About

I am a Ph.D researcher (postdoc) in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at UC Berkeley (Nelson Lab). My work relates to the spread of infectious microbial diseases in water and waste. Research projects I am involved in at Berkeley include tertiary rapid sand filtration of wastewater for reuse on farms in California; and swimmer health, water pollution and the role of UV/sunlight to kill microbes at Doheny Beach, CA and Avalon, CA– two of the most polluted beaches in CA.

Fluorescent microscopy image of SYBR Gold stained bacteria (rods) and viruses (points) attached to a particle in primary treated wastewater. The image is roughly 10 um across.