Todd McAlary, Ph.D., P.Eng., P.G., Paul Nicholson (Ontario), Alicia Revezzo (Michigan), Wayne Amber, Ph.D., (Michigan), and Rob Ferree, CPG (Michigan) will be participating at the 9th Annual Environmental Risk Management Workshop on Hazardous Substances in Soil, Groundwater, and Vapors: The New Turning Point at the Ralph A. MacMullen (RAM) Conference Center in Roscommon, Michigan on June 11-12, 2019. The technical workshop is hosted by American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG) Michigan Section and Geosyntec is…
Andrea Siefers, P.E. (North Carolina) coauthored a paper entitled "AERMOD (American Meteorological Society/Environmental Protection Agency Regulatory Model) Modeling for Health Impact Assessment of Dimethyl Mercury" that was presented at the Guideline on Air Quality Models: Planning Ahead Conference from March 19-21, 2019. Her coauthors were Geosyntec staff members: Grant Walter (Georgia); Chris Saranko, Ph.D. (Georgia); and Kate Graf, P.E. (Pennsylvania). Tapshree Tah also contributed. Andrea is an Engineer based in North Carolina focused on regulatory…
Shira Colsky, P.E., Jared Eubanks, P.E., Antonio Sanchez, P.E. (Georgia), and Jessie Fears (Tennessee) presented on water distribution and stormwater management at the Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP) Spring Conference & Expo at the Columbus Trade Center in Columbus, Georgia on April 23-24, 2019. Shira is a Process and Remedial Design Engineer based in Georgia with experience in the fields of environmental, civil, and chemical engineering. Her focus areas include project management, modeling water…
May 30, 2019
Michael Kavanaugh Invited to Present on Site Cleanup as the G.V. Loganathan Distinguished Lecturer
Michael Kavanaugh, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE (California) presented "The Legacy Site Cleanup Challenge: Getting to Closure" as the G.V. Loganathan Distinguished Lecture Series at Virginia Tech's Quillen Family Auditorium in Blacksburg, Virginia on May 3, 2019. Mike is a Senior Principal Environmental Engineer based in California with more than 35 years of consulting experience focused on the areas of water quality, water treatment, and groundwater remediation. He has served a highly diverse group of private and…
Roneet Das and Patricia Varela, Ph.D. (Texas) presented their paper entitled "The Effect of Bayesian Updating in Hazard Assessment of Submarine Slides" at the Offshore Technology Conference 2019 (OTC-2019) in Houston, Texas on May 6 - 9, 2019. Patricia serves as the Chair and Roneet serves as the Secretary of the Young Professional sub-committee of the Society of Underwater Technology, which was the invited professional organization for OTC-2019. Roneet is a Senior Staff Professional based…
Heather Rectanus (Maryland) coauthored a paper entitled "Use of Omic Tools to Assess Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether (MTBE) Degradation in Groundwater" that was published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials on May 6, 2019. Her coauthors were Katarzyna H. Kucharzyk, Craig M. Bartling, Steve Rosansky, Angela Minard-Smith, Larry A. Mullins, and Kenda Neil. Heather is a Senior Engineer based in Maryland with more than 12 years of experience focused on contaminated site assessment and cleanup, and…
Wade Burcham, P.E., LEED AP (Alabama), Robert Dunn (Georgia), and Alessandra Braswell, Ph.D., P.E. (North Carolina) will lead sessions at the American Ecological Engineering Society (AEES) 2019 Annual Meeting in Asheville, North Carolina on June 3-6, 2019. Meet with Wade, Robert, and Alessandra at the Geosyntec Booth. Wade is a Principal Water Resources Engineer based in Alabama with more than 21 years of professional experience focused on natural stream stabilization, water resources engineering, stormwater management,…
Geosyntec professionals will be making technical contributions at the 2019 Real Property Institute of Canada (RPIC) Federal Contaminated Sites Regional Workshop taking place at the Halifax Convention Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia on June 4-5, 2019. Additionally, Geosyntec is a workshop partner and an event sponsor. The theme of the workshop is PFAS and Other Emerging Contaminants – The Science and Beyond. Geosyntec contributions include five technical presentations, a poster, and participation on the main…
Brandon Klenzendorf, Ph.D., P.E., CPESC (Texas) was recently interviewed by CBS Austin to provide public information on aging dams in Texas following the collapse of the Dunlap Lake dam on May 14, 2019. Brandon explained the threat that aging dams pose to the public in Texas, noting the Dunlap Dam was more than 90 years old when it collapsed, which is almost double the life expectancy of a dam. Brandon reported the high percentage of…
May 23, 2019
Marc Rogoff Coauthored an Article on the Changing Dynamics of Recycling in the U.S. for EM Magazine
Marc Rogoff, Ph.D. (Florida) coauthored an article entitled "It's the Changing Dynamics for Recycling in the United States" that was published in EM Magazine's March 2019 issue. Marc was the lead author, and his coauthors were Geosyntec's Jeremy Morris Ph.D., P.E. (Maryland) and Bill Gaffigan (Georgia). Marc is a Senior Consultant based in Florida with more than 38 years of experience focused on solid waste management, waste collection studies, facility feasibility assessments, and facility site…
