Environmental, Water Resources, and Coastal Engineering Seminar Series

In-person: Fitts-Woolard Hall 2331

Virtual seminar link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/92010077484?pwd=aFlOQmp5dHVKMmNnK0w0Qi9hREJWdz09

Abstract: Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) is a global initiative focusing on improving community access to clean water and sanitation, particularly to the millions of the people in resource poor regions of the world. On September 25th 2015, 193 world leaders committed to seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) to end extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and address climate change by 2030. Of these seventeen goals, the sixth goal focuses on water quality, water availability, and sustainable water practices. A public health perspective, related to the availability and access to safe drinking water, provides a pathway to explore low energy, high efficacy treatment options for underserved communities. This talk will focus on the application of advanced oxidation treatment processes as an impetus to resolving various drinking water contamination issues for a diverse spectrum of communities.

Biography:Dr. Kyana Young is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering at Wake Forest University. Dr. Young received her doctorate in Environmental Engineering from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Her research focuses on water treatment, water quality, and public health,
where her work has included water treatment technology projects in Haiti, Sierra Leone, China, India, and Hong Kong. Dr. Young, served as an executive editor for the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization – Michigan State University Global Water Pathogen Project. She is currently the co-chair of the Water and Health Committee with the American Public Health Association. Dr. Young is also the co-Director of the Girls as Citizen
Scientists program, which provides the opportunity for girls in Forsyth County to explore the connections between environmental health and public health.