Type: Graduate Students
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Aquila Chiang
PhD Soil Science (Huang Lab)
I am interested in understanding how soil processes regulate water and carbon cycling across ecosystems. My research combines machine learning, environmental observations, and process-based models to uncover interpretable relationships governing soil moisture and carbon dynamics. By bridging data-driven discovery with mechanistic modeling, I aim to improve our understanding and prediction…
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Xiaoqiong Chen
PhD Environment & Resources (Lu Lab)
Xiaoqiong joined the LU Lab in 2025. Her research focuses on ecohydrological processes in agriculture-dominated watersheds, data analytics, and model-based flood risk assessment. In her free time, she enjoys running, climbing, cooking, and playing with LEGO.
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Charchit Bansal
PhD Soil Science (Nocco Lab)
Charchit earned his master’s in Plant Science with a focus on Soil Health and Water Quality from the University of Missouri-Columbia in Fall 2025. He continued his academic journey in PhD at the Washington State University for Spring 2026 and joined UW-Madison in Summer 2026, where he is be working…
