Jong-Hyun Baik
Doctoral Student
Education
  • Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2022-present
  • M.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, South Korea, 2022
  • B.S. Civil Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, South Korea, 2020
Research activities and interests
  • PFAS detection sensors
  • MFC biosensors for water toxicity
  • A biopolymer-based simple and reagentless electrochemical manganese check in water
  • Bioenergy production from wastes
Stephanie Stoll
Doctoral Student
Education
  • Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2022- present
  • M.S. Environmental Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2022
  • B.S. Environmental Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2020
Research activities and interests
  • Hydrothermal gasification of concentrated black water to produce energy and low tier water
  • MC-LR detection biosensor development and application to HAB events
  • COVID-19 wastewater collection and surveillance research
Samuel Adjei-Nimoh
Doctoral Student
Education
  • Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, University of Central Florida, Fall 2023 – present
  • MSc. Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, 2023
  • MSc. Planning Monitoring and Evaluation, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, 2021
  • BSc. Civil Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, 2008
Work Experiences
  • WASH Consultant for Government of Ghana / UNICEF WASH Programme, 2015 – 2020
  • Water Supply Project Engineer for Devtraco Limited, Ghana, 2012 – 2015
  • Assistant Water Supply and Civil Engineer for AB-Serkoms Limited, 2009 – 2012
Research activities and interests
  • Development of sensor packages for blackwater treatment and reuse
  • Development of DIY filter systems for greywater treatment and reuse
  • Electrochemical sensors for MC-LR detection in water systems
Honors and Awards
  • Best Masters Student in Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation (Associated Consultants Limited Award, 2023)
Keval Patel
Master’s Student
Education
  • M.S. in Biotechnology, University of Central Florida, 2022 – present
  • B.A. in Physics, University of Florida, 2015 – 2019
Research activities and interests
  • Photo-algal H2 production from photosynthetic green microalgae (i.e., Chlamydomonas reinhardtii)
  • Ion selective microsensor fabrication and application for Cu2+ leaching dynamics in simulated marine environments
  • Flow cytometry to quantify live/dead bacterial cells
  • Algae monitoring and detection using machine learning
Honors and Awards
  • 2023-24 NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium (FSGC) Masters Fellowship
Nareg Krikorian
Master’s Student
Education
  • M.S. in Environmental Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2022 – present
  • B.S. in Water and Environmental Engineering, German Jordanian University, Amman, Jordan, 2016
Work experiences
  • Environment & Sustainability Engineer at Mostaqbal Engineering and Environmental Consultants, Jordan, 2017-2021
  • Home Office Support Intern at SEBA Hydrometrie, Germany, 2015-2016
Research activities and interests
  • Oil-in-water Emulsified Bilgewater Treatment using Electric Field Forward Osmosis (EFFO)
Awards
  • DAAD Scholarship of Academic Excellence 
Jennifer Hughes
Undergraduate Student
Education
  • B.S. Environmental Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2021-present
  • B.S. Biology, University of Central Florida, 2021-present
  • Minor in Bioengineering
Research activities and interests
  • Harmful algal bloom (HAB)’s cyanotoxin monitoring sensor development
  • Photoalgal hydrogen production
  • Fe nanoparticle effect on plant growth (REU)
Honors and awards
  • Track 1 (SURF Fellow), Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR), UCF, 2022
  • Plant-STEM REU, National Science Foundation, USU, 2023
  • EPA P3 Competition Phase 1, Environmental Protection Agency, 2023
  • Burnett Honors Scholar, 2021-present
  • President’s Honor Roll, Fall 2021-present
  • Provost Scholarship
Lance Rances
Undergraduate Student
Education
  • B.S. Environmental Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2020-present
  • Minor in French and Francophone Studies, 2020-present
Research activities and interests
  • Manufacturing MC-LR microsensor
  • Optimizing design antibody for MC-LR microsensor
Honors and awards
  • Burnett Honors College Scholar, 2020-present
  • Fall 2021 Dean’s List honors
  • Bright Futures Florida Academic Scholar recipient
Sakshi Shukla
Undergraduate Student
Education
  • B.S. Environmental Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2022-present
Research activities and interests
  • Pathogen and E.coli detection sensor
  • Harmful algal bloom (HAB)’s cyanotoxin monitoring sensor development
  • PFAS detection sensor development
Julia Going
Undergraduate Student
Education
  • B.S. Environmental Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2021-present
Research activities and interests
  • Development of on-site electrochemical sensors for pathogens such as E.coli
  • Advancement of photo-algal hydrogen production
Honors and awards
  • The President’s Honor Roll 2021-Present
  • Benacquisto Scholarship
  • AAC All-Academic Team