGuire-Diemer
Research Areas: biodegradation, green plastics, treatment wetlands, metals
Hobbies: hiking, cooking, playing golf and tennis
Allie Shaw
Research Areas: greenhouse gas emissions, agriculture, denitrification
Hobbies: reading, fishing, crochet, spending time outdoors
Pravin Kumar
Research Areas: bioenergy, bioreactors, sustainability, microbiology
Hobbies: gardening, volunteering, playing cricket & badminton, weight lifting
Undergrad
Kirsten Albert
Research Areas: dissolved nitrous oxide, groundwater, wetlands
Hobbies: reading, cycling, playing piano, petting cats
Vicktoria Holdaway
Research Areas: sustainability, restoration, horticulture
Hobbies: reading, being outside
Alumni
Hani Shwiyyat
Degree: MS Spring 2024
Thesis: Quantifying Indirect Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Groundwater Wells in Oklahoma
Carly Noone
Degree: BS Spring 2024
Shelby Johnson
Degree: BS Spring 2024
Lizzie Long
Degree: MS Fall 2023
Thesis: Predicting Corn Yield and Nitrous Oxide Emissions in the U.S. Great Plains Using the Denitrification-Decomposition Model
Madi Wilson
Degree: BS Spring 2023
Shaima Khalifah
Degree: MS Fall 2022
Thesis: The Effect of Soil pH and Texture on the Ratio of Denitrification End-products
Raana Koushki
Degree: PhD Fall 2022
Thesis: Sustainability in Agricultural Practices: Carbon Footprint of Agricultural Groundwater Pumping, and Microbial Denitrification in Agricultural Soils