Katherine Poch is a fourth-year Environmental Science major with a minor in Global Development and an interest in climate change. She recently received the Rutt Bridges Award for her work conducting exploratory data analysis on Southern Ocean eddy properties in the Georgia Tech Oceanography (GATO) Laboratory led by Dr. Lily Dove. This summer, she participated in the Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) with the Ohio State University Graduate School where she worked with Dr. Jay Martin and Dr. Mahesh Tapas to present her analysis of nutrient concentrations from agricultural monitoring sites in Northwestern Ohio and development of a field-scale SWAT+ watershed model. Katherine has also been awarded the Reducetarian Fellowship and will be serving as a student volunteer for the National Weather Service during the Fall semester.

Kate Williams is an Environmental Science major with a minor in Public Policy, graduating in December 2026. She is passionate about sustainable transportation, climate policy and urban sustainability. This summer, she is interning with Clean Cities Georgia, where she supports the transition to alternative fuels through stakeholder engagement, transportation policy, grant implementation and the development of outreach materials and program metrics. Kate also serves as the Political Outreach Officer for Georgia Tech College Democrats. She has served as a Sustainability Ambassador for both the City of Atlanta and Georgia Tech's Scheller College of Business, promoting sustainability initiatives and community engagement. She has also worked as a student consultant with EPIC Intentions on community impact projects for nonprofit organizations and was a Marketing Coordinator for Jexim, a startup developing sustainable pavement materials. After graduation, Kate hopes to pursue a career in the clean energy sector. Outside of school, she enjoys hiking, traveling, cooking and exploring new restaurants.

Trisha Tambe is an EAS undergraduate entering her final year at Georgia Tech. Passionate about atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, she conducts research under Dr. Greg Huey. For her undergraduate thesis project, she received Rutt Bridges Fellowship funding to establish a network of air quality sensors and investigate how aerosol mass concentrations vary across Atlanta; she is now pursuing publication. As a leader in the GT Methane Experiment VIP, she delivered a talk on Atlanta's methane sources at the Spring 2026 American Chemical Society conference. This summer, Trisha is conducting atmospheric chemistry research at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado as part of the SOARS program. Outside the lab, Trisha is an EAS 1600 TA and was recently recognized as an Institute-wide Undergraduate TA of the Year. She also serves as a student liaison for the EAS Undergraduate Studies Committee and enjoys volunteering with SGE (Earth Science Honor Society). After graduating in Spring 2027, she plans to pursue her PhD. In her free time, Trisha loves serving as a caving instructor with ORGT, climbing, hiking, and playing the piano. A fun fact is that she's done fieldwork at both Carlsbad Caverns and Mammoth Cave National Park!

Daniel Lamprea is a fourth-year Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences major with a minor in mathematics, graduating in May 2026. He is currently working in Dr. Ali Sarhadi’s group, focusing on the economic risk of tropical cyclone tornadoes. He also works as a TA for the EAS 1600 lab. He has previously interned with the National Weather Service in Peachtree City and the Naval Research Laboratory in Monterey, California, where he will return for another summer before pursuing his PhD in atmospheric science at the University of Colorado Boulder. He is currently the president of the American Meteorological Society chapter at Georgia Tech, also known as Storm Club. In his free time, he enjoys running, playing video games, exploring new food, and watching sports, especially Atlanta United.

Katie Griffin is a senior Environmental Science undergraduate minoring in Biology. She’s currently conducting research with Dr. James Stroud, studying intraspecific habitat use in Anolis lizards. Outside of research, she’s the president of Students Organizing for Sustainability, where she can be found gardening and encouraging people to pay attention to local environmental policies. She’s also the TA for two VIP’s, STEMcomm and Living Building Science, where she helps fellow students conduct and communicate science. In her free time, she loves hiking, reading, watching bad reality TV with her friends, and playing with her cat. After graduating in May, she’ll be starting a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Virginia Tech.

Gabriella Dotson is a fourth-year Solid Earth and Planetary Science major with a minor in Sustainable Cities, set to graduate in May 2026. For the past two years, Gabriella has served as a Stormwater Intern with Gwinnett County’s Department of Water Resources, where she monitors and surveys local watersheds. Her academic research with Dr. Thomas Orlando in the CLEVER lab utilizes micro-XRF to investigate the geochemistry of lunar samples—work that recently led to co-authorship on two papers in The Planetary Science Journal and Nature Communications. Beyond the lab, Gabriella is a prominent leader at Georgia Tech, serving as President of Sigma Gamma Epsilon, an undergraduate tour guide, and a TA for EAS 1601. In her free time, she enjoys baking, hiking, and volunteering with Concrete Jungle.

Rowan Ray is a fourth-year Environmental Sciences major with a minor in history, graduating in May 2026. She is currently conducting research in Polar Geophysics Simulation Lab with Dr. Winnie Chu and Dr. Eliza Dawson. She presented her research findings at the American Geophysical Union in December 2025. She is currently head TA working in the EAS 2600 Lab.  Rowan has received multiple scholarships from national organizations. After graduation, Rowan plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Glaciology and Geochemistry. Rowan enjoys travel, running, reading, crocheting, and participating in local animal shelters’ “Dog for the Day” programs.

Elianna Cohen is a fifth-year Earth and Atmospheric Sciences major with a minor in physics, graduating in December 2025. She is currently conducting research with Dr. Andrew Newman, studying earthquake energies and their potential to create tsunamis, with the goal of improving early warning systems. Her research is being conducted as the foundation for her undergraduate thesis and will be presented at the AGU Conference in December 2025. She is currently an Instructor-In-Training and the New and Prospective Member Liaison for ORGT Caving, along with being a Georgia Tech Tour Guide and working at the Tutoring Center. Outside of school, Elianna loves running, surfing, playing the guitar, hiking, and is currently working towards her pilot’s license with the goal of becoming a commercial pilot.