September 15, 2022
Rodolfo Sancio to Present on Geotechnical Characterization Offshore of East Africa at SUT-US
Rodolfo Sancio, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE. (Texas) will present "Geotechnical Characterization of an Offshore Frontier in East Africa" during a webinar hosted by the Society for Underwater Technology—U.S. Branch (SUT-US). This hour-long event will be held at 9 a.m. CST on Thursday, September 22, 2022, and can be accessed at Geotechnical Characterization of an Offshore Frontier in East Africa - Society for Underwater Technology in the U.S. (sut-us.org) Rodolfo Sancio is a Senior Principal Geotechnical Engineer…
September 15, 2022
Mike Jenkins will present at the American Shore & Beach Preservation Association's National Coastal Conference focused on preserving shorelines and beaches
Mike Jenkins, Ph.D., P.E. (Florida) of ATM, a Geosyntec Company, will present at the American Shore & Beach Preservation Association's (ASBPA) National Coastal Conference, "Shifting Shores, Surf, and Sediment," at the Westin Long Beach Hotel & Resort in Long Beach, California on September 13-16, 2022. He will present on lessons learned during the execution of the Twin Rivers Park Shoreline Protection and Enhancement project that ATM completed for Martin County. Mike is a Senior Principal…
September 13, 2022
Geosyntec to Present Multiple Technical Papers at ASDSO 2022
Geosyntec staff will make a significant technical contribution at the Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) Conference at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland, on September 18 through September 22, 2022. Geosyntec staff have coauthored and will present six technical papers, in addition to moderating multiple technical sessions. Our professional staff actively participating at ASDSO 2022 conference include John Barrett, Emily Campbell, P.E., Fred Chandler, P.G., Christopher Conkle, P.E., G.E., Lucas de Melo,…
September 12, 2022
ATM is Featured in Carnival Cruise Line Interview Article Published in the Nassau Guardian Regarding Coral Reef Protection
ATM is one of four firms working with Carnival Cruise Line in East Grand Bahama on its cruise port to relocate and transplant coral reefs to help protect the ecosystem. The cruise line selected ATM because of its familiarity with conditions at the site. In 2019, ATM and CSA, Inc. prepared a benthic study, which "examines organisms that make up bottom communities in lakes, oceans and streams to determine environmental health and conduct environmental impact…
September 9, 2022
Bob Bachus to Present on Settlement Analyses at GeoCarolinas 2022
Robert Bachus, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE (Georgia) will present "Accounting for Uncertainty in Settlement Analyses" at GeoCarolinas 2022 at the Mint Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina at 2:10 p.m. ET on September 13, 2022. Geosyntec's Weston Shin, P.E. (South Carolina) will also be in attendance. Robert Bachus is a Senior Principal engineer based in Georgia with more than 30 years of professional experience focused on geotechnical engineering, geoenvironmental engineering, waste by-product characterization, and the permitting and…
September 9, 2022
Ken Yass and Tina Liu to Present at the Midwest Environmental Conference; Geosyntec Practitioners to Attend, Host a Booth, and Sponsor
Ken Yass, P.E., CHMM, (Wisconsin) will present "Building Environmental Compliance Programs that Outlast the Great Resignation" and Tina Liu, P.E., (Missouri) will present "Understanding the Macro Problem that is Microplastics at the Midwest Environmental Compliance Conference (MECC) at the Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City, Missouri, September 13 and 14, 2022. In addition to Ken and Tina, Geosyntec's Phil Harvey, P.G., (Missouri), Suzanne Gabriele (Colorado) Jessica Yeager P.E., LSP (Kansas), and Michael Jury, P.G.,…
September 8, 2022
Geosyntec Announces the Expansion of our Ottawa, Ontario Office
Geosyntec Consultants is pleased to announce we have moved to a larger office space in Ottawa, Ontario to accommodate additional practitioners and expanded service offerings. Our new address is 1173 Cyrville Road, Suite 210, Ottawa, Ontario K1J 7S6. The Ottawa office, which joined offices in Guelph, Toronto, Waterloo, and Saskatoon, has served Ontario and northern New York since the office opened in February 2021. Since its opening, the office has supported projects including remediation and…
September 8, 2022
Geosyntec Practitioners to Present at the Western Groundwater Congress of the Groundwater Resources Association of California
