January 16, 2020
Elizabeth Toot-Levy Presented on Nutrient Mass Balance at the OCW and OSC Ohio Grain Farmers Symposium
Elizabeth Toot-Levy (Ohio) presented on Ohio EPA's Nutrient Mass Balance at the Ohio Grain Farmers Symposium hosted by the Ohio Corn and Wheat Growers Association (OCW) and the Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) in Columbus, Ohio on December 17, 2019. Annually, OCW and OSC host the Ohio Grain Farmers Symposium to offer farmers throughout the state an opportunity to hear about the latest agricultural issues and trends facing their industry. Elizabeth presented to a group of…
January 14, 2020
Kirk Craig to Co-Instruct Geoenvironmental Engineering Course at Arizona State University
Kirk Craig, P.E. (Arizona) is co-instructing the Fundamentals of Geoenvironmental Engineering course at Arizona State University (ASU) along with the Enviromental Engineering Program Chair Professor Treavor Boyer. Since its conception in 2017, Kirk has served on the External Advisory Board for ASU's new and rapidly growing Environmental Engineering undergraduate program within the Engineering School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment. In this role, he has contributed to the curriculum of the Environmental Engineering Program…
January 13, 2020
Dimin Fan & Team Awarded SERDP 2019 Project of the Year for Environmental Restoration
Dimin Fan, Ph.D. (Maryland) is a member of the research team that received the 2019 Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) Project of the Year Award for Environmental Restoration for the project titled "Emerging Core Concepts for Assessment and Enhancement of Abiotic Natural Attenuation Technologies." Dimin is an Environmental Scientist based in Maryland with more than 10 years of experience focused on research and development, evaluation, and application of innovative technologies and solutions for…
January 13, 2020
David Oliver Volunteered as an Evaluation Team Member at U.S. EPA's Superfund Job Training Initiative for the San Gabriel Valley Superfund Site
David Oliver, CCM (California) volunteered as an Evaluation Team Member at U.S. EPA's Superfund Job Training Initiative for San Gabriel Valley Superfund Site at the Region 9 Tribal EPA Conference in San Francisco, California on December 10, 2019. David is a Senior Construction Manager based in California with more than 30 years of experience focused on managing general construction and environmental remediation projects for clients in the municipal solid waste, semiconductor manufacturing, defense contracting, and…
Leah MacKinnon, P.Eng. (Ontario) and Neal Durant, Ph.D. (Washington, D.C.) coauthored a paper entitled "Solubility and reactivity of surfactant-enhanced alkaline hydrolysis of organophosphorus pesticide DNAPL" that was published in the journal Environmental Science Pollution Research (ESPR) on December 16, 2019. Leah and Neal's coauthors were Jens Muff, Lars Frausing Bennedsen, Kirsten Rügge, Morten Bondgaard, and Kurt D. Pennell. Leah is a Principal Engineer with more than 20 years of professional experience in the United States,…
January 9, 2020
Marc Rogoff Coauthored a Paper on Solid Waste Rate Analysis in the Florida Public Works Magazine
Marc Rogoff, Ph.D. (Florida) coauthored a paper entitled "What's the Use of Doing Solid Waste Rate Analysis?" that was published in the American Public Works Association (APWA) publication, Florida Public Works, on pages18-19 in the Fall 2019 edition. He was the lead author, and his coauthor was Laurel C. Ureña, Environmental Consultant, founder and CEO of Montani Semper Liberi, LLC. Marc has managed more than 350 consulting assignments across the United States on all facets…
January 9, 2020
Robert Bachus to Lecture on Dam Failures at Georgia Geo-Institute's January 2020 Meeting
Robert Bachus, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE (Georgia) will present "Dam Failures: Recent Experience with Mine Tailings and Coal Ash Impoundments" at the Georgia Geo-Institute Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers' (ASCE) January 2020 meeting as part of the Cross-USA Lecture Tour at the Georgia Power Building in Atlanta, Georgia at 6:30 p.m. on January 21, 2020. Robert is a Senior Principal Engineer based in Georgia with more than 40 years of professional experience focused…
January 8, 2020
Yiding Zhang Coauthored a Paper on Disease Surveillance in the Journal of Tropical Medicine and Health
Yiding Zhang, Ph.D. (California) coauthored a paper entitled "Disease Surveillance using Online News: An Extended Study of Dengue Fever in India" that was published in the journal Tropical Medicine and Health on December 11, 2019. Yiding is a Senior Staff Professional based in California focused on Groundwater Modeling, Geo-Data Processing and Visualization, Data Mining, and Machine Learning. Yiding was the lead author, and his coauthors were Motomu Ibaraki and Franklin W. Schwartz. Tropical Medicine and…
