I’m a Physical Scientist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, focusing on chemical risk assessment for oil and gas wastewater, industrial wastewater, and water reuse. My research aims to enhance wastewater characterization for reuse, prioritize emerging wastewater compounds, and develop rapid chemical risk evaluation methods using high-throughput data.
I hold an M.S. in Water Resources, Science & Technology from Texas A&M University – San Antonio, where my thesis explored advanced treatment methods for hypersaline brines and oil/gas waste streams.
My work includes supporting EPA’s Strategic Research Action Plans, focusing on risk characterization for water reuse, data curation for chemical safety, and technical assistance for drinking water projects. I’ve developed applications for lead service-line inventory validation and site prioritization for water quality analysis. With the New Mexico Produced Water Research Consortium, I develop risk-based workflows for assessing treated produced water for reuse.
I also contribute to tools like the CompTox Chemistry Dashboard, Cheminformatics Toolbox, and ECOTOX Knowledgebase, enhancing analysis capabilities for thousands of compounds.
Outside of work, I volunteer as a data scientist for a research group focused on reducing homelessness using machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Education
- M.S., Water Resources, Science & Technology, Texas A&M University – San Antonio, 2021
- B.S., Biology, Texas A&M University – San Antonio, 2019
Work Experience
I’m currently a Physical Scientist in EPA’s Office of Water, working on wastewater technology and analytics. Previously, I spent four years with the Office of Research and Development (first as an ORISE Fellow, then as a Physical Scientist), where I focused on risk characterization for water reuse and chemical safety data curation.