People
Principal Investigator
George H. Allen
Assistant 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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Google Scholar​​
Postdocs
Katie A. McQuillan
Presidential Postdoc Fellow, VT Geosciences
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DEGREES: PhD NC State University, BS UNC Chapel Hill
RESEARCH FOCUS: Remote sensing of lake surfaces with SWOT
CONTACT: kmcquil@vt.edu
FACT: Katie loved the crocodile hunter as a child and still keeps his action figure on her desk.
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.
Luisana Rodriguez Sequeira
MS Student, VT Geosciences
DEGREES: BS UC Santa Cruz
RESEARCH FOCUS: Water quality and plastic pollution
CONTACT: lrs@vt.edu
WEBPAGE: https://geos.vt.edu/people/Everyone/rodriguez-sequeira--luisana.html
WEBSITE: https://luisanarods.weebly.com/
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FACT: Luisana choreographs dances and goes on "ponder walks" for fun.
Undergraduate Students
Jason Gross
BS Student, VT Biology
Undergraduate Research Assistant​
Jordan Lavey
BS Student, VT Geosciences
Undergraduate Research Assistant​
Former Graduate Students
Ryan Riggs
PhD, TAMU Geography, 2024
Job after graduation: USGS Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellow in the Integrated Modeling and Prediction Division
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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)