People
Principal Investigator
George H. Allen
Associate Professor
DEGREES: PhD, MS UNC Chapel Hill; BS UC Davis
CONTACT: geoallen@vt.edu
WEBPAGE: https://geos.vt.edu/people/Everyone/allen--george.html
BlueSky: @geoallen
FACT: George has lived in the North America, Asia and Europe
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Graduate Students
Emily A. Ellis
PhD Candidate, VT Geosciences
DEGREES: MS, BS Oklahoma State University
RESEARCH FOCUS: Remote sensing of river temperature
CONTACT: eaellis@vt.edu
WEBPAGE: https://geos.vt.edu/people/Everyone/ellis--emily.html
WEBSITE: https://emilyaellisgeo.wixsite.com/research
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FACT: Emily has a pair of socks from every Major League Baseball Park she's visited—and is hoping to collect them all!
Molly Stroud
PhD Candidate, VT Geosciences
DEGREES: BA Dartmouth
RESEARCH FOCUS: Remote sensing of sediment in inland waters
CONTACT: mollystroud@vt.edu
WEBPAGE: https://geos.vt.edu/people/Everyone/stroud--molly.html
FACT: In addition to Earth Science, Molly studied English as an undergraduate and has a soft spot for Victorian literature
Yohtaro Kobayashi
PhD Student, VT Geosciences
DEGREES: BS, MS University of Texas at El Paso
RESEARCH FOCUS: River light availability
CONTACT: yckobayashi@vt.edu
WEBPAGE: https://www.bse.vt.edu/people/grad-students/yohtaro-kobayashi.html
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FACT: Yohtaro had a very short stint as a sushi chef
Hana R. Thurman
PhD Student, VT Geosciences
DEGREES: BS University of Virginia
RESEARCH FOCUS: Remote sensing of rivers with SWOT
CONTACT: hanathurman@vt.edu
WEBPAGE: https://geos.vt.edu/people/Everyone/thurman--hana.html
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FACT: Hana loves mushrooms and has a large collection of mushroom figurines, clothing, decor, and more
David Go
PhD Student, VT Geosciences
DEGREES: BS UNC Chapel Hill
RESEARCH FOCUS: River-atmosphere interface
CONTACT: dego@vt.edu
WEBPAGE: https://geos.vt.edu/people/Everyone/go--david.html
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FACT: In the summer of 2024, David won a dollar at an Idaho rodeo
Undergraduate Students
Jason Gross
BS Student, VT Biology
Undergraduate Research Assistant​
Jordan Lavey
BS Student, VT Geosciences
Undergraduate Research Assistant​
Brenna Demko
BA Student, VT Geography
Undergraduate Research Assistant​
Tasha Dray
BS Student, VT Geosciences
Undergraduate Research Assistant​
Former Graduate Students & Postdocs
Katie McQuillan
VT Presidential Postdoc Fellow, 2023-2025
Job after postdoc: Geospatial Analyst at pano.ai
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Luisana Rodriguez Sequeira
MS, VT Geosciences, 2025
Job after graduation: Pending world tour
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Ryan Riggs
PhD, TAMU Geography, 2024
Job after graduation: USGS Mendenhall Postdoc
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Carter Boyd
MS, VT Geosciences, 2024
Job after graduation: Balance Hydrologics Consulting, Berkeley, CA
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John Morgan
MS, TAMU Geography, 2022
Job after graduation: PhD Student with JP Gannon and Kevin McGuire at VT FREC
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Ennis Rios
MS, TAMU WMHS Program, 2021
Job after graduation: Research Associate at the Texas Water Resources Institute
Former Undergraduate Students
Shaurya Prakash (VT)
Torian Cooper (VT)
Nicholas McFadden (VT)
Anabelle Fry (VT)
E. Aussey (VT)
Yingjie Zhao (VT)
Gaby Carter (VT)
Alyssa McCain (TAMU)
Delia Pastore (TAMU)
David Moulton (TAMU)
Catherin Franklin (TAMU)
Joel Holliman (TAMU)