Current lab members:

• Dr. Jianhong Xue -Research Associate
• Jack H Lloyd – Ph.D. student (2022-)
• Kody J Barone – M.S. student (2022-)
• Jordan Cisco – Ph.D. student (2023-)
• Kadee Loyd – Laboratory Assistant (2024-)

Graduated students:

• Ph.D. Xiangtao Jiang (2024) (Apple)
• Ph.D. Emily Bristol (2023) (Co-advised with Jim McClelland) (USGS)
• Ph.D. Sarah Douglas (2022) (Co-advised with Amber Hardison) (Bigelow Laboratory)
• M.S. John O’Connor (2019) (University of Florida)
• Ph.D. Kaijun Lu (2018) (Co-advised with Wayne Gardner) (Coastal Carolina University)
• M.S. Jason Jenkins (2017) (Port Aransas)
• M.S. Nick Reyna (2016) (Co-advised with Amber Hardison) (Alaska)
• M.S. Meredith Evans (2016) (VIMS)
• Ph.D. Shuting Liu (2016) (Kean University)

Former post-docs and research staffs:

• Dr. Xiangtao Jiang -Post-doc (08-12, 2024) (Currently at Apple)
• Dr. Nicole Foster (2022-2023) Post-doc
• Dr. Kaijun Lu (2018-2024) Post-doc & Research Scientist (Currently Assistant Professor at Coastal Carolina University)
• Dr. Hernando Bacosa (2013-2017) Post-doc (Currently Professor at Mindanao State University, Philippines)
• Jiqing Liu (2010-2016) Research Associate

Undergraduate Research Supervision:

• Wanru Li – (Foster High School, Houston) summer intern 2024
• Avery Bryan – (UT Austin) Semester by the Sea Research 2024
• Nathalie Scott – (UT Austin) Semester by the Sea Research 2024
• Kadee Loyd – (UT Austin) Semester by the Sea Research 2024
• Kylee Hutchinson (Trinity University) summer intern 2023 & 2024
• Maggie Monroe (UT Austin) Semester by the Sea Research 2023
• Danielle Portice (UT Austin) Semester by the Sea Research 2023
• Joanna Wang (Ray High School, Corpus Christi) summer intern 2022
• Cassidy Hawk (UT Austin) Semester by the Sea Research 2022
• Caroline Mallinson (UT Austin) Semester by the Sea Research 2022
• Niki Conner (UT Austin) Semester by the Sea Research 2021
• Alex Chen (Creekview High School, Dallas) summer intern 2018
• Lizzy Schattle (UT Austin) Semester by the Sea Research 2018
• Andrea Reynolds (Minnesota State University), NSF REU 2017
• Lucas Martinez (Texas A&M Corpus Christi), NSF REU intern 2016
• Alex Biancho (Humboldt State University) NSF REU intern 2015
• Stefanie Plunkett (UT Austin) Semester by the Sea Research 2015
• Kaycie Lanpher (UT Austin), summer intern 2014
• Kerollos Halim (Humboldt State Univ.), NSF REU intern 2014
• Andrew Kang (UT Austin), Semester by the Sea Research 2014
• Nick Reyna (UT Austin), Semester by the Sea Research, summer intern 2013
• Jason Jenkins (UT Austin), summer intern 2013
• Alyssa Riesen (Univ. of Wisconsin Milwaukee), NSF REU intern 2013
• Zoe Wambaugh (Humboldt State Univ.), NSF REU intern 2012
• Jason Jenkins (UT Austin), summer intern 2012
• Christina Teng (Boston Univ.), NSF REU intern 2011
• Matt Fischer (UT Austin), summer intern 2011
• Dietrich Epp Schmidt (St. Mary’s College), NSF REU intern 2010

Visiting students or scholars:

• José Ernesto Sampedro-Avila 2021-2022 visiting Ph.D. student (CICESE)
• Xiaolin Li 2019-2020 visiting scholar (Xiamen University)
• Dengzhou Gao 2018-2019 visiting Ph.D. student (East China Normal University)
• Rong Chen 2017-2018 visiting scholar (Xiamen University)
• Shijie He 2017-2018 visiting scholar (Luzhong University)
• Zucheng Wang 2017-2018 visiting scholar (Northeast Normal University)
• Xianbiao Lin 2016-2017 visiting Ph.D. student (East China Normal University)
• Kai Wu 2015-2016 visiting Ph.D. student (Xiamen University)
• Qing Wang 2015-2016 visiting Ph.D. student (East China Normal University)
• Chunyan Ren 2012-2013 visiting Ph.D. student (Xiamen University)
• Chao Chai 2012-2013 visiting scholar (Qingdao Agriculture University, China)
• Zucheng Wang 2011-2012 visiting Ph.D. student (East China Normal University)