Heather+Goetsch

= = Heather Goetsch is a PhD candidate in Environmental Engineering at the University of Michigan advised by Dr. Nancy Love and Dr. Krista Wigginton. She earned her B.S. in Civil Engineering (2008) and M.S. in Environmental Engineering (2011) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She previously worked as a project manager at the New York City Department of Environmental Protection in the design and construction of the Catskill Delaware UV Disinfection facility and the Croton Water Filtration plant. In her graduate studies, her research focuses on urine diversion as a nutrient recovery option, and in particular, the fate of microbial contaminants in urine prepared for fertilizer use.

Research Interests
Nutrient recovery from wastewater processes Fate of microbial contaminants in wastewater processes Quantitative microbial risk assessment Scientific education and community involvement