November 5, 2018
Todd McAlary to Present on New Tools for Vapor Intrusion Mitigation Design to the Michigan Association of Environmental Professionals
Todd McAlary, Ph.D., P.Eng., P.G. (Toronto) will present "New Tools for Vapor Intrusion Mitigation Design" at the Michigan Association of Environmental Professionals (MAEP) Professional Development Meeting at the Block Brewing Company in Howell, Michigan from 5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. on November 7, 2018. Geosyntec's Wayne Amber, Ph.D., (Michigan) sits on the Board of Directors and will also be attending the event along with Rob Ferree, C.P.G., (Michigan) and Bryan VanDuinen, P.E. (Michigan). Geosyntec is…
October 31, 2018
Rudy Bonaparte to be Honored with Lifetime Achievement in Engineering Award from the Georgia Society of Professional Engineers
Rudy Bonaparte, Ph.D., P.E., NAE, F.ASCE (Georgia) will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement in Engineering Award from the Georgia Society of Professional Engineers for 2019. The award honors licensed engineers who have made a lifetime of outstanding contributions to the engineering profession, the public welfare, and humankind. An active engineering practitioner and Board Chairman at Geosyntec, Rudy previously served as President and CEO for 20 years, leading the firm from a handful of professionals…
October 30, 2018
Geosyntec Project and Staff Received the Outstanding Stormwater Research Project Award from California Stormwater Quality Association
Geosyntec's project, International Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP) Database, was honored by the California Stormwater Quality Association (CASQA) with the Outstanding Stormwater Research Project Award at CASQA's 14th Annual Conference in Riverside, California on October 16, 2018. Mark A. Lombos, P.E., California Stormwater Quality Association, Director and CASQA Awards Committee, Chairman notified Geosyntec's Eric Strecker, P.E., BCEE (Oregon) of the award. Eric is one of the Principal Investigators for the project since its inception in…
October 29, 2018
Lelio Mejia Inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Alumni at University of California, Berkeley Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Lelio Mejia, Ph.D., P.E., G.E. (California) was recently honored by the University of California, Berkeley Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE). He was inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Alumni's Class of 2018 at an awards banquet held at the University Club of the California Memorial Stadium on the Berkeley campus. Lelio is a Senior Principal Engineer based in Oakland, California with more than 35 years of experience in geotechnical and earthquake engineering. For…
October 26, 2018
Dogus Meric and Jennifer Arblaster Author Sections of the ASTM Standard Guide on Analytical Methods for Sediment Corrective Action
Dogus Meric, Ph.D. (Illinois) and Jennifer Arblaster (Vermont) authored sections of the recently published American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard Guide (ASTM E3163 - Selection and Application of Analytical Methods and Procedures Used During Sediment Corrective Action). Dogus is a Project Professional based in Illinois with more than nine years of experience focused on the planning, execution, and management of remedial investigation, feasibility studies, remedial design, numerical fate and transport modeling, and environmental…
John Seymour, P.E. (Illinois) will be leading two sessions at the 2018 Ponded Ash Workshop in Louisville, Kentucky on October 30-31, 2018. This event is organized and hosted by the American Coal Ash Association (ACAA), the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (UK CAER), and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). John is a Senior Principal Civil Engineer based in Illinois with more than 30 years of experience focused on site remediation, deep…
October 24, 2018
John Hollar to Moderate Session on Environmental Management Information Systems at NAEM EHS&S Management Forum
John Hollar, P.E. (Georgia) will moderate Session 7 entitled "Lessons Learned from Real World EMIS Implementations" at the National Association for Environmental Management's (NAEM's) 26th Annual Environmental, Health, Safety, and Sustainability (EHS&S) Management Forum in Louisville, Kentucky on October 24, 2018. John also served on the 2018 Forum Planning Committee for this event. John is a Principal Civil and Environmental Engineer based in Georgia with more than 25 years of experience advising a variety of…
October 24, 2018
Brandon Steets to Present on Liability of Groundwater-Surface Water Discharges Under the Clean Water Act at the Los Angeles County Bar Association
Brandon Steets, P.E. (California) will be a panelist in a session entitled "Clean Water Act Jurisdiction: Uncertainties and Practical Implications" at the 17th Annual Environmental Law Fall Symposium Waves of Change: New Developments in Environmental Law hosted by the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA) at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on November 9, 2018. Other panelists presenting with Brandon are Sam Brown, Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP; and Michael…
October 23, 2018
Ken Susilo and Mike Houlihan Contribute to Integrated Water and Stormwater Infrastructure Symposium
