Current Graduate Students

Information on our graduate students is provided here to facilitate communication between enrolled students as well as to inform and encourage prospective students. Photos may be of the student or of their research interest.

Current Students

Only currently registered students appear—new student names are added at the start of the academic year.

Ashif Hasan Abir Ecological Engineering Degree Sought: MS Advisor(s): Morin	LinkedIn Profile Web Link
Sarina Adeli sadeli@syr.edu Degree Sought: PHD Advisor(s): Salehi and Quackenbush	Links LinkedIn Profile
Fred Agyeman foagyema@syr.edu Environmental Management Degree Sought: PHD Advisor(s): Tao	Undergraduate Institution: University of for Development Studies (Ag Tech) Previous Graduate Study: State University of New York, (Environmental Resources Engineering) Links Web Link Personal Statement I want to be an innovative person in all fields practicable and accessible to me for self development as well as making a meaningful impact to the agenda of environmental management. Graduate Research Topic Anaerobic Digestion Enhancement and Stability through Synergistic Ammonia Recovery using Vacuum Thermal Stripping Favorite Quote "Every man has the right to decide his own destiny" - Bob Marley Home Page Web Link
Sara Akbarnejad Nesheli sakbarne@syr.edu Degree Sought: PHD Advisor(s): Quackenbush
Atef Amriche aaamrich@syr.edu Geospatial Information Science & Engineering Degree Sought: PHD Advisor(s): Mountrakis	Undergraduate Institution: National Higher School of Agro (Agronomy / Soil scie) Previous Graduate Study: Mediterranean Agronomic Instit (Geoinformation in En) Personal Statement The journey of my higher education began with agronomic studies and specialization in soil science at the "Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Agronomie" (Algeria). My interest in GIS and remote sensing applications started growing after a first exposure to precision farming concepts. My passion for technology and innovations in computer science pushed me to further explore these two disciplines. My first Master thesis focused on using SAR data to map surface soil moisture in a semiarid area in Algeria. After that, I got a full scholarship from the international center for higher agronomic studies in the Mediterranean (CIHEAM) and enrolled in the Master of Science program "Geoinformation in environmental management" at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute in Chania (Greece). My thesis work was focused on land cover mapping in the Mitidja plain - North Algeria. My goal here at SUNY ESF is to develop essential programming skills and a strong numeric and statistical background, necessary to address key environmental issues using remote sensing data. Favorite Quote " Any knowledge that doesn't lead to new questions quickly dies out: it fails to maintain the temperature required for sustaining life " ... Wislawa Szymborska Research interests Remote sensing / GIS / data mining / land cover & land use mapping / decision support systems / soil science. Presentations Soil resources and sustainable soil management in Algeria (representative of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) - FAO Near East & North Africa - Global Soil Partnership. http://www.slideshare.net/FAOoftheUN/soil-resources-and-sustainable-soil-management-in-algeria-ministry-of-agriculture-and-rural-development-atef-amriche
Grace Anderson gjand100@syr.edu Degree Sought: MS Advisor(s): Daley	Undergraduate Institution: SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (Environmental Resources Engineering)
John Bisgrove jbisgrov@syr.edu ERE Forest Engineering Degree Sought: MS Advisor(s): Quackenbush
Maggie DeMarco mademarc@syr.edu Degree Sought: PHD Advisor(s): Endreny	Undergraduate Institution: Binghamton University Favorite Quote "People wait all week for Friday, all year for summer, and all life for happiness. Find the good in Monday, the warmth in winter, and laughter in every day." -Unknown Home Page Web Link
Shi Guang sguang@syr.edu Degree Sought: MS Advisor(s): Daley
Youl Han yhan04@syr.edu Degree Sought: PHD Advisor(s): Tao	Undergraduate Institution: SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (Environmental Resources Engineering) Previous Graduate Study: Technische Universität München (Environmental Engineering) Graduate Research Topic Microbial consortia involved in anaerobic digestion; molecular biology
