Graduate Students
Shabnam Asgari
Ph.D. Student
M.S. Remote Sensing, University of Tehran
sasgari [at] cougarnet.uh.edu
Advisor: Dr. Fanghui Deng, Dr. Craig Glennie
Topic: Surface deformation and land subsidence assessment using InSAR data
Zih-Syun Chen
Ph.D. Student
B.S. Civil Engineering, National Central University
zchen66 [at] cougarnet.uh.edu
Advisor: Dr. Hyongki Lee
Topic: Satellite data-driven global inundation forecasting system
Jinkyoo Choi
Ph.D. Student
M.S. Geosensing Systems Engineering & Sciences, University of Houston
jchoi25 [at] uh.edu
Advisor: Dr. Hyongki Lee
Topic: Downscaling GRACE data for investigating terrestrial water dynamics
Colton Goodrich
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Craig Glennie
Topic: TBD
Nicole Guinn
Ph.D. Student
M.S. Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin
nkguinn [at] uh.edu
Advisor: Dr. Craig Glennie
Topic: Analyzing lidar data from the 2018 Kilauea Volcano eruption
Nafis Khan
Ph.D. Student
B.S. Water Resources Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
nkhan37 [at] cougarnet.uh.edu
Advisor: Dr. Surui Xie
Topic: Land subsidence in urbanizing river deltas due to natural and anthropogenic processes
Clifton Kyle
Ph.D. Student
cckyle [at] cougarnet.uh.edu
Advisor: Dr. Hyongki Lee
Topic: TBD
Ashutosh Lamsal
M.S. Student
B.E. Civil Engineering, Tribhuvan University
alamsal [at] cougarnet.uh.edu
Advisor: Dr. Craig Glennie
Topic: Implication of lidar in hydrology
Guoli Li
Ph.D. Student
M.S. Geophysics, China University of Geosciences
gli22 [at] cougarnet.uh.edu
Advisor: Dr. Surui Xie
Topic: Observation and modeling of subduction zone crustal deformation
Yue Li
Ph.D. Student
M.S. Communication Engineering, University of Electronic Science & Technology of China
yli168 [at] uh.edu
Advisor: Dr. Hyongki Lee
Topic: SAR target recognition using deep learning
Berkay Misir
M.S. Student
bmisir [at] cougarnet.uh.edu
Advisor: Dr. Craig Glennie
Topic: TBD
Macdennis Nwaeze
M.S. Student
M.S. Geophysics, University of Houston
minwaeze [at] uh.edu
Advisor: Dr. Surui Xie
Topic: Tracking hurricane-associated storm surge and varying atmosphere with GNSS
Demirkan Oral
Ph.D. Student
M.S. Geological Engineering, Middle East Technical University
dooral [at] cougarnet.uh.edu
Advisor: Dr. Surui Xie
Topic: Seafloor geodesy for crustal deformation studies
Samrat Pravin Patel
Ph.D. Student
M.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Kentucky
sppatel28 [at] uh.edu
Advisor: Dr. Craig Glennie
Topic: Mapping Earth’s changing surface and overlying vegetation structure
Ovi Paul
Ph.D. Student
B.S. Computer Science & Engineering, Independent University, Bangladesh
opaul [at] uh.edu
Advisor: Dr. Craig Glennie
Topic: Machine learning for applications using SAR, lidar, and electro-optical remote sensing data
Amirhossein Rostami
Ph.D. Student
M.S. Remote Sensing Engineering, University of Tehran
arostami [at] cougarnet.uh.edu
Advisor: Dr. Hyongki Lee
Topic: Flood forecasting with remote sensing data
Minna Rubio
Ph.D. Student
M.A.Geo. Geography, Texas State University
minna.a.rubio [at] nasa.gov
Advisor: Dr. Craig Glennie
Topic: Planetary remote sensing
Amin Tavakkoli Estahbanati
Ph.D. Student
M.S. Remote Sensing Engineering, Shiraz University
atavakkoliestahbanati [at] uh.edu
Advisor: Dr. Pietro Milillo
Topic: InSAR large data processing
Ankita Vashishtha
Ph.D. Student
M.Tech. Remote Sensing & GIS, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, ISRO
avashish [at] cougarnet.uh.edu
Advisor: Dr. Pietro Milillo
Topic: SAR global products assessment and validation
Mariya Velikova
Ph.D. Student
M.S. Space Technology, Luleå University of Technology/Paul Sabatier University
mgvelikova [at] uh.edu
Advisor: Dr. Craig Glennie
Topic: TBD
Riccardo Vitale
Ph.D. Student
M.S. Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino
rvitale [at] cougarnet.uh.edu
Advisor: Dr. Pietro Milillo
Topic: SAR smallsat science and applications analysis
Brandon Voelker
Ph.D. Student
M.S. Geosensing Systems Engineering & Sciences, University of Houston
bvoelker [at] cougarnet.uh.edu
Advisor: Dr. Pietro Milillo
Topic: SAR big data analysis
Hung-Hsien Wan
Ph.D. Student
hwan6 [at] uh.edu
Advisor: Dr. Hyongki Lee
Topic: Monitoring and forecasting inundation extents under climate change and reservoir regulation
Peng Zhang
Ph.D. Student
M.S. Instrument Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
pzhang27 [at] cougarnet.uh.edu
Advisor: Dr. Surui Xie
Topic: GNSS-IR for tied and sea level observations