Natchaya "Jade" Luangphairin

Professional Skills & Awards

Scholarships, honors, certifications, and technical skills.

Honors & Awards

  • Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) Scholarship (2026)
  • Women of Water (WoW) Scholarship (2026) — Read the article
  • HSA Environmental Inc. Endowed Scholarship (2025)
  • Florida Section American Water Works Association (FSAWWA) Roy W. Likins Scholarship (2024)
  • JPB Environmental Health Fellowship (administered by Harvard University) — used a Risk Cup approach to evaluate vulnerabilities associated with community water systems in the US, supporting her Relative Health Indicator (RHI) research as a Graduate Researcher. Principal Investigator: Dr. Katherine Alfredo. Total project award: $200,000.
  • Project Lead, Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA) Nitrification Action Plan Project Funding (2022–2023). Total project funding: $12,072.
  • Phi Theta Kappa Honors Scholarship (2018)
  • Outstanding Student Award in Biotechnology, Magna Cum Laude — A.S. in Biotechnology, Ivy Tech Community College (2017)

Between 2023 and 2026, Jade received six best poster awards across four national and regional water conferences — one 1st place, three 2nd place, and two 3rd place. See the full list on the Publications page and photos in the Gallery.

Software & Tools

R (Shiny) Python Tableau Power BI PostgreSQL ArcGIS BioWin GPS-X Aspen COMSOL Multiphysics SCADA MATLAB & Simulink Adobe Creative Suite Microsoft Office Suite

Core Technical Competencies

Drinking water treatment & biofiltration PFAS & emerging contaminants Potable reuse GC–MS & chromatography Flow cytometry & microbiological methods Water-quality analysis Process modeling & optimization Statistical & geospatial analysis EPA regulatory-data analysis

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