Alumni
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Today's Department of Environmental Health and Engineering reflects a long history of progress in the intertwined disciplines of environmental health and environmental engineering. No matter the department name, all our alumni are crucial to the success of our department and students. Every alumnus is a part of our shared history, and we hope you will take this opportunity to be a part of our shared future.
Featured Alumni
Caleb Ginorio, MS '21
Caleb is a senior industrial hygienist at Savannah River Site in Aiken, S.C.
Taylor Voelkel, MHS '23
Taylor is a project manager at the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council, a national non-profit working to create innovative solutions for a sustainable environment.
Chris Billak, BS '13, MS '20
Chris Billak, BS '13, MS '20, is the Mid-Atlantic area manager for Spiniello Companies, which specializes in the replacement and rehabilitation of underground utility infrastructure.
Dorothy Thompson, Engr ’23 (MSE)
Dorothy Thomspon, Engr ’23 (MSE), is an engineer at EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc.
Master of Health Science in Environmental Health (MHS)
Shouq Alshahrani, MHS '24, is a sustainability projects officer in Saudi Arabia.
Jiana Blaha, MHS '21, is a postbaccalaureate fellow at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Mona Dai, MHS '17, is a PhD student in environmental science & engineering at Harvard University, working on global pollutants including perfluorinated compounds (PFAS).
Yinka Bode-George, MHS '17, leads a national philanthropic nonprofit that transforms sustainability to maximize community impact and achieve environmental justice.
Anthony Nicome, MHS '21, is an Environmental Justice Fellow at the Association of American Medical Colleges Center for Health Justice and a doctoral student at Yale University.
Joseph Tumfour, MHS '22, is an environmental health and safety specialist at a biotechnology corporation, Genscript.
Master of Health Science in Environmental Health (MHS) PRE-MED FOCUS
Peter Campbell, MHS '20, is a medical student at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Ben Eichelman, MHS '23, is currently a medical student at the George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Tiffany Onyejiaka, MHS '22, is a medical student at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine, where she is attending on a merit scholarship.
Monica Taneja, MD, MHS '19, was matched to a psychiatry residency at Harvard South Shore after completing med school at the University of Maryland.
Master of Science in Environmental Health (ScM)
Sarah-Marie Alam El Din, ScM '20, graduated with a PhD in toxicology from EHE in 2025.
Elizabeth Chatpar, ScM ’24, is a PhD student in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering.
Iman Habib, ScM '24, is a climate policy analyst with the nonprofit, Progressive Maryland.
Kathryn Dixon, ScM '22, is a PhD student at the Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health at the University of Maryland School of Public Health.
Master of Science in Toxicology for Human Risk Assessment (MS)
Hope Gast, MS '23, is a human health risk assessor at EA Engineering in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Master of Science in Geography and Environmental Engineering (MS)
Chris Billak, BS '13, MS '20, is the Mid-Atlantic area manager for Spiniello Companies, which specializes in the replacement and rehabilitation of underground utility infrastructure.
Junyao Gu, MS '19, is a PhD student in Marine Science and Conservation at Duke University.
Yan He, MS '19, is a second-year PhD student in the Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering at Washington University in Saint Louis, MO.
Sharfan Upaul, MS'23, IS a faculty member at Khulna University of Engineering & Technology.
Masters of Science in Engineering in Geography and Environmental Engineering (MSE)
Siyi Zhou, MSE '21, is a PhD student in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rice University in Houston. She is researching wastewater-based epidemiology for antibiotic-resistant genes.
Master of Science in Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (MSOEH)
Caleb Ginorio, MS '21, is a senior industrial hygienist at Savannah River Site in Aiken, S.C.
Ryan Hines, MS '21, is a certified industrial hygienist and PhD student in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering.
Pearl Lee, MS '19, is an HES professional at the Marathon Petroleum Los Angeles Refinery.