People

Dr. Jiabi Du

Principal Investigator

Research Interests: ocean modelling; marine robotics; extreme weather events; sea level rise; flooding; water quality
Email: jdu@tamug.edu

Haodong Xu

Postdoc Research Associate

Research Interests: transport of coastal pollutant; ocean modeling
Email: hxu@tamu.edu

Yoonho Jung

Postdoc Research Associate

Research Interests: ocean modeling; coastal flooding; ocean dynamics
Email: yoonho@tamu.edu

Junwei Hua

PhD student

Research Interests: mesoscale eddies; marine heat wave; ocean modeling
Email: jhua@tamu.edu

Tianyi Lu

PhD student

Research Interests: marine heat wave; ocean modeling; large-scale climate variations
Email: luty8@tamu.edu

Sandra Manulat

PhD student (Co-advised with Dr. Ping Chang)

Research Interests: coastal ocean modeling; long-term sea level variations; air-sea interactions
Email: ccsmanulat@tamu.edu

Michael Shao

Graduate Student
Major: ocean engineering

Research Interests: marine robotics, ocean engineering
Email: syf02-416@tamu.edu

Ruiqi Li

Graduate Student
Major: ocean engineering

Research Interests: marine robotics, ocean engineering
Email: rqli329@tamu.edu

Alex Han

Undergraduate Student
Major: Electrical Engineering

Study Interests: circuit design, marine robotics, water quality, &robotics design
Email: alexhan@tamu.edu

Allen Sundia

Undergraduate Student
Major: Mechanical Engineering

Study Interests: additive manufacturing, automation, computer-aided design, & programming
Email: a75@email.tamu.edu

Miguel Cabrera Marcano

Undergraduate Student Major: Mechanical Engineering

Study Interests: programming, robotics, aerospace, vehicles
Email: miguelworkacct06@tamu.edu

Emily Summers

Year in the lab: 2023-2024
PhD student, Graduate in May 2024

Research Interests: microplastic; coastal pollutant; particle tracking model
Email: emilyjane1215@tamu.edu

Luis Jancowski

Year in the lab: 2025-2026
Major: Aerospace Engineering

Study Interests: aeronautics, programming, automation, &control systems
Email: luis-jan@tamu.edu

Sofia McGreger

Year in the lab: 2025-2026
Major: MARS

Study Interests: marine robots, water quality, ocean modeling, &sea level rise, flooding
Email: sofiamcgreger@tamu.edu

McKinsey McClure

Year in the lab: 2024-2025
Major: MARS

Research Interests: marine heat wave
Email: mckinsey.mcclure@tamu.edu