Open positions
No position is open at this point.
Principal Investigator
Amir Verdi, PhD
Associate Professor of Agricultural and Urban Water Management Environmental Sciences Department University of California, Riverside Room 2326 Geology Riverside, California 92521 Office: 951-827-4774 Email: [email protected] |
Members
Ranveer Singh, Prospective PhD student (Expected start date, Fall 2025)
Degree Program: Doctoral, Environmental Sciences Previous Degree(s): MS., Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University Summer 2025 (Expected) BS., Agricultural Engineering, Punjab Agricultural University, India, 2023 Research Theme: Recycled water irrigation engineering and management |
Bhawana Acharya, PhD student (main advisor: Elia Scudiero)
Degree Program: Doctoral, Environmental Sciences Previous Degree(s): MS., Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences, Louisiana State University, 2024 BS., Agriculture, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, 2020 Research Theme: Precision Agriculture & Remote sensing |
Jean Claude Iradukunda, PhD Candidate
Degree Program: Doctoral, Environmental Sciences Previous Degree(s): B.S. Integrated Sciences, University of Nebraska Lincoln Research Theme: Assessing the effects of water conservation on the aesthetic value, carbon sequestration, and cooling benefits of Buffalograss and St. Augustine turfgrass |
Past Members
Postdoctoral scholars:
Hasnain Farooq, Postdoctoral scholar (2022-2023), Now: Postdoctoral scholar at UNL
Akanksha Garg, Postdoctoral scholar (2020-2022)
Graduate students:
Zahra Amiri, PhD student (2020-2024), Now: Postdoctoral scholar at CU Boulder
Anish Sapkota, PhD student (2018-2022), Now: Assistant Professor at Montana State University
Amninder Singh, PhD student (2017-2021), Now: Geospatial Data Scientist, Climate, Crop Science - Bayer
Undergraduate students:
Anahy Rivera, Undergraduate research assistant (2024)
David Ranai, Undergraduate research assistant (2024)
David Tan, Undergraduate research assistant (2023)
Iris Nguyen, Undergraduate research assistant (2022-2023)
Gerardo Miramontes, Undergraduate Research Assistant (2022)
Tiffany Chung, Undergraduate Research Assistant (2019-2020)
Victoria Wahba, Undergraduate Research Assistant (2019)
Meshal Sharifi, Undergraduate Research Assistant (2018-2019)
Audrey Der, Undergraduate Research Assistant (2017-2018)
Andrew Nava-Juarez, Undergraduate Research Assistant (2016-2017)
Research staff:
Monika Baloda (2024)
Mohith Kailash Tirumalasetty (2021-2022)
Visiting scholars:
Dr. Mohsen Najarchi, Visiting scholar (2018)
Hasnain Farooq, Postdoctoral scholar (2022-2023), Now: Postdoctoral scholar at UNL
Akanksha Garg, Postdoctoral scholar (2020-2022)
Graduate students:
Zahra Amiri, PhD student (2020-2024), Now: Postdoctoral scholar at CU Boulder
Anish Sapkota, PhD student (2018-2022), Now: Assistant Professor at Montana State University
Amninder Singh, PhD student (2017-2021), Now: Geospatial Data Scientist, Climate, Crop Science - Bayer
Undergraduate students:
Anahy Rivera, Undergraduate research assistant (2024)
David Ranai, Undergraduate research assistant (2024)
David Tan, Undergraduate research assistant (2023)
Iris Nguyen, Undergraduate research assistant (2022-2023)
Gerardo Miramontes, Undergraduate Research Assistant (2022)
Tiffany Chung, Undergraduate Research Assistant (2019-2020)
Victoria Wahba, Undergraduate Research Assistant (2019)
Meshal Sharifi, Undergraduate Research Assistant (2018-2019)
Audrey Der, Undergraduate Research Assistant (2017-2018)
Andrew Nava-Juarez, Undergraduate Research Assistant (2016-2017)
Research staff:
Monika Baloda (2024)
Mohith Kailash Tirumalasetty (2021-2022)
Visiting scholars:
Dr. Mohsen Najarchi, Visiting scholar (2018)