COHORT 1: 2017-2018
Mentees
Mentors
Ana María Perea Pescador
Studies environmental engineering at Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia.
Interested in water treatment.
Anne Mikelonis
Works for the USEPA in Durham, NC.
Studies fate and transport of radionuclides and biological agents in stormwater.
Background in ceramic water filters, nanotech, and stormwater modeling.
María José Hernández
Studies environmental engineering at Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia.
Interested in improving quality and accessibility to water internationally.
Lewis Stetson Rowles
Currently a PhD candidate at UT Austin.
Studies nano-enabled ceramic water filters and marginalized communities.
Miguel Ángel Fonseca Martín
Studies at Escuela Preparatoria Dos UADY in Mérida, Yucatán, México.
Starting undergraduate studies Fall 2019.
Interested in new scientific discoveries and environmental issues.
Farith Diaz
Currently a PhD candidate at UT Austin.
Studies fate and treatment of mercury in natural water systems.
Laura Carolina Mecón Torres
Studies environmental engineering at Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia.
Would like to work in a research group on water quality and public health.
Soyoon Kum
Currently a PhD candidate at UT Austin.
Studies combined electrodialysis -Nano-filtration/Reverse Osmosis to remove natural organic matter.
Mariana Isabel Alvarado Caamal
Studies in Mérida, Yucatán, México.
Currently works in a biotechnology lab at UADY on a nitrification project.
Aspires to go to study synthetic biology.
Gustavo Ochoa
Currently a faculty at St. Edwards University in Austin, TX.
Interested in environmental microbiology and biotechnology for environmental remediation.
Roberto Herrera Burgos
Studies Computer Science at UADY in Mérida, Yucatán, México.
2 years until graduation.
Currently investigating predictive algorithms for artificial intelligence.
Aspires to study Astrophysics and Cosmology.
Carlos Galdeano
Currently a PhD candidate at UT Austin.
Studies the nexus of water and energy systems.
Develops framework to assess water availability for energy facilities to manage water resources.
Dalai Fierro
Studies at Insituto Blaise Pascale in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Starting undergraduate studies Fall 2018.
Interested in studying in the United States.
Reinaldo Alcalde
Currently a PhD candidate at UT Austin.
Researches antibiotic resistance using microfluidics.