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Talal Al Khanfous

Masters, Biomechanical

Advisor: Harry Field

Education: B.S., Agriculture Machinery, University of Basrah, 2005



Pistol Pete

Neha Bhadbhade

Doctoral, Environment and Natural Resources
Advisor: Glenn Brown

Education:
B.S. Biosystems Engineering, Kansas State University, 2001
M.S. Biosystems Engineering, Kansas State University, 2003



Pushpak Bhandari

Pushpak Bhandari

Masters, Bioprocessing
Advisor: Ajay Kumar

Pushpak is engaged in projects related to clean fuel production from biomass gasification syngas, catalyst design and manufacture and contaminant removal from fuels.

Education:
B. E. Chemical Engineering, University of Pune, 2010
BSc. Tech. Applied Biotechnology, Sikkim-Manipal University, 2010

Email: pushpak.bhandari@okstate.edu



Rachel Carson

Rachel Carson

Masters, Environment and Natural Resources

Advisor: Garey Fox

Education: B.S. Biosystems Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 2010

Email: rachel.carson@okstate.edu



Christianson Reid

Reid Christianson

Doctoral, Environment and Natural Resources

Advisor: Garey Fox

Education: B.S. Biosystems Engineering, Kansas State University
Education: M.S. Biosystems Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 2010



Cara Cowan Watts

Cara Cowan Watts

Doctoral, Biosystems Engineering
Advisor: Dan Storm

Education: B.S. Mechanical Engineering, OSU, 1997
M.S. Telecommunications Management, OSU-Tulsa, 2002
Also studied at: University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Electrical Engineering University of Central Oklahoma, Engineering

Click here to view Cara's curriculum vitae.



Erin Daly

Erin Daly

Masters, Environment and Natural Resources

Advisor: Dan Storm

Education: B.S. Biosystems Engineering, Clemson University, 2010

Email: erin.daly@okstate.edu



Mamatha Devarapalli

Mamatha Devarapalli

Doctoral, Bioprocessing

Advisor: Hasan Atiyeh

Education: B.S Chemical Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, 2006
M.S. Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 2008



Jie Gao

Jie Gao

Masters, Bioprocessing and Biotechnology

Advisor: Hasan Atiyeh

Education: B.S. Bioengineering, Nanjing Forestry University, China, 2010

Email: jieg@okstate.edu



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Yi Gao

Masters, Biotechnology

Advisor: Jessie Mao

Education: B.S., Biotechnology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 2010



Bekki Harjo

Bekki Harjo

Doctoral, Environment and Natural Resources

Advisor: Glenn Brown

Education: B.S. Civil Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 1998
M.S. Civil Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 1999
J.D.,Texas Wesleyan University, 2006

Email: bekki.harjo@okstate.edu



Derek Heeren

Derek Heeren

Derek 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



Amit Khanchi

Amit Khanchi

Doctoral, Biotechnology

Advisor: Carol Jones

Education: B.Tech, Food Technology, Punjam Technical University, India, 2004
M. Eng., Processing & Food Engineering, Punjam Agricultural University, India, 2007



Adrian Koller

Adrian Koller

Doctoral, Biomechanical

Advisor: Michael Buser

Education: B.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, 2002
M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005



Pistol Pete

Joseph "Joey" Kovar

Masters, Food Processing

Advisor: Tim Bowser

Education: B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Tulsa, 2004



Jesi Lay

Jesi Lay

Masters, Environment and Natural Resources

Advisor: Jason Vogel

Education: B.S. Biosystems Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 2010

Email: jesi.lay@okstate.edu



Haixia Li

Haixia Li

Doctoral, Biomechanical

Advisor: Ning Wang

Education: B.S. Electronic Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P.R. China. 2005
M.S. Electrical and Automatic Engineering applied in Agricultural, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P.R. China. 2008

Email: haixia.li@okstate.edu



Kan Liu

Kan Liu

Doctoral, Bioprocessing

Advisor: Hasan Atiyeh

Education: B.S. Pharmaceutical Engineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, China, 2006
M.S. Fermentation Engineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, China, 2009

Email: kan.liu@okstate.edu



Pistol Pete

Tong Liu

Masters, Bioprocessing

Advisor: Mark Wilkins

Education: B.Tech., Industrial Biotechnology, Prathyusha Engineering College, Anna Univ, 2006



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