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PSLA Graduate Students

Meet our graduate students!

Please visit our Landscape Architecture Graduate Students page to meet our LARC & LACP students. 

Graduate  StuentsEmail AddressProgramResearch Focus               Lab 
Adelgren  Ashley    aadelgr1@g.umd.eduPLSC      
Ashina       Prince   pashina@g.umd.edu   
 LARC
Prince earned a B.S in Landscape Design and Management  from the Department of Horticulture at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology [KNUST], Kumasi, Ghana. 
Byiringiro Innocent  ibyiring@umd.eduPLSC
  • Plant genome engineering
  • Metabolic pathways engineering
Qi Lab

Carl Paulson 

 

 

 

cpaulso1@umd.eduPLSC
  • Wheat genetics
  • Wheat transformation
Tiwari Lab

Clem Joshua 

 

jclem@umd.eduPLSC
  • Plant genome engineering
  • DNA repair
  • CRISPR/Cas systems

Qi Lab

 

Davies Colin cdavies4@g.umd.eduPLSC  
Dela Cerna Chloe chloedc@g.umd.eduPLSC  
Dihn Tara dtara23@g.umd.eduPLSC  

Cedeno Isabel 

(LinkedIn)

isabelc@umd.edu LARCIsabel's research focuses on developing a resilient landscape design for Anacostia Park that addresses the challenges of tidal flooding while enhancing ecological and social functions. By integrating flood-adaptive strategies, the project aims to create a dynamic park environment that remains accessible and functional despite rising sea levels and increased storm surges. The design will restore native wetland habitats to improve ecological health and flood mitigation, while also establishing diverse community engagement zones that encourage recreation, education, and environmental awareness. Through this approach, the project seeks to transform Anacostia Park into a model of climate-adaptive urban greenspace that balances environmental protection with public use. 

Goyal Simran  

 

 

sgoyal13@g.umd.eduPLSC  
Grotheer Quentin qgg7dx@g.umd.eduLARCQuentin earned a Bachelor of Science in Architecture with a Minor in Architectural History from University of Virginia, School of Architecture, Charlottesville, VA. 
Hasselholf Samantha   samhass@g.umd.eduPLSC
  • Small fruit pathology
    • Focused on understanding the impact that planting latently infected strawberry plants with fungal pathogens has on fruit production in the mid Atlantic region. 

 

Hu Lab

 

Edward Haag ehaag24@g.umd.eduPLSC  
Hernandez Felix feh@g.umd.eduLARCFelix, a LACP candidate,  earned a Bachelor’s in Modern Language and Linguistics, Spanish Writing and Literature from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. 
Hopper  Adam ahopper@umd.eduPLSC
  • Metabolomics of crop surfaces influence on plant-microbe associations
  • Reduction of enteric pathogen colonization on crop surfaces using a metabolomics approach
  • Examination of physiological and morphological traits that drive enteric pathogen attachment/colonization
Micallef Lab
Jensen  Melissa mjensen6@g.umd.edu LARC  
Johnson Amelia ajohn107@g.umd.eduLARC  
Jaikham Jirapa jjaikham@g.umd.eduPLSC  

Kajla  Anmol 

 

 

 

 

akajla97@umd.eduPLSC  

Kalkidan  Leyu 

 

 

lkalkida@umd.eduPLSC
  •  Studying the effects of the use of ultraviolet (UV) irradiation on red skin color development, phenolic compounds and food safety on commercially important apple cultivars during post-harvest.
Farcuh Lab
Kay Meerameerak@g.umd.eduPLSC  
Kempen Adrianaaalonzo1@g.umd.eduAEED  
Kessel Gabrielle gkessel1@g.umd.eduLARC  
Klair  Diksha diksha@umd.eduPLSC
  • Investigation of the Influence of PGPR on plant metabolome under abiotic stresses.
  • Enteric pathogen-plant interactions influencing transcriptomic and metabolomic profile of plant.
Micallef Lab
Kumar Vaibhav kvaibhav@g.umd.eduPLSC  
Lefkovitz Naomi naomibl@g.umd.edu   

Levine Bruce 

 

 

levinebj@g.umd.eduPLSC  

Lu Hongjin 

 

 

lhj817@g.umd.eduPLSC  

Mason  Gracie 

 

 

gracies@g.umd.eduAEED  

Maziarski Artemis 

(LinkedIn)

ajmaz@g.umd.eduLARCArtemis earned a B.S. in Health Science from Northeastern University in Boston, MA and an A.A.S. in Horticulture Technology (Landscape Design Specialization) from Northern Virginia Community College in Sterling, VA. She has several years of public gardening experience, and has served as a Teaching Assistant for AGST 130: Did Yeast Create Civilization?, PLSC 111: Intro to Horticulture Lab, and LARC 230: Design Fundamentals Studio at UMD. Her areas of interest include improving access to green spaces, data visualization, and reducing the urban heat island effect. 

