CWSS Staff

Director

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Dorina Murgulet, Ph.D.
Professor of Hydrogeology
Office: NRC 3103
Lab: NRC 3106
Telephone: (361) 825-2309
Fax: (361) 825-3345
dorina.murgulet@tamucc.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Research Faculty

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Hussain Abdulla, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Office: CS 211
Lab: CS 237
Telephone: (361) 825-6050
hussain.abdulla@tamucc.edu
Website: Abdulla Organic Biogeochemistry Lab

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Mohamed Ahmed, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Geology - Geophysics
Office: NRC 3102
Lab: NRC 3108
Telephone: (361) 825-3278
Fax: (361) 825-3355
mohamed.ahmed@tamucc.edu
Website: Ahmed Geophysics Lab

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Joseph David Felix, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Environmental Chemistry
Office: NRC 3202
Lab: SL2
Telephone: (361) 825-4180
joseph.felix@tamucc.edu
Website: Felix Research Group

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Valeriu Murgulet, Ph.D.
Professional Assistant Professor of Geology - Geochemistry
Office: CS 205
Telephone: (361) 825-6050
Fax: (361) 825-3345
valeriu.murgulet@tamucc.edu

Research Staff

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Cody Lopez, M.S. Environmental Sciences
Laboratory Manager & Geology Adjunct - Murgulet Hydro Lab
CMSS PhD student
Started: Fall 2023
Office: NRC 3100.1
cody.lopez@tamucc.edu

 

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Audrey R. Douglas, Ph.D. Coastal and Marine System Science
NRT STAGES Program Manager
Adjunct Faculty
Graduated: Fall 2020 
Office: NRC 3102
audrey.douglas@tamucc.edu

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Mustafa Eissa, Ph.D.
Research Associate - Murgulet Hydro Lab
eissa.mustafa@tamucc.edu
Oluniyi Fadare PhD
Oluniyi O. Fadare, Ph.D. Environmental Science
Postdoctoral Research Associate - C-HaWQ Lab
Office:
oluniyi.fadare@tamucc.edu
Quynh Hoang, PhD
Quynh Hoang, Ph.D. Environmental Science
Research Associate - C-HaWQ Lab
Office:
Quynh.hoang@tamucc.edu
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Roya Narimani, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Murgulet Hydro Lab
Office: NRC 3104
roya.narimani@tamucc.edu 
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Amer Shetata, Ph.D.
Research Associate - Ahmed Geophysics Lab
Office: NRC 3108
amer.ismail@tamucc.edu

Graduate Students

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Ramadan Abdelrehim, PhD student
Graduate Research Assistant - Ahmed Geophysics Lab
Start date: Fall 2021
Research interests: Integrated remote sensing, GIS, and geophysical approaches to improve water harvesting in coastal watersheds of southern Marsa Alam, Egypt
rabdelrehim@islander.tamucc.edu

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Ifeanyi Anyanwu, PhD student
Graduate Research Assistant - Murgulet Hydro Lab
Start date: Fall 2023
Research interests: 
ianyanwu1@islander.tamucc.edu
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Laura Button, MS Student
Graduate Research Assistant - Murgulet Hydrogeology Lab
Start date: Summer 2023
Research interests: water quality and access in colonias communities
lbutton1@islander.tamucc.edu 
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Meghan Bygate, MS student
Graduate Research Assistant - Ahmed Geophysics Lab
Start date: Fall 2022
Research interests: utilizing Landsat 8 and ECOSTRESS remote sensing data to generate hydrologic data (salinity, temperature, turbidity, chlorophyll-a) for Matagorda Bay, Texas
mbygate@islander.tamucc.edu
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Ahmed Eid, PhD Student
Graduate Research Assistant - Murgulet Hydrogeology Lab
Start date: Spring 2023
Research interests: 
aeid@islander.tamucc.edu 
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Muhamed Elshalkany, MS student
Graduate Research Assistant - Ahmed Geophysics Lab
Start date: 
Research interests: 
melshalkany@islander.tamucc.edu

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Abril Garcia Lunar, Chemistry MS student
Graduate Research Assistant - Felix Lab
Start date:
Research Interests: Spatial and temporal NOx trends in an urban coastal air shed and NO2 deposition to and urban coastal watershed
agarcialunar@islander.tamucc.edu
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Allyson Girard, CMSS PhD student
Graduate Research Assistant - Felix Lab
Start date: Fall 2023
Research Interests: Orbitrap stable isotope method development
allyson.girard@tamucc.edu 
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Connor Guidry, Chemistry MS Student
Graduate Research Assistant - Felix Lab
Start date:
Research Interests: Criteria air pollutant monitoring for the City of Corpus. ​Fence line NOx monitoring. Particulate matter nitrate source apportionment in an urban coastal airshed.
cguidry@islander.tamucc.edu 
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Nigel Lascelles, PhD student
Graduate Research Assistant - Abdulla Biogeochem Lab
Honors, Awards, & Affiliations: CCME scholar, NRT STAGES trainee
Start date:
Research interest: Environmental Chemistry and microplastics
nlascelles@islander.tamucc.edu

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Sean Majors, MS student
Graduate Research Assistant - Murgulet Hydrogeology Lab
Start date: Fall 2022
Research interests: 
smajors1@islander.tamucc.edu
Skylar Meehan
Skylar Meehan, MS student
Graduate Research Assistant - Murgulet Hydrogeology Lab
Honors, Awards, & Affiliations: NRT STAGES trainee, SAGE scholarship
Start date: Summer 2022
Research interests: 
smeehan@islander.tamucc.edu
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Mohamed Abdrabou Mousa, PhD student
Graduate Research Assistant - Ahmed Geophysics Lab
Start date: Fall 2022
Research interests: geophysics
mmousa@islander.tamucc.edu 
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Jessica Myers, MS student
Graduate Research Assistant - C-HAWQ Lab
Start date:
Research interests:
jmyers5@islander.tamucc.edu
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Ahmed Omar, PhD student
Graduate Research Assistant - Ahmed Geophysics Lab
Start date: Fall 2022
Research interests: using GIS techniques and ECOSTRESS thermal data to map growth fault systems in Corpus Christi Bay
aomar1@islander.tamucc.edu

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Kaiya Shealy, Chemistry MS student
Graduate Research Assistant - Felix Lab
Start date: 
Research interests: Criteria air pollutant monitoring for the City of Corpus. Determining NOx emission source inventory and photochemical dynamics in Corpus Christi. 
kshealy@islander.tamucc.edu

Undergraduate Students

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Joy Brown
Undergraduate Research Assistant - Murgulet Hydrogeology Lab
Start date: Spring 2023
Research interests: marine sciences and hydrogeology
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Mikaiel Khan
Undergraduate Research Assistant - Murgulet Hydrogeology Lab
Start date: Spring 2023
Research interests: Hydrogeology
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Kristen Lincoln 
Undergraduate Research Assistant - Felix Lab
Start date:
Projects: Criteria air pollutant monitoring for the City of Corpus. ​NOx emission flux from natural sources.
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Sofia Miatello
Undergraduate Research Assistant - Felix Lab
Start date:
Projects: NOx emission flux from natural sources
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Karol Ramirez-Prado
Undergraduate Research Assistant - Murgulet Hydrogeology Lab
Start date:
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Victoria N. Rivera
Undergraduate Research Assistant - Murgulet Hydrogeology Lab
Start date: Summer 2023
Research interests: sustainable energy, petrochemistry, and geochemical applications in agriculture and geology