Our People: A-Z

David Ackerly
Faculty Scientist
Phone:
dackerly@lbl.gov

Newsha Ajami
Chief Development Officer for Research
Phone:
newsha@lbl.gov

Jonathan Ajo-Franklin
Visiting Faculty
Phone:
jbajo-franklin@lbl.gov

David Lee Alumbaugh
Carbon Storage Program Lead;
Hydrocarbon Science Program Lead;
Staff Scientist
Phone:
dlalumbaugh@lbl.gov

Lisa Alvarez-Cohen
Mechanical Faculty Scientific Engineer
Phone:
lalvarez-cohen@lbl.gov

Bhavna Arora
Carbon Removal and Mineralization Program Head;
Research Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
barora@lbl.gov

Nick Atkinson
Senior Resource Analyst
Phone:
natkinson@lbl.gov

Toshiyuki Bandai
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
tbandai@lbl.gov

Jillian Banfield
Faculty Scientist
Phone:
jfbanfield@lbl.gov

Shelby Bemiss
Administrative Assistant
Phone:
sbemiss@lbl.gov

Emily Bercos-Hickey
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
ebercoshickey@lbl.gov

Pramod Bhuvankar
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
pbhuvankar@lbl.gov

Markus Bill
Senior Scientific Engineering Associate
Phone:
Fax:
mbill@lbl.gov

Sébastien Biraud
Staff Scientist
Climate Sciences Department Head
Phone:
scbiraud@lbl.gov

Jens Birkholzer
Director, Energy Geosciences Division;
Senior Scientist;
Hydrogeologist
Phone:
Fax:
jtbirkholzer@lbl.gov

James K. Bishop
Senior Faculty Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
jkbishop@lbl.gov

Niklas Blanadet
Research Associate
Phone:
nblanadet@lbl.gov

Laura Blanco Martin
Faculty Scientist

Barbara Bomfim
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
bbomfim@lbl.gov

William Ronald Boos
Faculty Scientist
Phone:
wrboos@lbl.gov

Sharon E. Borglin
Principal Scientific Research Associate

Nicholas J. Bouskill
Research Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
njbouskill@lbl.gov

Hanna Breunig
Research Scientist
Phone:
hannabreunig@lbl.gov

Eoin Brodie
Microbiologist, Senior Scientist
Deputy Director, Climate & Ecosystem Sciences Division;
Lead, Environmental & Biological Systems Sciences Program Domain
Phone:
Fax:
elbrodie@lbl.gov

Robert Jay Budnitz
Guest Physicist Project Scientist/Engineer
Affiliate
Phone:
rjbudnitz@lbl.gov

Christin Buechner
Program Manager

Roland Burgmann
Faculty Scientist
Phone:
rburgmann@lbl.gov

Madison Burrus
Research Assistant
Phone:
mburrus@lbl.gov

Matt Calvert
Resource Analyst
Phone:
mattcalvert@lbl.gov

Mary Kay Camarillo
Visiting Faculty
Phone:
mkcamarillo@lbl.gov

Orlando Casiano
Area Deputy of Operations;
Operations Manager
Phone:
ocasiano@lbl.gov

Cristina Castanha
Principal Research Associate
Phone:
ccastanha@lbl.gov

Oriana Elizabeth Holtz Chafe
Research Associate
Phone:
oechafe@lbl.gov

Romy Chakraborty
Ecology Department Head
Staff Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
rchakraborty@lbl.gov

Jeffrey Chambers
Faculty Scientist
Phone:
jchambers@lbl.gov

Wai-Yin Stephen Chan
Senior Scientific Engineering Associate
Phone:
swchan@lbl.gov

Chun Chang
Research Scientist
Phone:
chunchang@lbl.gov

Kuang-Yu Chang
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
ckychang@lbl.gov

Donna Chau
HR Division Partner

Mingfei Chen
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
mingfeichen@lbl.gov

Jinsong Chen
Staff Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
jchen@lbl.gov

John Chun Hong Chiang
Faculty Scientist

Carol Chien
Program Operations Analyst
Phone:
clchien@lbl.gov

Sandy Chin
Program Manager
Phone:
schin@lbl.gov

Sung Choi
Principal Scientific Engineering Associate
Phone:
sungchoi@lbl.gov

Chunwei Chou
Research Scientist

John Neil Christensen
Staff Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
jnchristensen@lbl.gov

