People

Dr. Michael (M.P.) Hayes

Assistant Professor Ag & Industrial Water Quality

School of Plant, Environmental & Soil Sciences

LSU AgCenter & Louisiana Sea Grant

Expertise: Water Quality, Instrumental Analysis, Nutrient Cycling

Graduate Students

Mysha Ahmed

Ph.D. Candidate: Started January 2024

M.S. in Agricultural Chemistry, Bangladesh Agricultural University

B.S. in Agrilculture, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Research Focus: Runoff Management Utilizing Biosorbent Materials

Mason Marcantel

M.S. Candidate: Started January 2024

B.S. in Environmental Science, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Research Focus: Remote Water Quality Metric Analysis of Rural Wastewater Treatment Facilities

Shristi Upadhyaya

M.S. Candidate: Started Janurary 2024

B. S. in Agrilculture, Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal

Research Focus: Charactertization of Aquaculture Processors Wastewater Effluent

Tara Bui

B.S. in Environmental Engineering

Project: Sustianblitilty Assessments for Rural Agricultural Stakeholders

Karrie Cheng

B.A. in Mass Communication Concentrated in Political Communication

Project: Wastewater Effluent and Solid Waste Regional Survey for Aquaculture Processors

Ruth Nolen

B.S in Chemistry and Soil Systems

Project: Investigation of Persistent Water Quality Pollutants in Louisiana

Nick Wagner

B.S. in Biological Engineering

Project: Developing the Framework for Agricultural Energy Optimization at Crawfish Farms using Water Quality Sensing