Current Graduate Students –Spring 2026
Ph.D. Students
Arogundade, Augustine B
Email: aarogundade@tulane.edu
Research: Seafloor features and fault systems in the Gulf of Mexico
Advisor: Dawers, Nancye | Office: SE 126G
Expected Graduation: 202830.0
Education: PhD in Physics, with specialisation in Geophysics, at the Obafemi Awolowo University, supervisor Prof. M.O. Awoyemi. November 2018; M.Sc. in Physics, specialisation is in Geophysics, at the Obafemi Awolowo University, supervisor Prof. M.O. Awoyemi. September 2014 Bachelor of Science in Physics, Adeyemi College of Education, August 2010
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Arzabala, Eduardo
Email: earzabala@tulane.edu
Research: Numerical Modeling and Geophysics Research
Advisor: Ebinger, Cynthia | Office: ST 417
Expected Graduation: 202630.0
Education: BS, Mathematics, University of Colorado Boulder
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Braeley, Alan
Email: abraeley@tulane.edu
Research:
Advisor: Whitten, Jennifer | Office:
Expected Graduation: 202710.0
Education: BS, Astronomy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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Creecy, Damir
Email: dcreecy1@tulane.edu
Research:
Advisor: Friess, Daniel | Office: SE 224
Expected Graduation: 203030.0
Education: MS, Biology, Villanova University BS, Ecology University of Delaware
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Hasan, Asif
Email: mhasan2@tulane.edu
Research: Survival of Marshes in the US east coast based on dominant surface and sub-surface processes under sea-level rise
Advisor: Törnqvist, Torbjörn | Office: SE 126F
Expected Graduation: 202830.0
Education: MS, Disaster and Environment Management, University of Dhaka BS, Geology, University of Dhaka
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Kalugana, Cirus
Email: ckalugana@tulane.edu
Research:
Advisor: Ebinger, Cynthia | Office: ST 417
Expected Graduation: 203030.0
Education: BSc, Physical (Physics and Mathematifcs), Makerere University, Kampala
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Kundu, Shreya
Email: skundu@tulane.edu
Research:
Advisor: Wang, Yi | Office: TBD
Expected Graduation: 202910.0
Education: MS, Geology, Banaras Hindu UniversityBanaras Hindu University BS, Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesBachelor of Science -
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Kyambikwa, Albert
Email: akyambikwa@tulane.edu
Research:
Advisor: Ebinger, Cynthia | Office: ST 417
Expected Graduation: 203030.0
Education: BASc, Geology/Earth
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Larson, Angela
Email: alarson4@tulane.edu
Research: Coral Reef Microclimates, Ocenography, Climate Science
Advisor: DeCarlo, Tom | Office: ST 418
Expected Graduation: 202530.0
Education: BS, Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Li, Guandong
Email: gli4@tulane.edu
Research: Dissertation Focus: Quaternary geology, coastal science
Advisor: Törnqvist, Torbjörn | Office: SE 214B
Expected Graduation: 203010.0
Education: MS, Oceanography - Louisiana State University A&M College BS, Marine surveying and mapping - Shandong University of Science and Technology, China
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Li, Ling
Email: lli27@tulane.edu
Research: PhD Focus: Paleo-Hg cycle model
Advisor: Zhang, Yanxu | Office: SE 220A
Expected Graduation: 202930.0
Education: MS, Atmospheric Science, Nanjing University, China MS, Atmospheric Science-Nanjing University, China
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Mao, Mao
Email: mmao@tulane.edu
Research:
Advisor: Zhang, Yanxu | Office: SE 220A
Expected Graduation: 203010.0
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Musila, Martin
Email: mmusila@tulane.edu
Research: Seismology, Geophysics, East African Rift System, Geothermal Energy
Advisor: Ebinger, Cynthia | Office: ST 417
Expected Graduation: 202530.0
Education: MSc, Geothermal Energy Technology - Dedan Kemathi University, Kenya BSc, Physics - Mesande Muliro University, Kenya
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Odugbesan, Oluwadamilare
Email: oodugbesan@tulane.edu
Research: Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
Advisor: Straub, Kyle | Office: SE 126H
Expected Graduation: 203030.0
Education: MS, Marine Geoscience, University of Haifa, Israel Geology, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria
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Rodriguez, Brooke
Email: brodriguez@tulane.edu
Research: Ph.D. Dissertation Focus: Coral Reef Hydrodynamics
Advisor: DeCarlo, Tom | Office: ST 418
Expected Graduation: 202930.0
Education: B.S., Mathematics (Major) and Environmental Sciences (Supplementary Major), University of Notre Dame
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Rodriguez, Kaetlyn
Email: krodriguez1@tulane.edu
Research:
Advisor: Wang, Yi | Office: SE 126E
Expected Graduation: 202830.0
Education: BASc, Environmental Science, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Shribman, Zoe
Email: zshribman@tulane.edu
Research: Mangrove Blue Carbon Stocks & Fluxes
Advisor: Friess, Daniel | Office: SE 224
Expected Graduation: 203030.0
Education: M.S. in Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University B.S. ,Marine Science, Eckerd College
Strange, Avi
Email: astrange@tulane.edu
Research: Studying restored oyster reefs on Louisiana coastlines using remote sensing
Advisor: DeCarlo, Tom | Office: ST 418
Expected Graduation: 202730.0
Education: B.S., Marine Biology, College of Charleston
M.S. Students
Johnson, Britt
Email: bjohnson19@tulane.edu
Research: A global perspective of Paleocene Eocene Thermal Maximum ocean deoxygenation from thallium isotopes
Advisor: Wang, Yi | Office: SE 126I
Expected Graduation: 202810.0
Education: BS, Earth & Environmental Science - Coastal Environments, University of New Orleans
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Stepp, Alyssa
Email: astepp@tulane.edu
Research: Nature Based Solutions and Environmental Restoration
Advisor: | Office: SE 214B
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Education: B.S., Enviromental Sciences, Oregon State University