January 7, 2020
Seth Kellogg Elected Vice Chair of the Scientists and Engineers Section for the NGWA
Seth Kellogg, P.G. (New Jersey) was elected Vice Chair of the Scientists and Engineers Section of the National Ground Water Association (NGWA). Seth is a Senior Geologist based in New Jersey with more than 25 years of experience focused on site investigation and remediation, groundwater chemistry, and management of complex and multiparty sites. As Vice Chair of the Scientists and Engineers Section, she will be responsible for working with the organization to identify priorities, recruiting…
January 6, 2020
Geosyntec Practitioners Coauthored an Article on 1,2,3-Trichloropropane in Groundwater for Publication in the Current Pollution Reports
John Merrill; Eric Suchomel, Ph.D., P.E., Srinivasa Varadhan, Ph.D., P.E.; Lea Kane, P.G., Elisabeth Hawley, P.E., Rula Deeb, Ph.D., BCEEM (California); and Melissa Asher, P.E. (Washington) coauthored a paper entitled "Development and Validation of Technologies for Remediation of 1,2,3-Trichloropropane in Groundwater" published in Current Pollution Reports on pages 1-10 in the Topical Collection on Emerging Contaminants on November 11, 2019. Current Pollution Reports provides in-depth review articles contributed by international experts on the most significant…
December 16, 2019
Dan Elliott, Joseph Cleary, and Matt Basso Presented on Pharmaceuticals in the Environment at the American Chemical Society Meeting
Dan Elliott, Ph.D.; Joseph Cleary, P.E., BCEE; and Matt Basso, CHMM (New Jersey) presented "Pharmaceuticals in the Environment – The Chemical Basis for the Problem and Potential Solutions" at a meeting of the American Chemical Society's (ACS) Westchester Chapter at Westchester Community College in Valhalla, New York on December 5, 2019. The presentation was well attended by students from Westchester Community College and Pace University, as well as ACS members. The presenters encouraged participation from…
December 12, 2019
Geosyntec Consultants Announces New Office Location in the Green Bay, Wisconsin Area
Geosyntec Consultants has moved to a new location in the Green Bay, Wisconsin area to support regional growth. The Green Bay office focuses on helping clients with contaminated site remediation, brownfield site re-development, environmental management for industrial and utility clients, water and natural resources restoration and management, waste management, water management, and geotechnical specialty services. Supported by a nationwide team of experts, the office serves industrial, municipal, and utility clients throughout the region. The office…
Joe Goldstein, P.E. (California) was recently selected to serve on the Levees Committee of the U.S. Society on Dams (USSD). Joe is a Professional Engineer based in California with more than 10 years of experience focused on dam and levee safety, working to ensure these important water infrastructure projects deliver the maximum benefits to the nation while reducing risk to people, property, and the environment. His other experience includes, project management, risk analysis, risk communication,…
December 3, 2019
Geosyntec and FRx, Inc. Awarded Patent (U.S. 10,471,484) on Equipment and Method for Creating Hydraulic Fractures via Direct Push Technology
On November 12, 2019, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded a patent covering a direct push technology jet injection (DPT-JI) method for emplacing hydraulic fractures for the purposes of treating contaminants in low-permeability geologic matrices. The technology was developed in a partnership between Geosyntec, FRx Inc., COWI, and the Capital Region of Denmark. Chapman Ross P.E. (Massachusetts) and Neal Durant Ph.D. (Washington, D.C.) are co-inventors of the technology, along with Bill Slack (FRx) and…
December 2, 2019
Adrienne Nemura Presented on EPA's New Action Plan for PFAS
Adrienne Nemura, P.E. (MI, NC, OH) presented on the U.S. EPA's new Action Plan for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) for the U.S. Conference of Mayors' Water Council (MWC) in Columbus, Ohio on Friday March 29, 2019 with another update on October 25, 2019 in Napa, California. Adrienne is a Principal Water Resources Engineer based in Ohio with nearly 35 years of experience focused on helping clients identify cost-effective and sustainable solutions to meet their…
