Laurie J. Coughlin - Research and Product Development Engineer

Ms. Coughlin is responsible for research and testing municipal solid waste combustor ash for re-use. She will be researching applicable policies and standards to be used in the application of ash reuse and developing research programs for the development of ash applications. She works to compile data on existing experiments and applications of ash, and will be assisting with background information to support environmental impact studies, and applying for funding and research grants involving the reuse of ash.

As a civil engineer, she has experience with gathering field data and analyzing information for research and development projects and, interpreting that data for reports. Before moving to the island, Ms. Coughlin gained engineering experience in the areas of municipal, environmental and geotechnical field supervision assignments including subdivision infrastructure and road design in Alberta, Canada.

Ms. Coughlin holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering (Honors) from the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.