Emily Kumpel

Bio

Dr. Emily Kumpel is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst. She has an M.S. and Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Johns Hopkins University. Dr Kumpel’s research is focused on understanding and improving the complex engineered, environmental, and human systems that enable the provision of safe, reliable, and sustainable drinking water. She has over a decade of experience conducting research on topics including water quality in distribution systems, water access and equity, water quality monitoring, environmental health, and data science for water and sanitation infrastructure. She is a leading expert on the water quality and health impacts of intermittent water supplies, and her work connects access to drinking water to infectious disease and climate. She has published more than 30 peer-reviewed scientific papers and maintains a diverse research portfolio supported by federal, state, and foundation funding. Prior to joining the faculty at UMass, Dr. Kumpel was a Senior Research Scientist with the Aquaya Institute, where she was based in Nairobi, Kenya, for three years and engaged in research water quality monitoring and impact evaluations. She has active projects in the US, India, and Kenya.