Housen Chu
Research Scientist
Phone:
hchu@lbl.gov

Abdullah Cihan
Staff Scientist
Phone:
acihan@lbl.gov

Fabio Ciulla
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
fciulla@lbl.gov

Julien F. Cohen-Waeber
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Phone:
jfwaeber@lbl.gov

Kate Coldwell
Senior HR Division Partner
Phone:
kcoldwell@lbl.gov

William D. (Bill) Collins
Associate Laboratory Director, Earth and Environmental Sciences Area
Phone:
Fax:
wdcollins@lbl.gov

Michael Commer
Guest Scientist
Affiliate

Mark Conrad
Isotopic Geochemist & Geologist
Staff Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
msconrad@lbl.gov

Paul Cook
Principal Scientific Engineering Associate
Phone:
Fax:
pjcook@lbl.gov

Lauren Nicole Core
Public Affairs Specialist
Phone:
lncore@lbl.gov

Julia Correa
Research Scientist
Phone:
juliacorrea@lbl.gov

Troy Cortez
Administrative Assistant
Phone:
tcortez@lbl.gov

Baptiste Dafflon
Staff Scientist
Phone:
bdafflon@lbl.gov

Thomas Daley
Staff Scientist (retired)
Affiliate
Phone:
tmdaley@lbl.gov

Joan Damerow
Project Scientist
Phone:
joandamerow@lbl.gov

Kristyn Davis
Senior Resource Analyst
Phone:
kristyndavis@lbl.gov

Sigrid Dengel
Scientific Engineering Associate
Phone:
Fax:
sdengel@lbl.gov

Donald J. DePaolo
Graduate Professor of Geochemistry and Senior Faculty Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
djdepaolo@lbl.gov

Alan V. Di Vittorio
Research Scientist

Patrick F. Dobson
Geothermal Systems Program Lead
Staff Scientist
Phone:
pfdobson@lbl.gov

Jeremy K. Domen
Research Associate
Phone:
jkdomen@lbl.gov

Wenming Dong
Research Scientist
Phone:
wenmingdong@lbl.gov

Daniel Dores
Program Operations Analyst
Phone:
ddores@lbl.gov

Christine Doughty
Staff Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
cadoughty@lbl.gov

Dipankar Dwivedi
Staff Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
ddwivedi@lbl.gov

Ricardo Jorge Eloy Alves
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
rjealves@lbl.gov

Brandon C. Enalls
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Nicola Falco
Research Scientist

Boris A. Faybishenko
Earth Staff Scientist

Daniel Feldman
Staff Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
drfeldman@lbl.gov

Stefan Finsterle
Guest Scientist
Affiliate

Sylvain Fiolleau
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Peter Sewell Fiske
National Alliance for Water Innovation Director (NAWI)
Water-Energy Resilience Institute Director (WERRI)
Phone:
pfiske@lbl.gov

Vassiliki A. Fissekidou
Safety Engineer/Specialist
Phone:
vafissekidou@lbl.gov

Patricia M. Fox
Senior Scientific Engineering Associate
Phone:
pmfox@lbl.gov

William Foxall
Guest Senior Scientist
Affiliate
Phone:
bfoxall@lbl.gov

Barry M. Freifeld
Guest Scientist/Mechanical Engineer (Retired)
Affliate
Phone:
bmfreifeld@lbl.gov

Inez Fung
Faculty Scientist
Phone:
ifung@lbl.gov

Xiulin Gao
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
xiulingao@lbl.gov

Erika Gasperikova
Research Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
egasperikova@lbl.gov

Cynthia Gerlein-Safdi
Faculty Scientist
Phone:
cgerleinsafdi@lbl.gov

Benjamin Gilbert
Discovery Geosciences Program Domain Lead
BES Geochemistry Program Lead
Senior Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
bgilbert@lbl.gov

Pupa Gilbert
Visiting Faculty
Phone:
pgilbert@lbl.gov

Jacob Gimbel
Program Operations Analyst
Phone:
jgimbel@lbl.gov

Stanislav Glubokovskikh
Research Scientist

Norman E. Goldstein
Guest Senior Scientist
Affiliate
Phone:
negoldstein@lbl.gov

Andrew S. Graus
Associate Software Developer
Phone:
agraus@lbl.gov

Yves Guglielmi
Senior Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
yguglielmi@lbl.gov

Bridgette Leigh Hall
Administrative Assistant
Phone:
BLHall@lbl.gov

Zhao Hao
Principal Scientific Engineering Associate
Phone:
zhao@lbl.gov

Sara Hefty
Administrator to the Division Director
Phone:
shefty@lbl.gov

Reed Helgens
Program Operations Analyst
Phone:
rhelgens@lbl.gov

Jennifer A. Holm
Research Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
jaholm@lbl.gov

