Alumni of the CMSS program
2023
Anthony Lima, Ph.D. 2023
Faculty Advisors: Jennifer Pollack, David Yoskowitz
Dissertation: Development of Comparative Indices, Ecosystem Service Values, and Scenario Models to Support Decision Making in the Texas Oyster Mariculture Industry
Honors, Awards, & Affiliations: CCME Scholar
Tommy Winning, Ph.D. 2023
Faculty Advisor: Feiqin Xie
Dissertation: Assessment of the Planetary Boundary Layer Over the Northeastern Pacific Ocean: Impact of Ducting and Horizontal Inhomogeneity on GNSS Radio Occultation Measurements
Mariana C. León Pérez, Ph.D. 2023
Faculty Advisor: James Gibeaut
Dissertation: Assessing the Occurrence, Social Vulnerability, and Legal Implications of Sargassum Influxes in Puerto Rico Using a Social-Ecological Systems Approach
Honors, Awards, & Affiliations: CCME Scholar
Yixi Qiu, Ph.D. 2023
Faculty Advisor: David Felix
Dissertation: Determining Source Apportionment of Reactive Nitrogen in a Gulf of Mexico Watershed and Airshed
Anthony Cox, M.S. 2023
Faculty Advisor: J. David Felix
Research: Isotopic composition, molecular characterization, and bioavailability of dissolved organic nitrogen
Jennifer Gilmore, M.S. 2023
Faculty Advisor: Jennifer Pollack
Thesis: Impact of disturbances on serpulid reef and soft-sediment macrofauna in Baffin Bay, Texas
Erin Taylor, M.S. 2023
Faculty Advisor: Joseph David Felix
Research: nutrient sourcing along the Matagorda Beach shoreline using stable isotopes
2022
Elizabeth Gomaa (Del Rosario), Ph.D. 2022
Faculty Advisors: Paul Montagna, Richard McLaughlin
Dissertation: Texas 2007 Senate Bill 3 Environmental Flows Process: A Review and Analysis for the Priority Coastal Basins in Texas, USA
Honors, Awards, & Affiliations: CCME Scholar
Larissa Dias, Ph.D. 2022
Faculty Advisor: Xinping Hu
Dissertation: Estuarine Carbonate Chemistry in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico and Its Controlling
Thomas Lavigne, Ph.D. 2022
Faculty Advisor: Chuntao Liu
Dissertation: Towards a better understanding of the global electric circuit and thunderstorm trends utilizing satellite and ground-based measurements.
Sagar Shrestha, Ph.D. 2022
Faculty Advisor: Hussain Abdulla
Dissertation: Photo-transformation of Dissolved Organic Nitrogen in Baffin and Lavaca Bays, Texas
Monisha Sugla, MS 2022
Faculty Advisor: Jennifer Pollack
Thesis: Evaluating the effects of vertical relief on ecosystem service provision by restored oyster reefs
Honors, Awards, & Affiliations: CCME Scholar
Christopher Vickers, MS 2022
Faculty Advisor: Dorina Murgulet
Thesis: Mobilization and transport of contaminants to groundwater in response to extreme weather events in south Texas
Faculty Advisor: Dorina Murgulet
Dissertation: Improving Assessments of Water Resources Characterization and Relationships to Climate Variabilities
Faculty Advisor: David Yoskowitz
Dissertation: Livelihoods in Transition Across the Gulf of Mexico: A Three Case Study Approach
Faculty Advisor: Feiqin Xie
Dissertation: Planetary Boundary Layer Profiling with Spaceborne GNSS Radio Occultation and Advances in Radio Occultation from Aerial Platforms
Faculty Advisor: Michael Wetz
Thesis: Spatial-temporal variability in phytoplankton biomass and community composition in Texas residential canals
Faculty Advisor: Xinping Hu
Thesis: Multiple linear regression models for the estimation of pH and aragonite saturation state in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico
Xue Feng, Ph.D. 2022
Faculty Advisor: Toshiaki Shinoda
Dissertation: Dynamics of ocean circulation and air-sea interaction in the Southeast Indian Ocean and their impact on Ningaloo Niño
Faculty Advisor: Chuntao Liu
Dissertation: Microphysical and Macrophysical Properties of Convective Precipitation and Techniques for Detection using the GPM Core Satellite
Faculty Advisor: Richard Coffin
