I’m a Research Engineer with a focus on the Nebraska wastewater surveillance program. I hold a Ph.D. degree in environmental engineering from UNL, in which I focused on pathogenic proteins as contaminants in the environment. Being a part of the Environmental Quality and Community Lab is an opportunity to learn and improve my career.

Hello, I’m Josephus Borsuah a Postdoctoral Engineering Assistant with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and I hold a Ph.D. degree in Hydrology from UNL. My research interests are in understanding the fate and transport mechanisms of contaminants of emerging concern in urban and agricultural dominated environment. I was born and raised in Sierra Leone, West Africa, where I acquired a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Chemistry. Being a member of Environmental Quality & Communities Research Lab is an opportunity for me to learn new technics, tools, and methods, which overall contributes to career advancement.

Meredith is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with a specialization in Environmental Engineering. Her research explores the presence of microplastic pollution in agricultural watersheds and the impact of microplastics on the movement of nitrogen in constructed wetland environments. In 2022, Meredith received her Master’s in Environmental Engineering from UNL. Before coming to Nebraska, she earned her B.S. in Civil Engineering with a specialization in environmental and water resources from the University of Virginia. Meredith is an NSF GRFP recipient and is a part of the AGU Voices for Science program.

I graduated from Howard University with my B.S. in Civil Engineering in May of 2022 and am now a current Ph.D. student in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at UNL whose research interests include the fate and transport of emerging contaminants. I am currently working on a project in collaboration with Iowa State, monitoring antibiotic resistance in the Shell Creek watershed.

Jascika Maclean is graduate student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. She received her Bachelor of Science in 2020 at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology.

I am currently pursuing a master's degree in the Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, with a particular focus on investigating the potential environmental impacts of Chronic Wasting Disease prions subsequent to landfilling and burial processes. As an aspiring researcher in this field, I consider it a great honor and privilege to be a part of the distinguished Environmental Quality and Communities Research Lab.

McNair Scholar, Research & Teaching Assistant

Seth is a senior environmental engineering major, originally from Hanover Park, IL. Seth is a McNair Scholar and UCARE-funded research assistant who is interested in environmental fate and transport, water quality, and emerging contaminants, specifically microplastics! He enjoys working in the outdoors, learning more about water science, and being a part of the Environmental Quality & Communities Research Lab!

My name is Grace, and I am a Journalism and Political Science major. I am working with Dr. Bartlet-Hunt's team through the FYRE Program.