Daisy is a Senior Consultant in Microbiology at WRc. She has worked for a wide range of clients, delivering varied tasks that span across consulting, commercial and research functions. In the water science and risk area, she supports the delivery of project outputs both nationally and internationally including the following microbiology workstreams; incident management and review; treatment process optimisation; and Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment (QMRA). Daisy holds an MSc with distinction in Freshwater and Marine Ecology from Queen Mary University of London where she studied predator-prey dynamics between microorganisms in activated sludge communities. After completing her postgraduate degree, Daisy developed practical skills in the industry by working for Thames Water as a Microbiology Analyst conducting laboratory tests on potable water samples across the London and Thames Valley region. Since joining WRc in 2022, Daisy has been assigned as a technical lead on various projects. Daisy has consulted for both the drinking water inspectorate (DWI) and department for food and rural affairs (DEFRA), on review outputs regarding indicators of sanitary significance and microbial source tracking markers respectively. Additionally, Daisy has managed both WRc Disinfection Forum, and the Microbiological Advisory service for UKWIR. Activities outside WRc have included membership of the Biological Working Group in the Standing Committee of Analysts. Daisy is a member of the Royal Society of Biology and has CSci registration.
