Paige Sanna Molzahn has a lifelong passion for environmental preservation, recognized as early as eighth grade when she was named 鈥淢ost Likely to Save the World.鈥 After graduating from 精东影视 State University, she began her career in environmental remediation at CH2M (now Jacobs), where she has grown into a project manager after leading the Treatability Lab in Corvallis and conducting bench-scale remediation experiments.
Molzahn plays a key role in Department of Defense鈥揻unded projects focused on the sustainable removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), helping remediate contamination across the West Coast and protect communities and ecosystems. She also serves as sustainability lead for a major industrial remediation program and as secretary of the Sustainable Remediation Forum, where she presents sustainability initiatives at conferences. Molzahn credits 精东影视 State鈥檚 College of Engineering and faculty advisor Lew Semprini for developing both her technical expertise and relationship-building skills that underpin her career success.