HYDROLOGIC SCIENCES GRADUATE GROUP
Hydrologic Sciences at UC Davis welcomes Postdoctoral Scholars from all over the world. Postdocs have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge solutions to modern day issues affecting water resources in California, and worldwide.
POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARS
Hydrologic Sciences alumni from UC Davis are employed in research institutions, private industry, nonprofits, governmental organizations and a range of other fields. With over 60 years of history, our alumni from Hydrologic Sciences (formally known as the Water Science), are diverse, numerous and well-connected.
ALUMNI
2025
Kozar, Daniel (Phd)
Major Professor: John Largier, Xiaoli Dong
Speiser, William (PhD).
Major Professor: John Largier
2024
Dory, Chris (MS)
Major Professor: Helen Dahlke
Jordan, Spencer (MS).
Major Professor: Thomas Harter
Ledoyen, Maurice (MS)
Major Professor: Greg Pasternack
Calderwood, Andrew (MS)
Major Professor: Laura Foglia, Graham Fogg
Email : ajcalderwood@ucdavis.edu
Ebert, Logan (PhD)
Major Professor: Mallika Nocco
Email: laebert@ucdavis.edu
Rahman, Mashrekur (PhD)
Major Professor: Grey Nearing
Email: mashman@ucdavis.edu
Rodriguez, Alisha (PhD)
Major Professor: Laura Foglia
Email: amarodriguez@ucdavis.edu
Ismaili, Samira
Major Professor: Sam Sandoval
Email: sismaili@ucdavis.edu
Wright, Rachel (MS)
Major Professor: Greg Pasternack
Email : rewright@ucdavis.edu
2023
Lennon, Will (MS)
Major Professor: Isaya Kisekka
Al Dughaishi, Usama (PhD, 2023)
Major Professor: Isaya Kisekka
Email: dughaishi@ucdavis.edu
Gomez Quiroga, Grace (MS, 2023)
Major Professor: Sam Sandoval
Email: ggomezquiroga@ucdavis.edu
Molla, Nusrat (PhD, 2023)
Major Professor: Jon Herman
Email: njmolla@ucdavis.edu
Rice, Bill (PhD, 2023)
Major Professor: Thomas Harter and Laura Foglia
Email: wcrice@ucdavis.edu
Rosas, David (MS, 2023)
Major Professor: Samuel Sandoval Solis
Email: dmrosas@ucdavis.edu
2022
Li, Tingyu “Nina” (PhD, 2022)
Major Professor: Gregory Pasternack
Email: styli@ucdavis.edu
Mautner, Marina (PhD, 2022)
Major Professors: Jon Herman and Laura Foglia
Email: mmautner@ucdavis.edu
2021
Atkins, Karen (PhD, 2021)
Major Professor: Geoffrey Schladow
Email: ksatkins@ucdavis.edu
Beriis, Helaine (MS, 2021)
Major Professor: Sam Sandoval
Email: hberris@ucdavis.edu
Gervasi, Arielle (MS, 2021)
Major Professor: Greg Pasternack
Email: agervasi@ucdavis.edu
Kennard, Rachel (MS, 2021)
Major Professor: Geoffrey Schladow
Email: rakennard@ucdavis.edu
Koohafkan, Michael (PhD, 2021)
Major Professors: John Largier and Nicholas Pinter
Email: koohafkan@ucdavis.edu
Murphy, Nicholas (MS, 2021)
Major Professor: Helen Dahlke
Email: npmurphy@ucdavis.edu
Nogeira, Xavier (MS, 2021)
Major Professor: Sam Sandoval, Greg Pasternack
Email : xrnogueira@ucdavis.edu
Winter, Sam (MS, 2021)
Major Professor: John Largier
Email: swinter@ucdavis.edu
Wong, Andy (PhD, 2021)
Major Professor: Yufang Jin
Email: ajywong@ucdavis.edu
2020
Pauloo, RIch (PhD, 2020)
Major Professor: Graham Fogg
Email: rpauloo@ucdavis.edu
Owlia, Rashid(MS, 2020)
Major Professor: Graham Fogg
Email: rowlia@ucdavis.edu
2019
Maples, Stephen (PhD, 2019)
Major Professor: Graham Fogg
Email: srmap@ucdavis.edu
Ortiz-Partida, Jose Pablo (PhD, 2019)
