Debasish Mishra’s Group
Rishabh Prasad is a Computer Science Graduate (2024). Rishabh worked on automation of pre-processing high frequency datasets collected by different on-site sensors in the Texas Water Observatory.
Karan Bhalla is currently a Computer Science major expecting to graduate in 2026. Karan helps in designing and maintaining the Texas Water Observatory website, and in harmonization of post-processing of eddy covariance datasets.
Leah Kocian’s Group
Brandon Yong (2024 – Present) is a Biological and Agricultural Engineering student at Texas A&M University. He has been working in our lab for over a year, where he has conducted soil textural and hydraulic experiments in the physics lab, and prepared samples for GC-MS analysis and processed samples using the total carbon analyzer in the chemistry lab. Brandon now manages a team of undergraduate students, conducts training sessions, and oversees projects under Leah’s supervision. He has presented research at Texas A&M University and is currently working on a paper for publication. LinkedIn
Jacob Ng (2024 – Present) is a freshman engineering student at Texas A&M University, where he plans to pursue a degree in biomedical engineering. Originally from Phoenix, Arizona, Jacob has interests in regenerative medicine, agricultural biotechnology, soil health and microbiomes, as well as cancer and biology. He is currently working in the chemistry lab, processing and analyzing samples for their carbon content using a total carbon analyzer. LinkedIn
Harshal Somanahally (2024 – Present) is a chemical engineering student at Texas A&M University. His interests include the environmental benefits of nanotechnology, renewable energy, and the effects of phytotechnology. Harshal is currently working in the chemistry lab, processing and analyzing samples for their carbon content using a total carbon analyzer. LinkedIn
Ameya Khond (2024 – Present) is an industrial and systems engineering student at Texas A&M University. She is currently working on developing a professional dashboard to display the distribution of contaminants in urban gardens across major Texas cities. This project involves data analytics and visualizations using R. LinkedIn
Caleb Holloway (2022 – 2023) is a Biological and Agricultural Engineering student at Texas A&M University. He was the first undergraduate to work on Leah’s research project, assisting with the collection of over 200 soil samples from urban gardens in San Antonio, Dallas, and Houston. Additionally, he conducted soil texture experiments in the physics lab. LinkedIn
Evelyn Jiang (2024 – Present) is a biology student at Texas A&M University. She has worked in our lab for over two semesters, conducting soil textural experiments in the physics lab and processing samples using the total carbon analyzer. LinkedIn
Vinit Sehgal’s Group
Abhishek is a Computer Engineering student at Texas A&M University, from Katy, TX. His interests include web-based application development for geospatial analysis. Abhishek worked on the design and development of an interactive web-based app for visualizing and sub-setting FLASH dataset.
Aidan Brown is a sophomore Electrical Engineering student from Sugar Land, TX. His interests include climate modelling, remote sensing, and geospatial data analysis. Aidan is working as a Geospatial Analyst for the FLASH project.
Andres Boccalandro is a senior in the Biological and Ag Engineering and is interested in large-scale hydrology, agriculture, and sustainability. As a part of the FLASH project, Andres provides consultancy to researchers from Argentina on coastal wildfire forecasting and drought mitigation for the Patagonia region.
Ashok Meyyappan is a senior, majoring in computer science at Texas A&M. Ashok is currently working with the FLASH project as the Technical Coordinator.
Barbara Reyes is a junior in Geology at TAMU and is interested in hydrogeology. Barbara is currently volunteering as the Communication Coordinator with the FLASH project.
Krish Chhabra is a freshman in the College of Engineering looking to pursue a double major in Computer Science and Statistics. His interests include learning about data science, machine learning, and neuroscience. Krish is working as a Geospatial Analyst for the FLASH project.
Sara Antonijevic is a sophomore majoring in statistics and minoring in business. She is interested in geospatial analysis and data science. She hopes to learn climate dynamics over Balkans and Western U.S.A. Sara is working as a Geospatial Analyst for the FLASH project.