Heather Rectanus, Ph.D., P.E. (Maryland), Dimin Fan, Ph.D. (Maryland), and Neal Durant, Ph.D., (Washington, D.C.) coauthored a paper titled "Natural Biodegradation of Vinyl Chloride and cis-Dichloroethene in Aerobic and Suboxic Conditions" that was published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research on March 24, 2022. Patrick Richards of the University of Iowa was the lead author, and other coauthors included Jessica Ewald, Wellun Zhao, and Timothy Mattes of the University of Iowa, and Michael Pound of…
Tim Strowbridge, MSOE, IPlantE, (United Kingdom) recently joined Geosyntec Consultants as a Principal Process and Environmental Consultant. He has more than 30 years of experience as a subject matter expert in process and project engineering and due diligence. Tim practices holistic technical due diligence, marrying technical environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues with conventional due diligence considerations and leveraging his engineering experience in manufacturing and assembly. At Geosyntec, Tim will focus on industrial, commercial, and…
March 28, 2022
Pete Peterson to Speak about Sustainable Waterfront Planning at Florida Tech's Lifelong Scholar Society
Pete Peterson, P.E. (Florida) will present "Coastal and Waterfront Planning Basics: Designing for Resiliency" at the Lifelong Scholar Society and Florida Tech's Thursday Night Lecture series. The event will be both in-person and virtual, held via Zoom and at the Folliard Alumni Center in Melbourne, Florida, at 6:00 p.m. EDT on March 31, 2022. Pete Peterson is a Principal Waterfront Engineer at ATM, a Geosyntec Company who has over 30 years of experience managing waterfront…
March 28, 2022
Julie Konzuk to Present on Lessons Learnt from Implementation of Bioremediation Through the Years at the Bioremediation Symposium
Julie Konzuk, Ph.D., P.Eng. (Ontario) will present "Lessons Learnt from Implementation of Bioremediation Through the Years: An International Perspective" online in the Bioremediation Symposium at 1:30 p.m. AEDT on March 31, 2022. Julie Konzuk is a Senior Principal Engineer based in Ontario with more than 20 years of experience focused on working with clients in Canada, Australia, and the U.S. on developing and implementing cost-effective remedial strategies from the initial site assessment stage, through pre-design…
March 28, 2022
Jill Cooper and Amy Mifflin to Present on ESG in Lunchtime Webinar hosted by WCS of the A&WMA
Jill Cooper, MBA, JD (Colorado) and Amy Mifflin, MBA (New Jersey) will present "Environment, Social, Governance Performance Versus Random Acts of Sustainability Kindness" in the Lunchtime Webinar hosted by the West Coast Section (WCS) of the Air and Waste Management Association (A&WMA) from noon to 1:00 p.m. PDT on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Jill Cooper is a Senior Principal Consultant with more than 26 years of experience focused on environmental compliance, sustainability, pollution prevention practices,…
March 28, 2022
The Nature Conservancy Launches New Stormwater Heatmap
The five-year collaboration between The Nature Conservancy's Emily Howe (TNC) and Geosyntec's Christian Nilsen helps jurisdictions achieve more in a shorter timeframe to meet permit requirements, recover ecosystems, and adapt to climate change. Geosyntec Consultants celebrates The Nature Conservancy's launch of the new Stormwater Heatmap, an interactive mapping tool, report generator, and data repository that quantitatively visualizes hotspots of pollution generation and runoff throughout Washington State's Puget Sound watershed. "It can take cities up to…
Nicholas Muenks, HTIII WQ (Missouri), Patrick VanDeWiele, P.E. (Missouri), and Lee Hauser, P.E., CPESC‐IT (Oregon) to Present at the Missouri Section American Water Works Association (MO-AWWA) and the Missouri Water Environment Association (MWEA) Joint Annual Meeting on March 27 – 29, 2022. Nick Muenks will present "Watershed-based Plans—a Friendly Alternative to a TMDL," and Patrick VanDeWiele and Lee Hauser will present "Leveraging Cost-effective Urban Flooding Assessment Tools for Missouri Communities." Nick Muenks is a Principal…
March 24, 2022
Sofia Fernandez Santoyo Coauthored Review of Article on Soil-Freezing Curves for the Journal of Cold Regions Engineering
Sofia Fernandez Santoyo, S.M.ASCE (Illinois) coauthored an article entitled "A Review of the Existing Data on Soil-Freezing Experiments and Assessment of Soil-Freezing Curves Derived from Soil–Water Retention Curves" for publication in the March 2022 edition of the Journal of Cold Regions Engineering. Sofia's coauthor was Tugce Baser, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sofia Fernandez Santoyo is a Staff Professional at Geosyntec Consultants' Oak Brook, Illinois office. She is responsible for providing engineering support for various…
