WHO WE ARE

Our mission is to strengthen communities by improving social and environmental conditions through research and collaboration.

MULTIDISCIPLINARY
THOUGHT LEADERS

At CAESER, we’re rooted in academia, but not limited by it. Our center is comprised of industry professionals, University faculty and highly-motivated students — all working together to build resources for data-driven decision making.

We give students, from the undergraduate to doctoral levels, hands-on experience within a diverse, multidisciplinary environment that prepares them to standout in the work force.

MEET THE TEAM

Staff

Brian Waldron
Director of CAESER

Stephanie Ivey
Associate Director of Transportation & Logistics

Rodrigo Villalpando-Vizcaíno
Assistant Director of Water Resources & Field Operations

Paulina Reyes-García
Assistant Director of Environmental & Geospatial Analyses and Scientific Communications

Eddie Jacobs
Senior Researcher – Drones & Advanced Sensors

Alf Ramirez
Research Assistant Professor

Xin Su
Research Assistant Professor

Mary Yaeger
Post Doctoral Fellow

Luz Gray
Project Manager

Manisha Weems
Project Coordinator

Korie Hard
Project Coordinator

Md Saddam Hossain

Repository Logistics Coordinator

Lucinda Scrivener
Education & Outreach Coordinator

Affiliate Faculty

Farhad Jazaei
Civil Engineering

Martin Lipinski
Civil Engineering

Aaron Robinson
Electrical & Computer Engineering

Kevin Berisso
Engineering Technology

Arleen Hill
Earth Science

Dan Larsen
Earth Science

Deborah Leslie
Earth Science

Alistair Windsor
Mathematical Sciences

Ernest Nichols
Supply Chain Management 

Leah Windsor
Institute for Intelligent Systems

Shawn Brown 
Cross-domain Microbial Ecology

Leigh Boardman
Biological Sciences

Andrew Hussey
Economics

Graduate Students

We hire students pursuing their Master’s or PhD degrees from around the world. Take a look at the map below to see where our graduate students are from! Learn more about them and their research on our Graduate Student Bios page.

 

Advisory Council

A volunteer group of community members providing impactful opinions, perspectives, and recommendations.

  • Ward Archer, Protect Our Aquifer
  • Joe Armstrong, City of Memphis Fire Department
  • Tom Charlier, ALSAC St. Jude
  • Prabhakar Clement, Center for Water Quality Research, University of Alabama
  • Justin Entzminger, Innovate Memphis
  • Travis Green, Shelby County Register of Deeds
  • Raaj Kurapati, University of Memphis
  • Tommy Pacello, Memphis Medical District Collaborative
  • Courtney Skipper, Shelby County Schools
  • Jim Speakman, EnSafe

Looking to join the team? Check out our open positions.