Welcome to my website!

I am a postdoctoral associate at the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at Rutgers University, I have recently joined [Dr. Nicole Fahrenfeld’s](https://www.pnnl.gov/](https://cee.rutgers.edu/nicole-fahrenfeld) lab to investigate microplastics impacted by PFAS bringing with me a strong foundation in spectroscopic analysis.

Prior to joining Rutgers, I worked at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to investigate the complexities of environmental systems with a combined approach of experimental analysis and model simulations. My research combined advanced spectroscopic and spectrometric analysis of soil and water samples with biogeochemical and geochemical modeling to develop better understandings of environmental systems. During my time at PNNL I also worked as the science point of contact for running samples in Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (PyGCMS) at EMSL, PNNL’s user facility.

My passion for environmental systems traces back to my PhD in Environmental Engineering which I completed from the University of Connecticut in 2023, where my dissertation focused on reaction kinetics and strength development in lime-stabilized clay soils under the supervision of Dr. Maria Chrysochoou.

News

• December 05, 2025 - Attended the 'Interfaces for Energy and the Environment' conference! It was a great event with networking opportunities to engage with geochemists across the national labs and universities.
• August 27, 2025 - I am chairing an AGU session at the upcoming AGU Fall meeting 2025, titled 'Exploring the Influence of Contaminants on Soil Biogeochemistry: Advances in Analytical Techniques and Methodologies'.
• July 30, 2025 - New publication in Geochemical Transactions! Our paper on kinetic-thermodynamic model of stabilized bentonite soil has been accepted.