Chet Hopp
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
chopp@lbl.gov

Mengsu Hu
Research Scientist
Phone:
mengsuhu@lbl.gov

Lawrence J. Hutchings
Project Scientist
Affiliate
Phone:
Fax:
ljhutchings@lbl.gov

Sahar Iranipour
Resource Analyst
Phone:
siranipour@lbl.gov

Kripa Akila Jagannathan
Research Scientist
Phone:
kajagannathan@lbl.gov

Kolby Jeremiah Jardine
Research Scientist
Phone:
kjjardine@lbl.gov

Boris Jeremic
Faculty Scientist
Phone:
bjeremic@lbl.gov

Andrew D. Jones
Staff Scientist
Program Domain Lead for Earth Systems and Society
Phone:
adjones@lbl.gov

Preston D. Jordan
Principal Scientific Engineering Associate
Phone:
pdjordan@lbl.gov

Ulas Karaoz
Research Scientist
Phone:
ukaraoz@lbl.gov

Kenzi Karasaki
Guest Scientist
Affiliate
Phone:
kkarasaki@lbl.gov

Noel Keen
Software Developer
Phone:
ndkeen@lbl.gov

Trevor Keenan
Faculty Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
trevorkeenan@lbl.gov

Lisa Kelly
Senior Advisor to the EESA Associate Laboratory Director
Phone:
Fax:
lmkelly@lbl.gov

Burton M. Kennedy
Guest Scientist
Affiliate
Phone:
Fax:
bmkennedy@lbl.gov

Kunhwi Kim
Affiliate
Phone:
kunhwikim@lbl.gov

Melanie R. Kincaid
Administrator to the ALD
Senior Administrator
Phone:
mrkincaid@lbl.gov

Kevin Knauss
Guest Scientist
Affiliate
Phone:
kgknauss@lbl.gov

Tim Kneafsey
Affiliate Scientist (Retired)
Phone:
Fax:
tjkneafsey@lbl.gov

Ryan G. Knox
Software Developer
Phone:
rgknox@lbl.gov

Ayumi Koishi
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
akoishi@lbl.gov

Nieves T. Kooyman
Space Planning Specialist
Phone:
ntkooyman@lbl.gov

Charles Dunbar Koven
Staff Scientist
Phone:
cdkoven@lbl.gov

Lara Kueppers
Faculty Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
lmkueppers@lbl.gov

Ram Kumar
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
ramkumar@lbl.gov

Jack Lamb
Student Assistant
Phone:
jlamb@lbl.gov

Peter Lau
Business Manager
Phone:
pklau@lbl.gov

Corinne Elisabeth Layland-Bachmann
Senior Scientific Engineering Associate
Phone:
cebachmann@lbl.gov

Ji Yeon Lee
Research Associate
Phone:
jyl@lbl.gov

Gregory Lemieux
Software Developer
Phone:
glemieux@lbl.gov

Chunhui Li
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
chunhuili@lbl.gov

Harrison Lisabeth
Research Scientist
Phone:
hlisabeth@lbl.gov

Philip E. Long
Guest Scientist
Deputy Lead, Sustainable Systems Science Focus Area
Affiliate
Phone:
Fax:
pelong@lbl.gov

Marcos Longo
Research Scientist
Phone:
mlongo@lbl.gov

Alejandro “Alex” Luna
Pr Resource Analyst
Phone:
avluna@lbl.gov

Linqing Luo
Research Scientist
Phone:
linqingluo@lbl.gov

Keurfon Luu
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
keurfonluu@lbl.gov

Elizabeth (Lizz) Mahoney
Senior Administrator to the Division Director

Ernest L. Majer
Guest Scientist
Affiliate
Phone:
elmajer@lbl.gov

Michael Manga
Faculty Scientist
Phone:
mmanga@lbl.gov

Gianna Marschmann
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
glmarschmann@lbl.gov

David McCallen
Senior Scientist
Phone:
dbmccallen@lbl.gov

Zelalem A. Mekonnen
Research Scientist
Phone:
zmekonnen@lbl.gov

Mamun Miah
Project Scientist
Phone:
mmiah@lbl.gov

Utkarsh Mital
Project Scientist
Phone:
umital@lbl.gov

Midhun (Mikey) Mohan
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Phone:
mid_mohan@lbl.gov

