Yoko Koyama
Assistant Engineer
Yoko is a drinking water treatment specialist focused on utilizing data science to tackle the removal of emerging contaminants. Her areas of expertise include the use of machine learning to predict GAC service life for PFAS treatment and water treatment process modeling, as well as data analytics and visualization. Yoko is passionate about using both project work and applied research to help communities improve their drinking water quality and safeguard their public health.
- Areas of Expertise
- Granular activated carbon (GAC) treatment
- Emerging contaminants, PFAS
- GAC PFAS breakthrough modeling
- Machine learning
- Professional Activities
- American Water Works Association (AWWA)
- Education
- MS, Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State
- BS, Integrated Engineering, Washington and Lee University
