TEAM MEMBERS
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SALVATORE CALABRESE, PHD
Hi! I am the group lead and my interests include multi-scale ecosystem processes, thermodynamics, ecohydrology, soil carbon dynamics, nutrient cycling and everything that my team members below are interested in 😊
These are my Google Scholar Profile and ResearchGate Profile.
PHD STUDENTS
ACHLA JHA
Office: 322 Scoates Hall
Email: achla@tamu.edu
Phone: 979–402–9842
As a Ph.D. student in the BAEN department, I am currently studying the interactions of the soil hydraulic processes and carbon cycle within the soil structure. My research interests include analyzing climate and land-use change impacts on the hydrologic and biogeochemical cycles in the critical zone, GIS applications to hydrologic modeling, and the development of total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) for bacterial impairment of streams. Previously, I also received my Master of Science in Biological and Agricultural Engineering while working as a Graduate Research Assistant at the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI).
Outside of research, I enjoy traveling and learning new languages.
NIKHILA GOLLAKOTA
Office: 322 Scoates Hall
Email: nikhilag@tamu.edu
I am Nikhila Gollakota, a Ph.D. student in Water Management and Hydrological Science (WMHS program). I graduated with an MS in Environmental Science from the University of Oklahoma after my BS-MS degree in Earth and Environmental Sciences from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), India. My research interests are soil moisture dynamics, hydrology, ecosystem models, contaminant fate and transport.
RISHABH SINGH
Office: 322 Scoates Hall
Email: irishabh1996@tamu.edu
I am Rishabh Singh, a Ph.D. student in Biological and Agricultural Engineering. I graduated with an MS in Agricultural Engineering from Texas A&M University after my bachelor’s degree from GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology (GBPUAT), India. My research interests are soil carbon dynamics, climate-smart agriculture, and ecohydrology
SHIBLI SADIK TULIP
Office: 322 Scoates Hall
Email: shibli.tulip@tamu.edu
I am Shibli Tulip, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering. I hold a Bachelor in Agricultural Engineering and an MS in Irrigation and Water Management from Bangladesh Agricultural University, as well as a second MS in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering from North Dakota State University. My research focuses on ecohydrology, soil moisture dynamics, and iron-carbon interaction and modeling.
POST DOCS
SHASHANK KUMAR ANAND
Office: 312 Scoates Hall
Email: skanand@tamu.edu
I am Shashank Anand, a postdoctoral research scholar in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering. My research interests include land-based natural climate solutions, sediment transport, and landform evolution under natural and anthropogenic drivers. I completed my PhD in Environmental Engineering at Princeton University in 2023, along with a Doctoral Certificate in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy from the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University
ALUMNI
RODOLFO SOUZA
Now at Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Environmental Division
Email: R-Souza@tti.tamu.edu
I am interested in the ecohydrology of natural and agro-ecosystems to develop management strategies to reduce the footprint of human activities. My current research projects aim to understand i) the effect of inter-annual rainfall variability on ecosystem productivity and; ii) how climate regulates the benefits of agricultural practices.
HENG HUANG
Now at Sun Yat-sen University
Email: huangh557@mail.sysu.edu.cn
I am interested in the broad impacts of climate change on ecosystem dynamics and stability using a combination of empirical and theoretical approaches. My current research investigates the stochastic behavior of ecosystem carbon fluxes driven by rainfall dynamics and its implications for the global carbon balance under climate change.