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Current Members
Current Postdocs/Specialist/Visitors
Dr. Runze Li, Postdoc (2026-present)
Email: runzl@umich.edu
Focuses: AI/DL, Climate Change, Precipiation, Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Forecasts
Dr. Yufei Chu, Visiting Project Scientist
(2026-present)
Email: lasp.lidar@gmail.com
Focuses: LiDAR, Snow hydrology, Water Resources, UVA applications
Dr. Huan Xu, Postdoc (2026-present)
Email: huanxu@umich.edu
Focuses: Hydrological Classification, AI/DL, Hydrologic Modeling, Water Resources
Dr. Assel Abdullayeva
visiting faculty (2026-present)
from Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Email:Assel.Abdullayeva@kaznu.edu.kz
Focuses: Drought, Hydrologic Modeling, Cliamte Change, GIS.
<Could be your name>,
Postdoc (2027-present)
Email: TBD
Focuses: TBD (see job advertisement)
If interested, please email me at yangtt@umich.edu
Current Students
Shuai Du, Ph.D. student (2026-present)
Email: dushuai@umich.edu
Focuses: AI/DL, Hydrologic Modeling, Hydrological Data Anlysis,
Chengchen Liu, M.S. student (2026-present)
Email: chengchl@umich.edu
Focuses: Water Quality, Water Temperature, Greak lake data repository, AI/ML
Raushan Yrysbek, Visiting PhD student
Email: raushanyrysbek@gmail.com
Focuses: Hydrology, GIS, water management
Debbendu Saha, M.S. student at Univ of Oklahoma
Email: debbendusaha@ou.edu
Focuses: Hydraulics, Nature-based Solutions. Watershed Modeling.
Milad Basirifard, Ph.D. student (2026-present)
Email: miladbf@umich.edu
Focuses: Water Resources, Reservoir Modeling, Hydrological Modeling, Climate Change
Yilin (Stella) Li, M.S. student (2026-present)
Email: stellayl@umich.edu
Focuses: Water Footprint, GIS, data center, cost-analysis
Ashish Ojha, M.S. student at Univ of Oklahoma
Email: Ashish.Ojha-1@ou.edu
Focuses: Climate Change, Watershed Hydrology, Rainfall-Runoff Modeling
Sebastian C. Ferraro,M.S. student at Univ of Oklahoma
Email: Sebastian.C.Ferraro-1@ou.edu
Focuses: Civil and Environmental Engineering
<Could be your name>
MS or PhD (Starting Fall 26 or later)
Email: TBD
Focuses: TBD (see job advertisement)
If interested, please email me at yangtt@umich.edu
Past Graduates/ Alumni
Dr. Lujun Zhang (张鲁骏),
PhD Student (2019-2023)
Postdoc (2023-2025)
Now at OU as postdoc working for Dr. Xiaodong Chen
Email: Lujun.Zhang@ou.edu
Focuses: Hydrology, Weather and Climate,
Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Forecast,
Water Resources Management
Dr. Jiaorui Zhang (张校睿),
Postdoc (2023-2025)
Now at UT Arlington as postdoc (Nick Fang group)
Email: Jiaorui.Zhang-1@ou.edu
Focuses: Agent-Based Water System Modeling,
AI&ML analytics on large dataset, Reservoir & Water Resources System Modeling and Planning
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Dr. Taereem Kim (김태림),
Post-doc, (2020-2022)
now Assistant Professor at George Mason University
CEE department
Email: Taereem@ou.edu
Focuses: Artificial Intelligence, Hydrology, Water Resources Management
Dr. Hawwen Yue (岳浩文),
Postdoc (2023-2025)
Now Consultant at ShanghaiRanking Consultancy
Email: yuehaowen@ou.edu
Focuses: Hydrological Modeling,
Weather Forecasting, Forecast Validation & Adaptation
Water Resources Planning
Dr. Yihan Wang (王艺涵),
PhD student (2021-2025)
Now at LBNL as postdoc(N.Benjamin Erichson Group)
Email: yihan@ou.edu
Focuses: Agent-Based Water System Modeling,
