Minha Choi

Minha Choi is a graduate student in the Ph.D. program in Civil Engineering in the Environmental Research Group. He received a B.S. and an M.S. in Civil & Environmental Engineering from Korea University in Seoul, Korea. His master's research involved parameter estimation of rainfall-runoff models by optimization techniques and analysis of long-term river-bed changes using 2-D model SMS. His doctoral research work will include soil moisture variability and land-atmosphere interactions within Remote Sensing Footprint.

Renee L. Fitsik

Renee L. Fitsik is a graduate student in the M.S. Civil Engineering program. She graduated in 2004 with a B.S. Environmental Science degree from Plattsburgh State University in Plattsburgh, NY. She is currently working on
research with Dr. Jennifer Jacobs and the New England Transportation Consortium, estimating the magnitude of peak flows for steep gradient streams in New England.

Alaina Galvin

Alaina received a B.S. in Environmental Sciences from Rutgers University in 2002. After graduating, she worked in both the public and private sectors for two years before deciding to return for her Master's degree. Her research focus is chloride source characterization and water quality impacts in Salem, New Hampshire. She is currently interning with NH DES, quantifying water softener use. This is part of a larger project ultimately leading to a TMDL for chloride.

Aniruddha Guha

Aniruddha Guha is a Ph.D. student in Civil Engineering. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from the University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India, and a Master's of Science in Applied Geology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India, and a Master's of Science in Geology from the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.

He has previously worked on measurement of soil moisture using passive microwave remote sensing at regional or local scales. Presently he is working on measuring and modeling of energy fluxes in wetlands.

Brian Lowry

Brian Lowry grew up in Colchester, Connecticut. He graduated from The Pennsylvania State University in 2001 with a B.S. in Meteorology. After working at Earth Satellite Corporation in Maryland for two years, Brian returned to his New England roots to obtain a Master's degree in Hydrology from the University of New Hampshire. He is currently working with Dr. Jennifer Jacobs, studying the effects of remotely sensed solar radiation data and different evapotranspiration estimates on streamflow modeling. His hobbies include golf, poker, and other outdoor activities.

Ram L. Ray

Ram Lakhan Ray is a Ph.D. student in the Civil Engineering Department with the Water Resource Engineering Research Group. He is originally from Nepal. He completed his B.S. degree in civil engineering from Tribhuvan University Nepal in 1993. Since 1993, he had been working in Ministry of Local Development in Nepal as a Civil Engineer. He completed his M.S. degree in Physical Land Resources from University of Gent and Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium in September 2004. For his master's degree, he worked on slope stability analysis using GIS on a regional scale. Currently, he is working on a project based on Florida under close supervision of Dr. Jennifer Jacobs. The primary goal of this project is to estimate solar radiation, net radiation, potential, reference and actual evapotranspiration from 1995 to 2004 for the entire state of Florida.

Eileen Romesser

Eileen Romesser is an M.S. Candidate in the Earth Sciences Hydrology Program. She graduated from the University of California Davis with a B.S. in Hydrology with a focus on Surface Water. She is currently working on creating a methodology that aids policy makers in making decisions for water allocation during low flow periods. This methodology will assist policy makers in allocating withdrawals without violating the minimum flows or harming the ecology of the system. Her study area is located in Florida on the Lower Suwannee River.