Dr. Weimin Xi, Ph.D.
Professor, Senior Ecologist, Frances and Peter Swenson Endowed Chair in Rangeland Restoration Ecology
Department of Rangeland and Wildlife Sciences, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Graduate Research Assistants
Rohan Jayasuriya
2015
Project: Water Quality Survey of the Lower Rio Grande
Current: Project Manager/Engineer, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Austin, Texas
E-Mail: jayasuriya.rohan.15@gmail.com
Mukti Subedi
2016
Project: Evaluating geospatial distribution of drought, drought-induced tree mortality, and biomass loss in east Texas
Current: Postdoctoral researcher at University of Georgia
E-Mail: suvedimukti@gmail.com
Alex Rahmlow
2016
Proejct: Quantifying the benefits of street trees in Corpus Christi, Texas, using i-Tree Streets
Current: Fire Planning Coordinator, Oregon Department of Forestry
E-Mail: Alex.J.RAHMLOW@odf.oregon.gov
Sadguni Boppana
2016
Project: Global distribution and health risks of Scrub Typhus caused by Orientia Tsutsugamushi
Current: Quality engineer at Zimmer Biomet company, Indiana
E-Mail: sadguni123@gmail.com
Ruiren Zhou
2017
Project: A cost-benefits and eco-service modeling of urban trees and green infrastructure in Corpus Christi
Current: Postdoctoral researcher at Shanghai Jiaotong University
E-Mail:505878063@qq.com
John Loverin
2021
Project: Assessing resilience of forests to wildfires and fuel management in northern California through aerial photography analyses
Current: Data Analyst at Pearson
E-Mail: john.loverin@uconn.edu
Tilak Chaudhary
2021
Project: The coupled effects of exceptional drought and climate change on forest diversity and aboveground biomass in east Texas
Current: Ph.D. student at Texas State University
E-Mail: tilak977@gmail.com
Nicholas Dewez
2023
Project: Effects of an exceptional drought on tree mortality and stand development in the national forests of Texas
Current: PhD Student at University of Toronto, Canada
E-Mail:nicholasdewez93@gmail.com
Roshan P. Bhatta
2024
Proejct: Changes in Tree Survival, Stand Growth, and Carbon Dynamics in Response to Exceptional Drought in East Texas Forests
Current: PhD Student at University of Idaho
E-Mail:rshnbhtt@gmail.com
Research Technicians
Anup Macwan
Research Technician
Project: Digitial Herbarium
Curent:Senior Software Engineer, WillowTree
E-Mail:anupmac6@gmail.com
Dr. Xiaohuan Zhou
Research Technician
Project: LANDISVIEW and LANDIS-II Drought extension
Curent: Mahoney Engineering, Austin, Texas
E-Mail: zzxxhhzxh@gmail.com
Thomas Estabrook
GIS/RS Research Technician
Project: Using Pre-fire Forest Conditions and Environmental Variables to Predict Dixie Fire Burn Severity as Detected by Moderate-resolution Imagery
Curent: US Forest Service ORISE Fellow, Seattle, Washington
E-Mail: tgestab@umich.edu
Undergraduate Research Assistants
Jessica Quintana
Research Assistant
Department of Biological and Health Sciences
E-Mail: ladytoros2010@hotmail.com
Anthony Jackson
Research Assistant
Department of Animal, Rangeland, and Wildlife Sciences
E-Mail: ant.jaxon22@gmail.com
Ramon Lopez III
Research Assistant
Department of Biological and Health Sciences
E-Mail: ramon.lopez01@students.tamuk.edu
Alexis Hernandez
Research Assistant
Department of Biological and Health Sciences
E-Mail: alexis.a.hernandez@students.tamuk.edu
William L Corkill
Research Assistant
Department of Biological and Health Sciences
E-Mail: william.corkill@students.tamuk.edu
Brendan Joyce
Research Assistant
Department of Biological and Health Sciences
E-Mail: brendan.joyce@students.tamuk.edu
Dalenisa Coronado
Research Assistant
Department of Biological and Health Sciences
E-Mail: dalenisa.coronado@students.tamuk.edu
Denise Montoya
Research Assistant
Department of Biological and Health Sciences
E-Mail: denise.montoya@students.tamuk.edu
Alexa Mendietta
Research Assistant
Department of Biological and Health Sciences
E-Mail: alexa.mendietta@students.tamuk.edu
Visiting Scholars
Dr. HanS Wang
Visiting Scholar
Institute of Soil and Water Conservation
Northwest A&F University
E-Mail: hswang@ms.iswc.ac.cn
Dr. Juan Qin
Visiting Scholar
College of Resources and the Environment
Anhui Agricultural University
E-Mail: qjj814@ahau.edu.cn
Dr. Ming Yan
Visiting Scholar
School of Life Science
Shanxi Normal University
E-Mail: mycorrhiza@sina.com
