College of Agriculture & Natural Resources│College of Engineering Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering

Biography

Emily Julien joined the Mitchell lab in 2018 for PhD studies. Emily’s dissertation research focused on pathogen risks within building plumbing including quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) for Legionella spp., identifying variables associated with elevated pathogen risks, and modeling water age within in-building plumbing. Emily earned her PhD in 2021 and continued working in the Mitchell lab managing a SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance effort on MSU’s campus during the COVID19 pandemic. Emily has diverse work experiences from prior to joining the lab group, ranging from private consulting in oil and gas remediation to work in state government preparing air permits. 

Research

• Risk tradeoffs in drinking water, especially pathogen proliferation versus formation of disinfectant by-products
• Risk prioritization methods, especially as related to prioritizing treatment of emerging contaminants in drinking water
• Data science, statistical analysis, risk assessment, risk communication