Chase Holton, Ph.D., P.E. and David Folkes, P.E. (Colorado) coauthored a paper entitled "Subsurface (Vapor) Intrusion in the Hazard Ranking System" published by the American Bar Association Section on Environment, Energy, and Resources on May 9, 2019. Chase is a Senior Environmental Engineer based in Colorado with a focus in contaminant fate and transport, including evaluation and mitigation of the vapor intrusion pathway. His past research work under the Department of Defense's Strategic Environmental Research…
Heather Rectanus, Ph.D., P.E. (Maryland) will present on the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council's (ITRC) updated strategies for assessing and remediating DNAPL-contaminated sites at Integrated DNAPL Site Strategies: An ITRC Training Program at the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center in Kansas City, Missouri from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 20, 2019. Heather's co-presenters are David Scheer, P.G., Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Ryan Wymore, P.E., CDM Smith. Heather has more than 12 years of…
Camille Collett (California) coauthored a paper entitled "The Timing and Style of Oblique Deformation Within New Zealand's Kaikōura Ranges and Marlborough Fault System Based on Low‐Temperature Thermochronology" published in the journal Tectonics on March 5, 2019. Camille is a Staff Professional based in California focused on environmental consulting and remediation. After earning her Master's Degree in Tectonic Geomorphology, she was awarded the position of Yosemite National Park Guest Scientist, where she worked closely with park…
May 10, 2019
Todd McAlary, Justin Knight, and Theresa Gabris to Present on Vapor Intrusion at the EMDQ Conference
Todd McAlary, Ph.D., P.Eng., P.G. (Ontario), Justin Knight, P.E. (Georgia), and Theresa Gabris, P.G. (Washington, D.C.) will present at the 2019 Department of Defense Environmental Monitoring & Data Quality (EMDQ)Workshop in Orlando, Florida on May 13-16, 2019. 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 in soil and groundwater. Justin is a Senior Engineer based in…
May 9, 2019
Alex McKenzie-Johnson to Chair Geohazard Workshop for Pipeline Research Council International in St. Louis
Alex McKenzie-Johnson, P.G., L.G., L.E.G (Texas) will chair and participate in a panel for the “Geohazard Workshop: Opportunities and Challenges for Pipeline Geohazard Management” at the Pipeline Research Council International (PRCI) meeting at the Marriott St. Louis Grand in Missouri from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on May 13, 2019. Alex is a Principal Engineering Geologist based in Texas with more than 17 years of professional experience focused on geohazard assessment and management for oil…
Haley Schneider, Ph.D. (California) coauthored a paper entitled "Estimation of Interstitial Velocity Using a Direct Drive High-Resolution Passive Profiler" published in the journal Groundwater on February 27, 2019. Haley is a Senior Staff Engineer based in California focused on the development of an innovative passive groundwater sampling technology in conjunction with the evaluation of existing profiling tools for the delineation of microbial communities, biogeochemical conditions, chlorinated volatile organic compounds (cVOC) concentrations, and groundwater velocity in…
Geosyntec professionals will make substantial technical contributions to the World of Coal Ash (WOCA) 2019 at the Union Station Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri on May 13-16, 2019. Geosyntec contributions include leading one short course, moderating five sessions, and delivering 13 presentations. Geosyntec professionals will be at booth #10 to meet with attendees and answer questions about coal combustion residuals. WOCA is an international conference organized by the American Coal Ash Association (ACAA) and the…
Geosyntec is expanding service to new and existing clients from our office at The Docking Station, 111 N. Broadway, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54303. Our new office will focus on helping clients with remediation of contaminated sites, redevelopment of brownfield sites, environmental management for industrial and utility clients, restoration and management of water and natural resources, waste management, water management, and geotechnical specialty services. Supported by a nationwide team of experts, the office will serve industrial,…
May 6, 2019
Nandra Weeks, Wade Burcham, and Paul Tschirky at the Gulf of Mexico Alliance All Hands Meeting
Nandra Weeks, P.E. (Florida), Wade Burcham, P.E., LEED AP (Alabama), and Paul Tschirky, Ph.D., P.Eng, (Louisiana) will participate in the 2019 All Hands Meeting hosted by the Gulf of Mexico Alliance (GOMA) at the Lodge at Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores, Alabama on June 10-13, 2019. Nandra is a Senior Principal Environmental Engineer based in Florida with more than 30 years of professional experience focused on the engineering and remediation issues associated with environmentally-impaired…
Mike Kavanaugh, Ph.D., P.E. (California), BCEE has been appointed to the advisory committee of the Division on Earth and Life Sciences (DELS), a component of the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM), formerly the National Research Council (NRC) that oversees the activities of eleven boards. His appointment is for two years through 2020. Mike has been active with NASEM since 1994 and has chaired two boards and three committees on topics related to…
