Jonas Behnen
PhD student with Prof. Gedikli (FSI Lab)
Ice-structure interactions, ice material model, numerical simulation, reduced-order modeling, machine learning
Surfing, hiking, traveling
behnenj@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/F22PhD_BehnenJonasCrop-150x150.jpg)
Griffin Bourjeaurd
MS student
Wave energy, desalination, mineral extraction from seawater
Spending time in nature, music, reading
gbourjea@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/F23MS_Bourjeaurd_small-150x150.jpg)
Wyatt Burkley
MS student with Prof. Garces
Surfing, free diving
gburkley@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Wyatt-Burkley-photo-resized-150x150.jpg)
Norman Chung
MS student with Prof. Krieg
Oceanography, oceanographic engineering, renewable wave energy, underwater robotics
Weightlifting, cooking, spinning poi
nchung2@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/F23_MS_ChungNorman-2-150x150.jpg)
Catharine Creadick
MS student
Coastal morphology, beach erosion, nature-based engineering
Outrigger paddling, diving, traveling
ccreadic@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/MSF22_CreadickCatharine-1-150x150.jpg)
Jacob Dennis
jadennis@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ShipIcon-150x150.jpg)
Cami Dillon
MS student
Coastal engineering
Scuba diving, hiking, traveling
cld4@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/F23_MS_DillonCami-150x150.jpg)
Matthew Feeley
MS student
Coastal resilience, underwater unmanned vehicles
Surfing, beach volleyball, other sports
mfeeley3@hawaii.edu, linkedin profile
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/S23MS_FeeleyMatthew-150x150.jpg)
Clara Encke
MS student
Renewable energy
Hiking, sailing, traveling, art
cencke@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/F22MS_EnckeClara-150x150.jpg)
George Evans
MS student with Dr. Krieg
Underwater robotics, fluid-body interactions
Biking, fabrication, eriting, sketching
gtevans@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/F23_MS_EvansGeorge-150x150.jpg)
Gary Glass Jr.
MS student with Prof. Krieg
Robotics, autonomous underwater vehicles
Running, hiking
glassg@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Gary-Glass-ORE-photo-150x150.jpg)
Jesse Gray
MS student with Prof. Stopa
Ocean renewables
Guitar, philosophy, chess
jgray6@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Jesse-Gray-cropped-150x150.jpg)
Brady Halvorson
PhD student with Prof. Huang
Water modeling in coastal environments, breakwater design, wave energy conversion
Bouldering, weightlifting, snorkeling
halvo912@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/F22PhD_HalvorsonBrady-150x150.jpg)
Elizabeth Hauschild
MS student with Prof. Huang
Wave energy conversion, nearshore processes
Sailing, surfing, reading
ehauschi@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/photo-150x150.jpeg)
Lauren Heslop
MS student with Prof. Krieg
Ocean renewable energy
Swimming, yoga, hiking
lheslop@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Lauren-Heslop-ORE-photo-150x150.jpg)
Shijie Huang
PhD student with Prof. Huang
Wave energy conversion, nearshore processes
Basketball, cooking
shijieh@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Shijie-150x150.jpg)
Tyler Inkley
PhD student with Prof. Krieg
Biomimetics, robotics, underwater vehicles
Diving, music, rugby
inkley@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/InkleyTyler-150x150.jpg)
Prajna Jandial
MS student with Prof. Nosal & Prof. Zhu
Robotics, acoustics, machine learning, adaptive sampling
Diving, cooking, painting
prajna@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/F23_MS_JandialPrajna-150x150.jpg)
Jomphol (Jom) Lamoonkit
MS student with Prof. Briggs
Autonomous sensors, OceanCDR
Surfing, scuba diving, trekking
jomphol@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/LamoonkitJom-150x150.jpg)
Kei Manabe
PhD student with Prof. Nosal
Ocean acoustics, underwater soundscapes, machine learning
Music, outdoor activities, Japanese chess
keimanab@hawaii.edu
![Kei Manabe](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Kei2_160px.jpg)
Gabe Nelson
gsnelson@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ShipIcon-150x150.jpg)
Zach Niezgodki
MS student
Waterfront structures, port construction
Lifting weights, scuba diving, kayaking
zniezgo@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/NiezgodkiZach-150x150.jpg)
Kyle Pappas
MS student with Prof. Gedikli
Wave energy conversion, renewable energy
Board games, painting, photography
kpappas@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Kyle-Pappas-ORE-photo-150x150.jpg)
Grant Peel
MS student with Prof. Gedikli
Offshore & coastal engineering
Fishing, hiking
gjpeel@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Grant-ORE-Photo-150x150.jpg)
Meysam Rajabi
PhD student with Prof. Gedikli (FSI Lab)
Fluid-structure interaction, marine renewable energy, data science and nonlinear time series analysis, machine learning
meysam@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/RajabiMeysam-e1664245128559-150x150.png)
Clint Reyes
PhD student with Prof. Huang
Coastal engineering, coral reef hydrodynamics, marine renewable energy
Ultimate frisbee, rock climbing, running
ccreyes@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/S23MS_ReyesClint_crop-150x150.jpg)
William Robert
PhD student with Prof. Cheung
Tsunami, seismology, ocean acoustics
whr379@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/RobertWilliam-150x150.jpeg)
Edward Samson
PhD student with Prof. Francis (CHER Lab)
Sustainability, bio-inspired engineering, robust control, system identification, estimation and filtering, fourier analysis
ews@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/SamsonEdward-150x150.jpeg)
Maliheh Gholizadeh Sarvandi
MS student
Coastal and Ocean Engineering
Playing Guitar, Photography, Hiking
maliheh@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/S24_MS_Maliheh-Gholizadeh-Sarvandi-150x150.jpeg)
Merritt Shephard
MS student
Coastal engineering
Surfing, hiking, diving
merritt6@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/F22MS_ShephardMerritt-150x150.jpg)
Guilherme Silva
MS student with Prof. Briggs
Sensors, ocean structures
Diving, sailing, cooking
gafer@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/F22MS_SilvaGuilherme-150x150.jpg)
Bethany Stafford
MS student
Coastal engineering
Endurance sports (running, trail running, triathlon), adventure sports (anything mountains, skiing, rock climbing), art
bcgollin@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/F22MS_StaffordBethany-1-150x150.jpg)
Dylan Stegman
dstegman@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ShipIcon-150x150.jpg)
Eliza Taylor
MS student
Underwater acoustics, passive acoustic monitoring
Sailing, skiing, hiking, swimming, pickleball
eltaylor@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/LizaSmall-150x150.jpg)
Nic Ulm
PhD student with Prof. Huang
Wave energy conversion, offshore renewable energy
Rock climbing, salsa dancing, backpacking
ulmn@hawaii.edu
![Nic Ulm](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/NicUlm_2018_160px.jpg)
Charlotte White
MS student with Prof. Huang
Nearshore/coastal engineering
Cooking, hiking, traveling
white629@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/F22MS_WhiteCharlotte-150x150.jpg)
Steven Wilhelm
MS student
sjwil@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/F22MS_WilhelmStevenHead-1-150x150.jpg)
Xinyi Zhang
MS student with Prof. Huang
Coastal Engineering
Traveling, hiking, reading, music
xinyizh@hawaii.edu
![](https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/F23_MS_ZhangXinyi_small-150x150.jpg)