Siddhartha Roy is completing his PhD in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. He works with Marc Edwards researching failure mechanisms in potable water infrastructure, specifically in copper and non-leaded plumbing. Sid also served as the student leader and communications director for the Virginia Tech “Flint Water Study” research team that helped uncover the citywide lead contamination and other corrosion-caused water quality issues in Flint, Michigan.