People
Principal Investigator
George H. Allen (he/him)
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.
Postdocs
Katie A. McQuillan (she/her)
Presidential Postdoc Fellow, VT Geosciences
DEGREES: PhD NC State University, BS UNC Chapel Hill
RESEARCH FOCUS: Remote sensing of lake evaporation
CONTACT: kmcquil@vt.edu
TWITTER: @katiemcquilla16
FACT: Katie loved the crocodile hunter as a child and still keeps his action figure on her desk.
Graduate Students
Ryan M. Riggs (he/him)
PhD Candidate, TAMU Geography
DEGREES: BS Louisiana State University
RESEARCH FOCUS: Remote sensing of river discharge
CONTACT: rriggs@tamu.edu
WEBPAGE: https://geography.tamu.edu/people/profiles/students/riggsryan.html
TWITTER: @Riggs_Rivers
FACT: Ryan once nursed a baby squirrel back to health after it fell out of a tree in his yard.
Emily A. Ellis (she/her)
PhD Student, VT Geosciences
DEGREES: MS, BS Oklahoma State University
RESEARCH FOCUS: Remote sensing of river temperature
CONTACT: eaellis@vt.edu
TWITTER: @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 (she/her)
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
TWITTER: @mollykstroud
FACT: In addition to Earth Science, Molly studied English as an undergraduate and has a soft spot for Victorian literature.
Carter Boyd (he/him)
MS Student, VT Geosciences
DEGREES: BA Dartmouth
RESEARCH FOCUS: Hydraulic scaling in stream networks
CONTACT: carterboyd@vt.edu
WEBPAGE: https://geos.vt.edu/people/Everyone/boyd--carter.html
FACT: Carter can play 12+ musical instruments ♩♫ ♬
Hana R. Thurman (she/her)
MS Student, VT Geosciences
DEGREES: BS University of Virginia
RESEARCH FOCUS: Remote sensing of inland waters with SWOT
CONTACT: hanathurman@vt.edu
WEBPAGE: https://geos.vt.edu/people/Everyone/thurman--hana.html
FACT: Hana loves mushrooms and has a large collection of mushroom figurines, clothing, decor, and more.
Luisana Rodriguez Sequeira (she/her)
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
TWITTER: @Luisanas820
FACT: Luisana choreographs dances and goes on "ponder walks" for fun.
Yohtaro Kobayashi (he/him)
PhD Student, VT Biological Systems Engineering
DEGREES: BS, MS University of Texas at El Paso
RESEARCH FOCUS: Remote sensing of natural and anthropogenic structures in the riparian zone
CONTACT: yckobayashi@vt.edu
WEBPAGE: https://www.bse.vt.edu/people/grad-students/yohtaro-kobayashi.html
FACT: Yohtaro had a very short stint as a sushi chef.
Undergraduate Students
Jason Gross (he/him)
BS Student, VT Biology
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Jordan Lavey (she/her)
BS Student, VT Geosciences
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Tori Cooper (she/her)
BS Student, VT Geography
Undergraduate Research Assistant
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
Former Undergraduate Students
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)