Scholars
View Previous ScholarsAlena Alexander
Mentor: Dr. Fahad Ehsan & Dr. Akram Alshawabkeh
My name is Alena Alexander, I am a rising third-year Environmental Engineering Major at Northeastern University. I am working with Dr. Muhammad Fahad Ehsan and PROTECT to research electrochemical water treatment. I am particularly focusing on how porosity size of granular activated carbon cathodes affects the adsorption of contaminants as well as Electrochemical Advanced Oxidation Processes. I am very excited to strengthen my understanding of water remediation and the complexities behind it.
Hayden Kamiya
Mentor: Dr. Emily Zimmerman
Hello! I’m Hayden Kamiya, a fourth-year student from Honolulu, Hawaii, pursuing a Health Science degree with a minor in Nutrition. I am working with Dr. Emily Zimmerman in the Speech and Neurodevelopment Lab where I will be measuring infant’s sucking, feeding, speech and language development. Additionally, I will analyze data to better understand how these behaviors and environmental factors relate with a child’s development. I look forward to strengthening my understanding of environmental factors on infant neurodevelopment and applying this to my future in healthcare.
Ava Kominski
Mentor: Dr. Penny Beuning
Hello! My name is Ava Kominski, and I am a third-year honors student pursuing a degree in Health Science with a minor in Cell and Molecular Biology. I am so excited to be part of the ROUTES program working with Dr. Penny Beuning as a research assistant studying DNA damage and replication of damaged DNA. In the future, I hope to apply what I have learned during this Co-Op in an MD/PhD program and ultimately pursue both clinical care and research in an environmental health field. I am looking forward to working with the other members of the lab and gaining more research experience over the upcoming semester!
Eshna Kulshreshtha
Mentor: Dr. Aron Stubbins
Hello! My name is Eshna Kulshreshtha, and I am a third year Marine Biology major with minors in Environmental Studies and Music from San Ramon, California. I am super excited to be working under Aron Stubbins this semester to look further at chlorinated disinfection byproducts in drinking water supplies across the country. This project combines my passion for environmental science and my desire to participate in community-focused research. I look forward to strengthening my skills in both the lab and environmental chemistry and hope to apply what I learn to future endeavors in my field!
Amelia Landess
Mentor: Dr. Phil Brown
Amelia Landess is a fourth-year Health Science and Psychology student at Northeastern University. She joined the PFAS Project Lab in July 2024. She first developed an interest in environmental health after witnessing the impacts of drought and wildfires in her home state of California. Amelia previously completed a co-op in case management and behavioral health at Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, an experience that solidified her commitment to addressing health disparities in vulnerable populations. She hopes to further explore this commitment in relation to environmental health and PFAS through her contributions to the Lab.
