Ishi Keenum Email & Phone Number

Houghton, Michigan, United States

Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States

As an NRC Postdoctoral Fellow, I secured funding to evaluate the capabilities of utilizing next generation sequencing in wastewater pathogen detection. I currently work in the Complex Microbial Systems Group.

Working with Dr. Amy Pruden, I conduct research and provide recommendations for monitoring antibiotic resistance in the environment

Blacksburg, VA

• Graduate Research Assistant with Dr. Amy Pruden, Virginia Tech
• Project Manager for funded CDC Project assessing microbiology in water reuse; conducted and coordinated samplings in two states, corresponded with treatment operators; wrote quarterly reports summarize research.
• Managed multiple projects, meetings, goals, timelines and funding
• Analyzed microbial communities and functional genes in water, wastewater,
• Assessed microbial system recovery and contamination in 8 drinking water systems in rural communities in Puerto Rican after Hurricane Maria
• Wrote and funded project withWater Research Foundation project ($280,000)

• Vice President (Fall 2018 -present) organize and lead officer meetings, write annual report for EWRI, COPRI, and Virginia Tech; organize social and service events for over 30 members; organized alumni speaker series
• Secretary (Spring 2018); Took meeting minutes and coordinated semester plans

I worked with Dr. Nancy Love and Dr. Krista Wigginton and Heather Goetsch researching the implications of urine-derived fertilizers.

Ann Arbor, MI

I aid student-athletes in their understanding of course materials through weekly one on one sessions.

Ann Arbor, MI

• I hold office hours to ensure students gain a thorough understanding of the Fluid Mechanics material. I meet with the professor to ensure the students are obtaining proper instruction to complete their homework and.
• Worked with Dr. Avery Demond as an assistant instructor for the CEE Fluid Mechanics lectures
• Provided weekly office hours on homework to ensure students obtained a clear understanding of the material
• Solved and graded homework weekly and kept track of students’ progress
• Met with Professor Demond weekly to discuss students’ progress and homework challenges

Ann Arbor, MI / Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

• Collaborated with professors Dr. Kathleen Sienko, University of Michigan and Dr. Bikila Teklu, AAIT, project colleagues and students to develop a solution that could be easily implemented that benefitted disabled.

Blantyre, Malawi

International InternshipTabulated data and set up data filtering for a study of over 5000 participants Surveyed and cleaned up inconsistent data for remote analysis at American universitiesManaged technical employees and trained them in using hardware in the workplace

Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Experienced what a career in engineering could be by shadowing electrical and mechanical engineersResearched various over air communication systems Created state machines to model interactions of incoming data to be employed in contract deal

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Environmental Engineering

Masters Of Science, Civil Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Environmental Engineering

High School, 3.9

Activities and Societies: 3 year Executive on FIRST Team 1466 2011 Finalist of the FIRST Dean's Choice Award President of Physics Club