Geosyntec delivered twelve presentations and taught two courses at the Air & Waste Management Association's (A&WMA) Annual Conference and Exhibition at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans, Louisiana on June 20-23, 2016. They had twelve different staff members participate in the conference. Geosyntec also had an exhibit for follow-up and so the attendees could meet their staff. They showcased the Air Quality Group's knowledge and expertise at the conference by focusing mainly on air quality…
Jeff Roberts (Ontario) and Karen Bechard (Ontario) presented at the Laurentian Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) 21st Annual General Meeting & Conference entitled "Watershed Science Under Multiple Stressors" at the University of Waterloo in Ontario on June 24, 2016. Jeff Roberts introduced the SP3 passive sampler in the presentation entitled "Passive sampling for measuring the availability of hydrophobic organic chemicals: The end-user perspective." Karen Bechard highlighted Geosyntec's knowledge of mercury remediation and the…
June 28, 2016
Yu Jun Leong Published in Atmosphere Special Issue
Yu Jun Leong (Texas) co-authored an article entitled "Composition and Sources of Particulate Matter Measured near Houston, TX: Anthropogenic-Biogenic Interactions" in Atmosphere Special Issue: Air Quality and Source Apportionment, Volume 7 Issue 73, May 2016. This co-authored article is a result of Yu's collaborative graduate research work at Rice University involving several research institutions as part of the NASA DISCOVER-AQ 2013 field campaign in Houston, TX. Leong's primary role during this field study was leading…
Shagun Bhat (Texas) and Morgan Reed (Texas) from MMI Engineering, a division of Geosyntec, presented a technical paper at the Air & Waste Management Association's 109th Annual Conference & Exhibition entitled "Unmasking the Industrial Renaissance" at New Orleans, Louisiana on Wednesday, June 22, 2016. Shagun and Morgan's topic was on the evaluation of advanced numerical models for regulatory air dispersion modeling, it was entitled "Evaluation of the Use of Computational Fluid Dynamics Models for Regulatory…
Phil Dennis (Ontario) co-authored an article entitled "Identification of Abiotic and Biotic Reductive Dechlorination in a Chlorinated Ethane Plume After Thermal Source Remediation by Means of Isotopic and Molecular Biology Tools" in the Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, Volume 192, September 2016, pages 1-19. The article discusses the application of compound-specific isotopic analysis combined with molecular biology tools to evaluate biogeochemical processes as they relate to aquifers contaminated with chlorinated ethenes. Among other things, the study…
In Spring 2014, a group of volunteers from Geosyntec’s New England Branch began designing an off-grid water supply system for a school in rural Liberia. The project arose through the vision of a group of Liberian refugees who had relocated to Providence, Rhode Island and wanted to build a school near the village they had to leave behind during the Liberian Civil War. The Geosyntec team who worked on the project included Kathy Phillips (now…
June 16, 2016
Geosyntec Employees Published in Remediation Journal
Gavin Grant (Toronto) authored and David Major (Ontario), Grant Scholes (Ontario), and Susan Hill (Illinois) co-authored an article entitled "Smoldering Combustion (STAR) for the Treatment of Contaminated Soils: Examining Limitations and Defining Success" in the Remediation Journal Volume 26, Issue 3, Pages 27 – 51, Summer 2016. The article examines the limitations and defines the success of Self-sustaining Treatment for Active Remediation (STAR) smoldering technology across a wide-range of hydrocarbons in a variety of hydrogeologic…
June 6, 2016
Geosyntec Professionals Present at WODCON XXI
Kwasi Badu-Tweneboah (Florida) and Ramil Mijares (Florida) will deliver a presention entitled “Intensive Management of Dredged Material to Maximize Storage Capacity of a Confined Disposal Facility in Savannah Harbor, Georgia – A Success Story” at the World Dredging Congress & Exhibition (WODCON XXI) at the Hyatt Regency in Miami, Florida at 2:00pm on June 16, 2016. WODCON is the only global event dedicated exclusively to dredging and maritime construction, and provides a unique platform for…