Geosyntec will deliver three technical presentations and present 10 posters at the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) and the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) Symposium 2019 in Washington D.C. on December 3-5, 2019. The SERDP and ESTCP Symposium is the nation's largest conference focusing on the Department of Defense's (DoD's) priority environmental and installation energy issues. The Symposium brings together environmental and energy researchers and technology developers with the defense end-user and…
November 22, 2019
Geosyntec Receives the Associate of the Year Award by IEA and CMTA
Geosyntec was presented with the "Associate of the Year" award during the 35th Annual Environmental Conference held at the San Diego Convention Center on October 1, 2019. The conference was hosted by the Industrial Environmental Association (IEA) and the California Manufacturers and Technology Association (CMTA). Accepting the award on behalf of Geosyntec were Danielle Kerper, P.G., QSD, QSP, QISP, Thomas Cueva, Chad Bird (California), and Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger (Washington). Geosyntec was nominated for this award in…
November 21, 2019
Herwig Goldemund Presented on PFAS Panel at Georgia Environmental Law Section Annual Summer Seminar
Herwig Goldemund, Ph.D. (Georgia) presented on the panel "PFAS FUSS: When (Not If) You Find PFAS at Your Property, What Should You Do? An Overview of Current Regulatory Efforts to Address PFAS Chemicals" at the Georgia Environmental Law Section Annual Summer Seminar at the King and Prince Beach and Golf Resort on St. Simons Island, Georgia on July 12-13, 2019. Herwig's co-presenters were Charles M. Denton, II, Barnes & Thornburg; Mark Benotti, Ph.D., NewFields; and…
November 19, 2019
Gabriel Sabadell to Present on STAR for Source Zone Remediation at Groundwater Week
Gabriel Sabadell, Ph.D., P.E. (Colorado), will present "STAR as an Innovative Alternative for Source Zone Remediation" at The Groundwater Week Exhibits Workshops Summit hosted by the National Ground Water Association (NGWA) at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada at 11:40 a.m. on December 3, 2019. Gabriel's co-authors are Gavin Grant, David Major, and Grant Scholes, all from Savron. Other Geosyntec professionals attending the conference are Seth Kellogg, P.G. (New Jersey) and Bella…
November 15, 2019
Geosyntec Anchorage Office Hosts Open House
Geosyntec's Anchorage office celebrated its new location with an open house for clients on October 24, 2019. This new larger space accommodates the office's growth and provides a more welcoming environment for its clients. The Anchorage office will continue to focus on contaminated site assessments, clean ups, federally focused projects, groundwater services, and mining opportunities. It also offers a Risk Assessor (one of only two risk assessment consultants in the entire state). Practitioners Based in…
November 15, 2019
Geosyntec to Present on Vapor Intrusion at the Canadian National Science Summit 2019
Geosyntec will deliver four presentations at the Canadian National Science Summit 2019 hosted by the Bureau Veritas Laboratories in Toronto, Ontario on November 26, 2019. Todd McAlary, Ph.D., P.Eng., P.G., Darius Mali, P.Eng., C-NRPP, Richard Steer, and Paul Nicholson, P.Eng., (Ontario) will conduct live demonstrations and deliver presentations. Todd is a Senior Principal Engineer based in Ontario with more than 30 years of international consulting experience focused on the evaluation of contaminant fate and transport…
November 14, 2019
PFAS Experts to Launch a Geosyntec Technical Webinar Series
Geosyntec is hosting a PFAS Webinar Series beginning in December 2019 to provide a synthesis of the state of knowledge on the characterization and remediation of PFAS-impacted sites. The first webinar in the series will be held on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 10 am PT/1 pm ET and will feature three of our PFAS subject matter experts, Dr. Rula Deeb, Dr. Jason Conder and Dr. Lydia Dorrance. Part 1 of the webinar series will…
November 13, 2019
Al Preston Leading Geosyntec Participation in an Internal Erosion Initiated Breach Model Performance Evaluation Research Project
Al Preston, Ph.D., P.E. (California) is leading Geosyntec's participation in an international research project to evaluate models of internal erosion failure of earthen embankment dams. Al is a Senior Engineer based in California with more than 20 years of experience in developing and applying numerical models in hydraulics, hydrology, hydrodynamics, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD). He attended the inaugural workshop in Stillwater, Oklahoma on October 15 and 16, 2019. The workshop was held at the…
November 12, 2019
Randy Brandt Plans and Presents at Brownfields Summit in Washington D.C.
