Vestlab people

Faculty

AFC

Andres Clarens
Assistant Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Virginia
aclarens@virginia.edu
Click here for a full CV

Ph.D. (2008) Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan
M.S.E. (2004) Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan
B.S. (1999) Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia

Graduate Students

Alec Gosse
Ph.D. Candidate
Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Virginia
cag6qv@virginia.edu

B.S. Virginia Tech
Project: Sustainable Pavement Via Optimal LIfe Cycle Management

AFC

Xiaowei (Vivian) Liu
Ph.D. Candidate
Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Virginia
xl5d@virginia.edu

B.S. Tongji University
Project: Algae-to-energy life cycle assessments

AFC

Eleazer "Shane" Resurreccion
Ph.D. Candidate
Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Virginia
epr4t@virginia.edu

B.S.University of the Philippines, Los Baños
Project: Industrial ecology of coal-based power with algae cultivation

AFC

Shibo Wang
Ph.D. Candidate
Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Virginia
sw5qc@virginia.edu

B.S. Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
Project: Evaluation of carbon leakage from deep saline aquifers.

AFC

Brian Weaver
Ph.D. Candidate
Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Virginia
bkw3q@virginia.edu

B.A. Bridgewater College
Project: Gas Expanded Lubricants

Undergraduate Students

Erika Arias
Undergraduate Student
Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Virginia
esa4ex@virginia.edu

Project: Gas Expanded Lubricant Properties

Ari Daniels
Undergraduate Student
Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Virginia
dae3m@virginia.edu

Project: Climate Change and Hampton Roads Transportation

Ian Edwards
Undergraduate Student
Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Virginia
iane@virginia.edu

Project: Carbon Dioxide Leakage from Sequestration Sites

Caire Sessler
Undergraduate Student
Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Virginia
cks7z@virginia.edu

Project: Algae growth and emerging contaminants

Alumni

Jasmine Copeland
Undergraduate Student
Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Virginia
jic2s@virginia.edu

Project: Geologic carbon sequestration

Jay Tison
Undergraduate Student
Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Virginia
bjt5x@virginia.edu

Project: Gas Expanded Lubricant Rheology

AFC

Mark Santana
M.S. 2009
Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Virginia
mvs2f@virginia.edu

B.S. Old Dominion University
Project: Life Cycle Implications of Coal Fly Ash Reuse

AFC

Ben Fry
Undergraduate Student
Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Virginia
baf5p@virginia.edu

Project: Comparative life cycle assessment of biocrude production using algae.

Friends of the Lab

Amir Younin
Ph.D. Candidate
Mechanical Engineering
University of Virginia
aay7n@virginia.edu

Project: Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication

Peter Whitehead
Ph.D. Candidate
Systems Engineering
University of Virginia
npwhitehead@virginia.edu

Project: Multiobjective evaluation of alternative liquid fuels for DoD

Lab Group (Summer 2011)

Lab Group (Summer 2010)

We are always looking for graduate students with a strong academic background, laboratory training (preferably in high pressure chemistry), and interest in environmental work. If you are interested contact Prof. Clarens.