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San Luis Obispo, California, United States

◾ Lead a student research team to investigate the treatment of hydrothermal liquefaction industrial wastewater◾ Built bench-scale activated sludge reactors to assess treatment of and microbial adaptation to dilute hydrothermal liquefaction wastewater◾ Worked on a variety of water and wastewater projects including membrane filtration and algae phosphorus uptake experiments◾ Performed lab tests on water chemistry including total/volatile suspended solids, turbidity, transmittance, BOD, SOUR, total phosphorus, and dissolved reactive phosphorus◾ Performed field tasks including diluting/sampling algae ponds, calibrating probes, and adding alkalinity

Corvallis, Oregon, United States

◾ National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) internship in Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI)◾ Researched quantifying wave reflection using acoustic doppler velocimeter and orbital velocity method◾ Wrote research paper and presented scientific poster and PowerPoint at 2022 REU Symposium in Austin, Texas

Vancouver, Washington, United States

◾ Assisted in environmental inspections of asphalt plants, rock quarries, and construction sites◾ Performed groundwater sampling and testing at active surface mine site and prepared internalguidance document of procedure◾ Prepared revegetation plan for culvert replacement construction project◾ Helped address formal Notice of Correction from state environmental regulatory agency

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Environmental Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Civil Engineering, 3.94 Gpa

Reed Young Scholar

Education record

Activities and Societies: Chamber Orchestra, Spanish Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Key Club