March 23, 2022
Frederic Cosme to Present a Webinar on Groundwater Tracing in Collaboration With HydroTerra
Frederic Cosme, CPEng, Ir., (Australia) will present "Applied Groundwater Tracing: Another Type of Aquifer Test" at the upcoming HydroTerra Webinar in Melbourne, Australia at 12:30 p.m. AEDT on Friday, March 25, 2022. Fred's co-presenter is Richard Campbell, Managing Director of HydroTerra. Fred Cosme is a Principal Engineer based in Melbourne, Australia with more than 20 years of experience in environmental consulting and hydrogeology. He helps clients convert outcomes of scientific investigations into practical remedial engineering…
E. Onur Tastan, Ph.D., P.E., (North Carolina) recently joined Geosyntec Consultants as a Principal Geotechnical Engineer. Onur has more than 13 years of experience as a subject matter expert in geotechnical engineering for nuclear power plants, dams and levees, infrastructure, transportation, landfills, water and wastewater treatment plants, and flood control projects. At Geosyntec, Onur joins the dams and levees team, where he will expand and diversify geotechnical and civil engineering offerings in the Carolinas Branch…
March 22, 2022
Joanna Lewis to Present on Stormwater Control Monitoring at The Green Infrastructure Summit of the Salish Sea
Joanna Lewis (Oregon) will present "How Much is Enough? Emerging Tools for Meeting Regulatory Goals with Stormwater Investments in the Salish Sea" at the virtual 2022 Green Infrastructure Summit of the Salish Sea. Jo's presentation will be Friday, March 25, 2022 at 9:10 a.m. PDT. Jo's co-presenters are Tracy Stanton of Emerald Alliance for People, Nature, and Community and Maria Jawad of the Washington State Department of Commerce. Robert Duff of the Washington State Department…
March 21, 2022
Olga Stewart Wins 2021 Alaska Engineer of the Year Award
Olga Stewart, P.E., PMP (Alaska) was named 2021 Alaska Engineer of the Year during National Engineers Week Anchorage. She received the award at the National Engineers Week Anchorage Virtual Banquet on February 26, 2022. Olga Stewart is a Senior Environmental Engineer based in Alaska with more than 13 years of experience in site characterization of contaminated sites; conceptual site model development and refinement; and site cleanup under the requirements of CERCLA, RCRA, and Alaska regulations.…
March 21, 2022
Eric Lovenduski and Dave Folkes to Present on Vapor Intrusion Mitigation Training at The Missouri Waste Control Coalition
Eric Lovenduski, ARP (New York) and Dave Folkes, P.E. (Colorado) to Present on Vapor Intrusion (VI) Mitigation Training at The Missouri Waste Control Coalition (MWCC) at the Milburn Country Club in Overland Park, Kansas from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. CT on Thursday, March 24, 2022. Their co-presenters are Jennifer Borski, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Bobbilyne Koepke, Environmental Works, Inc. David Folkes is a Senior Principal Environmental Consultant based in Colorado with more…
March 17, 2022
Geosyntec to Present at Geo-Congress 2022
Geosyntec staff will make a significant technical contribution at Geo-Congress 2022 at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina on March 20 through 23, 2022. Geosyntec staff attending include Victor Damasceno, Ph.D., P.E., Onur Tastan, PhD., P.E., Weston Shin, Ph.D., P.E., Glenn Rix, Ph.D., P.E., Beth Gross, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE, Felipe Uribe, Ph.D., Leon Cortes, Prabesh Bhandari, Ph.D., Pourya Kargar, Ph.D., Mehmet Iscimen, P.E., CPESC, Gizem Bozkurt, Ph.D., P.E., Jaime Mercado, Ph.D., E.I.,…
March 15, 2022
Thierno Kane Coauthored a Paper on Fully Softened Shear Strength in the Canadian Geotechnical Journal
Thierno Kane, Ph.D., (Illinois) coauthored a paper entitled "Meaning, Measurement, and Field Application of Fully Softened Shear Strength of Stiff Clays and Clay Shales" published in the Canadian Geotechnical Journal on September 20, 2021. Gholamreza Mesri of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was the lead author, and Cai Wang of Mott MacDonald was an additional coauthor. Theirno Kane is an Engineer based in Illinois who focuses on landslide movement and slope stability, geotechnical laboratory…
March 15, 2022
Geosyntec to Make Significant Contribution to the 2022 Managing Stormwater in Washington Conference
Geosyntec practitioners will attend and participate in two panels at the 2022 Managing Stormwater in Washington Conference hosted by the Northwest Environmental Business Council (NEBC). The event will be held at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center in Tacoma, Washington on March 16, 2022. Sarah Welsh (Washington) will moderate a session entitled "Monitoring and Maintenance to Achieve Consistent Compliance." Ariel Mosbrucker (Oregon) will participate in the session. Other participants are Michael Johnson of Enpurion and Doug…
