Jessie Wainer
MSc Student
BS (Chemical Engineering) - University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa - 2019
- Jessie’s current research is focused on sustainable water treatment. She is interested in how waste materials and by-products can be repurposed for valuable applications such as removing dangerous contaminants from water. Prior to Yale, she worked at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa investigating methods of extracting valuable minerals from waste materials, in particular gold tailings and coal fly ash.
- Jessie enjoys swimming and climbing and has always been an avid fan of Survivor.