Sergi Molins Rafa
Staff Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
smolins@lbl.gov

Alejandro Morales
Mechanical Engineering Technician
Phone:
armorales@lbl.gov

George J. Moridis
Senior Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
gjmoridis@lbl.gov

Andrew Moyes
Senior Scientific Engineering Associate
Phone:
abmoyes@lbl.gov

Seiji Nakagawa
Staff Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
snakagawa@lbl.gov

Nori Nakata
Staff Scientist
Phone:
nnakata@lbl.gov

Rie Nakata (Kamei)
Earth Research Scientist

Hannah Naughton
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
hnaughton@lbl.gov

Avinash Nayak
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
anayak7@lbl.gov

Jessica Needham
Research Scientist
Phone:
jfneedham@lbl.gov

Robinson I. Negron-Juarez
Staff Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
robinson.inj@lbl.gov

Michelle Newcomer
Research Scientist
Phone:
mnewcomer@lbl.gov

Edward Nichols
Senior Scientific Engineering Associate

Peter S. Nico
Deputy Director, Energy Geosciences Division;
Resilient Energy, Water and Infrastructure Program Domain Lead;
UC Berkeley Associate Adjunct Professor;
Senior Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
psnico@lbl.gov

Nils Anders Petersson
Guest Scientist
Affiliate
Phone:
andersp@lbl.gov

Travis A. O’Brien
Visiting Faculty
Phone:
Fax:
taobrien@lbl.gov

Dylan O’Ryan
Research Associate
Phone:
dporyan@lbl.gov

Curtis M. Oldenburg
Senior Scientist
Rehired Retiree

Omotayo A. Omosebi
Research Scientist
Phone:
oaomosebi@lbl.gov

Elaine Pegoraro
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
elainepegoraro@lbl.gov

Jasquelin Pena
Faculty Scientist
Phone:
jpena@lbl.gov

John E. Peterson
Principal Scientific Engineering Associate
Phone:
Fax:
jepeterson@lbl.gov

Floriana Petrone
Visiting Faculty
Visitin
Phone:
Fax:
florianapetrone@lbl.gov

Rachel C. Porras
Senior Research Associate
Phone:
rcporras@lbl.gov

Satyarth Praveen
Data Scientist

Christina Kosta Procopiou
Communications Lead
Communications Lead
Phone:
ckprocopiou@lbl.gov

Youzheng Qi
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
youzhengqi@lbl.gov

Nigel William Trevelyan Quinn
HydroEcological Engineering Advanced Decision Support (HEADS)
Group Leader, Staff Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
nwquinn@lbl.gov

Clayton J. Radke
Faculty Scientist/Engineer
Phone:
clradke@lbl.gov

Christine Ramos
Administrator
Phone:
chramos@lbl.gov

Matthew T. Reagan
Staff Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
mtreagan@lbl.gov

James W. Rector
Faculty Scientist
Phone:
jwrector@lbl.gov

Ken Reichl
Senior Scientific Engineering Associate
Phone:
kreichl@lbl.gov

Alan Rhoades
Hydroclimate Research Scientist
Phone:
arhoades@lbl.gov

William J. Riley
Director (Acting), Climate & Ecosystem Sciences Division;
Senior Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
wjriley@lbl.gov

Mark Risser
Research Scientist
Phone:
mdrisser@lbl.gov

Michelle Robertson
Program Manager
Phone:
mcrobertson@lbl.gov

Emily A. Robles
Student Assistant
Phone:
emilyarobles@lbl.gov

David Romps
Faculty Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
dromps@lbl.gov

Jonny Rutqvist
Senior Scientist
Hydrogeology Department Head
Phone:
Fax:
jrutqvist@lbl.gov

André Santos
Research Associate
Phone:
aldsantos@lbl.gov

Tsubasa Sasaki
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
tsubasasasaki@lbl.gov

Shijie Shu
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
sshu@lbl.gov

Whendee L. Silver
Faculty Scientist
Phone:
wlsilver@lbl.gov

Nicholas Sitar
Faculty Scientist
Phone:
nsitar@lbl.gov

Jeremy T. Smith
Senior Scientific Engineering Associate
Phone:
jtsmith@lbl.gov

Jeremy Snyder
Marketing Specialist
Phone:
jsnyder@lbl.gov

Kenichi Soga
Faculty Scientist

Eric L. Sonnenthal
Staff Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
elsonnenthal@lbl.gov

