Engineering
In 2019 I have completed a MSc in Environmental Engineering at Newcastle University. Since then I have been working on water and biosolids. Additionally, I am currently enrolled in PGCertificate in Civil Engineering.
Microbial risk assessment
Since July 2019 I have been working on a Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment for the use of biosolids in agriculture in Uganda. The final result is an estimate of risk for infection and a series of suggestions on management practices. This project is developed in partnership with the Swedish University of Agricultural Science and Makerere University.
Water security
Working as a research assistant on a large project on water security run by Newcastle University. This position is giving me the possibility of better understanding the connection between climate-water systems-society at different dimensional scales.
Citizen science
I have been volunteering at Tyne River Trust in a project on citizen river water monitoring. Aside from field sampling, I conducted an evaluation of water testing strips versus laboratory analysis to better understand the reliability of the tests. Results from the study informed the River Trust on future selection of the sampling kit. The short study also provided a better understanding of the uncertainties of the data collected.
Skillset
Field work:
groundwater quality sampling, borehole pump test, sampling for pathogenic presence on soil, sludge and vegetables, air quality monitoring.
Lab and field work:
water quality (nitrite, nitrate, E.coli, titration, qPCR), pollutants in groundwater (IPC-MS, ICP-OES), presence of pathogen in different matrix (soil, sludge, vegetables).
Software:
LaTex,excel, R, tableau, MathCAD, QGIS, Archicad, EPANET
Work samples
Course work report samples available at this page. Password provided in the application or by request.