Kimberly Pugel Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering University of Colorado UCB 428 Boulder, CO 80309 kimberly.pugel@colorado.edu

Kimmy is a second-year PhD student at Unveristy of Colorado Boulder where she is focusing on civil systems and collaborative management of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) projects and organizations, researching the impact of systems approaches designed to engage, understand, and strengthen local WASH service delivery systems. As a part of the USAID Sustainable WASH Systems initiative, she focuses on the application of these approaches at varying levels of decision making and organizational contexts in Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, and Cambodia.

She has been involved in the United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth (MGCY) since August 2015 and is currently the Technology Focal Point for the Financing for Development Working Group, helping coordinate activities surrounding the UNMGCY Youth Commission on Science, Engineering & Technology for SDGs. Kimmy is also part of the Global Projects and Organizations research group at CU Boulder.

Her academic interests convene on the science-policy interface and the role of engineering and innovation in water governance. Her technical interests and past work includes groundwater remediation and innovative solutions for water reclamation and energy reuse using algae biomass as the primary research assistant on projects for the National Science Foundation Global Waste Research Institute and the U.S. Department of Energy. Kimmy also makes time to learn new things – inside and outside – trying out new recipes, trails, and music.