Faculty Members

Dr. Randel L. Dymond

Assistant Director, LEWAS Lab

Research Interests:

  • Urban Stormwater Quality and Quantity
  • Watershed Management
  • Land Use Change Impacts
  • Land Development Design Initiative (LDDI)

Reach Dr. Dymond: dymond@vt.edu

Doctoral Students

Debarati Basu

Education:

  • Ph.D., Engineering Education, Virginia Tech, 2018
  • M.S., Computer Science and Engineering, West Bengal University of Technology, 2011
  • B.S., Computer Science and Engineering, West Bengal University of Technology, 2009

Research Interests:

  • Cyberlearning
  • Cybersecurity Education

Daniel Brogan

Education:

  • Ph.D., Engineering Education, Virginia Tech

Research Interests:

  • Instruction that improves student understanding by the use of practical examples
  • Genealogical studies

Walter McDonald

Education:

  • Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech

Research Interests:

  • Applications of GIS to water resources engineering
  • Real-time watershed monitoring
  • Low Impact Development (LID)

Bushra Chowdhury

Education:

  • Ph.D., Engineering Education, Virginia Tech, 2017

Research Interests:

  • Research and curriculum development in Computational Thinking

Todd Aronhalt

Education:

  • Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, 20??

Research Interests:

  • Stream restoration
  • Data analysis

Joshua Gozum

Education:

  • Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering

Research Interests:

  • Stormwater management
  • Sustainable land development

Yousef Jalali

Graduate Research Assistant, NSF/REU Graduate Coordinator

Education:

  • Ph.D., Engineering Education, Virginia Tech, expected 2020
  • M.Eng., Energy Systems Engineering, Lehigh University, 2013
  • M.S., Chemical Engineering, Azad University, 2006
  • B.S., Chemical Engineering, Azad University, 2003

Research Interests:

  • Interaction between Critical Thinking, Imagination, and Ethical Reasoning
  • Interpersonal and Inter-Institutional Collaboration
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Systems Thinking
  • Chemical Engineering Learning Systems

Reach Yousef Jalali: yousef@vt.edu

Masters Students

Thomas Westfall

Education:

  • M.S., Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2017
  • B.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2016

Research Interests:

  • Environmental Systems
  • Distributed Sensing
  • Dispersion in Streams

Angelica Melvin

Education:

  • M.S., Business Administration, Analytics, Virginia Tech, 2018
  • B.S., Psychology, Virginia Tech, 2013

Research Interests:

  • Cognitive Analytics
  • Big Data Ethics

Dylan Hondaroust

Graduate Research Assistant

Education:

  • M.S., Civil Engineering, Emphasis in Water Resources Engineering, 2020
  • B.S., Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2018

Research Interests:

  • Urban Hydrology
  • Surface-Groundwater Interactions
  • Water Availability and Conservation

Reach Dylan Hondaroust: dylanh8@vt.edu

Undergraduate Students

James Taylor

Education:

  • B.S., Computer Science, Virginia Tech, 2018

Research Interests:

  • Systems and Networking Architecture
  • Database Optimization
  • Infrastructure Scalability

Serena Emanuel

Education:

  • B.S., Biological Systems Engineering, Watershed Management Focus, Virginia Tech, 2018

Research Interests:

  • Environmental and Water Resources Education
  • Environmental Management and Restoration

Nick Falls

Education:

  • B.S., Electrical Engineering minor in Business Leadership, Virginia Tech, 2018

Research Interests:

  • Renewable Energy
  • Control Systems

Mathew Verghese

Education:

  • B.S., Computer Engineering, Anticipated

Research Interests:

  • Computer Engineering applications to environmental sustainability

Chris Osterhout

Education:

  • B.S., Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech, expected 2019
  • Ed.S., School Psychology, William and Mary, 2009
  • B.S., Psychology, Virginia Tech, 2006

Sara Freix

Education:

  • B.S., Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, expected 2020

Research Interests:

  • Biological informatics

Trevor Jones

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Education:

  • B.S., Computer Science, Virginia Tech, expected 2020

Research Interests:

  • Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality

Leeciling Chea

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Education:

  • B.S., Computer Science, Virginia Tech, expected 2019

Research Interests:

  • Front-end and Back-end Web Development
  • Software Development
  • Data Analysis
  • Database Management

Reach Leeciling Chea: chea97@vt.edu

Nathan Moeliono

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Education:

  • B.S., Computer Engineering minor in Computer Science, Virginia Tech, expected 2022

Research Interests:

  • Front-end and Back-end Web Development
  • Data analytics

Reach Nathan Moeliono: nathanlm@vt.edu

Derik Rangel Arone

Undergraduate Research Assistant and Electrical Engineer Team Member

Education:

  • B.S., Electrical Engineering minor in Business Leadership, Virginia Tech, expected 2020

Research Interests:

  • Vehicular Networks
  • Smart Infrastructure
  • Defense
  • Agricultural Autonomy

Reach Derik Rangel Arone: derik4@vt.edu

Ben Roston

Graduate Research Assistant

Education:

  • M.S., Civil Engineering, expected 2021
  • B.S., Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech, Expected 2020

Research Interests:

  • Flood Hazard Analysis
  • Coastal Hazards and Processes
  • Photogrammetry
  • Communicating engineering problems and solutions to the public

Reach Ben Roston: bhroston@vt.edu

Morgan Camper

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Education:

  • B.S., Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, expected 2021

Research Interests:

  • Sustainable Systems
  • Natural Resource Conservation and Restoration
  • Experiential Learning
  • Renewable Energy
  • Water Quality

Reach Morgan Camper: cmorgan4@vt.edu

Uditi Goyal

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Education:

  • B.S., Computer Science, Virginia Tech, expected 2021

Research Interests:

  • Computer Science
  • Virtual Reality

Reach Uditi Goyal: ud2607@vt.edu

Molly Sayles

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Education:

  • B.S., Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech, expected 2021

Research Interests:

  • Hydrology and Water Resources
  • Water Quality
  • Watershed Management
  • Sustainable Systems

Reach Molly Sayles: ssmolly7@vt.edu

Miriam Badre

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Education:

  • B.S., Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, expected 2022

Research Interests:

  • Water Quality
  • Sustainable Systems
  • Environmental Management and Restoration

Reach Miriam Badre: mbadre@vt.edu

Julia Hallworth

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Education:

  • B.S., Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech, expected 2023

Research Interests:

  • Environmental Conservation
  • Water Quality
  • Renewable Energy
  • Sustainable Systems

Reach Julia Hallworth: jhallworth@vt.edu

Christine Trieu

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Education:

  • B.A., Smart and Sustainable Cities, Virginia Tech, expected 2024

Research Interests:

  • Water Quality
  • Sustainable Systems
  • Data Analytics
  • Virtual Reality

Reach Christine Trieu: christinet@vt.edu

Dr. Lohani's Past Graduate Student Advisees

Doctoral Students

Master's Students

EngE: Engineering Education; ECE: Electrical and Computer Engineering; CEE: Civil and Environmental Engineering; CSES: Crop & Soil Environmental Sciences