Caitlin Byrt is a Professor in the Division of Plant Sciences at the Research School of Biology. Caitlin studies proteins found in cell membranes throughout many organisms. These proteins can help plants survive droughts as well as life in space. They can be used to filter valuable nutrients from wastewater or filter drinking water and can even be used in soft robotics. Caitlin is Co-Founder and Director of Membrane Transporter Engineers, a company working on advancing the function of membrane separation technologies to enable the harvest of valuable resources from liquid wastes.