PhD Students

  • Matthew Davies

    PhD Candidate (join UCF in 2020)

    Hometown:

    Research Topic: coastal erosion; computational fluid dynamics (CFD)

  • Martha Santos

    PhD Student (join UCF in 2023)

    Hometown: Itabuna, Brazil

    Research Topics: Groundwater modeling

  • Nimna Manage

    PhD Student (join UCF in 2023)

    Hometown: Sri Lanka

    Research Topics: Life-cycle Assessment, PFAS in waste management

  • Poyu Zhang

    PhD Candidate (MS at UCF at 2024, join UCF in 2021)

    Hometown: Sanmenxia, China

    Research Topic: Compatibility of GCLs with mining waste leachate; hydrologic modeling.

  • Mert Gokgoz

    Mert Gokgoz

    PhD Student (join UCF in 2021)

    Hometown: Ankara, Turkey

    Research Topics: Groundwater modeling; Life-cycle Assessment

  • Syed Zohaib Hassan

    PhD Candidate (Co-advise with Dr. Sun, join UCF in 2021)

    Hometown: Pakistan

    Research Topic: Landfill Remote Sensing

  • Kyungwon Park

    Kyungwon Park

    Visiting PhD Student

    Hometown: Seoul, Korea

    Research Topics: InSAR, UAV, and Machine Learning

Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Chloe Nina Molina

    Researcher Assistant

    Research Topic: PFAS in special waste

  • Danielle Y Ulhoa

    Research Assistant

    Hometown: Brazil

    Research Topics: Coal Ash Disposal

  • Ellen Jackson

    Research Assistant

    Hometown: Florida

    Research Topics: Coal Ash Disposal

  • Rafael Serta

    Research Assistant

    Hometown: Brazil

    Research Topics: Coal Ash Disposal

Lab Alumni

  • Tim Copeland, PhD, PE

    Graduated in Spring 2023, now working at Geosyntec Consultants Inc.

    Hometown: Orlando, FL

    Research Topic: Identify the failure line of underground cavity

  • Dana Hernandez

    Research Assistant

    Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela

    Research Topics: Fate and transport of emerging contaminants

  • Mery Mbengue

    Research Assistant

    Hometown: Dakar, Senegal

    Research Topics: Groundwater modeling; solid waste management

  • Ryan Parker

    NIH Project

  • Isabella Buitano

    NIH Project

  • Evan McLeod

    NIH Project

  • Franz Apel

    CRESP Modeling

  • Xiaoyun Du

    Machine Learning

  • Jonathan Angioi

    Machine Learning