People

Faculty
Ann Chen
Ph.D. in Geophysics, Stanford University
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
B.S. in Geophysics, University of Science and Technology of China

Current UT Graduate students (as the primary advisor)

Lauren Kendall (laurenkendall@utexas.edu)
B.S. in in Aerospace Engineering & B.S. in Finance, University of Miami

Alexandre Lasalarie (alex_lasalarie@utexas.edu )
B.S. in Aerospace Engineering with minor in Mechanical Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Mauricio Martínez  (mauriciomartinezeliz@utexas.edu)
B.S. in Aerospace Engineering with minor in History, the University of Texas at Austin

Zijian Qin (zijian_qin@utexas.edu)
M.S. Hydrology and Water Resources, Nanjing University
B.S. Groundwater Science and Engineering, Jilin University

Molly Zebker (mzebker@utexas.edu)
B.S. in Earth Science (geophysics track), Columbia University

Current UT Graduate students (as the co-advisor)

Cameron deFabry (cdefabry@utexas.edu; Primary advisor: Bayani Cardenas)
M.S. in Geophysics, The University of Texas at Austin
B.S. in Geophysics University of Nevada, Reno

Mehmet Karaesmen (m.karaesmen@utexas.edu; Primary advisor: Luc Lavier)
M.S. Physics of Earth and Atmosphere, The University of Bonn
B.S. Geosciences (geophysics track), The University of Bonn

Neelarun Mukherjee (neelarun@utexas.edu; Primary advisor: Bayani Cardenas)
B.S. and M.S. in Exploration Geophysics, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Alumni

  1. Scott Staniewicz. Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, August 2022. Thesis: “Surface Deformation Mapping and Automatic Feature Detection over the Permian Basin using InSAR”. After graduation: Signal Analysis Engineer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA.
  2. Yue Wu. Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, August 2023. Thesis: “Determining Soil Water and Soil Organic Carbon Storage Patterns Using InSAR in the Arctic Foothills, Alaska”. After graduation: Research Associate, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
  3. Ke Wang. Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, August 2023. Thesis: “The Application of Satellite Radar Interferometry to the Study of Future Storm Surge Risks along the Gulf Coast”.After graduation: Research Associate, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Former Undergraduate Students

  1. Veena Patel, B.S. in Geophysics, Stanford University, 2014-2015.
  2. Eric Gagliano, B.S. in Computational Engineering, the University of Texas at Austin, 2018-2019.
  3. Gabrielle Toutin, B.S. in Computational Engineering, the University of Texas at Austin, 2020-2021.

  4. Joshua Hansen, B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, the University of Texas at Austin, 2022.