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I am always looking skilled scientists and engineers passionate about engineering sustainability. Prospective researchers should be interested in at least one of the following areas: electrochemistry, inorganic/organometallic chemistry, analytical chemistry, chemical separations, pollutant fate and transport, chemical process modeling, exposure modeling.
Contact Dr. Boualavong at: jboualav@buffalo.edu
See the Openings page for details on current opportunities and instructions.
Current Members
Current Members
Graduate Students
Graduate Students
Hossein Molla Nadali Pishnamaz
PhD student (G2)Civil Engineering
Fall 2024 - present
PhD student (G2)Civil Engineering
Fall 2024 - present
Ludwin Moran Sosa
PhD student (G1)Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
Fall 2025 - present
PhD student (G1)Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
Fall 2025 - present
Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate Students
Brody Kombach
BS Environmental Engineering ('26)
Spring 2025 - present
Eleanor Zybala
BS Environmental Engineering ('27)
Spring 2025 - present
Nicole Gerdes
BS Environmental Science ('27)
Summer 2025 - present
Elijah Moore
BS Chemical Engineering ('27)
Fall 2025 - present
Sophie Sharma
BS Chemical Engineering ('27)
Spring 2026 - present
Natalia Cyr
BS Chemical Engineering ('28)
Spring 2026 - present
Antonio D'Aniello
BS Environmental Engineering ('28)
Spring 2026 - present
Avery Seckel
BS Chemical Engineering ('28)
Spring 2026 - present
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator
Dr. Jonathan Boualavong
Dr. Jonathan Boualavong
2024 - Present: Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering
Faculty Affiliate: Research and Education and Energy, Environment, and Water (RENEW) Institute, Gender Institute, Center for Climate Change and Health Equity
PhD Environmental Engineering, Penn State (University Graduate Fellow)
MPhil Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Strathclyde (Fulbright Postgraduate Scholar)
BS Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester (Take5 Scholar)
Dr. Boualavong is also involved in:
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE): Environmental Division, LGBTQ+Allies Committee
American Chemical Society (ACS): Division of Environmental Chemistry
Society for Social Study of Science (4S)
Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP)
Past Members
Past Members
Master's students:
Emmanuel Abel Cobbinah (MS Environmental and water resources engineering), Fall 2024-Spring 2026
Undergraduate students:
Julia Billman-Chiriboga (BS Mechanical engineering 2027), Summer 2025
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