Designed and optimized a drinking water distribution system for a rural locality. Analysed a system of 20+ nodes using EPANET and used the Python library WNTR for optimization of pipe properties.
Designed a stormwater conveyance and treatment system for highway runoff from the I-10 bridge crossing City Park Lake, using Microsoft Excel. Estimated peak flows using IDF curves and the Rational Method, and developed a treatment train to meet NPDES Phase II requirements. Reduced peak flow by 96%, from 4.90 cfs to 0.19 cfs.
Designed an automated, foldable rainwater harvesting structure that detects rainfall and collects water, in AutoCAD. The system also functions as a shade structure and is intended for coastal and high-rainfall regions.
As part of a team, studied the presence of microplastics in wastewater using microscopic evaluation and FTIR spectroscopy. Analyzed a ferrofluid-based magnetic separation method for removal. Optimized treatment efficiency using statistical analysis in Minitab. Achieved 98% removal in the lab.
Wrote a comprehensive literature review examining how antibiotic contamination affects key nitrogen cycling processes of nitrification, denitrification, and anammox, in coastal and estuarine ecosystems. Identified data gaps related to long-term effects, microbial resistance, and combined antibiotic exposure, and discussed implications for coastal ecosystem health and environmental management.