• Dr. Brandee Carlson

    2022–present: Assistant Professor, University of Houston

    2021-2022 NSF EAR Postdoc, University of Colorado

    2020-2021– Postdoctoral Fellow, Vanderbilt University

    2014–2020 PhD, Rice University

    2009–2013, BSc. Hydrogeology, University of Texas

  • Kennedy Potter

    Project: Channel dynamics and delta-front processes in cold regions

    University of Houston, PhD in Geology, Projected Graduation: Spring 2029

    2025: University of Houston, B.S. Geology

  • Makenna Harris

    Project: Investigating the magnitude and timing of post-fire sediment transport in the Texas Panhandle shrublands

    University of Houston, PhD in Geology, Projected Graduation: Spring 2030

    2026: University of Houston, M.S. in Geology

    2024: University of Kansas, B.S. in Geology

  • Christina Raymond

    Project: Human‑Engineered Waterways and Sediment Dynamics: A case study of Matagorda Bay and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway

     University of Houston, M.S. in Geology, Projected Graduation: Spring 2027

     2025: University of Texas at Austin, B.S. in Geology

  • Cristina Lyon

    Project: Stratigraphic Controls on Carbon Burial in Elephant Butte Reservoir

    Fall 2025–present: Undergraduate Researcher

    University of Houston, B.S. in Geology
    Projected graduation Summer 2026

  • Tommy Taiwo

    Summer 2026–present: Undergraduate Researcher

    University of Houston, B.S. in Environmental Science, Projected Graduation Spring 2027

  • Lucille Baker-Stahl

    Project: Arctic delta front stability

    Current affiliation: Dartmouth College

    Continuing affiliation: University of Houston

    University of Houston, M.S. in Geology, Fall 2025

    2023: Carleton College, Major: Geology

Former Team Members

  • Sarah Garcia

    Starting 2026: Environmental Health Investigator, City of Houston

    Project: Inundation–Desiccation Dynamics Regulate Carbon and Sediment Storage in a Semi-Arid Reservoir System

    2026: University of Houston, M.S. in Geology

    2024: University of Houston, B.S. Environmental Science with focus in Environmental Geosciences

  • Claudia Aramburu Tinoco

    Starting Fall 2026: M.S. student at LSU

    Project: Estimating Suspended Sediment Concentrations in Texas Coastal Waters Using Hyperspectral Imaging and In-situ Measurements

    Fall 2024–Summer 2026: Undergraduate Researcher

    2026: University of Houston, B.S. Geology

  • Avery Narhi

    Project Description: Wind-Driven Sediment Transport and Landform Development on the Rio Grande Deltaic Plain

    Fall 2024–Fall 2025: Undergraduate Researcher

    University of Houston, B.S. Geology, Fall 2025

  • Emily Klang

    Project: Wind-Driven Sediment Transport and Landform Development on the Rio Grande Deltaic Plain

    Fall 2024–Spring 2025: Undergraduate Researcher

    2025: University of Houston, B.S. in Environmental Science

  • Samantha Baker

    Starting Summer 2025: Laboratory Technician at Core Laboratories

    Spring 2025: University of Houston, M.S in Geology; Temporary Sediment Storage in Proglacial Lakes Near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland

    2022: B.S in Geology, University of Houston

  • Caroline Mandujano

    Starting 2025: Geoscientist at ExxonMobil

    Fall 2024: University of Houston, Master of Science in Geology; Source to sink relationships between grain size and channel dynamics in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland

    2022: University of Houston, Bachelor of Science in Geology

  • Nynaeve Phillipson

    Starting 2025: PhD Student at Penn State

    Fall 2024: Research Staff; Remote Sensing and In-situ Measurements to Monitor Suspended Sediment Concentration for the Lower Brazos River

    University of Houston, B.S. Geology, Projected Graduation: Fall 2024

    Colorado School of Mines, Geophysical Engineering, Fall 2019-Spring 2020

  • Toni Ramos

    Starting 2025: Air Radiation Division Officer at the EPA

    Fall 2024: Undergraduate Researcher; Assessing the Impact of Salinity Concentrations on Plume Developments in Greenland

    University of Houston, B.S. Environmental Geoscience, Projected Graduation: December 2024

  • Bimal Gyawali

    2024–present: Postdoc, University of Missouri

    2022–2024: Postdoc, University of Houston; Proglacial Delta Response to Amplified Meltwater Discharge in the Arctic

    2016–2022 PhD, Texas A&M University Corpus-Christi

    2009–2012, MSc. Geophysics, Banaras Hindu University, India

    2004–2008 BSc. Physics, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

  • Sara Rojas

    Project: Episodic, annual, and decadal transformations within beach and dune systems along the Texas Coast.

    May 2019: University of Houston, Bachelor of Science in Physics

    May 2024: University of Houston, Masters in Geophysics