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GRADUATE STUDENTS

The Hydrologic Sciences Graduate Group at the University of California, Davis is a world-renowned graduate program, and home to a talented cohort of over 30 graduate students pursuing Masters and PhD degrees. 

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Alemán, Maria Fernanda Morales

Degree Program: MS

Major Professor: Xiaoli Dong


Research Area: TBD


Email: mfmoralesaleman@ucdavis.edu

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Bonarrigo, Amber

Degree Program: PhD

Major Professor: Laura Foglia, Helen Dahlke


Research Area: Groundwater and vadose modeling of AgMAR projects


Email: abonarrigo@ucdavis.edu

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Bonfil, Cassandra

Degree Program: PhD

Major Professor: Isaya Kisekka

Research Area: Water reuse in agriculture

Email: cbonfil@ucdavis.edu

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Chen, Charlie

Degree Program: MS

Major Professor: Dr. Isaya Kisekka and Dr. Yufang Jin

Research Area: Examing the impact of cover cropping in young pistachio
orchards

Email : chache@ucdavis.edu

Chris Dory

Dory, Chris

Degree Program: MS

Major Professor: Helen Dahlke

Research Area: Domestic water quality and AgMAR

Email: cjdory@ucdavis.edu

Edwards, Erica

Edwards, Erica Blair

Degree Program: PhD

Major Professor: Mallika Nocco

Research Area: Physical hydrology, environmental remote sensing, solar induced chlorophyll fluorescence.

Email: eredwards@ucdavis.edu

Arthur Koehl

Koehl, Arthur

Degree Program: MS

Major Professor: Gregory Pasternack

Research Area: River restoration; urban stream landslide-flood synergistic risk in the SF Bay Area

UCD Email Address: avkoehl@ucdavis.edu

Kozar, Daniel

Kozar, Daniel

Degree Program: PhD

Major Professor: John Largier, Xiaoli Dong

Research Area: TBD

Email : djkozar@ucdavis.edu

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Lennon, William

Degree Program: MS

Major Professor: Thomas Harter, Isaya Kisekka

Research Area: Groundwater and vadose zone nitrate transport

Email : wnlennon@ucdavis.edu

Brian Magee

Magee, Brian

Degree Program: MS

Major Professor: Thomas Harter

Research Area: Stormwater quality and use, soil health and recarbonization 

Email : bmagee@ucdavis.edu

Behrooz Pakzadeh

Pakzadeh, Behrooz

Degree program: PhD


Major Professor: Pramod Pandey


Research Area: Stormwater Quality


Email: bpakzadeh@ucdavis.edu

Kirsten Ondris

Ondris, Kirsten

Degree Program: PhD

Major Professor: Helen Dahlke

Research Area: Hydrologic and statistical modeling to inform optimization and planning of AgMAR sites

Email : kondris@ucdavis.edu

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Pasner, Yara

Degree Program: PhD

Major Professor: Helen Dahlke

Research Area: Numerical modeling to inform regional groundwater management and policy

 Email : ympasner@ucdavis.edu

Phillips, Sierra

Phillips, Sierra

Degree Program: PhD

Major Professor: Greg Pasternack

Research Area: Ecohydrology, riparian vegetation, river restoration design and analysis

Email : sjphillips@ucdavis.edu

Saiz, Ramon

Saiz, Ramon

Degree Program: PhD

Major Professor: Sam Sandoval

Research Area: TBD

Email : rsaiz@ucdavis.edu

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Scantlebury, Leland

Degree Program: PhD

Major Professor: Thomas Harter

Research Area: Groundwater-surface water modeling

Email : lscantle@ucdavis.edu

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Speiser, William

Degree Program: PhD

Major Professor: John Largier

Research Area: Coastal Oceanography

Email : whspeiser@ucdavis.edu

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Waldman, Kira

Degree Program: PhD

Major Professor: Dr. Helen Dahlke

Research Area: Groundwater contaminant fate and transport &  Managed Aquifer Recharge

 Email : kjwaldman@ucdavis.edu

Nuo Xu

Xu, Nuo

Degree Program: PhD

Major Professor: Prof. Andre Daccache

Research Area: Remote Sensing, Crop and Soil Spatial Variability, Water Resources Management, Crop and Climate Change Modeling

 Email : nnnxu@ucdavis.edu

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