Biography Shuchen Feng is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UWM). She earned her Ph.D. in Freshwater Sciences from UWM, where she developed molecular assays based on sequencing data to detect and quantify human fecal contamination in water. Driven by her strong interest in public health and microbiology, Dr. Feng has contributed …
Biography Dr. Sandra McLellan is a Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences. She earned her PhD in Environmental Health at School at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. For over 20 years, Dr. McLellan has been working on water issues in the Great Lakes, focusing on understanding the linkages between the …
Biography Sharon Mertens is a technical consultant and the retired Director of Water Quality Protection for Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District. She has over 40 years experience in environmental laboratory testing as well as sampling and analysis issues as they apply to the wastewater utility sector. She is very active in the laboratory community and has …
Biography Angela Schmoldt is Director of the Great Lakes Genomics Center at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences. The Great Lakes Genomics Center supports researchers developing and using genomic data for ecology, environmental and human health.
Biography Melissa Schussman is a laboratory manager and research specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where she earned her master’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Her research with the School of Freshwater Sciences examines multiple dimensions of wastewater-based epidemiology and surveillance, exploring how various wastewater parameters can modulate viral and bacterial analyte signal in …