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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
Email: mhayes@agcenter.lsu.edu
Graduate Students
Ph.D. Students
3) Shristi Upadhyaya (Anticipated Graduation Fall 2028) - Ph.D. Dissertation Title: In Progress
2) Enamul Moni (Anticipated Graduation Spring 2027) - Ph.D. Dissertation Title: In Progress
1) Mysha Ahmed (Anticipated Graduation Fall 2026) - Ph.D. Dissertation Title: In Progress
Masters Students
2) Shristi Upadhyaya (Fall 2025) - Master's Thesis Title: Valorizing Seafood Waste Streams Using Black Soldier Fly Larvae: Implications for Sustainable Agriculture
1) Mason Marcantel (Fall 2025) - Master's Thesis Title: Establishing a Framework for Sustainable Practices in Water Quality Through the Integration of Technology and Remote Sensing
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
Md. Enamul Moni
Ph.D. Candidate: Started January 2025
M.S. in Soil Science, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
B.S. in Agrilculture, Bangladesh Agricultural University
Research Focus: Flourescent Dissolved Organic Matter in Environmental Systems
Shristi Upadhyaya
Ph.D. Candidate: Started Janurary 2026
M.S. in Soil Science, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
B. S. in Agrilculture, Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal
Research Focus: Chemical Charactertization of Insect Frass for Value-Added Fertilizer
Undergraduates
4) Keana Howard. 2025-2026. A. Wilbert’s Sons Undergraduate Research Internships
in Agriculture and Natural Resources Management. Evaluating the Release of Caffeine and Dissolved Organic Matter to the Environment
from Composted Coffee Grounds
3) Maddie Woodson . 2025-2026 Honors Capstone Project. Roger Hadfield Ogden Honors College. Fluorescence Characterization of Louisiana Tributaries to Determine Fate of Dissolved Organic Matter
2) Ruth Nolan. 2025-2026 Undergraduate Research Grant Funding. College of Agriculture Undergraduate Research Program. Chemical Characterization of Crawfish Boil Water for Environmentally-Friendly Treatment and Disposal.
1) Nick Wagner. 2024-2025 Undergraduate Research Grant Funding. LSU Discover Program. Developing the Framework for Agricultural Energy Optimization at Crawfish Farms using Water Quality Sensing.
2) Jalayne Allison (Summer 2025) - Investigating Nutrient Dynamics in Urban Watersheds Using Fluorescent Dissolved Organic Matter (fDOM) Characterization
1) Karrie Cheng (Summer 2024) - Wastewater Effluent and Solid Waste Regional Survey for Aquaculture Processors
Tara Bui
B.S. in Environmental Engineering
Project: Sustianblitilty Assessments for Rural Agricultural Stakeholders
Keana Howard
B.S. in Environmental Management Systems and Anthropology
Project: Evaluating the Release of Caffeine and Dissolved Organic Matter to the
Environment from Composted Coffee Grounds
Ruth Nolen
B.S in Chemistry and Soil Systems
Project: Chemical Characterization of Crawfish Boil Water for Environmentally-Friendly Treatment and Disposal.
Nick Wagner
B.S. in Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Project: Developing the Framework for Agricultural Energy Optimization at Crawfish Farms using Water Quality Sensing
Maddie Woodson
B.S. in Environmental Management Systems
Project: Fluorescence Characterization of Louisiana Tributaries to Determine Fate of Dissolved Organic Matter