Srijan Aggarwal, Professor

2013- present, e-mail: saggarwal@alaska.edu, CV

2011-2013. Post-doctoral Scholar, U. of Minnesota, Minneapolis

2011. Ph.D. Civil (Environmental) Eng., U. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, US

2009. M.S. Civil (Environmental) Eng., U. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, US

2007. B.Tech. Civil Eng., Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, India

Upasana Arora, Ph.D. student, Biological Sciences

Spring 2022 - present, e-mail: uarora@alaska.edu

2016 M.Sc., Biotechnology, SRM Institute of Science & Tech., Chennai, India

2014 B.Sc., Biotechnology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, India 

Research: Impact of changing climate on Arctic water quality and microbial communities therein  

Co-advised with Dr. Devin Drown in Biological Sciences, UAF

Jenno Joseph Leenose Helen, Ph.D. student, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Fall 2022 - present, e-mail: jjosephleenosehelen@alaska.edu

2019 M.S., Renewable Energy Engineering, University of Aberdeen, Scotland

2016 B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, India

Research: Electric thermal storage systems for residential heating - a field study to improve air quality in the Arctic

Barbara Johnson, Ph.D. student, Natural Resources and Sustainability 

Fall 2021 - present, e-mail: bajohnson@alaska.edu 

2016 M.S., Resource and Applied Economics, UAF

2011 B.A. McGill University, Canada

Research: Pricing for Water Security in Rural Alaska

Co-advised with Dr. Mark Herrmann in CBSM (College of Business and Security Management), UAF

Theresa Miller, M.S. student, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Fall 2024 - present, e-mail: tmmiller13@alaska.edu  

2018 B.E., Chemical Engineering (Minors in Chemistry, French), Vanderbilt University, US

Research: Disinfectant Use Tradeoffs in Drinking Water Systems for Minimizing Exposure to Opportunistic Pathogens and DBPs

Abhishek Singh, Ph.D. student, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Fall 2024 - present, e-mail: asingh15@alaska.edu   

2024 M.Tech., Environmental Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur

2021 B.Tech. National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India

Research: Applications of machine learnign to investigate air quality in Interior Alaska 

Shilpa Muraleedharan, Ph.D. student, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Spring 2025 - present, e-mail: smuraleedharan2@alaska.edu

2020 M.Tech., Water Resources, NIT Karnataka, India 

2015 B.Tech. Govt. Eng. College, Calicut University, Thrissur, India

Sarthak Karki, M.S.student, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Graduated: Summer 2025

Research: Impact of changing climate on water quality of Arctic glaciers and streams

Employment: Pittsburgh, PA

Md Ibnul Hasan, M.S./Ph.D. student, Civil & Environmental Eng.

Graduated: Spring 2025

Research: Role of biofilm mechanical properties in environmental systems

Employment: Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC)

Fayzul Kabir, Ph.D., Civil & Environmental Engineering 

Graduated: Spring 2024

Research: Biofilms in drinking water distribution systems

Employment: Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC)

Subhabrata Dev, Post-doctoral Scholar

2018- 2023. Post doctoral scholar and research assistant professor at UAF (2021-23), and worked on several projects related to acid mine drainage remediation, Arctic water quality, microplastics and environmental biotechnology. 

Employment: Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, University of Alaska Anchorage

Sadia Mahmuda, M.S., Water and Environmental Science

Graduated: Fall 2023

Research: Impact of Methane Release in the Marine Environment

Qifan (Ed) Yang, M.S., Water and Environmental Science

Graduated: Summer 2023 (Co-advised with Dr. Subhabrata Dev)

Research: Biofiltration Methods for Treating Acid Mine Drainage-impacted waters in Cold Regions.

Brittany Blood, M.S., Geological Engineering

Graduated: Spring 2021 (Co-advised with Dr. Debasmita Misra, Geological Engineering, UAF)  

Research: Removal of heavy metals from aqeous matrices using Alaskan sawdust, 

Employment: Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC), Fairbanks, Alaska

Abdul Kadir, MS. Civil & Environmental Engineering

Graduated: Spring 2019

Research: Near-roadway air pollution: evaluation of fine particulate matter (PM-2.5) and ultrafine particulate matter (PM-0.1) in Interior Alaska

Employment: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ), Fayetteville, North Carolina

Alyson McPhetres, MS. Civil & Environmental Engineering

Graduated: Fall 2018

Research:  Evaluation of the use of moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS)-derived aerosol optical depth to estimate ground level PM2.5 in Alaska

Employment: Golder Associates, Anchorage, Alaska

Nikhil Ket, MS. Interdisciplinary Studies

Graduated: Spring 2017

Research: Separation of oil from oil water emulsion by the use of alginate gel encapsulated iron oxide and graphene oxide nanoparticles

Employment: Brice Environmental Services, Fairbanks, Alaska; AECOM, Fairbanks, Alaska; SLR Environmental 

Patrik Sartz, MS. Environmental Quality Sciences

Graduated: Spring 2017

Research: Gaseous emissions from herding agent mediated in-situ burning for Arctic oil spills

Employment: Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC), Fairbanks, Alaska

Aibyek Khamkhash, Post-doctoral scholar

2016-2018; Co-mentored with Dr. Tathagata Ghosh and Dr. Rajive Ganguli in Mining Engineering at UAF

Research: Mining-related selenium contamination in Alaska - prevalence and removal strategies

Employment: Barrick Gold Mine, Nevada, USA