Ken Susilo, P.E., CPSWQ (California) and Mike Houlihan, P.E. (Maryland) will participate in roundtable discussions at the Integrated Water and Stormwater Infrastructure Symposium at the FHI 360 Conference Center in Washington D.C. on November 1, 2018. Ken is a Senior Principal Water Resources Engineer based in California with more than 20 years of experience focused on urban stormwater management. Ken specializes in the development of multi-benefit, environmentally-sensitive solutions to stormwater management and water conservation design…
Jason Conder, Ph.D. and Rula Deeb, Ph.D., BCEEM, PMP (California) have been invited to present on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at Fall 2018 Petroleum Environmental Research Forum (PERF) Meeting on Emerging Risk Issues at the Woodlands Resort & Conference Center in Houston, Texas on October 23, 2018. Jason will discuss PFAS ecotoxicity and ecological risk assessment, and Rula will provide an overview of PFAS chemistry, environmental fate and transport, and remediation advances. Jason Conder…
October 18, 2018
Patricia Varela Elected Chair of The Society for Underwater Technology United States Young Professionals Committee
Patricia Varela, Ph.D. (Texas) is serving as Chair of The Society for Underwater Technology United States (SUT-US) Young Professionals Committee (YP) until June 2020. In this role, her duties include calling and chairing meetings, acting as an official spokesperson for the SUT-US YP in all matters, making herself available to all SUT-US YP members, and maintaining communication of presidential activities pertaining to SUT-US YP business with the SUT-US executive board and the general membership. Patricia's…
October 17, 2018
Joseph Cleary and Daniel Elliott to Present on Pharmaceuticals in the Environment for New York Water Environment Association Chemical Society
Joseph Cleary, P.E., BCEE and Daniel Elliott, Ph.D. (New Jersey) are scheduled to present "Pharmaceuticals in the Environment: Status and the Treatment Alternatives" at Manhattan College in the Bronx, New York at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 17, 2018. The seminar is organized by the New York Water Environment Association, Manhattan College Chapter, and the Westchester Chemical Society (a subsection of The New York Section of The American Chemical Society). The seminar is free and…
Jamey Rosen, P.Geo. (Ontario) coauthored a white paper entitled "Project Information Management Systems in the Deep Foundations Industry" that was published by the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) in 2018. Jamey co-chairs the Project Information Management Systems Committee. His coauthors Vanessa Bateman, Massimo Mucci, and Mark Peterson are all members of the committee. The Project Information Management Systems Committee was convened in early 2018 in response to a trend in the industry towards digitalization of data…
October 9, 2018
Geosyntec Staff and Clients Featured at the California Stormwater Quality Association Annual Conference
Geosyntec will make a significant technical contribution at the California Stormwater Quality Association (CASQA) Annual Conference at the Riverside Convention Center in Riverside, California on October 15-17, 2018. Geosyntec-led contributions include presentations and a panel discussion. A number of the presentations will be given in partnership with clients. The CASQA Annual Conference offers an opportunity to interact with professionals in the stormwater field. Each year the conference draws members of the stormwater community including local,…
George Hollerbach, P.E., CSP (New Jersey) and Joseph Cleary, P.E., BCEE (New Jersey) will present "Pharmaceuticals in the Environment: Status and the Treatment Alternatives" at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, during their Fall Sustainability Series from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. on October 10, 2018. This will be a live event and the seminar will be broadcast live via the Stevens WebCampus and Blackboard Collaborate. George is a Senior Principal Engineer based in…
October 8, 2018
Michael Kavanaugh and David Reynolds to Present on Site Characterization and Remediation Decision Making During the SERDP & ESTCP Webinar Series
Michael Kavanaugh, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE (California) and David Reynolds, Ph.D., P.Eng. (Ontario) will present "Effective Site Characterization and Remediation Decision Making: The Value of Information" during the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) and Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) webinar number 81at 12:00 p.m. EST on October 18, 2018. Mike and David will be co-presenting with Kevin G. Mumford, Ph.D., an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Queen's University. His…
October 3, 2018
Geosyntec Staff Featured at the 34th Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water and Energy
Geosyntec will make a substantial technical contribution at the Association for Environmental Health and Sciences Foundation (AHES) Foundation's 34th Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water and Energy at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts on October 12-18, 2018. Geosyntec-led contributions include a workshop, three platform sessions, three poster presentations. Jessica Yeager, P.E., LSP (Massachusetts) served on the Scientific Advisory Board. The Annual Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water and Energy at the University of…
