Stephanie C. Bolyard is the research and scholarships program manager for the Environmental Research and Education Foundation. Dr. Bolyard has a Ph.D. and Master's degree in environmental engineering from the University of Central Florida, as well as Bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Florida. Dr. Bolyard worked for Brown and Caldwell and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection prior to starting her graduate studies. Collectively, she has eight years of academic and professional experience in fields including domestic wastewater permitting, environmental compliance and solid waste management. Her research expertise includes solid waste management, analytical chemistry, advance spectroscopic techniques, biological and advanced oxidation processes, domestic wastewater treatment, and nanotechnology. She has presented her research nationally and internationally and has received numerous awards and honors for her research, academic and leadership accomplishments.