Thushara Gunda

Title

Ph.D. Candidate, Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University
Fellow, Vanderbilt Institute for Energy and the Environment

Education

B.S., Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
B.A., Environmental Thought and Practice (Interdisciplinary Policy Concentration), University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Research Interests

• Impacts of irrigation on water quality
• Natural resource planning, development, and resolution

Presentations

Gunda, T., A. Converse, A. Riscassi, and T. Scanlon (2010, January). Topographical and Hydrological Influences on the Spatial Distribution of Mercury at the Catchment Scale . Department of Environmental Sciences Envirodays, Charlottesville, VA, January 2010. Recipient of Overall Best Undergraduate Presentation.

Gunda, T., A. Converse, A. Riscassi, and T. Scanlon (2009, December). Topographical and Hydrological Influences on the Spatial Distribution of Mercury at the Catchment Scale . American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

Gunda, T., A. Converse, A. Riscassi, and T. Scanlon (2009, October). Topographical and Hydrological Influences on the Spatial Distribution of Mercury at the Catchment Scale . U21 Undergraduate Research Conference, Glasgow, Scotland.

Gunda, T. and M. Wise (2008, August). Geological Significance of Blue Quartz in the United States of America . Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Gunda, T., Z. Liu, and P. G. Hatcher (2007, August). Lignin as an Indicator of Algal Blooms in the Chesapeake Bay ? Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA.

Hobbies and Interests

Hiking, rock climbing, dancing, cooking, and yoga