MICROBES AND ECOSYSTEMS
PEOPLE
ALLISON VEACH
Assistant Professor
Department of Integrative Biology
University of Texas at San Antonio
Office: FLN 4.02.30
email: allison.veach@utsa.edu
FABIOLA ESTRADA DIAZ FLORES
Graduate Research Assistant
M.S. ESE Student
Fabiola is interested in water quality and microbial ecology of freshwaters. She will be studying wastewater pollution effects on the link between microbial structure and function.
DAVID ROBERTS
Graduate Research Assistant
M.S. ESE student
David is interested in soil and freshwater microbial ecology. His project looks at the effects of infiltration berms on microbial communities and water retention in the Texas Hill Country.
AIMEE STEINBRECHER
Ph.D. Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant
Aimee works as a wetland scientist at Terracon Consultants and as a teaching assistant at UTSA. She is interested in understanding nutrient processing in urban ponds and wetlands.
KENDALL ESPARRAGO
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Kendall is interested in the small things - environmental and applied microbiology and immunology.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Graduated Lab Members
MEGAN SCHILL
Megan will graduate with her M.Sc. in Environmental Science Fall 2022. She is currently a Ph.D. student at Texas A&M University.
CATERINA BEVERATI
Caterina worked as an technician in the laboratory and recently completed an internship at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. She will graduate with her B.S. in Environmental Science in December, 2022.
MICHELLE LE
Michelle received her B.S. in Microbiology in 2021. She is currently a graduate student at UTSA interested in med school.
SEBASTIAN GARCIA
Sebastian received his B.S. in Environmental Science in 2020. He currently works as a regulations analyst for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
