Dr. Rasha Maal-Bared

Title of Talk:
Using Applied Science and Innovation to Help Utilities Protect Public and Environmental Health

Short Bio:
Rasha is a principal scientist at the CDM Smith Research and Testing Laboratories in Bellevue, where she oversees environmental microbiology and innovative water and wastewater treatment R&D projects. She is also an adjunct professor at the University of Alberta’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. She completed her PhD in Environmental Microbiology at the University of British Columbia and her two MSc degrees at the Harvard School of Public Health and Dalhousie University. She is honored to serve on the Water Environment Federation's (WEF) Board of Trustees. She lends her expertise to the editorial boards of Science of the Total Environment, Water Practice and Technology, and Data in Brief. Rasha was the recipient of several prestigious water industry awards, including the WEF 2020 Water Heroes Award, the 2023 Western Canada Water Analyst Excellence Award, and the 2020 US Empowering Women in Industry STEM Award. She has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed publications. When she’s not working, she enjoys travelling and playing Dungeons and Dragons with her family.