Research Group Leader
DOWN2EARTH Project Manager
Toby Pitts, Funding: EU Horizon 2020 Project DOWN2EARTH
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences Cardiff University
Current Postdocs
(Singer’s role in parentheses)
Andrés Quichimbo, Postdoctoral Researcher (Advisor), Funding: EU Horizon 2020 Project DOWN2EARTH
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences Cardiff University
Manuel Rios Gaona, Postdoctoral Researcher (Advisor), Funding: EU Horizon 2020 Project DOWN2EARTH
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences Cardiff University
Dagmawi Asfaw, Postdoctoral Researcher (Co-Advisor), Funding: The Royal Society
School of Geographical Sciences University of Bristol
Jacob Rigby, Postdoctoral Researcher (Co-Advisor), Funding: Global Challenges Research Fund
School of Geographical Sciences University of Bristol
Current PhD Students
(Singer’s role in parentheses)
George Blake, PhD (Co-Advisor), Funding: NERC GW4 Doctoral Training Programme
School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol.
Thesis: Assessing climate forcing of the water cycle in the Horn of Africa Drylands (2022-)
Katherine Cocking, PhD (Primary Advisor), Funding: College of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Cardiff University
School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Cardiff University
Thesis: Climate change projections and impacts in the Horn of Africa Drylands (2021-)
Pierre Lochin, PhD (Co-Advisor), Funding: H2O’Lyon
Université de Lyon.
Thesis: Controls on riparian forest water availability and corresponding vegetation responses (2021-)
Saskia Salwey, PhD (Co-Advisor), Funding: NERC GW4 Doctoral Training Programme
School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol.
Thesis: Modelling reservoir storage at catchment to regional scales (2020-)
Conor McMahon, PhD (Co-Advisor), Funding: Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (US Department of Defense)
Department of Geography, UC Santa Barbara
Thesis: Fractional pixel signature of riparian forest stress in response to water availability (2019-)
Bryn Morgan, PhD (Co-Advisor), Funding: National Science Foundation Hydrologic Sciences and SERDP (DoD)
Department of Geography, UC Santa Barbara
Thesis: Modeling and measuring climate-controlled water availability in riparian forests (2018-2023)
Jared Williams, PhD (Co-Advisor), Funding: National Science Foundation Geography & Spatial Sciences
SUNY-ESF
Thesis: Water use and plant growth in a multiple-use basin (2018-)
Current Masters Students
Past Postdoctoral Researchers
Li Kui, Postdoctoral Researcher (Advisor), Funding: National Science Foundation Geography & Spatial Sciences and The Nature Conservancy
Earth Research Insitute, UC Santa Barbara
Farai Kaseke, Postdoctoral Researcher (Advisor), Funding: Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (US Department of Defense)
Earth Research Insitute, UC Santa Barbara
Marc Mayes, Postdoctoral Researcher (Co-Advisor), Funding: Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (US Department of Defense)
Earth Research Insitute, UC Santa Barbara
Past Graduate Students (PhD and Masters)
Melissa Rohde, PhD (Co-Advisor), Funding: National Science Foundation Geography & Spatial Sciences
SUNY-College of Environmental Science and Foresty
Thesis: Development of ecological forest health indices in groundwater dependent ecosystems (2018-2023)
Eferhonore Efe-Eyefia , PhD (Co-Advisor), Funding: TETFund
School of Mathematics, Cardiff University.
Thesis: Modelling spatial and temporal components of rainfall events (2020-2023)
Christopher Kibler, PhD (Co-Advisor), Funding: National Science Foundation Geography & Spatial Sciences
Department of Geography, UC Santa Barbara
Thesis: Remotely sensed signatures of riparian forest stress in response to water availability (2018-2023)
Maria Warter, PhD (Primary Advisor), Funding: Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (US Department of Defense)
School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Cardiff University
Thesis: Quantifying water availability to plants under climate change (2018-2022)
Romy Sabathier, PhD (Primary Advisor), Funding: Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (US Department of Defense)
School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Cardiff University
Thesis: Development and assessment of indicators of forest health in response to climate change (2018-2023)
Isaac Kipkemoi, PhD (Co-Advisor), Funding: Kenyan Government Scholarship
School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol.
