Project Teams

SETx-UIFL brings a cross-disciplinary team of scholars together to accomplish our outcome-oriented and equity-focused resilience.

Theme 1 – Environment

Climate
Geeta Persad
Geeta Persad
Co-PI; Climate Lead
The University of Texas at Austin
Ifeanyichukwu Nduka
Postdoctoral Researcher
The University of Texas at Austin
Water research team
Paola Passalacqua
Paola Passalacqua
Lead PI; Science Lead
The University of Texas at Austin
Ethan Coon
Ethan Coon
ORNL PI; Water Lead
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Christina Brelsford
Christina Brelsford
Co-PI
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Benjamin Sulman
Benjamin Sulman
Co-PI
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Philipe Ambrozio Dias
Philipe Ambrozio Dias
Co-PI
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Phong Le
Phong Le
Co-PI
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Qin Qian
Qin Qian
Co-PI
Lamar University
Nicholas Brake
Nicholas Brake
Co-PI
Lamar University
Matthew Hoch
Matthew Hoch
Co-PI
Lamar University
Saubhagya Rathore
Saubhagya Rathore
Co-PI
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Debvrat Varshney
Postdoctoral Researcher
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Gabriel Perez Mesa
Assistant Professor
Oklahoma State University (prev. at Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Shannon Jones
Postdoctoral Researcher
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Air research team
Sidney Lin
Sidney Lin
Co-PI; Air Lead
Lamar University
Pawel Misztal
Pawel Misztal
Co-PI
The University of Texas at Austin
Elena mcdonald-buller
Elena McDonald-Buller
Co-PI
The University of Texas at Austin
Clayton Jeffryes
Clayton Jeffryes
Co-PI
Lamar University
Kinney-Kerry
Kerry Kinney
Co-PI
The University of Texas at Austin
Tianxing Cai
Co-PI
Lamar University
Yosuke Kimura
Co-PI
The University of Texas at Austin
Kacper Przykaza
Postdoctoral Researcher
The University of Texas at Austin

Theme 2 – Co-design

Katherine Lieberknecht
Katherine Lieberknecht
Co-PI; Co-design Lead
The University of Texas at Austin
Fernanda Leite
Fernanda Leite
Co-PI
The University of Texas at Austin
Kacey Faust
Kasey Faust
Co-PI
The University of Texas at Austin
Liv Haselbach
Liv Haselbach
Lamar PI
Lamar University
Jaimie Masterson
Jaimie Masterson
Co-PI
Texas Target Communities
Texas A&M University
Jeewasmi Thapa
Jeewasmi (Jee) Thapa
Co-PI
Texas Target Communities
Texas A&M University
John Cooper
Co-PI
Texas Target Communities
Texas A&M University

Theme 3 – Equity

Michelle Meyer
Michelle Meyer
TAMU PI; Equity Lead;
Texas A&M University
Dongying Li
Dongying Li
Co-PI
Texas A&M University
Nathanael Rosenheim
Co-PI
Texas A&M University
Galen Newman
Galen Newman
Co-PI
Texas A&M University
Patrick Bixler
Patrick Bixler
Co-PI
The University of Texas at Austin
Christina Brelsford
Christina Brelsford
Co-PI
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Noel Estwick
Noel Estwick
PVAM PI
Prairie View A&M University
Siyu Yu
Siyu Yu
Co-PI
Texas A&M University

KMP

Suzanne Pierce
Suzanne Pierce
Co-PI; KMP Lead
Texas Advanced Computing Center, The University of Texas at Austin
Fernanda Leite
Fernanda Leite
Co-PI
The University of Texas at Austin
William Mobley
William Mobley
Co-PI
Texas Advanced Computing Center, The University of Texas at Austin
Chih-Shen Cheng
Postdoctoral Researcher
The University of Texas at Austin

Activity Areas

Liv Haselbach
Liv Haselbach
Lamar PI; AA Lead
Lamar University
Dat Phan
Grant Field Coordinator
Lamar University

Management Team

Juan P. Maestre
Managing Director
The University of Texas at Austin
Davon Chargois
Grant Manager
Lamar University
seth jordan
Seth Jordan
Program Coordinator
Texas A&M University

Students

Theme 1 – Environment
  • Lochana Kalyanaraman, Undergraduate Research Assistant, The University of Texas at Austin (Climate)
  • Matthew Preisser, Graduate Student, The University of Texas at Austin (Water)
  • Mark Wang, Graduate Student, The University of Texas at Austin (Water)
  • James Bronikowski, Graduate Student, The University of Texas at Austin (Water)
  • Rishika Ananthula, Graduate Student, The University of Texas at Austin (Water)
  • Tobias Houghton, Graduate Student, The University of Texas at Austin (Water)
  • Daniel Blomdahl, Graduate Student, The University of Texas at Austin (Air)
  • Evelyn Deveraux, Graduate Student, The University of Texas at Austin (Air)
  • Chou-Hsien Lin, Graduate Student, The University of Texas at Austin (Air)
  • David Jarma, Graduate Student, The University of Texas at Austin (Air)
  • Anna Neville, Graduate Student, The University of Texas at Austin (Air)
  • Daniel Sung, Graduate Student, The University of Texas at Austin (Air)
  • Arun Kshetri, Graduate Student, Lamar University (Water)
  • Hossein Hariri Asli, Graduate Student, Lamar University (Water)
  • Faria Jahan, Graduate Student, Lamar University (Water)
  • Prasad Pawar, Graduate Student, Lamar University (Water)
  • Thai Nguyen, Undergraduate Student, Lamar University (Water)
  • Casey L Poppinga, Undergraduate Student, Lamar University (Water)
  • Moumita Manjur, Graduate Student, Lamar University (Air)
  • Dinesh Joshi, Graduate Student, Lamar University (Water)
  • Riwaz Niroula, Graduate Student, Lamar University (Water)
  • S M Farhad, Graduate Student, Lamar University (Air)
  • Damidrick Fearce, Undergraduate Student, Lamar University (Water)
  • Dustin W. Barnes, Undergraduate Student, Lamar University (Water)
  • Dylan Roberts, Undergraduate Student, Lamar University (Water)
  • Isaac Sleeman, Undergraduate Student, Lamar University (Water)
Theme 2 – Co-design
  • Linchao Luo, Graduate Student, The University of Texas at Austin
  • Carrie Smith, Graduate Student, The University of Texas at Austin
  • Yueying Ma, Graduate Student, The University of Texas at Austin
  • Sean Murphy, Graduate Student, The University of Texas at Austin
  • Zane Colvin, Graduate Student, The University of Texas at Austin
  • Anita Machiavello, Graduate Student, The University of Texas at Austin
  • Evan Waring, Graduate Student, The University of Texas at Austin
  • Yueying Ma, Graduate Student, The University of Texas at Austin
  • Jenna Beyer, Graduate Student, Texas A&M University
  • Heather Wade, Graduate Student, Texas A&M University
  • Cedric Shy, Graduate Student, Texas A&M University
Theme 3 – Equity
  • Farzana Ahmed, Graduate Student, Texas A&M University
  • Hyewon Yoon, Graduate Student, Texas A&M University
  • Gianna Sorola, Graduate Student, Prairie View A&M University
  • Lidia Meizei, Graduate Student, Texas A&M University