Our Team

“To innovate, we take risks, are courageous and do not fear rejection.”

If you are interested in joining SEEEL, we are interested in you. However, as with any research lab, there are fit, resources, and timing factors to consider. If you would like to inquire about joining SEEEL, please feel free to chat with one of our existing lab members (please see below). You are also welcome to reach out to Dr. Joe Bozeman III directly ( Note: Please allow extra time for email responses or the like in this case).

Arjun Thangaraj Ramshankar

Ph.D. Candidate, Civil Engineering, Lab Manager

Arjun developed an interest in cleaner energy production during his mechanical engineering undergraduate pursuit in India. He focuses on cleaner energy and food production, employing life cycle assessment as a primary approach to quantify the environmental, economic and social impacts of relevant technologies, with a goal of achieving ethics and accessibility. On a personal level, he is a fan of Manchester United and Roger Federer. Furthermore, Arjun is part of the Georgia Tech racquetball and chess club.

Becky Rafter

Ph.D. Student, Sociology

Becky specializes in energy, ethics, the environment, and nuclear harm reduction. As a researcher, she uses advanced mixed methodologies and follows the lead of communities directly affected by systemic policy discrimination. As a grad student instructor, she follows evidence-based practices of teaching, learning, and decolonized approaches to help students develop analyses to move quickly to mastery. As a trans-disciplinary generalist, Becky brings to SEEEL her affiliation with several labs and projects across the institute and throughout the U.S. South. She is a seasoned nonprofit leader with demonstrated success in advancing ethics, co-designing community-based research, and mobilizing resources. Furthermore, Becky has an MPA in international policy and nonprofit management from NYU, a master’s in sustainable energy and environmental management (MSEEM) from GA Tech, and a bachelor’s in international relations and Spanish from Agnes Scott College.

Ahmed Ibrahim Yunus

Ph.D. student, Environmental Engineering, Lab Administrator

Ahmed developed an interest in sustainable and renewable solutions as a practitioner by bridging the gap between environmental engineering and the circular economy. His research centers on water and wastewater treatment with a focus on sustainable water and wastewater treatment for reuse, renewable energy production through anaerobic digestion of wastewater sludge, and solids treatment for beneficial reuse. Ahmed also likes to spend time with his family and plays around with new tools and technology for fun. He also follows popular soccer leagues and plays the sport himself.

Sarah Cribb

Ph.D. Student, Civil Engineering, Associate Lab Manager

Sarah developed a passion for sustainable climate change solutions during her undergraduate career as a Biosystems Engineering student at Clemson University. Her current research focuses on industrial ecology solutions, specifically Social Life Cycle Assessment, aiming to bridge the three principles of sustainability- economic, environmental, and social- with a particular emphasis on the bioeconomy and forestry products. Outside of academia, she enjoys playing bass guitar, weightlifting, and backpacking.

Megan Jermak

Master’s Student, Civil Engineering

Megan is interested in exploring the social, environmental, and techno-economic sustainability of emerging technologies as well as related circularity applications with the goal of increasing ethics throughout the green transition. Her research focuses on the emerging application of Social Life Cycle Assessment within the United States, with particular interest of its use in lithium mining and the electric vehicle transition. Outside of her research, she enjoys seeing live music and playing trivia.