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

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

Fall 2018- present, e-mail: mhasan5@alaska.edu 

2018 M.S., Environmental Engineering, BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh 

2015 B.S., Leather Engineering, KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh 

Research: Role of biofilm mechanical properties in environmental systems

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

Fall 2019- present, e-mail: fkabir@alaska.edu  

2017 M.S., Civil & Environmental Eng., KFUPM, Dammam, Saudi Arabia 

2012 B.S., Civil and Environmental Eng., SUST, Sylhet, Bangladesh 

Research: Biofilms in drinking water distribution systems

Upasana Arora, Ph.D. student, Biological Sciences

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

2018 M.Sc., Biotechnology, SRM Institute of Science & Tech., Chennai, India

2016 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

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

Fall 2022 - present 

Email: skarki2@alaska.edu

2021. Bachelors, Civil Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Nepal. 

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

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

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 Alask Anchorage

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

Graduated: Fall 2023

Research: Impact of Methane Release in the Marine Environment

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

Graduated: Summer 2023 

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, 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

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