2026 SNRI Early Career Researcher Lightning Talks 

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List of Presenters (check back for updates)

  • Xiaofan Yu, Assistant Professor."Automated, Resilient, and Sustainable Sensor Networks for In-the-Wild Climate Monitoring."
  • Siddharth Kishore, Postdoctoral Researcher."Drought Exposure, Crop Diversity, and Irrigation Technology in the Yakima Valley in South-Central Washington State."
  • Isaac Sanchez Terrazas, Graduate Student."Varying Seasonal River Flow Drives timing and Volume of Water-dependent  Recreational Activities in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta."
  • Adrianne Seiden, Graduate Student."Which root litter compounds persist in soil? A spectroscopic investigation."
  • Shrijana Duwadi, Postdoctoral Researcher."Adding biochar reduces greenhouse gas emissions during food waste composting."
  • Michael Rodriguez, Postdoctoral Researcher."Demonstrating community-composting as an equitable climate solution in the Central Valley."
  • Yelenka Yelenka Nuñez Bolaño, Graduate Student."Community-Based Monitoring Network Design to Identify Nitrate Mobilization by Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) in the rural San Joaquin Valley, California, USA."
  • Adeola Fagbayibo, Graduate Student ."Climate-Driven Changes in the Microbial Composition of Dust in California’s San Joaquin Valley."
  • Luo Xiaoyu, Postdoctoral Researcher."Resilient Data-driven Safety-critical Control via Discrete-time Control Barrier Function."
  • Felix Opoku, Graduate Student."Serum Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Hypertension Risk in U.S. Adults."
  • Manuel Ortega, Staff Research Associate."Developing A Mobile, Scalable Self-Powered Agrivoltaics System."
  • Melisa Quintana, Graduate Student."Assessing Soil Health Properties in Community Gardens."

Reach out to Molly Stephens mstephens3@ucmerced.edu with any questions.

Location: UC Merced Conference Center

Parking: Paid parking for visitors is available in the Bellevue Lot. For parking cost and payment option details, please visit here