US EPA
Dr. Ma received a B.E. from Tongji University, Shanghai, China, a MS from University of Wisconsin and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. She then worked as a Postdoc at the University of Wisconsin studying the fate and transport of infectious prion proteins in the environment. Afterwards she joined U.S. EPA ORD in 2007 as a federal Postdoc focusing on nanomaterial deposition and transport in the environment. Dr. Ma permanently joined ORD in 2010. Her primary research efforts are focused on applying new sustainability metrics to environmental management for sustainability. Currently, she is involved in developing system-based tools to holistically assess water systems and help transform our water systems towards a more sustainable future. She is the agency’s lead expert on water infrastructure carbon footprint, GHG emission reduction, infrastructure resilience, water‐energy‐nutrient nexus, water reuse, resource recovery, life cycle thinking, climate change adaptation and mitigation, integrated assessment metrics, system solutions.
Carbon-water footprints and Socioeconomic Attributes for Urban Infrastructure Renewal and Adaptation
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM PDT