Andy Simons, P.G., Elisabeth Hawley, P.E., and John Merrill (California) will present at the 5th Annual Western Groundwater Conference of the Groundwater Resources Association (GRA) of California at the Sacramento Convention Center and Hyatt Regency in Sacramento, California from September 19 through 21, 2022. Andy Simons is a Senior Geologist based in California. He has 17 years of professional experience performing and managing site investigations and remediation activities on a variety of projects. Andy's experience…
September 6, 2022
Brandon Steets to Present at the California Bacteria Summit
Brandon Steets, P.E., (California) will present "Understanding the Now: How Have Fecal Indicator Bacteria Sources Been Reduced and What Lessons Have Been Learned from those Efforts" at the California Bacteria Summit at the CalEPA Building in Sacramento, California, at 9:20 a.m. PDT on September 15, 2022. The event is being organized and co-hosted by the California Water Boards and the California Stormwater Quality Association (CASQA), and it can also be viewed remotely. Dr. Jared Ervin…
September 6, 2022
Phil Benson, Tasha Kamegai-Karadi and Kirk Craig to speak about Water Reuse Programs at the Stevens Institute
Geosyntec practitioners Phil Benson, P.E., PMP (Washington, D.C.), Tasha Kamegai-Karadi, P.E. (California), and Kirk Craig, P.E., PEE (Arizona) will present "Water Reuse Programs—Preserving a Vital Resource for Tomorrow" on September 6 from 5 to 6 p.m. as part of the Stevens Institute of Technology's 2022 Sustainability Seminar Series. The event will be held as a live webcast using Zoom. Phil is a Senior Principal Engineer based in Washington, D.C. with more than 30 years of…
September 1, 2022
Geosyntec to Present on Remediation Solutions at the International Cleanup Conference
Geosyntec will deliver several presentations at the 9th International Contaminated Site Remediation Conference (incorporating the 3rd International PFAS Conference) in Adelaide, Australia on September 11–15, 2022. Paul Nicholson, P.Eng, (Ontario), Parsa Mohajeri, Ph.D., and David Reynolds, Ph.D., P.Eng., (Sydney), will be delivering four presentations at the conference. Paul Nicholson is a Principal Engineer based in Ontario with more than 18 years of experience in environmental consultation with a focus on assessment and mitigation related to…
August 31, 2022
Mike Hardin to Present on Nutrient Removal at the Florida Lake Management Society's Annual Technical Symposium
Mike Hardin, P.E., Ph.D., CFM (Florida) will present "Evaluation of the Field Performance of a Baffle Box with Bold & Gold Upflow Filter for Nutrient Removal" at the 33rd Annual Technical Symposium of the Florida Lake Management Society (FLMS) at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point in Bonita Springs, Florida, at 9:05 a.m. on Friday, September 2, 2022. Mike Hardin is a Principal Water Resources Engineer based in Florida with more than 14 years of experience,…
August 29, 2022
Geosyntec Staff Featured at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists
Geosyntec practitioners will deliver seven presentations at the 65th Annual Meeting of the Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists (AEG) at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas Resort and Casino on September 12 through 17, 2022. Jared Warner, P.G., CEG, CPG; Ron Johnson, P.E.; G.E.; Jay Griffin, P.E.; Chris Corder, P.G.; Alex Greene, P.G., CEG (California); Adam Katlein, CEM; and Molly Small, P.G. (Nevada) and will present during the technical program. Additionally, Geosyntec is sponsoring three technical…
A Summary for Oil and Gas Operators On August 16, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law. This comprehensive climate-change-focused energy policy is likely to bring lasting change to the energy and transportation markets. One section within it, the Methane Emission Reduction Program (Sec. 60113), aims to cut methane emissions through incentives and penalty fees. The legislation allocates $850 billion in incentives until 2028 for methane mitigation and monitoring, including methane mitigation…
August 23, 2022
Geosyntec Practitioners to Attend and Present at Nordrocs 2022
Geosyntec Practitioners Maria Florberger, Ph.D. (Sweden), Thomas Jansson (Sweden), Jim Wragg (United Kingdom) and Gary Wealthall, Ph.D. (United Kingdom) will attend and present at Nordrocs 2022 at the Scandic Holmenkollen Hotel in Oslo, Norway, September 5 through 8, 2022. Dr. Florberger will present two posters titled "Site-specific risk assessment of a site impacted by PFAS" and "Risk assessment of the soil ecosystem function using the TRIAD approach (chemistry, ecotoxicology and ecology) at a site impacted…
Geosyntec and Savron, a Geosyntec company, staff delivered platform and poster presentations at the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) and the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) annual per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Meeting in Long Beach, California from July 18 through July 21, 2022. Jean Zodrow, Ph.D. (Colorado) and Laura Kinsman (Ontario) delivered poster presentations, and Dave Major, Ph.D. (Guelph) and David Reynolds, Ph.D., P.Eng. (Sydney) gave platform presentations. In addition to…