The fact sheet, entitled "Sustainable Long Term Management of Landfills under the Navy's Environmental Restoration Program," was published to the NAVFAC Technology Transfer (T2) Program official list of Fact Sheets and Tech Data Sheets. Jeremy's fact sheet describes how sustainable long-term management (SLM) helps to minimize the lifecycle depletion of energy, material resources, and financial resources. This fact sheet describes SLM strategies that may be suitable for landfills managed under the Environmental Restoration (ER) and…
Saeedreza Hafeznezami (California) published an article entitled "Adsorption and desorption of arsenate on sandy sediments from contaminated and uncontaminated saturated zones: Kinetic and equilibrium modeling" in Environmental Pollution in Volume 215, Pages 290-30, August 2016. The article is based on Saeedreza's research project at University of California, Los Angeles and addresses the application of kinetic and equilibrium models to adsorption of arsenate, As(V), on sediment samples collected from a study site in Maine. Mobility of…
Ravi Mullapudi (Texas) and Yavuz Mentes (Texas) from MMI Engineering, a division of Geosyntec, published a paper entitled "Blast Response Simulation of Reinforced Concrete Panels" in American Concrete Institute (ACI) Special Publication (SP-306). In this Special Publication, they presented their results from where they won first place at an international competition called “Blast Blind Simulation Contest.” The results showed their ability to accurately predict the response of reinforced concrete slabs subjected to specified blast loads…
As in previous years, Geosyntec will make a significant technical contribution to the Tenth International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, California on May 22-26 2016. The activities of our 26 attendees will include six session chairs, 27 platform presentations, two panel moderators, 21 poster presentations, and a display in booth 405 at the exhibition hall. The conference will provide a robust technical program…
Geosyntec met with the Alternative Restoration Technology Team (ARTT) a Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) chartered workgroup established to promote the use of cost-effective, innovative technologies in the Navy's Installation Restoration (IR) program at Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida. The ARTT fosters partnerships, supports research and technical resources, and encourages participation in NAVFAC-wide efforts. As part of these efforts, Geosyntec employees, and David Gent (USACE ERDC) met with 24 members from ARTT and the Optimization…
Chris Robinson (England) represents MMI Engineering, a division of Geosyntec, while assisting in organizing and will jointly chair the upcoming one-day event "Multiphase CFD Modeling: State-of-the-art applications and challenges" at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (ImechE), London on May 19, 2016. This one-day event will provide a crucial opportunity to hear how engineers can support the advancement of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for multi-phase flows. The models dealing with multiphase flows are continuously evolving and…
Mark Hanna (California) is featured in an article entitled "The Flood Keeper" written by Willy Blackmore in the Pacific Standard, Volume 9, Number 3, May/June 2016 Issue. The article highlights Geosyntec's central role in revitalizing the Los Angeles River. It covers different roles that Geosyntec filled including advising Gehry Partners on its master plan, designing Metabolic Studio's water wheel, and preserving its hydrological functions. It describes the issues with flooding from the time of the…
Ushang Desai (Florida) co-authored an article entitled "Associations Between Ultrafine Particles and Co-Pollutant Concentrations in the Tampa Bay Area" in the Journal of Environmental Health, Volume 78.9, pages 14-21, May 2016. Ushang addresses Ultrafine particles (UFPs) are ubiquitous in urban air and have been recognized as a risk to human health. The aim of this study was to measure the relationships among ultrafine particles and other ambient air pollutants and meteorological factors in the Tampa…
May 9, 2016
Clinton Carlson Published in Earthquake Spectra
Clinton Carlson (Georgia) co-authored an article entitled "Predictive Equations to Quantify the Impact of Spectral Matching on Ground Motion Characteristics" in Earthquake Spectra, Volume 32, Issue 1, pages 125-142, February 2016. Clinton addresses spectral matching, the process of modifying a seed acceleration time history in intensity and frequency content until its acceleration response spectrum matches a target spectrum, is used extensively in practice. Predictive equations that quantify the impact of spectral matching on the peak…
