Meet the XDSLab:
Danna Aguilar
Environmental Engineering major at San Diego Community College (SDCC)
Carys Lynch
Environmental Sciences major and chemistry minor at USD
Wilson Phan
Formerly a SDCC student, now a transfer student at UCSD in Marine Biology. (Yes, 0.5 zoom was intentional)
Olivia Valdez
Environmental Studies major at USD
“My passion for the environment stems from a deep connection I developed with nature as a competitive swimmer at a young age. That passion for the environment has developed into a dedication to understanding and protecting our ecosystems. Outside of my studies, I have two cats, Marceline and Blue, who to take up the majority of my free time. I also have a love for live music and attend as many concerts and music festivals with friends as time allows!”
Mentoring is a huge part of my life! Here are some amazing folks I’ve had the privilege to work with.
@ Stanford
SURGE/SESUR interns in Summer of 2022. From left to right: Scott Fendorf, Calista Ordas, Rachel Iweka, Alexis Wilson, Claudia Avila, Tamara Jeffries, Cherie De Vore, Becca Monge, Cruz Ibarra Jr., and Alandra Lopez.
Graduate Students
Alexis Wilson (Projects: Urban garden soil biogeochemistry and environmental justice)
Anna Gomes (Projects: carbon biogeochemistry and agricultural practice)
Undergraduates
Jose Luiz Sarabia Torres, SURGE, Summer 2023 (Currently an undergrad at SJSU)
Charlie Lamb, SESUR, Summer 2023 (Currently an Undergrad at Stanford)
Tamara Jeffries, SURGE, Summer 2022 (Currently an MA student at Columbia)
Cruz Ibarra Jr., SURGE, Summer 2022 (Currently an incoming Ph.D. student at Northwestern)
Becca Monge, SESUR, Summer 2022 (Currently an undergrad at Stanford)
Michelle Curiel, Summer Learning Institute, Summer 2022 (Currently a CC student at Foothills College)
Alexis running samples on the new handheld XRF!
Our summer 2022 interns presenting at the Soils Science Society of America meeting in Baltimore, MD.
Fendorf summer interns of 2023 visiting the Stanford O’Donahue Educational Farm.
@ UC Riverside
Undergraduates
Alyssa Duro, ENSC Major (just completed MS degree at UC Riverside)
Thomas Haensel, ENSC major (Currently a Ph.D. candidate at UH Manoa)
Shima Sahebjami, BIO major (Now a PharmD.)
Andrew Tran, BIO major (Currently a pharmacy intern)
Kevin Martinez, Earth Sciences major (Currently a rock analysis specialist at Schlumberger)