August 18, 2022
Geosyntec Hired to Support Climate Resilience in the Lower Blue River Valley of Colorado
Geosyntec staff is working to support an exciting climate resiliency project by the nonprofit Friends of the Lower Blue River (FOLBR) organization in Summit County, Colorado. The project aims to support FOLBR's community initiative of assessing and promoting climate resilience in the Lower Blue River Valley and neighboring communities. The information gathered will be used to assess current site status and conditions and to make management recommendations to landowners on ways to improve soil health,…
August 15, 2022
Geosyntec Practitioners to Present at the International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics
Rodolfo Sancio Ph.D, P.E., D.GE., Logan Brant, Ph.D., P.E., and Patricia Varela, Ph.D. (Texas) will moderate and present at the Fourth International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics (ISFOG 2020 in 2022). The event will be held August 28 through 30, 2022, at the AT&T Hotel and Conference Center on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. Geosyntec is a Silver Sponsor of the event. Rodolfo Sancio is a Senior Principal Geotechnical Engineer…
Lelio Mejia, Ph.D., P.E., G.E. (California) will present "Geotechnical Challenges of the Dams of the Panama Canal Expansion" at the California Geotechnical Engineering Association (CalGeo) 2022 Regional Meetings at TopGolf Ontario at 6:30 p.m. PDT on August 23 and again at Almaden Golf & Country Club at 6:30 p.m. PDTon August 24, 2022. Lelio Mejia is a Senior Principal Engineer based in California with more than 35 years of experience in geotechnical and earthquake engineering.…
August 10, 2022
Duane Graves Authored a Paper on How Strategic Technologies Minimize Liabilities and Save Lives in the In-House Defense Quarterly
Duane Graves, Ph.D. (Tennessee) authored a paper entitled "How Strategic Technologies Minimize Liabilities and Save Lives" published in the In-House Defense Quarterly on pages 23-29 in the Summer 2022 Volume. Duane Graves is the U.S. Operations Manager for SiREM, a division of Geosyntec. He is based in Tennessee and has more than 30 years of experience focused on environmental biotechnology; environmental forensics; in situ groundwater, soil and sediment remediation; evaluation of airborne biological contaminants; and…
August 10, 2022
Geosyntec Staff Contribute to Georgia Environmental Conference
Geosyntec will support the 2022 Georgia Environmental Conference through a Gold Sponsorship, an exhibition booth, and technical contributions at the Jekyll Island Convention Center in Jekyll Island, Georgia on August 23–26, 2022. Visit with Geosyntec practitioners at Booth 106. Geosyntec personnel in attendance at the conference will include Adria Reimer, P.G.; John Hollar, P.E.; Shira Colsky, P.E.; Tom Wurzinger; Andrew Montgomery, P.E. (Georgia); Phillip Clancy, P.E. (Florida); and Matthew Jenny, P.E. (North Carolina). Adria Reimer,…
August 8, 2022
Annika Wallendahl Presented on Energy Transition and Business Section Disruption at the Pacific Northwest Environmental Industry Summit
Annika Wallendahl Presented on Energy Transition and Business Section Disruption at the Pacific Northwest Environmental Industry Summit. Annika Wallendahl, P.E., L.G. (Washington) was a panelist during the session "Energy Transition and Business Section Disruption" at the Pacific Northwest Environmental Industry Summit VI, in Seattle, Washington, on July 20, 2022. Joining Annika as a panelist was Melissa Malstrom from K&L Gates. Annika is a Principal Engineer based in Washington with more than 20 years of experience…
August 5, 2022
Jaime Mercado Coauthored a Paper on Soil-Structure Interaction and Tall Buildings for SeismiCON 2022
Jaime Mercado, Ph.D. (Tennessee) coauthored a paper titled "Seismic Response of Nonlinear-Inelastic Tall Buildings Soil-Structure Interaction" that was published for the 3rd International Conference on Seismic Design and Analysis of Structures and Foundations (SeismiCON 2022). The conference was held May 26 and 27, 2022, in London, United Kingdom. Jaime was the lead author. His coauthors were Kevin Mackie and Luis Arboleda-Monsalve from the University of Central Florida. An Engineer based in Tennessee, Jamie focuses on…
Missy Setz, P.E. (Georgia) was featured in Episode 4 of the Director's Cut Shorts on the Geo-Institute's YouTube channel on July 27, 2022. Missy Setz is a Project Engineer based in Georgia with professional experience focused in the areas of geotechnical, civil, and dam safety engineering. Missy supports clients with dams, levees, and hydraulic structures in need of material characterization in the field and/or laboratory, geotechnical evaluations, and construction oversight. The Geo-Institute's Director's Cut Summer…