Anne Fitzpatrick, LHG (Washington) and Amanda McNally, P.E. (Pennsylvania) will lead a workshop on "Tools for Evaluating Sustainability at Tier 2 Sites" at the 34th Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water, and Energy Conference in Amherst, Massachusetts from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. on October 15, 2018.Their co-presenters are Sabine E. Apitz, Ph.D. (SEA Environmental Decisions), Deborah Edwards, Ph.D. (ExxonMobil), and David Harrison, Ph.D. (NERA Economic Consulting). The conference is coordinated by the Association for…
October 1, 2018
Geosyntec to Serve as Key Solid Waste Industry Expert for USTDA Meetings with Urban Policy Officials from China
Marc Rogoff (Florida) will represent Geosyntec and provide expert solid waste advisory services for a three-stop tour in Boston, Connecticut, and Chicago) as part of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) reverse trade mission (RTM), China Clean Energy Study Tour for Urban Waste Management, in October and November 2018. The program is designed to familiarize urban policy leaders from China with U.S. urban waste recycling and sustainable construction solutions, policies, best practices, technologies, products…
September 28, 2018
Mark Johnson and Seth Kellogg to Attend New York State Bar Association Environmental & Energy Law Section Fall Meeting 2018
Mark Johnson (Washington, D.C.) and Seth Kellogg, P.G. (New York) will be attending the New York State bar Association Environmental & Energy Law Section Fall Meeting 2018. Mark Johnson is a Principal Engineer based in Washington, D.C. with more than 20 years of experience focused on earth site investigation and remediation, groundwater assessment and remediation, subsurface vapor intrusion to indoor air, environmental management assessment and systems, and brownfields redevelopment planning and design. Seth is a…
Danielle Kerper, P.G., QSD, QSP, QISP, Kathleen Harrison, P.G. QSP, QSD, QISP, ToR, and Julie Riggio, QISP, QSP (California) will participate in the Industrial Environmental Association (IEA) 34th Annual Environmental Conference at the San Diego Convention Center on September 27-28, 2018. Danielle assembled and will moderate a panel presentation entitled "Environmental Compliance Challenges and Impacts to the Cannabis Industry" on the 28th. This panel brings together a consultant, attorney, and state agency representative to discuss…
September 26, 2018
Joe Cleary to Present on Water Reuse Solutions for Industry at WEFTEC 2018 Workshop
Joseph Cleary, P.E., BCEE (New Jersey) will present "Value: Waste Reuse Solutions to Discharge for Industry" at the One Water for Manufacturing workshop at the Water Environment Federation and Technical Exhibition & Conference (WEFTEC) on September 29, 2018. Joe Cleary is a Principal Environmental Engineer based in New Jersey with more than 42 years of experience focused on industrial wastewater, water reuse, waste to energy, and groundwater remediation. The Water Environment Federation (WEF) is a…
September 25, 2018
Evan Cox to Present on "Effective Treatment of Chlorinated Solvents in Clay and Silt Using Electrokinetic Techniques" During the SERDP & ESTCP Webinar Series
Evan Cox, M.Sc. (Ontario) will present "Effective Treatment of Chlorinated Solvents in Clay and Silt Using Electrokinetic Techniques" during the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) and Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) webinar number 80 at 12:00 p.m. EST on October 4, 2018. Evan is a Senior Principal Remediation Scientist based in Ontario with more than 15 years of experience focused on managing and directing soil and groundwater remediation projects dealing with emerging…
September 25, 2018
Daria Akhbari Coauthored an Article Entitled "Convective Carbon Dioxide Dissolution in a Closed Porous Medium at Low Pressure" in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics
Daria Akhbari, Ph.D. (California) coauthored an article entitled "Convective Carbon Dioxide Dissolution in a Closed Porous Medium at Low Pressure" in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics on pages 56-87 in Volume 854 in the November 10, 2018 edition. His coauthors were Baole Wen, Li Zhang, and Marc A. Hesse. Daria is a Senior Staff Scientist based in California focused on groundwater modeling, field work, subsurface sampling, oversight of drilling operations, groundwater remediation, groundwater flow, contaminant…
September 21, 2018
Raphael Siebenmann and Robert Dunn Presented on the Application of Unmanned Aerial Systems to the Alabama Mineral Institute
Raphael Siebenmann P.E. and Robert Dunn (Georgia) presented "Case Studies on Application of Unmanned Aerial Systems" to the Alabama Mineral Institute at The University of Alabama's Bryant Conference Center in Tuscaloosa on September 13, 2018. The presentation detailed the use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS, i.e. drones) at four project sites, with a focus on lessons learned and applicable technology transfer to multiple scientific and engineering practice disciplines. Specific applications discussed included the use of…
September 20, 2018
Seth Kellogg Testified on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on Behalf of NGWA in Pennsylvania