March 15, 2022
Jared Ervin to Present on SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater in Water Research Foundation Webcast
Jared Ervin, Ph.D., (California) will present "Understanding the Factors that Affect the Detection and Variability of SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater" in the Water Research Foundation webcast at 1:00 p.m. EDT on March 15, 2022. Jared's co-presenters are Sunny Jiang, Ph.D., Professor, Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Irvine; Diego Rosso, Ph.D., Professor, Director, Water and Energy Nexus, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Irvine; Ashley Green, Environmental…
Ken Susilo, P.E., D.WRE, (California) will moderate a discussion titled "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the City of Los Angeles" hosted by the Asian American Architects/Engineers Association (AAa/e) and the City of Los Angeles at the Doubletree Hotel in Los Angeles, California at 11:30 a.m. PDT on March 17, 2022. Ken Susilo, P.E., D.WRE, is a Senior Principal based in California and specializes in the planning, development and delivery of multi-benefit, environmentally enhancing solutions to…
Geosyntec was awarded a 2022 Environmental Business Journal (EBJ) Achievement Award in the category of mergers and acquisitions. The 2021 EBJ awards will be presented at the EBJ Business Achievement Awards banquet at Environmental Industry Summit XX on March 16 through 18, 2022 at the Coronado Island Marriott in Coronado, California. The award is in recognition of Geosyntec's acquisition of Applied Technology and Management (ATM). In its recognition of Geosyntec, EBJ describes the combined strengths…
March 8, 2022
Geosyntec to Make Significant Contributions to the DRI Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Seminar
Geosyntec practitioners Duane Graves, Ph.D. (Tennessee), Amanda Hughes, Ph.D. (Illinois), and Polina Jones (Maryland) will attend the 2022 DRI Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Seminar to be held March 14 through 16, 2022 at the InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta, in Atlanta, Georgia. On Tuesday, March 15 at 3:00 p.m., Duane Graves will present "COVID-19: How Strategic Technologies Minimize Liabilities and Save Lives." A corporate member and active participant in DRI, Geosyntec is a sponsor of the…
Ranjita Tiwari and Matthew Bardol, P.E., CFM, CPESC, D.WRE (Illinois) will present at the Annual Conference of the Illinois Association of State Floodplain and Stormwater Management at the Bloomington-Normal Marriott in Normal, Illinois, held March 8 and 9, 2022. Geosyntec is a Bronze Sponsor of the event. Ranjita Tiwari is a Senior Staff Water Resources Professional who focuses on hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, stormwater management, best management practice design, and sediment and erosion control design.…
Geosyntec is excited to announce the opening of its newest office location at 3011 West Grand Boulevard, Suite 301, in Detroit's iconic Fisher building located in the New Center business district. This marks the second location for the company in Michigan, with its first office located in Ann Arbor. The addition of the Detroit office shows our dedication to the Michigan market and serving our clients. The office will serve federal, state, municipal, and private…
March 1, 2022
ATM Practitioners to Attend ULI Conference
ATM practitioners Esteban Biondi and Diego DelgadoTamariz will attend The Puerto Rico Symposium: Building Long-Term Growth and Development Opportunities. The conference will be held on March 15, 2022 at the Hotel AKA Brickell in Miami, Florida. Esteban Biondi is a Principal Engineer at ATM, a Geosyntec company. He is based in Florida and has more than 28 years of experience focused on ocean, coastal, and waterfront projects ranging from sustainable marina developments and cruise destinations…
Geosyntec will attend and host an exhibition booth at the Third Annual Beam Institute Industry Conference March 14 through 16 on the University of Kentucky campus in Lexington, Kentucky. Geosyntec's Mike Hayes, Teresa Fischer, and Chris Dickinson will attend the conference and host the booth. Mike Hayes, P.E., is a Principal Civil Engineer who brings more than 25 years of experience focused on water and wastewater treatment, pumping systems, remediation and redevelopment, solid waste facilities,…
February 28, 2022
Ding-Hsiang Lin Coauthored a Paper on Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment in Chemical Engineering Journal