Thesis: Detecting signatures of drought in vegetation of East Africa (2018-2023)
Lissa Pelletier, MS (Co-Advisor), Funding: Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (US Department of Defense)
SUNY-ESF
Thesis: Plant growth and ecosystem health metrics in drought-prone ecosystems (2018-2022)
Andrés Quichimbo, PhD (Co-Advisor), Funnding: Cardiff University
School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Cardiff University
Thesis: Groundwater modelling of climatic controls on recharge (2017-2021)
Nooshin Mehrnegar, PhD (Co-Advisor), Funding: Cardiff University
School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Cardiff University
Thesis: Modelling of global hydrologic fluxes via remote sensing and data assimilation (2017-2021)
Thomas Myktyn, MS (Co-Advisor), Department of Geology
San Jose State University
Thesis: History of deep mercury storage in Yolo Bypass (2016-2020)
Shiuan-An Chen, PhD (Co-Advisor), Self-funded, School of Geographical Sciences
University of Bristol.
Thesis: Climatic controls on drainage basin hydrology and topographic evolution (2016-2021)
Rory Hollings, MS (Co-Advisor)
Thesis: How do rainstorms shape dryland river basins? (2014-2017)
Cristina Evans, PhD (Primary Advisor), Funding: NERC Iapetus Doctoral Training Programme
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of St Andrews
Thesis: Modeling climate, topography, and substrate controls on water partitioning in river floodplains (2013-2017)
Chris Sargeant, PhD (Primary Advisor), Funding: NERC Iapetus Doctoral Training Programme
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of St Andrews
Thesis: The ecohydrologic signature of drought in river corridors (2013-2017)
Tyler Nakamura, MS (Co-Advisor)
Department of Geology, San Jose State University
Thesis: Deep storage of hydraulic mining sediment along the Lower Yuba River, CA (2015-2017)
Louise Slater, PhD (Primary Advisor), Funding: NERC Iapetus Doctoral Training Programme
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of St Andrews
Thesis: Trends in alluvial channel geometry and streamflow: an investigation of patterns and controls (2010-2014)
John Higson, MS (Primary Advisor), Funding: NERC Iapetus Doctoral Training Programme
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of St Andrews
Thesis: The impact of the streamflow hydrograph on sediment supply from terrace erosion (2009-2014)
Nina Kilham, PhD (Co-Advisor)
Department of Geography, UC Santa Barbara
Thesis: Floodplain Sedimentation on the Feather River, California: Combined Use of Remote Sensing and Numerical Modeling to Analyze Contemporary Deposition Patterns in a Historically Mined Basin (2005-2009)
Mike Springborn, PhD (Project Leader)
Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, UC Santa Barbara
Project: Sediment-adsorbed total mercury flux through Yolo Bypass, the primary floodway and wetland in the Sacramento Valley, California (2006)
Recent and Current Collaborators
Katerina Michaelides, School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol.
Kelly Caylor, Earth Research InstituteUC Santa Barbara
John Stella, SUNY-College of Environmental Science and Foresty
Dar Roberts, Department of Geography, UC Santa Barbara
Mark Cuthbert, School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Cardiff University
Dan Hobley, School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Cardiff University
Stuart Grieve, School of Geography, Queen Mary University
Joel Blum, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan
Owen Jones, School of Mathematics, Cardiff University
Manny Gabet, Department of Geology, San Jose State University
James Kirchner, Dept. of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich
Patrick Donovan, Natural Resources Policy Advisor to Sen. Michael Bennett
Martin Tsui, Department of Biology, University of North Carolina Greensboro
Lee Harrison, NOAA Marine Fisheries
Spencer Washburn, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Rafael Rosolem, School of Engineering, University of Bristol.
Mark Tebboth, School of International Development, University of East Anglia.
Roger Few, School of International Development, University of East Anglia.
Dann Mitchell, School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol.
Ehsan Forootan, Institute of Physics and Astronomy, University of Hohenheim.
Dan Shien, School of Engineering, University of Bristol.
Chris Preist, School of Engineering, University of Bristol.
Oliver Wasonga, Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi.
Mohammed Assen, Institute of Development and Policy Research, Addis Ababa University.
Flavian Muthusi, FAO Somalia Water and Land Information Management (SWALIM)
Peris Muchiri, FAO Somalia Water and Land Information Management (SWALIM)