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
Josie Arcuri
PhD Student •
• Fluvial geomorphology
• Fluvial geomorphology
Geological Sciences
Hayley Bennett
PhD Student •
• Paleoclimatology • Stable isotope geochemistry • Climate variability
• Paleoclimatology • Stable isotope geochemistry • Climate variability
Geological Sciences
Dylan Blaskey
PhD Student •
• Terrestrial hydrology • Stormwater modeling • Green infrastructure
• Terrestrial hydrology • Stormwater modeling • Green infrastructure
Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
Abigail Buell
Graduate Student • • Bioinformatics
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Rachel Chai
PhD Student
Geography
Brooke Chase
PhD Student • • Ice cores • Extreme climate events • Geochemistry
Environmental Studies
Genevieve Clow
Graduate Student
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Cole Cochran
MS Student • • Fluvial geomorphology • Carbon • Geochemistry •
Geological Sciences
Jared Collins
Graduate Student
Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
Will Cox
PhD Student •
• Peatland plant communities • Lichen & bryophyte ecology • Carbon cycling
• Peatland plant communities • Lichen & bryophyte ecology • Carbon cycling
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
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
Tina Geller
Graduate Student
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Tessa Gorte
PhD Student • • 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 Candidate • NSF Graduate Research Fellow • • Ocean biogeochemistry • Air-sea CO2 flux • Marine carbon cycle
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
Tanya Petach
PhD Student
Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
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
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 and Evolutionary Biology
Hailey Webb
PhD Student •
• Permafrost thaw • Biogeochemistry • Methane emissions
• Permafrost thaw • Biogeochemistry • Methane emissions
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
Chris Wyburn-Powell
PhD Student • • Arctic sea ice
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Rahila Yilangai
PhD Student • • Landscape ecology
Geography