Rula Deeb, PhD, BCEEM, PMP; Lucas Ribeiro; Srinivasa Varadhan, PhD, PE, PEng; Colin Plank; Jean Zodrow, PhD; Laura Kinsman; Heather Rectanus, PhD, PE; Megan Houlihan; Sandra Dworatzek; and Rick Cramer, PG, will present at the RemTEC 2024.

The conference will take place on October 15 through 17, 2024, at The Westin in Westminster, Colorado. Geosyntec is a platinum sponsor of the event.

Geosyntec practitioners will present five platform presentations, two keynote panels, and one award announcement.

The RemTEC and Emerging Contaminants Summit is focused on advancing the environmental science and remediation industry. The conference discusses technologies, applications, and policies affecting contaminated site restoration field from the world’s leading experts within the academic, regulatory, and environmental-consulting communities.

Visit the team at booth 202 to learn more about remediation, complex sites, and emerging contaminants.

More Information

Learn more about the RemTEC and Emerging Contaminants Summit.

To get in contact with Geosyntec practitioners, click on their names below.

For consultation regarding remediation and emerging contaminants, contact Rula Deeb at RDeeb@Geosyntec.com.

Geosyntec Participation

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Conference Chairs: Rula Deeb, Geosyntec; Kurt Pennell, Brown University; Shaily Mahendra, University of California, Los Angeles; Chris Higgins, Colorado School of Mines; Gregory Gervais, USEPA; and Chelsea Yordy, BNP Media

Platform Presentations

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Title: Modeling Biogeochemistry for Enhanced Bioremediation of Chloro-, Nitro-, and Amino-Substituted Aromatics Using Advanced Molecular Tools

Presenter: Lucas Ribeiro

Time: 4:20 p.m. MT

Title: Development and Demonstration of Site-Specific Sulfolane Management and Remediation Strategies

Presenter: Srinivasa Varadhan

Time: 4:20 p.m. MT

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Title: Geologic Models Utilizing Environmental Sequence Stratigraphy: An Essential Tool to Remediate Contaminated Groundwater Sites

Presenter: Colin Plank

Time: 2:55 p.m. MT

Title: Updates on Site-Specific PFAS Ecological Risk Assessments

Presenter: Jean Zodrow

Time: 3:55 p.m. MT

Thursday, October 17, 2024

Title: Diisopropyl Ether Biodegradation in Groundwater
Presenter: Sandra Dworatzek
Time: 11:00 a.m. MT

Title: Smoldering PFAS-Impacted Soils: From Pilot to Field Scale Applications

Presenter: Laura Kinsman, Savron

Time: 2:00 p.m. MT

Closing Conference Keynote Panel

Title: What is Needed to Develop Successful and Long-term Solutions at Federal PFAS-Impacted Sites

Presenter: Heather Rectanus

Time: Thursday, October 17, 2024, at 8:10 a.m. MT

Moderator: Gregory Gervais, USEPA

Panelists: Michelle Brown, US Dept. of the Air Force; Mary Cooke, USEPA; Dustin McNeil, Colorado Dept. Of Public Health and the Environment; Hunter Anderson, SERDP and ESTCP

Student Competition Award Winner Announcement

Presenter: Megan Houlihan

Time: Thursday, October 17, 2024, at 9:50 a.m. MT

Keynote Presentation

Title: Groundwater Geology: State of the Practice in the Environmental Industry and in Groundwater Production

Presenter: Rick Cramer

Time: Thursday, October 17, 2024, at 10:20 a.m. MT