Major Professor: Samuel Sandoval Solis
Email: joportiz@ucdavis.edu
Tolley, Gus (PhD, 2019)
Major Professor: Thomas Harter
Email: gustolley@ucdavis.edu
Wickham, Patrick (MS, 2019)
Major Professor: Pramod Pandey
Email: pcwickham@ucdavis.edu
Yoder, Amy (MS, 2019)
Major Professor: Graham Fogg
Email: amyoder@ucdavis.edu
2018
Chen, Huajin “Jessica” (PhD, 2018)
Major Professor: Minghua Zhang
Email: huachen@ucdavis.edu
Markovich, Katherine (PhD, Summer 2018)
Major Professor: Graham Fogg
Email: khmarkovich@ucdavis.edu
Maskey, Mahesh (PhD, 2018)
Major Professor: Carlos Puente
Email: mmaskey@ucdavis.edu
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Whipple, Alison (PhD, 2018)
Major Professor: Joshua Viers
Email: aawhipple@ucdavis.edu
Zikalala, Prudentia (PhD, Summer 2018)
Major Professor: Mark Grismer
Email: pgzikalala@ucdavis.edu
2017
Edwards, Emily (MS, 2017)
Major Professor: Fogg/Harter
Email: ecledwards@ucdavis.edu
Lane, Belize (PhD, 2017; MS, 2014)
Major Professor: Sandoval
Email: bellearela@gmail.com
Seely, Tara (MS, 2017)
Major Professor: Silva
Email: tara_seely@berkeley.edu
Senter, Anne (PhD, 2017; MS, 2008)
Major Professor: Pasternack
Email: asenter@balancehydro.com
2016
Eckard, Robert (PhD, 2016)
Major Professor: Hernes
Email: rseckard@ucdavis.edu
Geroge, Doug (PhD, 2016)
Major Professor: Largier
Hielman, Jacob (PhD, 2016)
Major Professor: Lubell
Rodriguez, Jenna (PhD, 2016)
Major Professor: Ustin
Silva, Pablo Thomas (MS, 2016)
Major Professor: Sandoval
Weber, Matt (MS, 2016)
Major Professor: Pasternack
2015
Arellano Rodriguez, Jose Luis (MS, 2015)
Major Professor: Sandoval
Ariyama, Jiro (MS, 2015)
Major Professor: Horwath
Dennehy, Peter (MS, 2015)
Major Professor: Mackay
Email: PDennehy@Geosyntec.com
Kandelous, Maziar (PhD, 2015)
Major Professor: Hopmans
Email: Maziar.kandelous@oregonstate.edu
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Nylen, Bror Daniel (MS, 2015)
Major Professor: Largier
Email: dnylen@americanrivers.org
Mathis, Tom (MS, 2015)
Major Professor: Schladlow
Email: Tmathis720@gmail.com
Strom, Michael (MS, 2015)
Major Professor: Pasternack
Ta, Jenny (MS, 2015)
Major Professor: Viers
2014
Applegate, Olin (MS,2014)
Major Professor: Harter
Brown, Rocko (PhD, 2014; MS, 2007)
Major Professor: Pasternack
Chaba, Greg (MS, 2014)
Major Professor: Grismer
Dhaliwal, Pavendeep (MS, 2014)
Major Professor: Fogg
Fong, Catherine (MS, 2014)
Major Professor: Viers
Gonzalez, Robert (MS, 2014)
Major Professor: Pasternack
Gray, Andrew (PhD, 2014)
Major Professor: Pasternack
Email: agray@ucr.edu
Hathaway, Emily (MS, 2014)
Major Professor: Mackay
Kammel, Leah (MS, 2014)
Major Professor: Pasternack
Email: lkammel@usgs.gov
Malazian, Armen (MS, 2014)
Major Professor: Hopmans
Matiasek, Sandrine (PhD, 2014)
Major Professor: Hernes
Email: smatiasek@csuchico.edu
Newcomb, Nicolas (MS, 2014)
Major Professor: Fogg
Liu, Yunjie (MS, 2014)
Major Professor: Fogg
Email: yunjie@stanford.edu
Suddeth, Robyn (PhD, 2014)
Major Professor: Mount
2013
Boyle, Dylan (MS, 2013)
Major Professor: Fogg
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Buck, Christina R. (Connell) (PhD, 2013; MS, 2009)
Major Professor: Lund
Emmons, Jason (MS, 2013)
Major Professor: Puente
Kamai, Tamir (PhD, 2013)
