GRADUATE STUDENTS
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Talal Al KhanfousMasters, Biomechanical Advisor: Harry Field Education: B.S., Agriculture Machinery, University of Basrah, 2005 |
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Neha BhadbhadeDoctoral, Environment and Natural Resources Education: |
Pushpak Bhandari
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Masters, Bioprocessing Pushpak is engaged in projects related to clean fuel production from biomass gasification syngas, catalyst design and manufacture and contaminant removal from fuels. Education: Email: pushpak.bhandari@okstate.edu |
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Rachel CarsonMasters, Environment and Natural Resources Advisor: Garey Fox Education: B.S. Biosystems Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 2010 Email: rachel.carson@okstate.edu |
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Reid ChristiansonDoctoral, Environment and Natural Resources Advisor: Garey Fox Education: B.S. Biosystems Engineering, Kansas State University |
Cara Cowan Watts
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Doctoral, Biosystems Engineering Education: B.S. Mechanical Engineering, OSU, 1997 |
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Erin DalyMasters, Environment and Natural Resources Advisor: Dan Storm Education: B.S. Biosystems Engineering, Clemson University, 2010 Email: erin.daly@okstate.edu |
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Mamatha DevarapalliDoctoral, Bioprocessing Advisor: Hasan Atiyeh Education: B.S Chemical Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, 2006 |
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Jie GaoMasters, Bioprocessing and Biotechnology Advisor: Hasan Atiyeh Education: B.S. Bioengineering, Nanjing Forestry University, China, 2010 Email: jieg@okstate.edu |
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Yi GaoMasters, Biotechnology Advisor: Jessie Mao Education: B.S., Biotechnology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 2010 |
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Bekki HarjoDoctoral, Environment and Natural Resources Advisor: Glenn Brown Education: B.S. Civil Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 1998 Email: bekki.harjo@okstate.edu |
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Derek HeerenDerek is a doctoral student focusing on streambank stability and subsurface nutrient transport. He joined the department in June 2008 as a Research Engineer and Ph.D. student. Advisor: Garey Fox Education: B.S. Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, South Dakota State University, 2004 |
Education: M.S. Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, South Dakota State University, 2008
Professional Activities:
Engineering Intern (EI), South Dakota
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
Address: 114 Agricultural Hall | Stillwater, OK | 74078
Phone: 405.744.8429 | Email: derek.heeren@okstate.edu
Websites: Derek's page
Subsurface phosphorus page
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Amit KhanchiDoctoral, Biotechnology Advisor: Carol Jones Education: B.Tech, Food Technology, Punjam Technical University, India, 2004 |
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Adrian KollerDoctoral, Biomechanical Advisor: Michael Buser Education: B.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, 2002 |
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Joseph "Joey" KovarMasters, Food Processing Advisor: Tim Bowser Education: B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Tulsa, 2004 |
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Jesi LayMasters, Environment and Natural Resources Advisor: Jason Vogel Education: B.S. Biosystems Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 2010 Email: jesi.lay@okstate.edu |
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Haixia LiDoctoral, Biomechanical Advisor: Ning Wang Education: B.S. Electronic Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P.R. China. 2005 Email: haixia.li@okstate.edu |
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Kan LiuDoctoral, Bioprocessing Advisor: Hasan Atiyeh Education: B.S. Pharmaceutical Engineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, China, 2006 Email: kan.liu@okstate.edu |
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Tong LiuMasters, Bioprocessing Advisor: Mark Wilkins Education: B.Tech., Industrial Biotechnology, Prathyusha Engineering College, Anna Univ, 2006 |

















