Stephanie Muwaika
Graduate Student CIVE-MS Lincoln Environmental Engineering-Advisor: Shannon Bartelt-Hunt University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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I am very passionate about sustainable development with experience in impact assessment, environmental compliance monitoring, water and waste water resource management, and solid waste management. When I am not studying or doing research, I love spending time with family and watching movies.
Education
• Bachelor of Engineering Major: Environmental Engineering University: The Copperbelt University Country: Zambia Degree year: 2013 to 2019
Employment History
• CT Environmental Services Position: Environmental Consultant Duration: 12/2021 to 05/2024
• Mart Speed Construction Limited Position: Administrative & Support Officer Duration: 04/2021 to 11/2021
• African Mining Consultants Limited Position: Environmental Intern Duration: 11/2019 to 10/2020
Area of Research and Professional Interest
• Water and Wastewater Engineering
• Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
• PFAS Occurrence and Monitoring
• Sustainable Environmental Solutions
• Environmental Compliance and Risk Assessment
Research Experience
• Assessing the Occurrence of PFAS in Rural Wastewater through Composite Sampling, NDWEE, Aug 2024–Present
• Vadose Zone Hydrology Modeling, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, January 2024 – May 2025
• Undergraduate Thesis: Groundwater Levy Awareness in Kitwe, The Copperbelt University, Jan 2019 – Oct 2019
Teaching Experience
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, CIVE 322 (Biological Principles of Environmental Engineering), Fall 2024 and Fall 2025
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, CIVE 321 (Principles of Environmental Engineering), Spring 2025 and Spring 2026
Publications and Presentations
Assessing the Occurrence of PFAS in Rural Wastewater through Composite Sampling. To be Presented at The Great Plains Conference, La Vista, NE, 04/01/2026
Service
• Member, Engineering Institution of Zambia, 2019–Present
• Member, AEESP and SWANA, 2024–Present
Honors and Awards
• Graduate Engineer Certification, Engineering Institution of Zambia, 2020