Alumni

Postdoctoral Scholars

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None.

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Graduate Students

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Last Known: TY Lin

Ph.D., 2026, Michigan State University, U.S.

M.S., Georgia Tech, U.S.

B.S., University of Georgia, U.S.

Awards:

• Dissertation Completion Fellowships (DCF), College of Engineering, Michigan State University (2026)
• The Electrochemical Society (ECS) Industrial Electrochemistry & Electrochemical Engineering (IE&EE) Travel Grant (graduate student category, 2024)
• 100+ Women Strong Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Auburn University (2023)
• Alabama/Mississippi Section of the American Water Works Association scholarship (2023)
• AL/MS Water Conference Poster Competition Award (2021)
• Walter and Virginia Woltosz Fellowship, Auburn University (2021-2025)

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Jiaxiang Zhao  (, 2021-2026)

Last Known: Environ-Civil Engineering Ltd

Ph.D., 2026, Michigan State University, U.S.

M.S., Wageningen University, Netherlands

B.Eng., Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, China

Awards:

• Dissertation Completion Fellowships (DCF), College of Engineering, Michigan State University (2026)
• The Electrochemical Society (ECS) Industrial Electrochemistry & Electrochemical Engineering (IE&EE) Travel Grant (graduate student category, 2022)
• AL/MS Water Conference Poster Competition Award (2022)

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Aline Christine Bernegossi (, 2024-2025)

Last Known: Lecturer, Kennesaw State University

M.S., Auburn University

Ph.D. & M.S., University of São Paulo, Brazil

B.S., University of São Paulo, Brazil

Awards: 

• 100+ Women Strong Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Auburn University (2025)
• Southeast Stormwater Association Conference Scholarships (2024)

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Undergraduate Students

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Evan Segrest (, he/him/his)

Undergraduate Research Student

Biomedical Sciences

11/2024 – Present

Graduate / Postdoc mentor: Aline Bernegossi

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Excie Guillot (, he/him/his)

Undergraduate research student

Civil Engineering

01/2024 – 05/2024

Graduate / Postdoc mentor: Jason Zhao

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Phoebe Judkins (, she/her/hers)

Undergraduate research student

Civil Engineering

03/2023 – 05/2024

Graduate / Postdoc mentor: Zilan Yang

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Garrett Huddleston (, he/him/his)

Undergraduate research student

Civil Engineering, 06/2023 – 12/2023

Graduate / Postdoc mentor: Najibullah Zulfeqar

Next position: TBD

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Hannah Schmucker (, she/her/hers)

Undergraduate research student

Chemical Engineering, 08/2023-12/2023

Graduate / Postdoc mentor: Dr. Ao Xie

Next position: TBD

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Jacob Hurst (, he/him/his)

Undergraduate research student

Civil Engineering, 10/2023 – 12/2023

Graduate / Postdoc mentor: Megan Armstrong

Next position: Co-oping till 2024 fall

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Brandon Alderman (, he/him/his)

Undergraduate research student

Civil Engineering, 01/2022 – 05/2023

Graduate student mentor: Jiaxiang Zhao

Next position: Civil Engineering Analyst, Kimley-Horn

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Graf Sullivan (, he/him/his)

Undergraduate research student

Civil Engineering, 04/2021 – 08/2022

Graduate student mentor: Zilan Yang

Awards: Stone Leadership Award in Civil and Environment

Next position: Project Execution Engineer, ExxonMobil Beaumont

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K-12 Students

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Benjamin Tzou (, he/him/his)

Auburn High School

Rising Senior, 2022 Summer

Research Interest: Water science and wastewater treatment