May 5, 2016
Jeremy Morris Delivers Report to EREF Demonstrating Functional Stability at a Closed MSW Landfill
Jeremy Morris (Maryland) led a study (as primary investigator) on a recent Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF) project and presented his findings in a report entitled "Transitioning from Active to Passive Care at Municipal Landfills: Full-Scale Site Evaluations using the EPCC Methodology" and the EREF published the report documents with a press release on May 2, 2016. The study was to illustrate how the performance-based Evaluation of Post-Closure Care (EPCC) methodology developed by Geosyntec…
Geosyntec is set to attend the Kinder Morgan Supplier Showcase in Houston, Texas at the Hilton Americas on May 10-12, 2016. Kinder Morgan is the largest energy infrastructure company in North America and it is sponsoring a supplier trade fair to comprise key suppliers and Kinder Morgan leaders. The event is by invitation only and is limited to 184 key suppliers. Geosyntec is excited about the showcase and considers Kinder Morgan one of their key…
Jay Thompson (Minnesota) co-authored an article that was published in Environmental Science & Technology. His article was entitled "Measuring and Modeling Organochlorine Pesticide Response to Activated Carbon Amendment in Tidal Sediment Mesocosms" and it addresses activated carbon (AC) sediment amendment for hydrophobic organic contaminants. The article presented the results of an 18-month field mesocosm trial at a site containing dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and chlordane. Different AC applications were applied and, for the first time, a recently…
May 3, 2016
Craig Pregnalato to Present at Ozwater'16
Craig Pregnalato (Australia) will be presenting at Ozwater'16 in South Wharf, Australia at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Center on May 11, 2016. He will represent MMI Engineering, a division of Geosyntec. His presentation is entitled "Risk-Based Performance Analysis of Final Settling Tanks." Ozwater's theme for this year is "Water: For Livable Communities and Sustainable Industries" and it is anticipated to be one of the world's largest water conference and trade exhibitions. It is run…
The magazine "Georgia Engineer" featured the Geosyntec "Elba Island Salt Marsh Restoration Project," in an article entitled "Engineering Projects of Excellence" in the February/March 2016 edition. It emphasized the Engineering Excellence award that was given for the project's success by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Georgia and the Georgia Engineering Alliance. The restoration of 1.9 acres of historical salt marsh and 2.5 acre upland buffer was necessary not only for the continued operation…
April 28, 2016
Bill Harris Co-Presented on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Applications in the Solid Waste Industry
Bill Harris (Georgia) co-presented a seminar at the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), Georgia Chapter Spring Conference at Brasstown Valley Resort in Young Harris, Georgia on April 18-20, 2016. His presentation with Terry Pallotto of Tukuh Technologies, a tribally owned 8(a) firm, was entitled "Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Applications in the Solid Waste Industry." Bill and Terry explained how UAS, also known as UAVs, provide a cost-effective platform for a wide variety of…
April 28, 2016
Practitioners Promoted to Principal Roles within Geosyntec
The Geosyntec family of companies is pleased to announce the promotion of Arthur Forma, Darrell Nicholas, Dave Adilman, Derek Tomlinson, Eric Sager, Eric Suchomel, Helen Dawson, Jeff Ahrens, Kyle LaClair, Marc Leisenring, Mark Johnson, Mike Lambert, Ming Zhu, Rebecca Daprato, and Steve Foster to the position of Principal within the Geosyntec family of companies. Each of these people have made significant contributions to delivering outstanding projects to first-class clients, developing strong relationships with those clients,…
Rodolfo Sancio will present two papers at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) at NRG Park in Houston, Texas on May 3, 2016. Rodolfo's papers "A Perspective on the Development of a Basis of Design for Evaluation of Seismically-induced Offshore Geohazards," and "Seismic Stability Performance of a Coastline Slope Beneath a Pipeline: A Case History of Onshore Observations for Offshore Application" will be part of the Seismic Design of Subsea Structures session. Founded in 1969 and…
