Faculty and Research Staff
Sean Smith
Associate Professor – School of Earth and Climate Sciences and Sen. George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions
sean.m.smith@maine.edu
207.581.2198
About Sean
Lauren Ross
Associate Professor – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
lauren.ross1@maine.edu
207.581.2088
About Lauren
Nyxen Fisher
Lab Manager and Instructor – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
nyxen.r.fisher@maine.edu
207.581.4406
About Nyxen
Bea Van Dam
Postdoctoral Research Associate – School of Earth and Climate Sciences
bea.vandam@maine.edu
About Bea
Graduate Students
Taylor Bailey Spencer
Ph.D. Candidate and Graduate Research Assistant – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
taylor.l.bailey@maine.edu
Elias Pinilla
Ph.D. Student and Graduate Research Assistant – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
elias.pinilla@maine.edu
Cristian Rojas
Ph.D. Student and Graduate Research Assistant – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
cristian.rojas@maine.edu
Robbie West
M.S. Student and Graduate Research Assistant – School of Earth and Climate Sciences
robert.west@maine.edu
Undergraduate Research Assistants
David Libby
Senior – School of Earth and Climate Sciences
david.libby1@maine.edu
Lara Luczak
Sophomore – School of Earth and Climate Sciences
lara.luczak@maine.edu
Madeline Gavin
Junior – Ecology and Environmental Sciences Program
madeline.gavin@maine.edu
Izaak Krause
Senior – Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
izaak.krause@maine.edu
Affiliated Faculty
Onur Apul
Assistant Professor – Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Onur.Apul@maine.edu
College of Engineering
Sean Birkel
Research Assistant Professor – Climate Change Institute
birkel@maine.edu
More about Sean
Bridie McGreavy
Associate Professor – Communication & Journalism; Faculty Fellow – Sen. George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions
bridie.mcgreavy@maine.edu
More about Bridie
Samuel Roy
Supervisory Physical Scientist, USGS New England Water Science Center; Adjunct UMaine Research Faculty
More about Sam
Neil Thompson
Irving Woodlands Forestry Associate Professor – University of Maine Fort Kent
neil.thompson@maine.edu
Thompson Bio [external link]
Joseph Zydlewski
Professor, School of Marine Sciences
josephz@maine.edu
Zydlewski Bio
WPES Alumni
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
- Bea Van Dam – 2023 – School of Earth and Climate Sciences
- Sohaib Alahmed – 2021 – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Brett Gerard – 2018 – School of Earth and Climate Sciences
Master of Science (M.S.)
- Grace Johnson – 2024 – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Taylor Bailey Spencer – 2020 – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
- Angie Casella – 2023 – Ecology and Environmental Sciences Program
- Hayden Libby – 2023 – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Hanna Cronin – 2022 – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Maeve Dineen – 2022 – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Cade King – 2022 – Ecology and Environmental Sciences Program
- Morgan Oehler – 2022 – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Samuel Roberts – 2022 – Ecology and Environmental Sciences Program
- Jeremy Braun – 2021 – School of Earth and Climate Sciences