Doctoral Students

Matthew Schumacher
Thesis topic: "Watershed modelling for design and planning of sustainable storm water infrastructure."
2020 - 2024
Co-supervised with Lakshman Galagedara at MUN Grenfell

Makcim De Sisto
Thesis topic: "Climate model development of biogeochemistry, coupling the ice-sheet model to the ocean, and improving the permafrost scheme to account for thermokarst."
2020 - 2024
Co-supervised with Andrew MacDougall at St. Francis Xavier University, NS

Sanaz Mosayebi
Thesis topic: "Climate change impact on winds and coastal pollutant transport."
2019 - 2023
Co-supervised with Helen Zhang

Abena Amponsah
Thesis topic: "Climate change impact on design storms."
2016 - 2021

Masters Students

Arjit Arghya
Thesis topic: "Climate change on landslides."
2020 - 2022
Co-supervised with Bipul Hawlader

Kelly Miller
Thesis topic: "Incorporating climate change into water infrastructure."
2019 - 2021

Completed

Keerthika Ashokkumar
Thesis topic: "Sustainable Water Resources Development for O'Brien Farm."
2018 - 2019

Diana Sankar
Thesis topic: "Changes in Nutrient Parameters and Concentrations under Ice Affected Conditions"
2017 - 2019
Co-supervised with Bing Chen

Hasab-ul Chowdury
Thesis topic: "Hydrologic Modelling of the Humber River Basin."
2016 - 2018

Katie Miller
Thesis topic: "Assesment of the impacts of climate change (sea level rise) on coastal flooding in the Mid-Atlantic."
2014 - 2016
Co-advisor with Dr. Rouzbeh Nazari at Rowan University

Chris Seigel
Thesis topic: "Using RADAR Rainfall Data to Calibrate a Hydrologic Model in Southern New Jersey."
2012 - 2014

Undergraduate Students

*Number in parenthesis indicates number of students supervised, or co-supervised.

Work Term Student

(43) Liam Martin
Assisted my Ph.D. student, A. Amponsah with research on IDF curves
September - December 2017

Engineering Clinics at Rowan University

Junior/Senior Clinic, PI/Project Leader

Kokeb Abera, Nicole Reilly, Nicholas Pytlowany, Anthony DaSilva, (42) Samantha Mann
Storm Water Modeling for Salem, NJ using EPA SWMM
Spring 2015

Ashley Bechtold, (41) John Tucci, Michael McCarthy, Collin Spurgin
Impacts of Stream Flow in Two New Jersey Watersheds
Spring 2015

(38) Michael McCarthy, (39) Nicholas Pytlowany, (40) Collin Spurgin, Kevin Varghese
Climate Change Impacts of Stream Flow in Two New Jersey Watersheds
Fall 2014

(29) Kokeb Abera, (30) Ashley Bechtold, (31) Anthony DaSilva, (32) Joseph Diorio, (33) Christopher Alaimo, (34) Daniel McDevitt, (35) Nicole Reilly, (36) Emily Keck, (37) Erin Signor
EPA Campus Rainworks Challenge
Fall 2014

(26) Ashley Davis, (27) Parker Oris, (28) Jacob Wyshinski
Watershed Erosion
Spring 2014

Chris Wagner, Pat Lynch, Jason Shaub, (25) Rob Morrone
Chestnut Branch Stream Gaging
Spring 2014

Anthony Bednarz (ME), Samantha Kamper, Felipe Blotta, Kevin Varghese, (24) Alex Van Nest (ME)
Stormwater Drainage at PSEG Salem and Hope Creek Generating Station
Spring 2014

Steve Corcoran, Katie Miller, (22) CJ Patras, (23) Andrew Furlong (ECE)
Hydrologic Modeling of the Maurice River Basin
Spring 2014

(19) Stephen Pindale, (20) Steve Corcoran, (21) Katie Miller
Hydrologic Modeling of the Maurice River Basin
Fall 2013

(14) Michael Brattoli (ME), (15) Anthony Bednarz (ME), (16) Samantha Kamper, (17) Felipe Blotta, (18) Kevin Varghese
Stormwater Drainage at PSEG Salem and Hope Creek Generating Station
Fall 2013

(10) Dan Collins, (11) Chris Wagner, (12) Pat Lynch, John Benigno, (13) Jason Shaub
Chestnut Branch Stream Gaging
Fall 2013

(7) Jen Matczak, (8) Makayla Holt, (9) Jacob Taylor
EPA Campus Rainworks Challenge
Fall 2012
co-PI: Dr. Jess Everett

(4) Vlad Koldomasov, (5) Will Sheaffer, (6) Brittany Smith
Campus Irrigation
Spring 2013
co-PI: Dr. Jess Everett

(1) Andrew MacLane, (2) John Benigno, (3) Christopher Seigel
River Hydraulics Modeling
Fall 2012/Spring 2013

Junior/Senior Clinic, co-PI

(8) Nicholas Pytlowany, (9) Matthew Bresan, (10) Parker Oris, (11) Jacob Wyshinski, (12) Matthew D'Eustachio
Ceres Park Multi-Purpose Trails
Fall 2013
PI: Dr. Doug Cleary

(7) Stephen Duda, Shawn Williams
Bioinfiltration
Fall 2012
PI: Dr. Jess Everett

(5) Katie Miller, (6) Shawn Williams
Bioinfiltration
Spring 2013
PI: Dr. Jess Everett

(1) Nicole Giannelli, (2) Sam Kamper, (3) Matt Rossett, (4) Derek Yoder
Impact of Hurricane Sandy on the NJ Coastal Communities
Spring 2013
PI: Dr. Beena Sukumaran