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Caitlin Proctor

Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering & Environmental and Ecological Engineering

Education

  • PHD IN LIFE SCIENCES. April 2018
    Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland
    Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), Zurich, Switzerland
    Dissertation: Microbiology of Household Plumbing - Causes and Consequences
    Advisor: Dr. Frederik Hammes, Doktorvater: Prof. Dr. Martin Ackermann

  • MS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING. March 2014
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA, USA
    Thesis: Effect of Various Water Chemistry Factors on Legionella Proliferation and the Premise Plumbing Microbiome Composition.
    Advisors: Dr. Amy Pruden and Dr. Marc Edwards

  • BS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING. MAY 2012
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA, USA
    Minors: Green Engineering, Environmental Policy and Planning

Selected Publications


  • Angert DM, Ley CJ, Ra K, Noh Y, Zyaykina N, Montagnino E, Wei R, Whelton AJ, Proctor CR. Water Quality during extended stagnation and flushing in a college residential hall. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology. 2023, 9, 3485-3496. DOI: 10.1039/D3EW00038A.
  • Proctor CR, Garner E, Hamilton K, Ashbolt NJ, Caverly LJ, Falkinham III JO, Haas CN, Prevost M, Prevots DR, Pruden A, Raskin L, Stout J, Haig SJCA. Tenets of a Holistic Approach to Drinking Water-Associated Pathogen Research. 2022. Water research. 211 117997. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117997
  • Proctor CR, Besmer MD, Langenegger T, Beck K, Walser J-C, Ackermann M, Bürgmann H, Hammes F . 2018. Phylogenetic clustering of small low nucleic acid-content bacteria across diverse freshwater ecosystems. ISME Journal. 1. DOI: 10.1038/s41396-018-0070-8

Awards and Honors


  • Early Career Researcher Award, Microbial Ecology and Water Engineering, International Water Association (2023)
  • Outstanding Postdoctoral Researcher. Purdue College of Engineering. (2020)
  • Postdoctoral Mentoring Award. Purdue Graduate School. (2020)
  • Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellowship, Purdue University (2018 - 2020)
  • Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Medal for Outstanding PhD Thesis (2018), awarded to top theses at ETH
  • American Water Works Association (AWWA) Academic Achievement Award, 1st place (2015), national award for MS thesis
  • Montgomery Watson Harza (MWH) Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Master's Thesis Award, 2nd place (2015), national award for MS thesis