Ding-Hsiang (Shawn) Lin (Georgia) coauthored a paper entitled "Long-Term Evaluation of the Effect of Peracetic Acid Solution on Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment: Process Performance and Microbial Community Structure," published in the Chemical Engineering Journal in Volume 436 on May 15, 2022. Xiaoguang Liu was the lead author, and additional coauthors were Jinchen Chen and Spyros Pavlostathis. Ding-Hsiang (Shawn) Lin is a Senior Environmental and Process Engineer who focuses on remedial technology design and implementation, water and…
On February 17, 2022, Rudolph Bonaparte, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE., F.ASCE, NAE, (Georgia) delivered the spring 2022 Kenneth Hyatt Distinguished Lecture to the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology In his talk, "Civil and Environmental Engineers as Leaders in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation," Rudy made the case that Civil and Environmental Engineers (CEEs) have a crucial role to play in addressing climate change, both in mitigating (reducing) greenhouse gas…
February 17, 2022
Geosyntec to Have Strong Presence at the Florida Chapter of the Solid Waste Association of North America
Jill Gaffigan, Sarah Gustitus-Graham, and Marc Rogoff will present at the Solid Waste Association of North America, Florida Branch (SWANA FL) 2022 Winter Conference at the Safety Harbor Resort and Spa in Safety Harbor, Florida on February 20 through 22, 2022. Jill Gaffigan and Sarah Gustitus-Graham will give a presentation entitled "Meeting Florida's Waste Diversion Goal: Lessons from States in Dire Straits" on February 21 at 10:30 EST. Marc Rogoff will also participate in the…
Tim Strowbridge, MSOE, MIPlantE (United Kingdom) recently joined Geosyntec Consultants as a Principal Consultant. He has more than 30 years of experience in process engineering as well as mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. At Geosyntec, Tim will focus on technical and environmental due diligence; environmental health and safety compliance; process/manufacturing engineering; project management; and hazard analysis critical control points inspection and implementation. He has operational experience with profit and loss responsibility for technical, operational, procurement, and…
Marc Rogoff, Ph.D. (Florida) participated in a review of industry trends entitled "2021 Year in Review: Pushing Forward" in the February 2022 edition of Waste Advantage Magazine. Marc Rogoff is a Senior Consultant based in Florida with more than 38 years of professional experience focused on solid waste management as a public agency manager and consultant. Along with David Biderman of the Solid Waste Association of North America, Will Flower of Winters Bros. Waste Systems,…
Rula Deeb, Ph.D., BCEEM, PMP; Elisabeth Hawley, P.E; Michael Kavanaugh, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE; and John Merrill (California) coauthored a report entitled "Lines of Evidence to Assess the Effectiveness of PFAS Remedial Technologies" published by the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP)/ Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) in December 2021. Rula Deeb was the lead author, and her Geosyntec coauthors were Elisabeth Hawley, Michael Kavanaugh, and John Merrill. Rula Deeb is a Senior Principal…
February 15, 2022
Olga Stewart Nominated for Alaska Engineer of the Year by the Greatland Chapter of the Society of Women Engineers
Olga Stewart, P.E., PMP, (Alaska) was nominated for Alaska Engineer of the Year by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). Olga's nomination for the statewide title comes after being named Greatland SWE's Engineer of the Year. She is one of five engineers nominated by professional engineering organizations across Alaska, all of whom will vie for the title of Alaska Engineer of the Year at the National Engineers Week Anchorage Banquet in Anchorage on February 26,…
February 14, 2022
Geosyntec Sponsors ASDSO West Regional Conference
Geosyntec is sponsoring the 2022 Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) West Regional Conference. Geosyntec is a Sustaining Member of ASDSO. Geosyntec practitioners Tiffany Adams, Ph.D., P.E. (Colorado), Conrad Ginther, P.E. (Tennessee), Michael Nelson, P.E. (Colorado), and Zachary Mickel, P.E. (Tennessee) will be attending the ASDSO West Regional Conference at the Davis Conference Center in Layton, UT from February 15 – 18, 2022. Tiffany Adams is a Principal Engineer based in Colorado with more…
February 14, 2022
Geosyntec Moves to a New Office Location in Downtown Washington, D.C.
Geosyntec is providing services to new and existing clients from our new Washington, D.C. location at 1900 L Street NW, Suite 975 Washington, D.C. 20036. Our office is conveniently located between the K Street corridor and DuPont Circle, in the heart of DC and within walking distance of the Red/Blue/Orange/Silver lines of the Metro. This office will continue to provide our clients with support on a broad array of projects including those focused on Vapor…
