Dr. Neumann is a Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta. He received his PhD at the University of Alberta in 1999 in the Department of Biological Sciences, in the area of comparative immunology. During his PhD, he became involved in a series of collaborative research projects between the Dept. of Biological Sciences and the Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering studying waterborne pathogen detection and water treatment, and subsequently went on to do post doctoral training in the Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering. In 2000 he took up a position at the National Water Research Institute as a Research Scientist with Environment Canada, but in 2002 was recruited to the University of Calgary as an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Medicine. In 2007, he moved to the University of Alberta as part of the formation of the School of Public Health, and where he has also served as the Vice Dean of the School between 2018 to 2021. In his role as an academic professor, Dr. Neumann was also cross appointed as the Program Leader for Environmental Microbiology at the Provincial Laboratory of Public Health (2002-2017), where he interacted extensively with public health inspectors on issues related to water quality. His area of research interest includes waterborne pathogen detection, microbial water quality, and public health risks associated with exposure to, or consumption of, contaminated water, including drinking water, recreational water, and reused water.