About the Center
Founded in 2016, NU Water is the home for all things water at Northwestern. As the only R1 university on the Great Lakes, and with 50+ faculty across 7 schools interested in water, we are extremely well-positioned to lead in the water space.
Our mission is to promote water security globally—that is, better access to reliable and safe water for a healthy life. We achieve this through great science, top-notch education, and policy-relevant outreach around the world. We firmly believe that the best work is done across disciplines, so we prioritize facilitating collaboration between faculty and students across all 12 colleges at NU.
Our goal is to lead on innovations in water quality (purification, sensing, safety), water availability (resources, supply, reuse), and ensuring societal well-being (prosperity, health). At their intersection is water security. Technical expertise in each of these domains is coupled with excellence in education and policy-relevant outreach, to ensure broad impact.
Leadership
Aaron Packman
Center Co-Director
Sera Young
Center Co-Director
Student Leadership Council (Wave Makers)
Ally Snead
Ann Sinclair
Clare McGillis
Emma Shapiro
Joaquina Noriega
Kelly Matuszewski
Team
Emilie Giacobbe
Director of Operations and Outreach
Jordan Price
Business Administrator
Sanaiya Khatwani
CoWERC Project Manager
Sawyer Bohannan
Program Assistant
Vanessa Bly
Visual Storyteller
Friends of NU Water
