Graduate Students and Postdocs

I advise a small group of researchers that are generally (but not exclusively!) interested in water resource challenges. 

Current Advisees and Research Interests

Prior Advisees 

Postdoctoral Students (Advisor or Co-Advisor) 

• Nilesh Shinde, July 2025 – Assistant Professor, Indiana University

• Tina Andarge, August 2022 – Assistant Professor, UMass Amherst

• Jimmy Shr, June 2018 – Associate Professor, National Taiwan University

• Chuan Tang, June 2018 – Bayer (2018); Associate Professor, Huazhong Agricultural University (current)

Doctoral Students (Chair or Co-Chair)

• Gayan Udugama, July 2025 - Economist, The World Bank

• Taehyun Kim, May 2025 - Associate Research Fellow, Korea Rural Economic Institute (2025); Assistant Professor, Pukyong National University (2026)

• Xibo Wan (Chair at Iowa State), May 2021 – Postdoctoral Associate, MIT Sloan (2021); Postdoc., UConn (2023); Research Assistant Professor, North Dakota State University (2026) 

• Xianjun Qiu, June 2018 – Buddhist Ministry

• Kevin Meyer, June 2017 – Associate Professor, Saginaw Valley State       

Master’s Students (Chair or Co-Chair) and placements

• Paige Smalley, December 2023 – Energy Analyst, MA Department of Public Utilities

• Ashley Taylor, May 2019 – Utility Analyst, Office of Consumer Advocate of Iowa

• Jennifer Duncan, June 2018  

• Ananyo Chakravarty, May 2015 – Business/Finance Manager, Ethos Group