The Geosyntec family of companies is pleased to announce the promotion of Andrew Morrison, Carl Elder, Dave Reynolds, Gavin Grant, Lisa Van Tassell, Lucas de Melo, Mark Ellard, Mike Minch, Rob Annear, and Robby White to the position of Senior Principal within the Geosyntec family of companies. Each of these people have made significant contributions to delivering outstanding projects to first-class clients, developing strong relationships with those clients, building our practices, leveraging their own experience…
Brandon Steets (California) to Co-Present a four-part American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) continuing education webinar: Pathogens in Urban Stormwater Systems. He will co-present in all four webinars given as part of the ASCE continuing education webinar series. This four-part series will probe those challenges and opportunities, based on the 2014 ASCE report co-edited by Brandon entitled Pathogens in Urban Stormwater Systems. Protection of recreational beneficial uses is becoming one of the costliest and ubiquitous challenges…
Geosyntec will be exhibiting, presenting, and teaching a class, at the Air & Waste Management Association's (A&WMA) Annual Conference and Exhibition at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans, Louisiana on June 20-23, 2016. Our staff will have an exhibit and will deliver seven presentations including the following topics: vapor intrusion, dispersion modeling, data management, ambient air monitoring, climate change policy, and odor management. The staff will also be teaching a 4-hour class on open-path monitoring.…
April 25, 2016
Geosyntec Receives Engineering Excellence Award for Kinder Morgan’s Elba Island Project
Geosyntec received an Engineering Excellence Award for Kinder Morgan's Elba Island Salt Marsh Restoration Project, designed by Geosyntec, from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Georgia, in February, 2016. The restoration of 1.9 acres of historical salt marsh and 2.5 acre upland buffer was necessary not only for the continued operation of the facility but has proved to be a benefit to Southern LNG Company, LLC (SLNG) for the future expansion of the Terminal…
April 24, 2016
Chris Robinson Presented at Modeling Techniques for Optimizing Wastewater Treatment Plant Performance Event
Chris Robinson (United Kingdom) represented MMI Engineering, a division of Geosyntec Consultants while presenting at the Modelling Techniques for Optimizing Wastewater Treatment Plant Performance event at The Studio in Leeds, United Kingdom on April 21, 2016. He presented his paper entitled "When Process Met Hydraulics" and the overall aim was to ensure that those attending understand the needs and limitations of each model, especially those that have found widespread usage in the UK. The event…
April 21, 2016
Logan Johnson to Join Board of ASCE New Hampshire
Logan Johnson (New Hampshire) has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the New Hampshire Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE-NH) for the 2016-2017 term. She will serve as the Board Clerk, the responsibilities of which include documenting board meetings, providing communication throughout the board, and participating in board votes. She will be officially sworn in at the ASCE-NH Annual Meeting & Order of the Engineer Ceremony on April 25 at the…
Geosyntec is pleased to announce and congratulate the winners of its seventh annual student paper contest for 2016. The winner of the competition is Tyler Marcet (Tufts University, Advisors: Dr. Natalie Capiro and Dr. Kurt Pennell) for “Impacts of Low Temperature Thermal Treatment on the Activity of PCE-to-ethane Dechlorinating Consortium.” Tyler receives an all-expenses-paid trip to the Battelle Palms Springs conference in May. The two second place prizes of $500 each are awarded to Yanlai…
April 19, 2016
Greg Corcoran and Becky Oliver to Present at Principles and Practices of Mine Cover System Design Conference
Greg Corcoran (California) and Becky Oliver (California) to present at Principles and Practices of Mine Cover System Design Conference in Pocatello, Idaho at Idaho State University on April 20, 2016. The event is sponsored by the Snake River Section of Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME). Greg and Becky will be presenting on the topic of drainage design, entitled "Drainage Design Considerations." The objective of the conference is to exchange information about current approaches…
