WEF Laboratory Analyst Excellence Award

LABORATORY ANALYST EXCELLENCE AWARD

...recognizes an individual for outstanding performance, professionalism and contributions to the water quality analysis profession.

Samantha Reeder

Samantha Reeder has worked at the Cypress Environmental Laboratory for the City of Wichita Falls for almost six years. She worked as laboratory technician I from May 2016 to August 2016 and as senior laboratory technician from August 2016 to the present. At the beginning of her time at the lab, Samantha quickly learned and mastered techniques for which she was directly responsible and ran analytical instruments, such as the automatic titrators, Hach Turbidimeters and Spectrophotometer, FlowCAM Particle Analyzer, Shimadzu TOC Analyzer, Thermo Ion Chromatograph, Thermo ICP-MS, Hidex Liquid Scintillator, Hazmat ID 360 FTIR, and Thermo GC-MS/ECDs, among others. Samantha is responsible for running all of the lab’s analytical instrumentation and associated quality control and quality assurance measures. She has no trouble staying on top of this massive workload due to her efficiency and strong work ethic. Samantha also coordinates with interns daily and regularly collaborates with the team on publications and conference presentations. She is a licensed Class B Water Operator and Class C Wastewater Operator by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. She is currently in pursuit of her Class A Water and Class B wastewater license, as well as the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service, Certified Water Professional certificate.

Samantha is an integral part of the day-today operations of the Cypress Environmental Laboratory, especially in analytical testing (including the taste and odor monitoring program) and Indirect Potable Reuse system monitoring. Samantha truly excels in the laboratory and is one of the top employees at the Cypress Environmental Laboratory. Wichita Falls, Texas water resources, and WEAT are all fortunate to benefit from Samantha’s commitment to clean water!

Water Environment Association of Texas Competitions

• Texas Shootout (Wednesday) • Operations Challenge (Tuesday & Wednesday)

• Process Control • Safety • Laboratory • Collection System • Pump Maintenance • Electrical

The awards ceremony is at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday in the Meter Challenge/Awards Celebration area in Exhibit Hall.