AI&ML analytics on large dataset, Reservoir & Water Resources System Modeling and Planning
Dr. Zhi (Allen) Li (李直),
Postdoc (2012-2023)
PhD student - (2019-2022)
Now Assistant Professor at CU Boulder
Email: li1995@ou.edu
Focuses: Climate Change, Hydrology, Hydrological Modeling, Water Resources Management
Ziyu (Emily) Ding,
Ph.D. student, (2018-2022)
(Graduated in 2022)
Now Assistant Professor at Hohai University
Current Email: dingzy@hhu.edu.cn
Focuses: Water Resources Management, Reservoir Optimization, Renewable Power Grid Operation
Thomas Martinez, OU Undergraduate Student
(2018-2022)
(Graduated in 2022)
Project Engineer at JLA Engineering Inc, Dallas, Texas
Current Email: Thomas.A.Martinez-1@ou.edu
Focuses: Water Resources Management, Environmental Engineering
Marta Amoros Guasch, OU Undergraduate Student (2018-2021)
(Graduated in 2021)
Business Analytics Engineer, Edison Next Spain
Madrid, Spain
Current Email: m.amorosg@alumnos.upm.es
Focuses: Energy Engineering Water Resources Management
Manuel Cabezas Navarro, OU Undergraduate Student
(2018-2021)
(Graduated in 2021)
Simulation Modelling Engineer at Tecnatom Empresarios Madrid, Spain
Current Email: m.cabezas@alumnos.upm.es
Focuses: Energy Engineering Water Resources Management
Kristen Soucheck, OU Undergrad Student
(2018-2022)
(Graduated in 2022)
Review Engineer at the County of Henrico
Current Email: kristensoucheck@ou.edu
Focuses: Water Resources Management, Environmental Engineering
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Andrea Tavera Paredes, M.S. student, (2020-2022)
(Graduated in 2022)
Water Resources Engineer at Jacobs Consulting Firm, Denver, Colorado.
Email: andreatavep@ou.edu
Focuses: Water Resources Management, Urban Hydrology, Storm Water Management
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Trey T. Sitterle, Accelerated M.S. Student
(Graduated 2024)
Engineer at Wholesale Electric Supply Co. of Houston
Email: Francis.T.Sitterle-1@ou.edu
Focuses: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dilip Neupane, M.S. student
(Graduated 2024),
Water Resources EIT at Stantec
Email: dilip.neupane@ou.edu
Focuses: Hydrology, Weather Forecasts, Water Resources Management
Aayush Adhikari,
M.S. student (2021-2023)
Water Resources Engineer, Dewberry Inc, Virginia, USA
Email: aayush.adhikari@ou.edu
Focuses: Hydrology, Climate Change, Water Resources Management
Elizabeth E. Valdivia,
M.S. student (2022-2024)
Now Chemical Process Engineer, United States Department of Defense
Email: Mayra.E.Valdivia-1@ou.edu
Focuses: Undecided
Luyu Niu.
M.S. student (2023-2025)
Email: luyuniu@ou.edu
Focuses: Hydrology, Climate Change, Water Resources Management
Alexander I. Molokwu, OU Undergraduate student
(2022-2024)
Email: alexander.molokwu@ou.edu
Focuses: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Derek A. Kendzor, OU Undergraduate student
(2022-2024) Now USCSI quality engineer
Email: dakendzor@ou.edu
Focuses: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Mason L. Elliott, OU Undergraduate student
(2022-2024)
Email: elliottmason15@ou.edu
Focuses: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Yian Hua (华一安), MS student (2024-2025)
Email: Yian.Hua-1@ou.edu
Focuses: Sub-Seasonal to Seasonal Forecasts and Hydrologic Modeling.
Margaret Hollis, Ph.D. student (2022-2025)
Email: Margaret.A.Hollis-1@ou.edu
Focuses: Meteorology, Seasonal Forecasts and Weather Extremes.
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