Dr. Sally Weston

Biography

Sally Weston is a Research Fellow at the University of Bristol, specializing in the sustainable provision of safe piped drinking water in low-resource communities, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Her research focuses on the hydraulic behaviors that impact water quality and the development of practitioner-focused tools for water management. She completed her PhD at the University of Sheffield, where her work demonstrated how dynamic hydraulic behavior can influence material mobilization within drinking water distribution systems. As a Research Associate at the University of Sheffield, she applied her expertise to investigate intermittently supplied piped drinking water and improve water quality in Canada. At the University of Bristol, she synthesized her experiences to tackle water and sewerage challenges in low-income urban communities across Africa, developing engineering interventions to reduce health risks. Her current research explores the complexities of intermittent water supply systems and aims to equip water utilities with new tools to enact positive changes for community health and wellbeing.

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