Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In eighth grade, Alyssa Rorie watched a movie about the global water crisis and found herself stuck on a question: If safe water is essential to survival, why do so many people lack access to it? That question eventually led her to pursue a PhD in environmental engineering at Johns Hopkins, the same institution where Abel Wolman began a career that would transform modern water treatment.
To learn more, visit https://giving.jhu.edu/story/wolman-clean-water-legacy.
In eighth grade, Alyssa Rorie watched a movie about the global water crisis and found herself stuck on a question: If safe water is essential to survival, why do so many people lack access to it? That question eventually led her to pursue a PhD in environmental engineering at Johns Hopkins, the same institution where Abel Wolman began a career that would transform modern water treatment.
To learn more, visit https://giving.jhu.edu/story/wolman-clean-water-legacy.
