Prior to joining the faculty, she did her postdoc in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of South Carolina. She obtained her M.S. and Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and B.Eng. in Industrial Engineering from CETYS Universidad in Mexico. Her research focuses on building water sustainability for todays and future generations in a changing environment with increasing water scarcity. She investigates how compounds found in wastewater-impacted waters are removed or transformed by existing and new treatment technologies to ensure the safe use of reused waters. In her free time, she practices zumba and loves the challenge of a difficult yoga pose!