A NEW IWA UK COMMITTEE MEMBER Natalie Lamb is thrilled to be an IWA committee member. She was particularly interested in joining the committee to utilise her knowledge of social media management to bring people together, especially during this time of physical disconnection. The event was a huge success and is intended to return on 28/04/21 so keep an eye on #IWAPoster for more details. Natalie is the Institute of Water Rising Star for the East 2021. This distinguished her as one of 8 young people across the UK with the potential and appetite to progress within the water industry. This experience has given her the opportunity to network with and learn from the leaders driving the sector, to springboard her future career.
Natalie approached the IWA to help organise the IWA UK YWP Online Twitter Competition 2020.
Natalie has worked in several technical roles in the water sector, including her PhD research with Anglian Water and The University of Sheffield investigating
the chemicals used to treat drinking water. Natalie’s latest and exciting chapter is as the National Water Industry Account Manager at QCL. She’s currently working with a technology called SENTRY, a bioelectrode sensor platform that provides real-time microbial performance monitoring in anaerobic and aerobic wastewater treatment systems. To keep updated on Natalie’s next endeavours, follow her on Twitter @Natnotgnats, LinkedIn @Natnotgnat or read her Blogger @NSTLamb.
ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR THE IWA YWP CONFERENCE Kirstin Faith Watt
Natasha Giroux
Kirstin is Chair of the IWA YWP UK Chapter. She is a Strategic Planner at Scottish Water, working within the Strategic Customer Service Planning Directorate. She is Publicity Co-ordinator for the IWater Scottish Area Committee.
Natasha works with utilities and innovative technology companies to accelerate innovation and foster collaboration. At Isle she is the coordinator of European TAG, an innovation acceleration programme and she is also coordinator of Isle’s Cross Sector Innovation Group.
Matthew Whaley Matthew is Vice Chair of IWA’s YWP network in the UK and a consultant for Arup based in London. His work for IWA focusses on creating a vibrant community through events conferences and other initiatives. For Arup, he works across infrastructure systems with public and private sector organisations to help address their strategic challenges.
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Oli Perkins Oli is a wastewater modeller and civil engineer working for Arup developing catchment-scale wastewater network models. He has developed and led a number of outreach projects to inspire young people to pursue careers in water, STEM and the charitable sector.
Jack Huggins Jack Huggins is an Arup Civil Engineer, working for Welsh Water as part of their Capital Delivery Alliance.
