School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences
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Lauren Abrahams
Ph.D. Student in Geophysics
CDA (Course Development Assistant), Freshman and Sophomore Programs (FSP)Current Research and Scholarly InterestsThe most destructive tsunamis are generated by earthquakes, posing hazard to coastlines around the world. Open questions about these events are, how are they generated, what parameters will cause the most destructive waves, and how do we interpret existing seafloor data to create tsunami and earthquake early warning? To answer these questions, computer simulations (modeling) have been an effective method to study past events and assess a region's potential hazard. Many modelers use an approximate approach for modeling how earthquakes generate tsunamis, but recent events have shown assumptions in these approaches do not hold in all cases. Since these models do not fully describe the physics, they are less effective in predicting future hazards.
A more rigorous full-physics method has been developed by a previous group member that does not approximate tsunami generation, creating a more realistic model of earth/ocean interactions. This full-physics method has only been developed in 2D; however, a 3D model is needed to allow for comparison to real-world data. In collaboration with the University of Munich, I am currently incorporating the full-physics method into the open-source 3D earthquake software. This software will be the first 3D full-physics model for earthquake tsunamigenesis, providing greater insight into tsunami physics and valuable information for tsunami early warning.
In addition to my thesis work, I have focused on two other projects to study hazards. I have completed my starter project studying frictional effects on earthquake behavior and completed my second project working with the US Geological Survey on improving ground motion prediction equations used in the earthquake early warning systems. -
Aakash Ahamed
Ph.D. Student in Geophysics
BioAakash Ahamed (BS, with honors, Franklin and Marshall College; MSc, Boston College; PhD Candidate, Stanford University) is a hydrologist developing scientific methods for satellite and airborne remote sensing measurements with applications to water resources, natural hazards, and agricultural systems. As a PhD Candidate in the Department of Geophysics, his current doctoral project focuses on modeling, monitoring, and forecasting key hydrologic components of the Central Valley Aquifer System in California using techniques in data assimilation and machine learning. Aakash previously worked as a support scientist in the Hydrological Sciences Lab at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, where he constructed satellite-based models of flood and landslide hazards. He has also developed remote sensing analyses and software at Ceres Imaging, a successful precision agriculture start up based in Silicon Valley, and interned as a GIS analyst at the World Wildlife Fund for Nature in Washington, DC.
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Jood Al Aswad
Ph.D. Student in Geological Sciences
BioI am interested in the coevolution of marine invertebrates and their environment, especially in relation to mass extinctions.
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Garrett Albistegui Adler
Ph.D. Student in Environment and Resources
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsGarrett is interested in better understanding connections between environmental variability (and change) and human security. In particular, he works to explore relationships between climate variability and violent conflict, and hopes to better identify some of the mechanisms that may link these phenomena.
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Jaewoo An
Ph.D. Student in Energy Resources Engineering
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsCoupling of geomechanics and reservoir simulation
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Anela Arifi
Ph.D. Student in Environment and Resources
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsAnela researches the nexus between engineering, socio-economic, policy, and environmental components of energy systems. She currently focuses on the characterization of the scale and pace of integrating different energy systems with natural climate solutions.
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Anatoly Aseev
Ph.D. Student in Geological Sciences
BioPhD candidate in Basin and Petroleum Systems Modeling group, School of Earth, since September 2017. Holds MS degree in oil and gas geology. Anatoly has a 12 years of experience in fossil fuels industry as an exploration geologist and seismic interpreter in Schlumberger and Rosneft.
Current research focused on subsurface faults and evolution of their properties through geological time. Anatoly uses basin and geologic modeling tools in a combination with recent developments in machine learning for geological processes simulation and understanding of faults behavior. He is advised by Steve Graham, Tapan Mukerji and Allegra Hosford Scheirer. -
Folasade Ayoola
Ph.D. Student in Energy Resources Engineering
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDeep decarbonization of large-scale energy systems, exploring low-carbon transition pathway alternatives for oil-dependent countries, with a focus on Nigeria.
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Curtis Baden
Ph.D. Student in Geological and Environmental Sciences
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsUplift of the Santa Cruz Mountains: Geologic, Thermal, and Mechanical Insights
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Nina Berlin Rubin
Ph.D. Student in Earth System Science
BioNina Berlin Rubin is a 3nd year PhD candidate in Earth System Science. Nina's research focuses on human behavior and decision-making in the face of acute climate extremes such as wildfire, wildfire smoke, and hurricanes.
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Thilo Braun
MBA, expected graduation 2022
Masters Student in Environment and ResourcesBioClimate change is the most pressing issue we are facing and I am deeply motivated to drive new innovation to decarbonize the most difficult to decarbonize sectors as we rethink the entire economy.
I hold a masters in aeronautical engineering from Imperial College London and previously helped scale an electric aircraft startup as one of its first employees to a team of over 500. -
Malory Brown
Ph.D. Student in Earth System Science
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsI study sterol side chain alkylation via sterol methyltransferases (SMTs), particularly in sponges and their bacterial symbionts. I aim to identify and characterize SMTs necessary for the biosynthesis of side-chain alkylated sterols in the sponge holobiont to improve our interpretation of unusual sterane biomarkers currently used to indicate demosponges, some of Earth’s earliest animals.