Susan Brodie (Colorado), Amy Dzialowski (Oklahoma), and James Culp, P.G. (Pennsylvania) will speak at Brownfields 2022, which will be held at the Oklahoma City Convention Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from August 16-19, 2022. Additionally, Amy Dzialowski served on the planning committee for the conference and Geosyntec is sponsoring conference registration and the community reception. Joe Mizerany, P.G., (Florida), Eric Kovich, P.E., (Florida), Randy Brandt, P.G., CFM, (Nevada), Kaitlin Rhonehouse, P.E., (North Carolina), Julianne Bolton,…
August 3, 2022
Rishab Mahajan Named Second Vice Chair of Water Environment Federation's (WEF's) Watershed Management Committee
Rishab Mahajan, P.E., CFM, CPSWQ (Illinois), has been named Second Vice Chair of WEF's Watershed Management Committee. Rishab Mahajan is a water resources engineer focused on providing clients with affordable solutions to meet their regulatory obligations through numerical modeling and data analysis. He has over 14 years of experience developing and calibrating surface water models. Rishab also has a breadth and depth of technical expertise in hydrologic and hydraulic modeling and stormwater design to address…
Geosyntec practitioners Frederic Cosme, CPEng, Ir. (Victoria), Travis Kline, MEM, BCES (USA), Kathy Phillips, Ph.D. (Victoria), and Rachael Martin, Ph.D. (New South Wales) will present on topics relating to risk assessment and remediation at EcoForum 2022, August 8 through 10 at NEX in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Kathy will be a keynote speaker and Frederic will chair a session for the event. The Australasian Land and Groundwater Association (ALGA) is hosting the event. Frederic…
Geosyntec ranks highly several categories in Engineering News-Record’s 2022 lists of top design firms. Notably, Geosyntec ranks 40th in “The Top 500 Design Firms,” the publication’s main category for design firms. These ranking reflect Geosyntec’s continuous commitment to delivering exceptional service and best-value solutions to our clients. We also received recognition for particular sectors and markets. Here are our 2022 rankings: #40 in Top 500 Design Firms #11 in Top 500 Design Firm: Hazardous Waste…
David Vance, P.G., and Robert Dunn (Georgia) will present on stream restoration at the National Stream Restoration Conference at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tennessee, on August 1–2, 2022. David Vance is a Principal Geologist based in Georgia with more than 18 years of experience restoring riverine and coastal systems. A fluvial geomorphologist and ecosystem restoration scientist, David focuses on rivers and coastal systems, their processes, and the ecosystems they support. He manages projects…
Jean Zodrow, Ph.D., (Colorado) coauthored an article titled "PFAS Experts Symposium 2: PFAS Toxicology and Risk Assessment in 2021—Contemporary Issues in Human and Ecological Risk Assessment of PFAS" published in Remediation on January 17, 2022. Jean was the lead author, and her coauthors were Usha Vedagiri, Tamara Sorell, Lisa McIntosh, Emily Larson, Linda Hall, Michael Dourson, Linda Dell, Douglas Cox, Krista Barfoot, and Janet Anderson. Jean Zodrow is a Senior Scientist at Geosyntec with more…
Geosyntec is expanding services to new and existing clients from our new location at 1120 S. Rackham Way, Suite 300, Meridian, Idaho 83642. Though Geosyntec practitioners have been working the area for many years, and office lead David Allison has over 15 years of experience in Idaho, the Boise office will be our first in the state. The new Boise office offers a local, best value approach to our industrial, municipal, and mining clients in…
July 25, 2022
Susan Brodie Joins Geosyntec as Senior Professional
Susan Brodie (Colorado) recently joined Geosyntec Consultants as a Senior Professional, bringing more than 20 years of experience addressing sustainability, clean and renewable energy, waste heat to power (WHP), and environmental management systems. She routinely works with industrial clients, oil and gas companies, commercial operations, and local and state governments. At Geosyntec, Susan will focus on expanding our energy, sustainability, and ESG (environmental, social, and governance) capabilities in the mountain and midwest regions in the…
Kirk Craig, P.E.; Fabrizio Mascioni, R.G.; Matthew Williams; and Deran Pursoo, P.E. (Arizona) will attend the Arizona Water Reuse 2022 Symposium at the Little America Hotel in Flagstaff, Arizona July 24-26, 2022. Geosyntec is a Gold Sponsor of the annual Arizona Water Reuse Symposium. Kirk Craig is a Senior Principal Environmental Engineer based in Arizona with more than 25 years of experience focused on the characterization and remediation of impacted soil, soil gas, surface water…