Dissertation: Source and flux of methane released from Corpus Christi coastal area
Faculty Advisor: Jennifer Pollack
Thesis: Developing a bioassessment framework to inform tidal stream management along a hydrologically variable coast
Faculty Advisor: Michael Wetz
Thesis: Timescales and magnitude of water quality changes in three Texas estuaries induced by the passage of Hurricane Harvey
Faculty Advisor: Dorina Murgulet
Thesis: Modeling Time Series Radon Inventory and Constraints on the Submarine Groundwater Discharge Mass Balance of a Well-Mixed, Highly Dynamic Estuary
2021
Faculty Advisor: David Yoskowitz
Dissertation: Social-Ecological System Approach for Assessing Impacts of Sea-Level Rise and the Benefits of Natural and Nature-Based Features
Faculty Advisor: Jennifer Pollack
Dissertation: Effects of Contamination from Antarctic Research Stations on Marine Benthic Fauna
Faculty Advisor: Xinping Hu
Dissertation: Spatial and temporal trends and controlling factors of carbonate chemistry in the estuaries of the northwestern Gulf of Mexico
Mohammad Barzegar-Paiin-Lamouki, Ph.D. 2021
Faculty Advisor: Darek Bogucki
Dissertation: Turbulence within the upper ocean boundary layer
2020
Audrey R. Douglas, Ph.D. 2020
Faculty Advisor: Dorina Murgulet
Dissertation: The Importance of Submarine Groundwater Discharge on Nutrient Fluxes and Dissolved Organic Matter Molecular Composition in a Semi-arid, Highly Disturbed Estuary
Awards and Honors: Outstanding Research Assistant (2018)
Ryan Turner, M.S. 2020
Faculty Advisor: Mohamed Ahmed
Thesis: Investigating Fault Control on Reservoir Accumulation and Spatial Distribution Using 3D Seismic Data and Well Logging Data: A Case Study from the Lower Oligocene Vicksburg Formation, Brooks County, Texas
Awards and Honors: 2020 Outstanding Graduate from the College of Science and Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Richard Coffin
Dissertation: Impacts of Subsurface Methane Transport on Shallow Marine Sediment Geochemistry
Emily Cira, Ph.D. 2020
Faculty Advisor: Michael Wetz
Dissertation: Phytoplankton Dynamics in a Eutrophying South Texas Estuary
Awards and Honors: Outstanding Research Assistant (2016), NOAA Knauss Fellow (2017)
Mark McKay, Ph.D. 2020
Faculty Advisors: Mark Besenon and Paul Montagna
Dissertation: Understanding the temporal and spatial development of south Texas Bays and Estuaries from a paleoperspective
Outreach: President of Satellite Educators Association (2013-2020)
Quinn McColly, Ph.D. 2020
Faculty Advisor: David Yoskowitz
Dissertation: Market Mechanisms and Efficient Allocation of Water: Modeling Water Prices, Option Contracts on Water, and Enhancing Frameworks
Samreen Siddiqui, Ph.D. 2020
Faculty Advisor: Jeremy Conkle
Dissertation: Future water quality challenges to aquaculture and influences on product safety
Benjamin Johnston
Nana Liu, Ph.D. 2019
Abishek Adhikari, Ph.D. 2019
Zackary Olsen, Ph.D. 2019
Hongming Yao, Ph.D. 2019
Chuyen Nguyen, Ph.D. 2019
Elaine Kurr, M.S. 2019
Melissa Rohal, Ph.D. 2018
Hongjie Wang, Ph.D. 2018
Cole Castleberry, M.S. 2018
Katherine Martin, M.S. 2018
Kieu Tran, M.S. 2018
Jacque Campbell, M.S. 2018
Michelle Culver, M.S. 2018
Jamie Smith, M.S. 2018
Elena Kobrinski Keen, Ph.D. 2017
Ryan Rezek, Ph.D. 2017
Kaitlyn Schroeder (Spain), Ph.D. 2017
Rachel Edwards, M.S. 2016
Lauren Hutchison, Ph.D. 2016
Evan Turner, Ph.D. 2016
Brittany Blomberg, Ph.D. 2015
Maureen Trnka, Ph.D. 2015
Anthony Reisinger, Ph.D. 2015
Eleonor Barraza, Ph.D. 2014
Bhanu Paudel, Ph.D. 2014
Harriet Nash, Ph.D. 2013
Hongzhi Song, Ph.D. 2013
Natalya Warner, Ph.D. 2013
Gabby Ahmadia, Ph.D. 2012
John Wood, Ph.D. 2012
Keith Johnson, Ph.D. 2012
Morgan Kilgour, Ph.D. 2012
Kevin Nelson, Ph.D. 2012
Maggie Dalthorp, Ph.D. 2011
Bridgette Froeschke, Ph.D. 2011
Sandra Arismendez, Ph.D. 2010
John Froeschke, Ph.D. 2010
Peter Etnoyer, Ph.D. 2009
Oscar Garcia-Pineda, Ph.D. 2009