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Nicole Buckley Biggs
Ph.D. Student in Environment and Resources
BioNic Buckley Biggs is a social scientist conducting research at the intersection of climate, conservation and agriculture policy. She researches how ecosystem services provided by California rangelands are mediated by different types of landowners, and is interested in questions like: What are the trade-offs in managing landscapes for specific outcomes, like soil carbon sequestration or renewable energy production? What incentives and messages shape the management decisions of ranchers and farmers? Using both qualitative and quantitative data, Nic’s current projects investigate land use change for intensified agriculture and solar development, carbon markets, and the influence of landowners’ perceptions on land management and program participation.
Before graduate school, Nic worked as Campaign Director for the Northern Sierra Partnership project at The Nature Conservancy and previously as Assistant Director of the Aspen Institute’s Energy & Environment Program.Â
Areas of expertise: Agriculture & conservation policy, nature based solutions, climate-smart land planning, land use / land cover change, human dimensions of land use management, ranching communities, large landscape conservation, payments for ecosystem services, social-ecological systems -
Adam Burnett
Ph.D. Student in Earth System Science
BioI grew up in Westmoreland, New Hampshire, and graduated from Dartmouth College in 2018 with an undergraduate degree in physics. I am broadly interested in atmospheric dynamics, idealized modeling, and climate change. My current research uses aquaplanet simulations to explore what factors determine global tropical cyclone frequency. My hobbies include hiking, birdwatching, and playing the piano.
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Rachel Ragnhild Carlson
Ph.D. Student in Environment and Resources
BioRachel Carlson researches the spatial ecology of coral reefs and variables impacting coral response to anthropogenic stress. Her work aims to support evidence-based marine planning linking conservation and sustainable livelihoods under climate change. She applies geospatial technology like high-resolution remote sensing and field-based methods to understand patterns of reef resilience and implications for ocean governance.
Prior to joining Stanford, Rachel worked for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, where she led mapping and outreach programs to protect drinking water and coastal ecosystems. She has also worked for numerous environmental initiatives in Senegal, Ireland, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Rachel graduated from Rice University in 2011 with a Master's in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Bachelor's in English, and from Trinity College, Dublin in 2013 with a Master's in International Politics. She is a Stanford Graduate Fellow in Science and Engineering and a 2018 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow in Ecology. -
Kiran Chawla
Ph.D. Student in Environment and Resources
Juris Doctor Student, LawBioKiran's research focuses on understanding how an expanded notion of economic welfare that includes preferences for uncertainty and economic equity (intertemporal, intra-regional and inter-regional) alongside efficiency can be incorporated into climate policy design to mitigate adverse distributional consequences of climate change. She draws on insights from economics, psychology, and law to understand how to formalize people's risk and fairness preferences systematically for policy analysis, and understand potential legal and institutional barriers for designing distribution-sensitive climate change policy responses globally.
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Marissa Childs
Ph.D. Student in Environment and Resources
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMarissa’s research interests are in the ecology of infectious diseases. She studies the environmental and social conditions that promote vector-borne disease transmission. Her current research focuses on spillover of yellow fever virus in Brazil and the effects of temperature on dengue transmission.
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Travis Clow
Ph.D. Student in Geological Sciences
BioHi! I'm a continuing fourth-year PhD candidate, previously at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, working with Jane Willenbring on resolving rates and dates of landscape evolution in North and Central America using cosmogenic nuclides. My main research interests involve the interplay of climate and tectonics as drivers of Quaternary geomorphological processes from coasts to mountain belts, active tectonics, and critical zone science. Outside of the lab and field, I spend my time skateboarding the city streets, hiking, and relaxing anywhere with a nice view with my partner.
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Nathan Dadap
Ph.D. Student in Earth System Science
BioNathan Dadap is a PhD student in Professor Alexandra Konings’ Group in the Earth System Science Department at Stanford University. He is interested in using remote sensing to better understand peatland hydrology - an important control on fire risk and carbon emissions. Currently, Nathan is working on a research project relating soil moisture and fire in Equatorial Asia. Prior to graduate school, Nathan worked at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on hazardous waste issues. Nathan holds a BS in Applied Physics from Columbia University.
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Eliza Dawson
Ph.D. Student in Geophysics
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsI am investigating how changes in the thermal regime at the ice-bed interface could force the Antarctic ice sheet to evolve. My approach combines large scale ice sheet modeling, regional airborne ice-penetrating radar sounding analysis, and the synthesis of the two. Currently, I am using the Ice-sheet and Sea-level system model (ISSM) to learn about basal thaw processes that could drive mass loss and ultimately contribute to sea level rise.
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Ricardo Huntemann Deucher
Ph.D. Student in Petroleum Engineering
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy research interests are on reservoir simulation and modeling of reactive flow in porous media. More specifically, I am working on adaptive and multiscale solution strategies for single and two-phase reactive flow problems.
