Kimberly+Parker

Kimberly Parker is a PhD student at Stanford University in the lab of Prof. William Mitch. Her thesis work investigates the role of novel pathways to photochemical processes in the marine environment. Kim has demonstrated that the presence of ionic strength can impact reactions with triplet state organic matter. Current research is investigating the role of reactive halogen species in algal toxin photodegradation. As part of this work, Kim traveled to the lab of Prof. Anas Ghadouani, an expert in cyanotoxins, at the University of Western Australia.

In addition to her thesis, Kim studies disinfection by-product formation in drinking water impacted by oil and gas wastewater brines in collaboration with Prof. Avner Vengosh at Duke University. For the potential for this project to contribute to national drinking water security, Kim was awarded the 2015 Abel Wolman Fellowship from the American Water Works Association.