Seth Kellogg, P.G. (New Jersey) provided testimony about Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on behalf of the National Ground Water Association (NGWA) at an U.S. Environmental Protection Agency hosted public meeting in Horsham, Pennsylvania on July 25, 2018. Her testimony highlighted concerns for private well owners including funding for sampling, technical assistance in addressing PFAS contamination, educating private well owners, and best practices for protecting source water from contamination. Seth is a Senior Geologist based…
September 12, 2018
Nick Muenks to Present "Tips and Best Practices for Successful Permit Applications" at the Missouri Water Seminar
Nick Muenks (Missouri) will present "Tips and Best Practices for Successful Permit Applications" at the 2018 Missouri Water Seminar at the Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center in Columbia, Missouri at 3:20 p.m. on September 12, 2018. Nick is a Senior Scientist based in Missouri with more than 15 years of experience addressing a diverse range of water quality issues such as remedial site investigations, stormwater characterization, agricultural and urban BMP performance, watershed management, development…
September 11, 2018
Rula Deeb to be Featured Speaker at Energy Bar Association's "PFAS and Other Emerging Contaminants: Science, Regulation and Litigation" Program in New York
Rula Deeb, Ph.D., BCEEM, PMP (California) will be a featured speaker at Energy Bar Association's (EBA) Environmental Regulation Committee and Northeast Chapter for an afternoon program at Sidley Austin LLP in New York City on Thursday, September 13, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Eastern time. This program will focus on Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and other emerging contaminants that are ubiquitous in industrial and consumer products. Other featured speakers are Steven Humphreys, Counsel, Kelley…
September 5, 2018
Todd DeJournett to Present at University of Minnesota MnDRIVE Water Technology Listening Session
Todd DeJournett (Minnesota) will give a presentation entitled "Industrial Stormwater and Road Drainage – Challenges and Opportunities" at the MnDRIVE Water Technology Listening Session to be held at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul campus on Friday, September 7. Todd's talk will provide an update on industrial stormwater quality issues in Minnesota, discuss challenges with roadway runoff in urban watersheds, and identify opportunities and barriers associated with industrial stormwater reuse. Todd is a Senior Engineer…
August 30, 2018
Geosyntec Congratulates NTE Energy on Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to Commemorate Commercial Operation of the Kings Mountain Energy Center
The Kings Mountain Energy Center Project involved Geosyntec's environmental and engineering services to support the construction of NTE Energy's new 475 MW combined cycle power generation station located on an undeveloped parcel near the Town of Kings Mountain, North Carolina. Geosyntec provided a broad range of environmental consulting and permitting services, including environmental due diligence, natural resources assessments, wetlands delineations and jurisdictional determination, State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) coordination, and air permitting support. Don Goebel is the…
August 30, 2018
Amanda Hughes Attending the National Academy of Engineering’s Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
Amanda Hughes, Ph.D. (Illinois) will participate in the National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE) 24th annual U.S. Frontiers of Engineering (USFOE) symposium at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington, Massachusetts, September 5-7, 2018. Eighty-four of the brightest young engineers in the United States were selected to take part in the symposium. The symposium will cover cutting-edge developments in Quantum Computing, Technology for Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief, Resilient and Reliable Infrastructure, and Theranostics. Engineers ages 30…
Joseph Cleary, P.E., BCEE (New Jersey) and George Hollerbach, P.E., CSP (New Jersey) will present "Pharmaceutical Wastewater Treatment Trends and Key Issues" at the New Jersey Water Environment Association (NJWEA) Technology Transfer Seminar from 9:15 - 10:00 a.m. on September 11, 2018. Joseph Cleary is a Principal Environmental Engineer based in New Jersey with more than 42 years of experience focused on industrial wastewater, water reuse, waste to energy, and groundwater remediation. George Hollerbach is…
August 28, 2018
Geosyntec Recently Presented on “Microbial Source Tracking” at the Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP) Annual Conference
Geosyntec recently presented on "Microbial Source Tracking" at the Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP) Annual Conference. The topic generated interesting discussions on how municipalities target illicit discharges to comply with their Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit. Erica Tillinghast, PE (GA), CPESC is a Project Engineer based in Kennesaw, Georgia with more than nine years of professional and research experience in water resources and environmental engineering specializing in green infrastructure (GI), low impact…
