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Emily Garner

Maurice and JoAnn Wadsworth Faculty Fellow and Assistant Professor - Wadsworth Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Dr. Garner works in the area of environmental engineering, studying the role of microorganisms in drinking water and wastewater systems. Specific areas of interest include: water quality in drinking water distribution systems; water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in rural settings; methods for tracking sources and downstream impacts of pathogens and fecal pollution in surface water; application of next generation sequencing methods for characterizing microbial communities.

Education

Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2018

B.S. , Civil Engineering, West Virginia University, 2013