Group Lead

Pengfei Xue, PhD

Professor
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director, Numerical Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory,
Great Lakes Research Center
Michigan Technological University

Current Group Members

Geeta Nain

Ph.D. student and Research Assistant (08/2024-present)
Atmospheric Sciences Program
Michigan Technological University
Hayden Henderson

Part-time Ph.D. Student (12/2023-present)
Atmospheric Sciences Program
Research Engineer, Great Lakes Research Center
Michigan Technological University
Chenfu Huang, PhD

Research Scientist (08/2021-present)
Great Lakes Research Center
Michigan Technological University
Chuyan Zhao, PhD

Postdoc fellow (12/2023-present)
Great Lakes Research Center
Michigan Technological University
Yi Chen, PhD

Postdoc fellow (03/2024-present)
Great Lakes Research Center
Michigan Technological University
Yuqi (Vicky) Wang

Visiting Student (04/2025-present)
Dept. of Civil, Environmental and Geospatial Engineering
Michigan Technological University

Former Postdoc

Qi Shi, PhD

Former Postdoc 05/2018-03/2020
Great Lakes Research Center
Michigan Technological University
Current Position: Scientist
Alabama - National Water Center
NOAA
Longhuan Zhu, PhD

Former Postdoc (01/2021-08/2023)
Great Lakes Research Center
Michigan Technological University
Current Position: Research Scientist
University of New Hampshire

Former Students

Miraj Kayastha

Former Ph.D. student (05/202105/2025)
and Master Student (09/2019-05/2021)
Current Position: Postdoc fellow
Environmetal Science and Engineering Parsons Lab,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Xing Zhou

Former PhD Student (09/2017-05/2023)
Current Position: Postdoc fellow
School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology
Chenfu Huang

Former PhD Student (09/2014-08/2021)
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Michigan Technological University
Current Position: Research Scientist
Great Lakes Research Center
Michigan Technological University
Xinyu Ye

Former PhD Student(09/2014-05/2019)
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Michigan Technological University
Current Position: Assistant Teaching Professor
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Michigan Technological University
Saumik Mallik

Former Master Student (09/2022-05/2024)
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Michigan Technological University
Current Position: Water Resources Engineer at Westwood Professional Services
Anna Li Hoely

Former Master Student and Research Assistant (08/2021-05/2023)
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Michigan Technological University
Current Position: Water Resources Engineer at Dewberry
Eva Muller

Undergraduate research assistant (03/2021-05/2023)
Computer Science Major
Minor, Mathematical Sciences
Michigan Technological University
Current Position: IT Developer @ Electronic Theatre Controls

Jiaqi Chen

Master of Science (2016)
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Michigan Technological University
Aditya Wagh

Intern (01/2019-06/2020)
Master in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Michigan Technological University
Ryan Kibler

Undergraduate research assistant (02/2014-09/2018)
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Michigan Technological University
Current Position: Environmental Engineer at 3M

Lily Kraft

Undergraduate research assistant (02/2019-09/2019)
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Michigan Technological University
Crystal Wang

Research Intern (04/2024-09/2024)
Great Lakes Research Center
Michigan Technological University
Current Position: Bachelor at University of Chicago