One thing I love about Fall quarter is the launch of projects (professional and personal) and welcoming new students to UC Davis.  This year I was pleased to welcome two new PhD students in the Microbiology Graduate Group (MGG) for … Continue reading →

This year’s UC Davis annual Picnic Day on April 20, 2024 was crawling with curious kids, and insect larvae! Civil & Environmental Engineering Masters Student, Eduardo Siqueira, hosted a stand at the event, and spoke with hundreds of children and … Continue reading →

We celebrated PhD graduations for Madison, Wenting, Olivia and Hannah and MS graduation for Linnea this week! Congratulations to this awesome team 🙂

I’m happy to share Olivia Wrightwood’s manuscript, which was recently published in Environmental Science & Technology – Water! Woodchip bioreactors are designed for nitrate removal from agricultural runoff. Olivia’s work evaluated the potential for pesticide removal in lab and field-scale … Continue reading →

You might say that quite a few things have happened since I last posted here nearly two years ago… these are tulmutuous times and COVID-19 has impacted each of us. As a mother of two joyful and energetic young kids, … Continue reading →