UK researcher addresses water sustainability challenges through workforce-focused engineering solutions

About this episode

Diana Byrne discusses her research on addressing water sustainability challenges at the University of Kentucky.

Access to safe drinking water depends not only on infrastructure, but on the people who operate and maintain it. At the University of Kentucky, Diana Byrne, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering in the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, is addressing long-standing challenges facing small water utilities. She talks about her research this week on Dr. Greg Davis on Medicine.

People in this episode

Host: Greg Davis

Guest: Diana Byrne, Ph.D.

Topics covered

• water sustainability
• engineering solutions
• small water utilities
• infrastructure
• public health

Keywords

• water sustainability
• engineering
• small utilities
• drinking water
• public health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Kentucky, Department of Civil Engineering, Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering

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