Sean Huckins schuckin@syr.edu ERE Geospatial Information Science & Engineering Degree Sought: PHD Advisor(s): Hassett and Quackenbush	Undergraduate Institution: Syracuse University (INDUSTRIAL DESIGN) Previous Graduate Study: SUNY Buffalo (NATURAL SCIENCES) Graduate Research Topic Fusion of Images for the Human Brain Opportunities for Improved Diagnostic and Surgical Interventions Quote on Graduate Experience "My experience as a graduate student at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry has been tremendously positive. The faculty, including Professor James M. Hassett, have always been exceptionally enthusiastic and supportive of my goal to explore a cross-disciplinary approach to human brain mapping as it relates to neurosurgical diagnostics and intervention. My affiliation and current program of study with SUNY ESF has always been a source of pride to me, and I am looking forward to the fact that my graduate education is not only preparing me to investigate the physical topography of the earth on which we live, but to also go spelunking into the depths of the human brain. The faculty in the mapping sciences program at SUNY ESF have not only made this possible, but have done so with sincere enthusiasm."
Rabia Khan rkhan06@syr.edu Geospatial Information Science & Engineering Degree Sought: PHD Advisor(s): Salehi
Madusha Maha Gamage mmahagam@syr.edu Geospatial Information Science & Engineering Degree Sought: MS Advisor(s): Mountrakis	Undergraduate Institution: Sabaragamuwa University of Sri (Remote Sensing) Personal Statement I obtained my undergraduate degree in Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka in the field of Remote Sensing. I do believe, the developments in the field of freely available Satellite images and software will ultimately benefit in a broad range of applications to tackle the most challenging environment issues. My undergraduate thesis based on building feature detection from Landsat 8 satellite image. Now I am interesting on microwave image processing. Under this wide area of research, I am more willing to focus on microwave image classification, image denoising and processing, and application of SAR images such as extract the subwater features, and deformation and subsidence monitoring. Research interests Satellite Remote Sensing for land cover, land surface, marine and coastal applications, GIS applications and spatial modelling, Geostatistic, Spatio-Temporal analysis on earth and its environment.
Marvin Mandela mnmandel@syr.edu Degree Sought: MS Advisor(s): Tao
Cecelia McAuliffe cpmcauli@syr.edu Ecological Engineering Degree Sought: MPS Advisor(s): Daley
Kalyani Mer kmer01@syr.edu Degree Sought: PHD Advisor(s): Egiebor and Tao	Undergraduate Institution: PANJAB UNIVERSITY (CHEMISTRY) Previous Graduate Study: PANJAB UNIVERSITY (CHEMISTRY) LinkedIn Web Link Graduate Research Topic Production, Characterization, and Evaluation of Activated Biochar for Application in Water and Wastewater Treatment. Favorite Quote "The heavier the branches, the lower they bend. Only the ones without any fruit stay up in the air. The higher you rise in life, the lower you must bend and if you can't, you aren't successful enough." - Anamika Kamal Makhija
Mohamed Mowafy mhmowafy@syr.edu Water Resources Engineering Degree Sought: MS Advisor(s): Kroll	Undergraduate Institution: Suez University Personal Statement My research interests are based on the analysis of flow duration curves (FDCs) of streams, their main driving factors, and their shifts due to disturbance. My masters thesis explores the significance of hydrologic alteration through FDC-based hypothesis testing which aims at better informed decisions related to management and planning for the resource. Graduate Research Topic Establishing River Signatures for Evaluating the Hydrologic Alteration in Flow Regimes. Favorite Quote "Luck is for the unprepared." - Chuck Kroll
Xiaoyu Ni xni109@syr.edu Geospatial Information Science & Engineering Degree Sought: MPS Advisor(s): Quackenbush
Michaela Regner mregner@syr.edu Degree Sought: MS Advisor(s): Daley
Andrea Ross aross17@syr.edu Degree Sought: MPS Advisor(s): Shaw,s
Shaimus Ryan smryan04@syr.edu Water Resources Engineering Degree Sought: MS Advisor(s): Shaw,s
Shahriar Shah Heydari sshahhey@syr.edu Degree Sought: PHD Advisor(s): Mountrakis	Undergraduate Institution: Sharif University of Technolog (Electrical Eng.) Previous Graduate Study: University of Southern Denmark (Environmental Management) Graduate Research Topic Map analysis using big data ideas Home Page Web Link
Haifa Tamiminia htamimin@syr.edu Degree Sought: PHD Advisor(s): Salehi
Zhixin Wang zwang127@syr.edu Geospatial Information Science & Engineering Degree Sought: PHD Advisor(s): Mountrakis	Undergraduate Institution: Xi'an University of Science an (Geographic Informati) Previous Graduate Study: University of Chinese Academy (Signal and Informati)
Scott Wolcott scwolcot@syr.edu Ecological Engineering Degree Sought: PHD Advisor(s): Endreny and Newman,l	Undergraduate Institution: SUNY Center Buffalo (Civil Engineering) Previous Graduate Study: SUNY Center Buffalo (Civil Engineering ) Graduate Research Topic Treatment of High Strength Organic Wastewater using Green Walls Favorite Quote “Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.” - Colin Powell
Jin Xu jxu145@syr.edu Geospatial Information Science & Engineering Degree Sought: PHD Advisor(s): Quackenbush and Volk	Undergraduate Institution: Nanjing Forestry University Previous Graduate Study: University of Chinese Academy of Sciences