Karlye Wong is a PhD candidate in Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Toronto’s Drinking Water Research Group, where her doctoral research investigates the adoption and performance of decentralized water treatment technologies. With over a decade of experience in project management and consulting across more than 20 countries, including the Canadian Arctic, Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and Latin America, she has led climate-resilient infrastructure and environmental projects, including net-zero municipal water systems, disaster risk mitigation, and waste management and resource recovery. She holds a Master of Applied Science from the University of Toronto and a dual degree in Civil Engineering and Life Sciences from Queen’s University.