Through Collaboratory participation, our alumni have learned technical and professional skills to become the next generation of water leaders. Learn more about our alumni below.
Graduate Water Collaboratory Alumni
| Name | Degree Earned | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler Rohan | Ph.D. | 2023 |
| Becca Matecha | Ph.D. | 2023 |
| Kelly Hyde | Ph.D. | 2022 |
| Júlio Ramos Caineta | Ph.D. | 2022 |
| Marja Copeland | Ph.D. | 2022 |
| Becky Forgrave | Ph.D. | 2022 |
| Becky Tisherman | Ph.D. | 2022 |
| Lisa Stabryla | Ph.D. | 2021 |
| Ben Hedin | Ph.D. | 2021 |
| Angela Mullins | Ph.D. | 2020 |
| Sarah Cook | Masters | 2019 |
| Angela H. Chung | Masters | 2019 |
Undergraduate Water Collaboratory Alumni
| Name | Project | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Sumana Murugan | Churchill Valley Greenway: A Part of the Chalfant Run Watershed | 2023 |
| Emelia Sargent | Pittsburgh's Three Rivers and Their Tributaries | 2023 |
| Andrew Clarke | Acid Mine Drainage and the Chalfant Run/Thompson Run Watershed | 2022 |
| Sumana Murugan | Analysis of Water Quality at Fern Hollow Creek during construction of Fern Hollow Bridge from June 2022 to August 2022 | 2022 |
| Aaron Carr | River Color and Quality Changes in the Greater Pittsburgh Region | 2021 |
| Justin Fekete | Recommendations for Pittsburgh City Council: On Affordable Housing & Floodwater Mitigation Strategies | 2021 |
| Taylor Laing | Spatial Analysis of Nutrient Waste Discharged at Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) | 2021 |
| Clara Weibel | (Counter) Narratives of Extraction in SW PA: challenging portrayals of the region through mapping and storytelling | 2020 |
| Amanda Zelnis | Water and Sewer Affordability: An Insight into Water Equity in Allegheny County | 2020 |
| Katelyn Meyer | Using fluorescent dissolved organic matter (FDOM) to analyze how the chemical makeup of Nine Mile Run | 2020 |
| Mayssa Gregoire | Identifying Tap Water Sampling Sizes that Improve Assessment of Lead in Public Water Systems | 2020 |
| Kaylie Jones | Baseline Water Quality Assessment of Girty's Run | 2019 |
| Michelle Kim | Water Quality in Areas Impacted by Surface Mining in Allegheny County | 2019 |
| Kayla Maurer | Streets Run Watershed Property Acquisition Report | 2018 |
| Aidan Conway | Streets Run Watershed and the Effects of Urbanization, Abandoned Mine Drainage, and Nitrogen Eutrophication on Water Quality | 2018 |