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NEW HIRES

SAMARTH SURESH

Staff Professional / Atlanta

During my formative years, I observed my home city -
Bengaluru, India, struggle with a plethora of environmental
and infrastructure issues. This prompted me to pursue a
career in environmental engineering, with a particular focus
on the redevelopment of water and wastewater treatment
processes, as well as water reuse. Through this, I honed
my skills in design, technology, and management, enabling
me to effectively address the underlying problems of water
quality, environmental degradation, climate change, and
urban planning

During my graduate years at Georgia Tech, I served as a
Graduate Research Assistant under Prof. Shannon Yee on an
exciting global collaborative effort, Generation 2 Reinvented
Toilet (G2RT), supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation. A toilet that brings a sanitation solution that
requires no input water, transforms human waste into a safe and useable byproduct, and does
not require a sewer or septic connection. In the effort to reinvent the mechanism of a toilet
and spread across the globe, the team and I recently demonstrated our toilet prototype on a
world-stage platform at The World Bank, Washington DC during their World Water Week 2023.
The reinvented 1.2v and 1.3v prototype is currently being tested in parts of India, South Africa,
China and Europe and seeking manufacturing investors’ support at the moment.

I’ve been a yoga practitioner since 2018. I love cooking on a daily basis as I’ve grown up with
my grandmother who’s taught me a lot. Apart from these - I love all genres of music, hiking,
and travelling.

MARINA GAONA

Staff Professional / Phoenix

I am passionate about helping communities have clean
water. I recently passed my civil P.E.