Graduated Trainees

Rachel Boyer

Rachel Boyer

Civil Engineering (Master), University of Victoria

Supervisor: Caetano Dorea
Research Interests: Microbial water quality monitoring in low-resource contexts, reducing barriers to data equity, public health and environmental engineering

2022-2023 Cohort

Soobin Yim

Soobin Yim

Biological Sciences (Master), Simon Fraser University

Supervisor: Jane Fowler
Research Interests: Drinking water microbiome, DNA damage by UV, DNA repair mechanism

2022-2023 Cohort

Dr. Camille Zimmer

Dr. Camille Zimmer

Civil Engineering (PhD), University of Victoria

Supervisor: Caetano Dorea

2022-2023 Cohort

Negar Rahmati

Negar Rahmati

Chemistry (Master), University of Victoria

Supervisor: Heather Buckley
Research Interests: Sustainable water desalination, biofouling prevention in sanitation plants, green chemistry

2022-2023 Cohort

Dr. Colin Gibson

Dr. Colin Gibson

Water Resources Engineering and International Development Studies (PhD), University of Guelph

Supervisor: Ed McBean
Research Interests: Water ethics, Indigenous environmental philosophies, co-design of water systems & technologies

2022-2023 Cohort

Academia

Dr. Anne Carabin

Dr. Anne Carabin

Civil Engineering (PhD), University of Victoria

Supervisor: Caetano Dorea
Research Interests: Water quality, environmental health, risk assessment

2022-2023 Cohort

Dr. Thusitha Rathnayake

Dr. Thusitha Rathnayake

Civil Engineering (PhD), University of British Columbia

Supervisor: Sara Beck
Research Interests: Microplastics, UV LED applicaitons, membrane-based water treatment

2022-2023 Cohort

Adefolawe Adeyeye

Adefolawe Adeyeye

Civil Engineering (Master), University of British Columbia

Supervisor: Sara Beck
Research Interests: Ultraviolet disinfection of water in small-scale systems, WASH education in low-resource settings, water quality monitoring

2022-2023 Cohort

Dr. Alexa Bennett

Dr. Alexa Bennett

Geography (PhD), University of Waterloo

Research Interests: Drinking water, global health

2022-2023 Cohort