Major Professor: Hopmans
Lent, Michelle (MS, 2013)
Major Professor: Lund
Paradis, Charles (MS, 2013)
Major Professor: Mackay
Vaughan, Matthew (MS, 2013)
Major Professor: Pasternack
2012
Barker, Rusty (MS, 2012)
Major Professor: Pasternack
Engdahl, Nicholas (PhD, 2012)
Major Professor: Fogg
Fan, Siqi (MS, 2012)
Major Professor: Zhang
Henneberry, Yumiko (PhD, 2012)
Major Professor: Horwath
Sager, Jeannette (MS, 2012)
Major Professor: Fogg
Xia, Sailin (Jerry) (MS, 2012)
Major Professor: Ginn
2011
Bryson, Reid (MS, 2011)
Major Professor: Harter
Epke, Gerhard (MS, 2011)
Major Professor: Mount
King, Aaron (MS, 2011)
Major Professor: Johnson
North, Katharine (MS, 2011)
Major Professor: MacKay
Email: katharine.north@gmail.com
Schaefer, Minta (MS, 2011)
Major Professor: Johnson
Tracy, Bridget (MS, 2011)
Major Professor: Schladow
2010
Ficklin, Darren (PhD, 2010)
Major Professor: Zhang
Email: dficklin@indiana.edu
Gatzke, Sarah Elizabeth (MS, 2010)
Major Professor: Zhang
Meirovitz, Casey Donald (MS, 2010)
Major Professor: Fogg
Roll, Laura (MS, 2011)
Major Professor: Fogg
2009
Andrews, Timothy (MS, 2009)
Major Professor: Marino
Pyatt, Ellen (MS, 2009)
Major Professor: Jackman
Rice, Erin Cameron (MS, 2009)
Major Professor: Grismer
2008
Escobar, Marisa (PhD, 2008)
Major Professor: Pasternack
Fulton, Aaron (MS, 2008)
Major Professor: Pasternack
Hammersmark, Chris (PhD, 2008; MS, 2003)
Major Professor: Mount
Email: c.hammersmark@cbecoeng.com
Schlanser, Jill (MS, 2008)
Major Professor: Hernes
White, Jason Quitiquit (MS, 2008)
Major Professor: Pasternack
E-mail: jwhite@esassoc.com
2007
Fristensky, Arek (MS, 2007)
Major Professor: Grismer
Jurgens, Bryant (MS, 2007)
Major Professor: Fogg
Perle, Mathias (MS, 2007)
Major Professor: Fogg
Trask, Jim (PhD, 2007)
Major Professor: Fogg
2006
Booth, Eric (MS, 2006)
Major Professor: Mount
Email: egbooth@gmail.com
Cheng, Yen-Ben (PhD, 2006)
Major Professor: Ustin
Dalgish, Barbara (MS, 2006)
Major Professor: Fogg
Gallo, Erica (MS, 2006)
Major Professor: Dahlgren
Henson, Soloman (MS, 2006)
Major Professor: Dahlgren
Niswonger, Richard (PhD, 2006)
Major Professor: Fogg
Tumlinson, Leanne (MS, 2006)
Major Professor: Hopmans
2005
Elkins, Eve (MS, 2005)
Major Professor: Pasternack
Joyce, Brian (PhD, 2005; MS, 2000)
Major Professor: Wallender
Okada, Hiroaki (PhD, 2005)
Major Professor: Grismer
Taffet, Michael (PhD, 2005)
Major Professor: Grismer
Valle, Brett (PhD, 2005)
Major Professor: Pasternack
Yarnell, Sarah (PhD, 2005)
Major Professor: Mount
Zhang, Hua (MS, 2005)
Major Professor: Harter
2004
Ahearn, Dylan (PhD, 2004)
Major Professor: Dahlgren
Email: dahearn@herrerainc.com
Denton, Michelle (MS, 2004)
Major Professor: Grismer
Fleckenstein, Jan (PhD, 2004; MS, 1999)
Major Professor: Fogg
Email: jan.fleckenstein@uni-bayreuth.de
Goodman, James (PhD, 2004)
Major Professor: Ustin
Lee, Si-Yong (PhD, 2004)
Major Professor: Fogg
Roscoe, Kathryn (MS, 2004)
Major Professor: Wallender
Ryu, Ji-Hun (PhD, 2004)
Major Professor: Dahlgren
Schoups, Gerrit (PhD, 2004)
Major Professor: Hopmans
Swift, Ted (PhD, 2004)
Major Professor: Goldman
Wood, Isaac (MS, 2004)
Major Professor: Mackay
Woolfenden, Linda (PhD, 2004)
Major Professor: Ginn
2003
Bambic, Dustin (MS, 2003)