Shipon Md Miah 

 

 

 

 

shipon@g.umd.eduPLSC
  • Fruit quality, physiology and and molecular biology
  • Pre-harvest ethylene regulators on physiological disorders of fruit
  • Fruit quality and key-related metabolic pathways during post-harvest storage condition 

 

Farcuh lab
Ramos David ramos@g.umd.eduLARC  

Rana  Anshul 

 

 

arana1@g.umd.eduPLSC
  • Understanding the association between weed-originated Colletotrichum nymphaeae and strawberry anthracnose
  • Determining microbiome seasonality in strawberries and nearby weeds
  • Understanding the impact of herbicide applications on the change of disease inoculum levels
    Also, please find my picture attached.
 
Ranselle Eliseeransell@g.umd.eduAEED  

Rasmussen  Jacob 

 

 

jrasmuss@umd.edu AEED  
Raspler Noah nraspler@g.umd.eduLARC  

Repp Jacqueline 

 

 

jrepp@g.umd.eduPLSC
  • Small fruit pathology
  • Understanding fitness costs associated with important genetic mutations conferring fungicide resistance in the Botrytis fruit rot pathogen utilizing RNP based CRISPR/Cas9 system.
Hu lab
Rice Caitlan crice128@g.umd.eduLARC  
Ridenour Elizabetheridenou@g.umd.eduAEED  

Schulenburg Alison 

 

aschul98@g.umd.eduPLSC
  • Determining soil ion dynamics under restoration grass species on coastal agricultural fields experiencing saltwater intrusion (SWI).
  • Analyzing the current use of easement programs on the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland and understanding how they will change with sea level rise and SWI.
  • Monitoring the implementation and measuring the benefits of easement programs on fields experiencing multiple stages of SWI.
  • Evaluating optimal cultivation strategies for switchgrass to maximize biomass production to create an alternative source of revenue (e.g., for anaerobic digestion).
Tully Lab

Salva Arielis

Morales-

 

amoral13@umd.eduPLSC
  • Wheat Genetics
Tiwari Lab
Sieberts Kelly sieberts@g.umd.eduLARC

Kelly earned a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. Among her significant work background, Kelly experiences include providing professional services consulting, including performing quantitative and qualitative program research using project management, performance assessment, and data analysis software. Kelly has served as a  Teaching Assistant for LARC 151: Urban Agriculture: Designing and Assessing Edible Landscapes

and LARC 162: Environmental Justice: Same World, Different Built Environment

 
Soriano Kendall ksoriano@g.umd.eduLARC  
Shrestha Samuelsshres07@g.umd.eduAEED  
Smolinski Meg msmolins@umd.eduAEED  
Thorne Louis lthorne@umd.eduPLSC
  • Phytoremediation in soils with high phosphorus
Fiorellino Lab
Tucker  Connor lsween33@g.umd.eduLARC  
Vienna Newton vnewton@g.umd.eduPLSC
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Wallace Sydney swallac1@g.umd.eduPLSC  
Wang Ruiting rtwang28@g.umd.eduPLSC  
Whalen Evan ewhalen3@g.umd.eduLARC  
White Michael mwhite2@g.umd.eduLARC  
Wiegman Erin ewiegman@g.umd.eduPLSC
  • Plant Developmental Genetics; Genome Editing; Trait Development in Biotech. 
Rawat lab
Wong Joseph jwong111@g.umd.eduLARC  
Xiao Yuwei ywxiao93@g.umd.edu     PLSC
  • Fruit development through two different plant systems: wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca) and Arabidopsis thaliana.
Liu Lab
Young Thomas tyoung47@g.umd.eduPLSC  
Zaman Tasmia tzaman@g.umd.eduLARC  
Zeng   Minting mintingz@g.umd.eduPLSC