Megan L. Devane works at the Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd. (ESR) in Christchurch, New Zealand. She obtained a PhD in Freshwater Management from the University of Canterbury in 2017 and a Masters in Microbiology from the University of Canterbury in 2006. Megan has worked at ESR for 23 years as an environmental microbiologist. Megan is trained in conventional water microbiology (culture) and molecular microbiology (e.g., quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). Her primary focus is the assessment of water quality and health risks associated with pathogens and their transmission routes in the environment. In collaboration with local indigenous groups, councils, and local authorities, Megan undertakes fecal source discrimination in water. She applies microbial source tracking (MST) markers and chemical tools (fecal sterols) to the identification of fecal pollution. In addition, Megan applies machine learning techniques alongside metagenomic assays of microbial communities in aquatic environments to determine fecal source contamination pathways. Megan is a current member of the New Zealand Microbiological Society, the NZ Freshwater Sciences Society, WaterNZ, the International Water Association, and Health-Related Water Microbiology. Awards: 2018, Science New Zealand National Award for Early Career Researchers 2009, Ronald Hicks Memorial Award 2008, Hynds Paper of the Year, NZ Water & Wastes Association