Major Professor: Silk
Ibrahim, Jamil (MS, 2003)
Major Professor: Marino
Sharon, Ruth (MS, 2003)
Major Professor: Grismer
Wheaton, Joe (MS, 2003)
Major Professor: Pasternack
Email: Joe.Wheaton@usu.edu
Winter, Steven (MS, 2003)
Major Professor: Larsen
2002
Akoutey, Rodolphe (MS, 2002)
Major Professor: Grismer
Carleton, Christian (MS, 2002)
Major Professor: Dahlgren
Email: christian.carleton@owp.csus.edu
Chu, Xuefeng (PhD, 2002)
Major Professor: Marino
Email: Xuefeng.chu@ndsu.edu
Constantine, Jose (MS, 2002)
Major Professor: Pasternack
Email: jac9@williams.edu
Ellet, Kevin (MS, 2002)
Major Professor: Hopmans
Elliot, Elizabeth (MS, 2002)
Major Professor: Fogg
Green, Christopher (PhD, 2002; MS, 1998)
Major Professor: Fogg
Email: ctgreen@usgs.gov
Liu, Marie (MS, 2002)
Major Professor: Goldman
Rains, Mark (PhD, 2002)
Major Professor: Mount
Email: mrains@usf.edu
Stubblefield, Andrew (PhD, 2002)
Major Professor: Goldman
Wang, Chen (MS, 2002)
Major Professor: Pasternack
2001
Altevogt, Andrew S. (PhD, 2002)
Angermann, Till E. (MS, 2001)
Major Professor: Wallender
Denton, Debra (PhD, 2001)
Major Professor: Grismer
Elizabeth, Mary
Kollar, Johanna L. (PhD, 2001)
Major Professor: Grismer
Tekel, Karin J. (MS, 2001)
Tipton, Deborah K. (MS, 2001)
Major Professor: Fogg
2000
Buyuktas, Dursun (PhD, 2000)
Email: dbuyuktas@akdeniz.edu.tr
Chow, Alex T. (PhD, 2000; MS, 1998)
Major Professor: Tanji
Email: achow@clemson.edu
Dvorak, Allison (MS, 2000)
Major Professor: Lund
Rudolph, Ellen L. (MS, 2000)
Major Professor: Dahlgren
Soppe, Richard W. (PhD, 2000)
Major Professor: Grismer
Suzuki, Eriko (MS, 2000)
Major Professor: Fogg
1999
Holloway, JoAnn (PhD, 1999)
Major Professor: Dahlgren
Email: jholloway@usgs.gov
Juricich, Rich (MS, 1999)
Major Professor: Marino
Malaret, Nancy M.
Tansey, Mike (PhD, 1999)
Major Profesor: Hopmans
Tekeli, Yasar I.
Wong, Ricky K.
1998
Alsinan, Hussein S.
Clausnitzer, Volker (PhD, 1998)
Major Professor: Hopmans
Eagan, Sean M.
Largay, Bryan (MS, 1998)
Major Professor: Mariño
Email: bryan.largay@landtrustsantacruz.org
Lobato-Sánchez, René (PhD, 1998)
Major Professor:
Email: rene_lobato@tlaloc.imta.mx
Mahoney, Susan L.
Obregon, Nelson (PhD, 1998)
Major Professor: Puente
O'Rourke, Kelley S.
Podger, Donna (BS, 1998)
Major Professor: Mark Grismer
Email: podger_donna@yahoo.com
Purkey, David (PhD, 1998; MS, 1988)
Major Professor: Wallender
Email: dpurkey@sei-us.org
1997
Battany, Mark (MS, 1997)
Major Professor: Grismer
Brutlag, Matthew H.
Diaz, Martha C.
Naugle, Alec W. (MS, 1997)
Szilagyi, Joe (PhD, 1997)
Major Professor: Parlange
Email: szilagyi@vit.bme.hu
1996
Albertson, John, D. (PhD, 1996)
Major Professor: Parlange
Carle, Steven F. (PhD, 1996)
Major Professor: Fogg
Chen, Jiaju (PhD, 1996)
Major Professor: Hopmans
Fridlind, Ann (MS, 1996)
Email: ann.fridlind@nasa.gov
1995
Bonilla, Flavio A. (MS, 1995)
Eichinger, William E. (PhD, 1995)
Major Professor: Parlange
Morrisey, Fergus (MS, 1995)
Major Professor: Grismer
1994
Gonzalez-Meraz, Jorge (MS, 1994)
Major Professor: Grismer
Quingfu, Xiao (PhD, 1994)
Major Professor: Grismer
1993
Burow, Karen (MS, 1993)
Major Professor: Fogg
Email: krburow@usgs.gov
La Bolle, Eric M. (PhD, 1993)
Major Professor: Fogg
1992
Gao, Suduan (PhD, 1992)
Major Professor: Tanji