Researchers

Mwale Chiyenge

Postdoctoral Researcher

Pickering Lab

Kendra Joy Dahmer

Postdoctoral Researcher

Pickering Lab

kdahmer@berkeley.edu

Research Areas: Molecular parasitology, helminthology, surveillance

Projects: Environmental surveillance for soil-transmitted helminth Precursors in PFAS

Fuhar Dixit

Postdoctoral Researcher

Alvarez-Cohen Group

fuhar@berkeley.edu

Research Areas: Detection, sorption, biotransformation, and treatment of emerging contaminants

Projects: Assessment of Physical, Chemical, and Biological Factors Controlling Biotransformation of Cationic and Zwitterionic Precursors in PFAS

Wenli Jiang

Postdoctoral Researcher

Membrane Innovation Lab

Daniel DaeHyun Kim

Postdoctoral Researcher

Pickering Lab

danielkim617@berkeley.edu

Research Areas: Environmental microbiology, Public health, Antibiotic resistance, Bioinformatics

Projects: Investigating pathogen transmission pathways across humans, animals, and the environment. Examining the impact of community-wide chlorinated water interventions on bacterial strain-sharing patterns.

Sooyeol (Suzy) Kim

Postdoctoral Researcher

Pickering Lab

sokim@berkeley.edu

Research Areas: Wastewater based epidemiology

Projects: Evaluating robust standardizable methods for wastewater surveillance of pathogens and antibiotic resistance, Cas9 targeted sequencing for antibiotic resistance gene enrichment, Wastewater surveillance of antibiotic resistance genes across the U.S.

Tae-Kyoung Kim

Postdoctoral Researcher

Sedlak Lab

Sujit Modi

Postdoctoral Researcher

Gadgil Lab

modisujit@berkeley.edu

Research Areas: Electrochemical methods for nutrient recovery and drinking water treatment

Projects: Phosphorus recovery from urine for sustainable fertilizer production, Arsenic capture for drinking water applications Arsenic is a toxic and carcinogenic element. Developing cost-effective and sustainable electrochemical technologies for nutrient recovery and drinking water treatment.