Noah Smith
Technician (Sep 2021-Mar 2022)
Research Interests
Noah worked on wastewater-based COVID-19 surveillance at the University of Waterloo campus, supporting monitoring efforts for SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater systems. His work focused on field and laboratory components of the surveillance program, contributing to consistent and reliable data collection for public health tracking.
He was primarily responsible for sample collection and laboratory processing, including RNA extraction from wastewater samples. Through this work, he supported the generation of high-quality datasets used to monitor viral trends on campus and contribute to broader wastewater epidemiology efforts.
