Chair: David C. Volz
Vice Chair: Roya Bahreini
Graduate Advisor for Continuing Students: Daniel Hirmas
Graduate Advisor for Admissions: Hoori Ajami
Faculty
Hoori Ajami
Associate Professor of Groundwater Hydrology
Environmental Sciences
2322 Geology
(951) 827-4778
hoori.ajami@ucr.edu
Ajami Catchment Hydrology and Spatial Analysis Lab
Roya Bahreini
Professor of Atmospheric Science
Environmental Sciences
2318 Geology
(951) 827-4506
roya.bahreini@ucr.edu
Bahreini Aerosol Research Group
Wei-Chun Chou
Assistant Professor of Environmental Health
Environmental Sciences
210 Science Labs I
(951) 827-9323
weichun.chou@ucr.edu
Jay Gan
Professor of Environmental Chemistry & Environmental Chemist
Environmental Sciences
218 Science Lab I
(951) 827-2712
jay.gan@ucr.edu
Gan Lab
Andrew Gray
Associate Professor of Watershed Hydrology
Environmental Sciences
212 Science Lab I
(951) 827-6159
andrew.gray@ucr.edu
The Gray Lab
Tamara Harms
Associate Professor
Environmental Sciences
2316 Geology
(951) 827-9333
tamara.harms@ucr.edu
Harms Lab
Peter M. Homyak
Associate Professor of Ecosystem & Soil Microbial Processes
Environmental Sciences
312 Science Labs I
(951) 827-2358
peter.homyak1@ucr.edu
Homyak Lab
Francesca Hopkins
Associate Professor of Climate Change & Sustainability
Environmental Sciences
216 Science Labs I
(951) 827-4781
francesca.hopkins@ucr.edu
King-Fai Li
Assistant Professor of Environmental Science/Statistics
Environmental Sciences
228 B Geology
(951) 827-2692
king-fai.li@ucr.edu
Ying-Hsuan Lin
Associate Professor of Environmental Toxicology
Environmental Sciences
318 Science Labs I
(951) 827-3785
ying-hsuan.lin@ucr.edu
Lin Lab
Pedro Martinez
Assistant Professor of Pedology
Environmental Sciences
(951) 827-2078
pedro.martinez1@ucr.edu
Saverio Perri
Assistant Professor of Soil Physics
Environmental Sciences
(951) 827-2808
saverio.perri@ucr.edu
Perri Lab
William Porter
Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Dynamics and Modeling
Environmental Sciences
310 Science Labs I
(951) 827-1387
william.porter@ucr.edu
Daniel Schlenk
Distinguished Professor of Aquatic Ecotoxicology & Environmental Toxicology
Environmental Sciences
316 Science Labs I
(951) 827-2018
daniel.schlenk@ucr.edu
Elia Scudiero
Associate Professor of Precision Agriculture and Associate Agronomist
Environmental Sciences
(951) 827-4869
elia.scudiero@ucr.edu
Scudiero Lab
Jirka Šimunek
Distinguished Professor of Hydrology & Hydrologist
Environmental Sciences
2320 Geology
(951) 827-7854
jiri.simunek@ucr.edu
Amir Verdi
Associate Professor of Agricultural and Urban Water Management
Environmental Sciences
2326 Geology
(951) 827-4774
amir.verdi@ucr.edu
Verdi Water Management Group
David C. Volz
Professor of Environmental Toxicology
Environmental Sciences
314 Science Labs I
(951) 827-4450
david.volz@ucr.edu
Samantha Ying
Associate Professor of Soil Biogeochemistry
Environmental Sciences
(951) 827-4505
samantha.ying@ucr.edu
The Dirty Lab
Grad Students Profiles
Aral Greene
Advisor: Pete Homyak
Environmental Sciences
Researching biogeochemical cycling specifically effects of nitrogen deposition in dryland watersheds. Interested in science communication with young learners
Hannah Hapich
Advisor: Andrew B. Gray
Environmental Sciences
Fluvial fate and transport of microplastic pollution; open-source environmental database management
Haley Johnson
Advisor: Andrew B. Gray
Environmental Sciences
Fluvial microplastic fate and transport
Clare Murphy-Hagan
Advisor: Andrew B. Gray
Environmental Sciences
Researching fluvial trash and microplastic pollution fate and transport
Diana Rodriguez Amezquita
diana.rodriguezamezquita@email.ucr.edu
Advisor: Francesca Hopkins
Environmental Sciences
Climate Change and Sustainability
Lin Tan
Advisor: King-Fai Li
Environmental Sciences
Interested in global carbon cycle and chemistry-climate interaction.
Miranda Vega
Advisor: Sam Ying
Environmental Sciences
Miranda (she/ella) is interested in soil and water quality and its effects on Black, Indigenous, and communities of color. She is also looking for ways to integrate traditional ecological knowledge systems into her research. #LandBack
Cooperating Faculty
Emma Aronson
Associate Professor
Microbiology & Plant Pathology
Microbiology Prgrm
3411 Boyce Hall
(951) 827-4201
emma.aronson@ucr.edu
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Ariel Dinar
Distinguished Professor of Public Policy
Dean's Office
4135 Interdisciplinary South
(951) 827-4526
ariel.dinar@ucr.edu
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Darrel Jenerette
Professor and Landscape Ecologist
Botan and Plant Sciences
Ctr for Conservation Biology
3207 Batchelor Hall
(951) 827-7113
darrel.jenerette@ucr.edu
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Kurt Schwabe
Professor of Environmental Economics and Policy
Dean's Office
4147 Interdisciplinary South
(951) 827-2361
kurt.schwabe@ucr.edu
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Haofei Zhang
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Chemistry
(951) 827-3936
haofei.zhang@ucr.edu
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