The Team
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
FACT: George has lived in the North America, Asia and Europe.
Ryan Riggs
PhD Student, TAMU Geography
DEGREES: BS Louisiana State University
RESEARCH FOCUS: Surface Hydrology, Remote sensing of river discharge
CONTACT: rriggs@tamu.edu
WEBPAGE: https://geography.tamu.edu/people/profiles/students/riggsryan.html
FACT: Ryan once nursed a baby squirrel back to health after it fell out of a tree in his yard.
Emily A. Ellis
PhD Student, VT Geosciences
DEGREES: MS, BS Oklahoma State University
RESEARCH FOCUS: Remote Sensing of River Temperature Dynamics
CONTACT: eaellis@vt.edu
Twitter Handle: @EEllis_Geo
WEBPAGE: https://geos.vt.edu/people/Everyone/ellis--emily.html
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 Student, VT Geosciences
DEGREES: BA Dartmouth
RESEARCH FOCUS: Remote sensing of sediment flux 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.
Carter Boyd
MS Student, VT Geosciences
DEGREES: BA Dartmouth (Magna Cum Laude)
RESEARCH FOCUS: Hydraulic scaling in river networks
CONTACT: carterboyd@vt.edu
WEBPAGE: https://geos.vt.edu/people/Everyone/boyd--carter.html
FACT: Carter can play 12+ musical instruments ♩♫ ♬
Former Graduate Students
John Morgan
MS Student, TAMU Geography, 2022
Job after graduation: PhD Student with JP Gannon and Kevin McGuire (FREC Dept at VT) .
Ennis Rios
MS Student, TAMU WMHS Program, 2021
Job after graduation: Research Associate at the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI)
Former Undergraduate Research Assistants
Alyssa McCain
Delia Pastore
David Moulton
Catherin Franklin
Will Maddux
Joel Holliman
Amy Cornwell