Access to safe drinking water depends not only on infrastructure, but on the people who operate and maintain it.
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.
Byrne received the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award with $547,471 over five years for her work.
When Byrne joined UK in 2020, she began working with the Appalachian Community Technical Assistance and Training Program, an university-community partnership that supports small, rural water utilities throughout Appalachia. The program focuses on helping utilities address challenges unique to their communities, including technical training and workforce preparation.
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Diana Byrne received the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award with $547,471 over five years for her work. (Photo Credit: Ben Corwin, Research Communications)
