Our students are central to INSTAAR's research and culture. Students expand their education and engage in research that moves us toward a more sustainable world through integrative training, research experience in the field and lab, and using a wide variety of analytical and computational facilities beyond those of their home academic departments. Current students with questions or concerns should contact Sam Mogen (Student Representative). Are you a student interested in joining INSTAAR? Check our prospective students page.
Muhammad Haikal Ezhar bin Abu Bakar
Graduate Student • • Paleoclimate
Geological Sciences
Sam Ahler
PhD Student • • Plant community ecology • Functional traits • Belowground dynamics • Restoration
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Harry Allbrook
PhD Student • • Organic geochemistry • Oceanography
Geological Sciences • Graduate Certificate in Oceanography
Lane Allen
PhD Student • • Stream ecology • Dissolved organic matter
Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
Natalie Aranda
Graduate Student • Stream ecosystems
Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
Josie Arcuri
PhD Student •
• Fluvial geomorphology
• Fluvial geomorphology
Geological Sciences
Dylan Blaskey
PhD Student •
• Terrestrial hydrology • Stormwater modeling • Green infrastructure
• Terrestrial hydrology • Stormwater modeling • Green infrastructure
Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
Athena Bolin
MS Student • • Water chemistry • Water quality • Trace metals
Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
Abigail Buell
Graduate Student • • Bioinformatics
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Sydney Carr
PhD Student • Hydrology • Modeling • Climate Change • Cryosphere
Rachel Chai
PhD Student • • Biogeography • Entomology
Geography
Brooke Chase
PhD Student • • Ice cores • Extreme climate events • Geochemistry
Environmental Studies
Genevieve Clow
PhD Candidate • NSF Graduate Research Fellow •
• Ocean biogeochemistry • Chlorophyll remote sensing • Climate modeling
• Ocean biogeochemistry • Chlorophyll remote sensing • Climate modeling
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Cole Cochran
MS Student • • Fluvial geomorphology • Carbon • Geochemistry •
Geological Sciences
Jared Collins
Graduate Student • • Urban water quality
Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
Carisa De Santos
Graduate Student • • Ocean modeling
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Margaret Digiorno
Graduate Student • • Stream-groundwater interactions
Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
Abby Eckland
PhD Student • • Fluvial and deltaic geomorphology
Geological Sciences
Skye Fernandez
Graduate Student • • Paleoclimate
Geological Sciences
Katie Gannon
PhD Student • • Limnology • Biogeochemistry • Arctic/alpine environments
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Tina Geller
PhD Student
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Tessa Gorte
PhD, 2024 • • Sea level contribution of ice sheets
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Jason Hanania
MS Student • Civil Engineering (CEAE) • • Hydrology • Water resources concentration
Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
Robert Kelleher
PhD Student •
• Organic geochemistry
• Organic geochemistry
Geological Sciences
Eric Kennedy
MS Student • Graduate Student Researcher • • Snow hydrology • Ecohydrology • Forest ecology
Geography • Hydrologic Sciences Graduate Program
Theo Kuhn
MS Student •
• Hydrology • Climate change
• Hydrology • Climate change
Geography
Isaac Leb
Undergraduate Student • • Paleoclimate
Geological Sciences
Jed Lenetsky
PhD Student • • Polar climate • Ocean and sea ice modeling
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Lauren Magliozzi
PhD Student • • Hydrology • Geochemistry • Water quality • Trace metals analysis
Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
Christopher McNabb
PhD Student • • Ecohydrology • Stream permanence • Watershed hydrology
Geography
Thomas Merchant
PhD Student • • Plant community ecology
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Samuel Mogen
PhD Student •
• Ocean biogeochemistry
• Ocean biogeochemistry
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Denise Mondragon
MA Student • • Geochemistry and biogeochemistry of the cryosphere • Snow and ice
Geography
Holly Olivarez
PhD, 2024 • NSF Graduate Research Fellow • • Ocean biogeochemistry • Air-sea CO2 flux • Marine carbon cycle • Oceanic anthropogenic carbon
Environmental Studies
Sara Padula
PhD Student • • Evolution • Cognition • Genomics • Ornithology
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Airy Gonzalez Peralta
PhD Student • • Ecology of threatened and endangered species • Pika
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Ethan Pierce
PhD Student
Geological Sciences
William Reed
PhD Student
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Kevin Rozmiarek
PhD Student •
• Permafrost carbon biogeochemistry • Atmospheric hydrological cycle • Polar ice cores
• Permafrost carbon biogeochemistry • Atmospheric hydrological cycle • Polar ice cores
Geological Sciences
Patrick Saylor
MA Student • • Snow hydrology
Geography
Millie Spencer
PhD Student • • Hydrology • Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) • Water across borders
Geography
Melinda Stueber
Bachelor's Accelerated Master's Student • • Restoration ecology • Conservation biology • Landscape ecology
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Nicolas Tarasewicz
PhD Student • • Climate change refugia • Biogeochemical cycling in mountain forests • Ecosystem services • Remote sensing
Geography
Trisia Tellez
MS Student • • Geology
Geological Sciences
Emma Tyrrell
PhD Student •
• GIS • Remote sensing • Spatial data trends
• GIS • Remote sensing • Spatial data trends
Geography
Brianna Undzis
PhD Student • • Arctic coastal ocean sediment transport modeling
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Mia Vanderwilt
MS Student • Graduate Research Assistant • • Polar microbiology • Snow hydrology • Remote sensing of the cryosphere
Environmental Studies • Hydrologic Sciences Graduate Program
Kim Vincent
PhD Student • • Ecology • High elevation aquatic systems
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Caitlin White
PhD Student •
• Plant community ecology • Restoration ecology
• Plant community ecology • Restoration ecology
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Elizabeth Woolner
MS Student • • Conservation • Land management • Science policy and education
Environmental Studies
Anna Wright
PhD Student •
• Hydrology • Biogeochemistry • Carbon cycling • Climate change
• Hydrology • Biogeochemistry • Carbon cycling • Climate change
Environmental Studies • Hydrologic Sciences Graduate Program
Rahila Yilangai
PhD Student • • Landscape ecology
Geography