Kelsey Pieper

Kelsey Pieper in the Press

N.C. Health Officials Issue Guidelines for Thousands of Potentially Flooded Private Wells

Kelsey Pieper, now an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University, was one of the researchers.

Climate-driven flooding poses well water contamination risks

“Areas that hadn’t been impacted are now. New areas are getting flooded,” said Kelsey Pieper, a Northeastern University professor of environmental engineering. “We know the environment is shifting and we’re playing catch-up, trying to increase awareness.”

Two people wearing neon vests next to a river in North Carolina.

Northeastern researchers give back. Partnership with North Carolina strengthens amid hurricane recovery

Professor Kelsey Pieper has worked with North Carolina health officials. When an unprecedented storm hit, she saw a chance to help.

Volunteers filling up large blue bottles of drinking water.

North Carolina’s hurricane damage is not just limited to destroyed homes, but contaminated water systems, experts say

Western North Carolina residents were hit hard by the flooding which will impact the wells many use.

Northeastern researchers test well water in North Carolina, empowering communities with critical data

Ph.D. student Kyla Drewry went with a team of students to help test the well water of residents in rural North Carolina.

Our drinking water was always full of microbes. Are the wrong ones thriving in the pandemic?

It’s been months, and life has changed dramatically across the planet. Zooming in where only a microscope can see, Northeastern researchers are trying to determine how the lifestyle changes caused by COVID-19 might be helping harmful bacteria grow in our drinking water.

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