Florian A. Soom
Scientific Engineering Associate
Phone:
flosoom@lbl.gov

Kim Sopher
Program Manager for the Climate & Ecosystem Sciences Division
Phone:
ksopher@lbl.gov

Patrick Oliver Sorensen
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
posorensen@lbl.gov

Anna Spiers
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Matthias Sprenger
Earth Research Scientist
Phone:
msprenger@lbl.gov

Susan Sprinkle
Program Operations Analyst
Phone:
ssprinkle@lbl.gov

Carl I. Steefel
Geochemistry Department Head
Senior Scientist & Department Head
Phone:
Fax:
cisteefel@lbl.gov

Eric Stevens
Program Operations Analyst
Phone:
ewstevens@lbl.gov

Daniel Stolper
Faculty Scientist

Lucien Stolze
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

William T. Stringfellow
Director, Ecological Engineering Research Program
Environmental Staff Engineer
Phone:
Fax:
wstringfellow@lbl.gov

Julia Szinai
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Maryam Tabbakhha
Project Scientist

Jinyun Tang
Staff Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
jinyuntang@lbl.gov

Jing Tao
Research Scientist

Neslihan Tas
Research Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
ntas@lbl.gov

Bryan Taylor
Information Technology
Phone:
betaylor@lbl.gov

Haiyan Teng
Climate & Atmosphere Processes Program Domain Lead
Staff Scientist
Phone:
hteng@lbl.gov

Tetsu K. Tokunaga
Senior Scientist (retired)
Affiliate
Phone:
Fax:
tktokunaga@lbl.gov

Margaret S. Torn
Ecologist & Biogeochemist
Senior Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
mstorn@lbl.gov

Hafssa Tounsi
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
htounsi@lbl.gov

Christophe Tournassat
Visiting Faculty

Craig Ulrich
Principal Scientific Engineering Associate
Phone:
Fax:
culrich@lbl.gov

Evan S. Um
Project Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
esum@lbl.gov

Pouya Vahmani
Research Scientist
Phone:
pvahmani@lbl.gov

Carol A. Valladao
Program Manager
Finance & Compliance Director for NAWI
Phone:
cavalladao@lbl.gov

Charuleka Varadharajan
Staff Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
cvaradharajan@lbl.gov

Donald W. Vasco
Hydrogeophysicist
Senior Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
dwvasco@lbl.gov

Haruko Murakami Wainwright
Affiliate Scientist
Phone:
hmwainwright@lbl.gov

Jiamin Wan
Staff Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
jmwan@lbl.gov

Lijing Wang
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
lijingwang@lbl.gov

Chen Wang
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Jiannan Wang
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
jiannanwang@lbl.gov

Shi Wang
Principal Research Associate
Phone:
shiwang@lbl.gov

Helen Weierbach
Research Associate
Phone:
HWeierbach@lbl.gov

Michael Whittaker
Research Scientist
Phone:
mwhittaker@lbl.gov

Stijn Wielandt
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Phone:
stijnwielandt@lbl.gov

Kenneth H. Williams
Senior Scientist
Environmental Remediation and Water Resources Program Lead
Phone:
Fax:
khwilliams@lbl.gov

Michael Wilt
Staff Scientist (retired)
Affiliate
Phone:
mwilt@lbl.gov

Todd J. Wood
Principal Scientific Engineering Associate
Phone:
tjwood@lbl.gov

Erica Woodburn
Research Scientist
Seaborg Research Fellow
Phone:
Fax:
erwoodburn@lbl.gov

Yuxin Wu
Geophysics Department Head,
Staff Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
ywu3@lbl.gov

Zexuan Xu
Research Scientist
Phone:
zexuanxu@lbl.gov

Da Yang
Faculty Scientist
Phone:
dayang@lbl.gov

Koong Yi
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Piotr Pawel Zarzycki
Research Scientist
Phone:
ppzarzycki@lbl.gov

Keni Zhang
Scientific Software Developer
Phone:
Fax:
kzhang@lbl.gov

Yingqi Zhang
Staff Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
yqzhang@lbl.gov

LianGe Zheng
Staff Scientist
Nuclear Energy and Waste Program Head
Phone:
Fax:
lzheng@lbl.gov

Jizhong Zhou
Visiting Faculty
Phone:
jzzhou@lbl.gov

Quanlin Zhou
Staff Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
qzhou@lbl.gov

Yang Zhou
Research Scientist
Phone:
yzhou2@lbl.gov

Qing Zhu
Research Scientist
Phone:
Fax:
qzhu@lbl.gov