Staff Expertise by Topic

What research interests you? Use the links below to email a staff expert or find more information on related WRF research. Names in bold are the primary contacts.

Advanced Treatment: Drinking Water and Water Reuse Treatment

    Kenan Ozekin     Grace Jang     Lola Olabode 
 

Asset Management

    Jian Zhang     Jessica Metcalf     Harry Zhang 
 

Biofilms/Biofiltration

    Grace Jang 
 

Biosolids

    Maitreyi Nagarkar     Lola Olabode 
 

Climate Change: Climate Impacts

    Harry Zhang     Sydney Samples 
 

Climate Change: GHG/Carbon Emissions and Management

    Harry Zhang 
 

Collection Systems/CSOs/SSOs

    Jessica Metcalf     Harry Zhang     Lola Olabode 
 

Constituents of Emerging Concern

    George Kajjumba     Lola Olabode 
 

Condition Assessment

    Jian Zhang 
 

Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins

    George Kajjumba     Sydney Samples     Harry Zhang 
 

Decentralized Systems

    Harry Zhang     Jeff Moeller 
 

Desalination

    Sanjana Yagnambhatt 
 

Disinfection

    Kenan Ozekin     Grace Jang     Lola Olabode 
 

Disinfection Byproducts

    Lola Olabode     Kenan Ozekin     Grace Jang
    George Kajjumba     Mary Smith 
 

Drinking Water Distribution Systems

    Grace Jang     Jessica Metcalf 
 

Energy Optimization

    Sanjana Yagnambhatt 
 

Finance and Economics

    George Kajjumba     Sydney Samples 
 

Groundwater

    Harry Zhang     Jessica Metcalf 
 

Integrated Planning & Water Management

    Harry Zhang     Jeff Moeller 
 

Intelligent Water Systems

    Sanjana Yagnambhatt     Jeff Moeller
    Sydney Samples     Harry Zhang 
 

Lead & Copper

    Jian Zhang 
 

Membranes

    Mary Smith     Sanjana Yagnambhatt

Microbes & Pathogens

    Grace Jang     Lola Olabode     Maitreyi Nagarkar 
 

Microplastics

    Lola Olabode 
 

Nutrients

    Maitreyi Nagarkar     Jeff Moeller
    Lola Olabode     Harry Zhang 
 

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

    Mary Smith     Lola Olabode     Kenan Ozekin 
 

Premise Plumbing

    Grace Jang 
 

Public Health

    Lola Olabode 
 

Rates/Revenue/Affordability

    Sydney Samples 
 

Resilience

    Harry Zhang     Jian Zhang 
 

Resource Recovery

    Jeff Moeller     Maitreyi Nagarkar     Lola Olabode 
 

Security and Emergency Management

    Mary Smith 
 

Sensors/Monitoring

    Lola Olabode     Sydney Samples     Harry Zhang 
 

Source Water Protection

    Harry Zhang     Lola Olabode 
 

Stormwater (incl. Green Infrastructure and Flood Management)

    Harry Zhang     Jessica Metcalf     Jeff Moeller 
 

Utility Management

    Sydney Samples     Jessica Metcalf     Harry Zhang 
 

Wastewater Treatment

    George Kajjumba     Jeff Moeller
    Maitreyi Nagarkar     Lola Olabode     Harry Zhang 
 

Water Demand & Forecasting

    Sydney Samples     Harry Zhang 
 

Water Loss

    Mary Smith 
 

Water Quality (Drinking Water)

    Grace Jang     Jessica Metcalf     Kenan Ozekin 
 

Water Quality (Receiving Waters/Watershed Management)

    Lola Olabode     Harry Zhang     Jessica Metcalf
    Jeff Moeller     Sydney Samples 
 

Water Reuse

    George Kajjumba     Sanjana Yagnambhatt     Harry Zhang 
 

Water Use & Efficiency

    Sydney Samples     Harry Zhang

If you’d like to speak to a WRF staff member about a topic not listed above, please contact our Director of Research Services, Jeff Moeller.