Randy Brandt, P.G. (California) recently participated in the National Brownfield Coalition Leadership Summit Planning Meeting held in Washington D.C. on September 17 – 18, 2019. Randy is a Senior Principal Geologist based in California with more than 30 years of management and technical experience with Brownfield and hazardous waste issues. He has focused on development and implementation of environmental restoration programs for blighted hazardous waste sites and contaminated lands ranging in size from gasoline service…
November 8, 2019
Dr. Gary Wealthall and Jim Wragg to Present on Contaminated Groundwater and Remediation at CL:AIRE 20
Gary Wealthall, Ph.D. and Jim Wragg, FGS (United Kingdom) will present at the Contaminated Land: Applications in Real Environments (CL:AIRE) 20th Anniversary Conference in London on November 14, 2019. Geosyntec is a proud sponsor of CL:AIRE 20. Additionally, Dr. Wealthall was appointed, earlier this year, to the CL:AIRE Technology Review Group. David Major, Ph.D., BCES (Ontario, Canada) of Savron Solutions, a division of Geosyntec, will also be attending and is presenting "Smouldering Combustion for Treating…
November 6, 2019
Lynn McGuire Joins Geosyntec as Senior Principal Engineer
Lynn McGuire, P.E. (California) recently joined Geosyntec Consultants as a Senior Principal Engineer. She has more than 34 years of experience as a subject matter expert in process and environmental engineering consulting applied to the growth of practice and services in air quality and greenhouse gas (GHG) management for businesses supporting corporate programs, permitting, reporting, and sustainability practices. At Geosyntec, Lynn will focus on the energy sector, including energy consumers, producers, and fuels manufacturing, distribution,…
November 6, 2019
Martha Carr Re-elected as Director for the Georgia Chapter of SWANA
Martha Carr, P.G. (Georgia) has been re-elected as a Director of the Georgia Chapter of the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA). She will serve a term of two years and nine months, ending in June 2022. The Board of Directors is SWANA-Georgia's governing body that plans and oversees the operations, finances, policies, personnel, contracts, and membership requirements of the chapter. Martha is a Senior Geologist based in Georgia with more than 26 years…
November 5, 2019
Robert Glazier and Allison Kreinberg to Present on Coal Combustion Residuals in A&WMA Webinar
Robert Glazier, P.G. (Maryland) and Allison Kreinberg (Ohio) will present "The Federal Coal Combustion Residuals Rule: Implementing Groundwater Monitoring/Corrective Action Requirements" as part of the Air & Waste Management Association's (A&WMA) Webinar Series: Navigating the Changing Landscape of the Federal Coal Combustion Residuals Rule from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. E.T. on November 6, 2019. They will co-present with Carl Eldred, Attorney, Hopping Green and Sams and Brad Runkel, Professional Engineer, Consumers Energy will be moderating…
November 5, 2019
Michelle Cho and Felipe Solano Coauthored a Paper on Chaotic Advection in Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation
Michelle, Cho, Ph.D. and Felipe Solano (Ontario) coauthored a paper entitled "Field Trials of Chaotic Advection to Enhance Reagent Delivery" that was published in the journal Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation (GWMR) on Pages 23-29 in Volume 39 Issue three on May 23, 2019. Their coauthors were Neil R. Thomson, Michael G. Trefry, Daniel R. Lester, and Guy Metcalfe. Michelle is a Senior Staff Scientist based in Ontario, focused on the remediation of soil and groundwater…
October 31, 2019
Geosyntec Practitioners Co-Author Several Posters on PFAS at the SETAC North America 40th Annual Meeting
Geosyntec practitioners delivered a number of presentations at the SETAC North America 40th Annual Meeting in Toronto, Ontario on November 3-7, 2019. Several Geosyntec practitioners presented posters on the topic of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, at the recent Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry SETAC North America 40th Annual Meeting at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto. PFAS are a family of thousands of man-made compounds that are emerging as potential hazards…
October 30, 2019
Emily Anderson and Jay Thompson Present Technical Sessions at the A&WMA-UMS Conference on the Environment
Emily Anderson (Minnesota) and Jay Thompson, Ph.D., P.E. (Minnesota) will each present a technical session at the Air & Waste Management Association Upper Midwest Section's (A&WMA-UMS's) 34th Annual Conference on the Environment (COE) at the Minneapolis Convention Center Minnesota on November 7, 2019. Emily is a Staff Scientist based in Minnesota focused on bioremediation, environmental microbiology, and bioinformatics/data analysis. A remediation and water treatment practitioner, she is a key contributor to projects in industries including…
October 29, 2019
Jason Conder and Emily Larson to Present on PFAS for AGLA Webinar
Jason Conder, Ph.D. (California) and Emily Larson (Colorado) will present "Ecological Risks of Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)" for the Australasian Land & Groundwater Association (ALGA) webinar from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday November 12, 2019. Jason is a Principal Scientist based in California with more than 15 years of experience focused on risk assessment and contaminated sediments in contaminated site assessment and management, environmental toxicology, and ecological and human health risk assessment.…
David Latham, PG, Eric Sager, P.G. (Florida), Lydia Dorrance, Ph.D. (California), and Helen Dawson, Ph.D. (Washington D.C.), are presenting on multiple topics at the 2019 Southeast Brownfields Conference at the DoubleTree Universal Orlando in Orlando, Florida on October 27-30, 2019. Cristina Graver, P.E. (Boca Raton) will also be representing Geosyntec at the conference. David is a Senior Hydrogeologist based in Florida with over 25 years of experience focused on site assessment/remediation, environmental due diligence/compliance, hydrogeologic…
