• Review and assess research projects focused on developing new technologies for management of PFAS in the environment including fate and transport, improved sampling and analysis, as well as the development of new treatment technologies• Review and summarize innovative research areas so as to communicate results effectively to both policy makers, end users, other scientists, supervisors and higher management officials• Provide scientific and technical expertise on thermal and non-thermal destruction of PFAS• Project manage active funded SERDP & ESTCP projects addressing PFAS in the environment• Interpret reports and data summaries; utilize software to collect and store and retrieve environmental data for PFAS management• Perform chemical and pollution related data management and evaluate the efficacy of data driven reports and memos• Analyze data to measure program and research outcomes for SERDP and ESTCP PFAS projects• Collect, analyze and interpret chemical and PFAS pollution data

• Provided scientific and technical expertise on characterizing the environmental impacts of food waste, the potential environmental benefits of reducing food waste, and the environmental impacts of food waste pathways, from source reduction to recycling to disposal to support overall program goals• Conducted scientific and technical analysis to help the U.S. meet its food waste reduction goals and in the most environmentally beneficial way in support of program goals within the Office of Research Development's (ORD) Office of Science Advisor, Policy and Engagement (OSAPE)• Communicated scientific and technical information to diverse audiences including internal and external stakeholders, teams, and EPA regions and scientists to support EPA Strategic Research Planning (StRAP) for ORD• Coordinated science as a science coordinator for achieving programs goals; coordinating EPA scientists, ORD scientists, and regional stakeholders to accomplish program goals• Project management and organization by managing projects for EPA Report on the Environment (ROE) food waste landfill indicator, food waste contamination including PFAS and microplastics, and de-packaging systems to advance scientific programs on schedule• Advanced science and technological innovation by interpreting and summarizing scientific and technical information related to food waste reduction including food waste contamination (assessing risks posed by environmental contaminants) and modeling of greenhouse gas emissions from landfills (evaluating environmental models to help guide research) including data, research, policy and literature• Coordinated internal and external peer review, contracts, grants/cooperative agreements for projects involving food waste reduction• Collaborated on program initiatives that support science policy integration for food waste reduction

• Provided scientific and technical expertise and performed research on Co-Digestion of Food Waste and the Aqueous Phase from Hydrothermal Carbonization of Mixed Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)• Conducted scientific and technical analysis to evaluate and help the U.S. meet its municipal solid waste and food waste reduction goals and in the most environmentally beneficial way in support of program goals at the Environmental Research and Education Foundation and US EPA• Communicated scientific and technical information to diverse audiences including internal and external stakeholders, teams, EREF, and university partnersLaboratory (NREL), commercial labs and researchers to accomplish program goals• Managed and organized projects for advancing municipal solid waste disposal and waste to landfill reduction• Advanced science and technological innovation by interpreting and summarizing scientific and technical information related to co-digestion of food waste (evaluated methods for measuring the concentration of a substance or pollutant) and greenhouse gas reductions from landfills including data, research, policy and literature

• Provided scientific and technical expertise on Combined Algae Processes (CAP) nutrient recovery from oxidized protein solutions• Conducted scientific and technical analysis on nutrient recovery from oxidized protein solutions including ion exchange, propyl chloroformate derivatization, and x-ray diffraction for nitrogen and phosphorus quantification and recovery• Communicated scientific and technical information to diverse audiences including internal and external stakeholders, teams, DOE national laboratories, universities and government agencies• Coordinated science as a science coordinator for achieving programs goals; coordinating the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), commercial labs and researchers to accomplish program goals• Managed and organized projects for advancing nutrient recovery from oxidized protein solutions for sustainable chemistry on schedule• Advanced science and technological innovation by interpreting and summarizing scientific and technical information related to algae processing including data, research, policy and literature• Collaborated on program initiatives that support science policy integration to improve nutrient recovery

•Worked within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fuels Cells Technology Office•Performed task related to fuel cell technology and hydrogen production from renewable resources; created technology evaluation and current status reports on microbial conversion hydrogen production•Created/edited write-ups for various documents including International Research Efforts, FTCO RFI 2018, and Hydrogen at Scale

• Company that focuses on transforming post-recycled municipal solid waste into next generation biofuels• Collect and analyze solid/liquid samples from pilot plant and make suggestions from data for MSW process improvements

• Company that specializes in engineering consulting and research and development• Collect and analyze wastewater samples for proprietary technology to assist in NASA Phase II grant

• Work with the principal investigator for the Sustainable Algal Biofuels Solution: Sourcing and Recycling Nutrients from Waste Treatment Processing project part of the EPA’s National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet

• Designed a research project comparing environmental impacts of adopting various newer technologies for waste in Maryland - anaerobic digestion, gasification, waste to energy, and other conversion technologies. • Made recommendations that could be used as support for any future policy related to waste portfolios, zero waste strategies, and future regulations that may address these technologies

• Assisted students in ENSP course, Sustainable Agriculture

• Worked closely with a professor in continuing research on project funded by Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) to investigate mercury levels in fish

• Collaborate with a team of research assistants in maintaining the linguistics lab such as compiling spreadsheets, organizing inventory, and contacting colleges and universities

• Assisted in CMST 250: African-American English, in supervising students interested in STEM subjects

• NSF-IRES Research in Sustainable Energy for sub-Saharan Africa• Worked closely with a professor at the University of Botswana on a project to investigate the potential for indigenous sweet sorghum as a source for biofuel production

• Worked with a professor in hopes to investigate a promising new technology to produce biofuel from the algae growing naturally in rivers and the Chesapeake Bay• Learned how to use more advanced laboratory equipment

• Organized volunteer events and contacted organizations for sponsorships• Tasked with organizing and checking all equipment for Grasses for the Masses Program