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Field of Expertise
Allyson works in the field of water and wastewater treatment as a Research Associate at Microvi Biotech, Inc. Her expertise includes experimental design and execution as well as project management. She has extensive laboratory and field experience in the development and implementation of innovative technologies.
Expertise
Allyson has over a decade of laboratory experience, including experimental design, data collection and analysis, and communication of results in a variety of formats. She has over 4 years of experience managing teams and projects, including initial project planning and design and ongoing management of timelines, deliverables, and internal and external communications for grant projects, demonstration studies, and full-scale systems. She has worked with multiple state and local agencies (Tennessee Department of Environment, Conservation and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, and California Energy Commission) on water quality issues including the training of treatment plant operators, plant safety inspections on behalf of the EPA, outreach to community stakeholders, review of projects for the State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund, foaming in anaerobic digestors affecting a local treatment plant, and management of complex large-scale multi-party projects. Her research and project experience includes biological phosphorous removal and recovery, biological nitrate and chromium removal from groundwater, biological nutrient removal at low temperatures, and ammonia removal from wastewater and landfill leachate.