Nicolette+Zhou

== Nicolette is a PhD Candidate in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Washington. Her research expertise includes removal of trace organic contaminants and wastewater treatment. Nicolette earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Alabama and her Master’s in Engineering from the University of Washington. She is a King County Graduate Research Fellow and was a Valle Scholarship and Scandinavian Exchange Fellow, which supported her research in Denmark for an academic year. Nicolette has published two journal articles, one with 7 and one with 2 citations. She received an American Society for Microbiology Student Travel Grant for her 2014 abstract and has presented at several national and international conferences. Nicolette has advised students who received the Mary Gates Research Scholarship and presented at the Undergraduate Research Symposium. She won a 2015 UW Undergraduate Research Mentor Award for her work with these students. Nicolette is also named on a patent application based on her PhD research.

Research Interests

 * Removal of trace organic contaminants from wastewater and biosolids
 * Advanced biological treatment techniques for direct potable reuse