- Integral team member on two Water Research Foundation projects aiming to optimize newly installed ozone and biofilter process operations at two different water treatment plants.- Collaborated with engineer consultants and water treatment plant operators to improve data quality by refining sampling procedures.- Selected to address the sampling and analysis portion of Lead and Copper Revised Rule working group which advises leadership on upcoming requirements. Research best practices to develop and implement new SOPs within the Division of Water.- Established new line of research after analyzing an increase in brominated disinfection byproducts. Identifying point source will avoid regulatory and health and safety issues.- Active member of AWWA since graduate school; presents data yearly at conference.- Well versed in writing and developing laboratory and sampling standard operating procedures for biological and chemical analysis.

Biological-based disinfectant byproduct precursors: -Led characterization of biofilm and determination of biological activity for 10-month experimentCorrosion and impact on bacterial growth: -Critique current research in addition to designing and improving experiments with group membersBiofilm characterization and community structure change -Performed DNA extractions and coordinated with collaborators across the country to identify and evaluate relative quantities of bacterial strains in over 20 biofilm samples