Kayla Kester
Temporary Technician Water Center University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Contact
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WL 202
Lincoln NE 68583-0844 - Phone
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402-472-8213 On-campus 2-8213
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kkester2@unl.edu
Kayla Kester is a Temporary Technician at the Water Sciences Laboratory. She is responsible for running a variety of equipment in the laboratory, including our discrete analyzer, segmented flow analyzer, inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES), ion chromatography instrument, and our total organic carbon analyzer. She also prepares samples for both liquid and gas chromatography instrumentation in a wide variety of matrices for pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs, veterinary and human use antibiotics, per-and-polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), pesticides, insecticides, and degradation products. When available, she assists with routine laboratory organization and management tasks.
Kester received her B.S. in Biochemistry at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.