Todd Creamer, P.G. (New Hampshire) will present "Highly Efficient Subsurface Investigations in Large Buildings on Active Installations" in the Decision Making in Vapor Intrusion session at the 2019 Joint Engineer Training Conference & Exposition (JETC) at the Tampa Convention Center in Florida on May 7-9, 2019. Todd Creamer is a Principal Geologist based in New England with more than 22 years of experience in environmental consulting services, surface water hydrology, and oil and natural gas…
Ashley Ramsey (Florida) coauthored a paper entitled "Eight years after the coal ash spill – Fate of trace metals in the contaminated river sediments near Kingston, eastern Tennessee" in the journal Applied Geochemistry on pages 158-167 in volume 104 on March 14, 2019. Ashley was the lead author, and her coauthors were Anthony M. Faiia and Anna Szynkiewicz. Ashley is a Staff Professional who focuses on the assessment, monitoring, and remediation of various environmental pollutants…
Amir Ahmadipur, Ph.D. (Texas) coauthored a paper entitled "Investigation of basal friction effects on impact force from a granular sliding mass to a rigid obstruction" that was published in Landslides: Journal of the International Consortium on Landslides on pages 1-17 on March 22, 2019. Amir was the lead author, and his coauthors were Tong Qiu and Bahman Sheikh. Amir is a Senior Staff Professional based in Texas focused on geotechnical instrumentation and data management, slope…
May 1, 2019
Geosyntec Wins 2019 Environmental Stewardship Award from Partners for Environmental Progress
Geosyntec was awarded a 2019 Environmental Stewardship Award for "Environmental Stewardship: Student Education on Watershed Management and Water" from Partners for Environmental Progress (PEP) at the PEP 2019 Annual Membership Meeting in Mobile, Alabama on April 4, 2019. Geosyntec partnered with the City of Daphne, Daphne Utilities, Mobile Bay National Estuary Program, Daphne High School, U.S. EPA, Baldwin County Master Gardeners, and others to acquire and implement a U.S. EPA grant to establish a watershed…
Joe Cleary, P.E., BCEE (New Jersey) will present "Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and PFOS/PFOA Compounds – How to Select the Best Technology Solution" at the 104th John J. (Jack) Lagrosa Annual Conference and Exposition of the New Jersey Water Environment Association (NJWEA) at Bally’s in Atlantic City, New Jersey at 9:45 a.m. on May 6, 2019. Joe is a Principal Environmental Engineer based in New Jersey with more than 44 years of experience focused on…
Kate Darby, Ph.D. (California) coauthored a paper entitled "Progressive Changes in Liquefaction and Cone Penetration Resistance across Multiple Shaking Events in Centrifuge Tests" that was published in the Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering in Volume 145, Issue 3 in March 2019. Kate's co-authors are Ross W. Boulanger; Jason T. DeJong; and Jaclyn D. Bronner. Kate is a Senior Staff Engineer based in California focused on geotechnical engineering, liquefaction triggering correlations, and physical modeling. She…
April 29, 2019
ENR Ranks Geosyntec Consultants in Five Categories in 2019
Geosyntec continues to rank highly in several categories according to Engineering News-Record's (ENR) "The Top 500 Design Firms" for 2019. Notably, Geosyntec ranks 47th in the Top 500 Design Firms. These rankings reflect Geosyntec's continuous commitment to delivering exceptional service and best-value solutions to our clients. Here are our 2019 rankings: #47 Top 500 Design Firms #12 Top 20 Hazardous Waste #20 Top 20 Sewer and Waste #40 Top 50 Designers in International Markets #31…
April 26, 2019
Jintai Wang Coauthored a Paper on Liquefaction Resistance in the Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Jintai Wang, Ph.D. (Virginia) coauthored a paper entitled "Time-Dependent Cone Penetration Resistance of a Postliquefaction Sand Deposit at Shallow Depth" that will be published in the Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering in Volume 145, Issue 6 in June 2019. Jintai was the lead author, and his coauthors were Ming Xiao, Jeffrey C. Evans, Tong Qiu, and Sajjad Salam. Jintai specializes in geotechnical engineering and soil liquefaction, with experience focused on projects such as retaining…
April 26, 2019
Karoline Qasem Coauthored a Paper on The Effect of Floods on Ecosystem Metabolism in Suburban Streams in the Journal Freshwater Science
Karoline Qasem, Ph.D. (Illinois) coauthored a paper entitled "The effect of floods on ecosystem metabolism in suburban streams" published in the journal Freshwater Science in Volume 38, Issue 2 on April 11, 2019. Karoline was the lead author, and her coauthors were Sean Vitousek, Ben O'Connor, and Timothy Hoellein. Karoline is a Senior Staff Professional based in Illinois who is focused on water quality modeling and data analysis. Freshwater Science publishes articles that advance understanding…
April 25, 2019
David Espinoza to Present on Resilient and Sustainable Design in the Face of Natural Hazards at Purdue Geotechnical Society Workshop
David Espinoza, Ph.D., P.E. (Maryland) will present "Transitioning to Resilient/Sustainable Design in the Face of Natural Hazards" at the Purdue Geotechnical Society Workshop at the Burton Morgan Center at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana at 3:55 p.m. on April 26, 2019. David is a Senior Principal Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineer based in Maryland focused on foundation design over soft soils, design of regulated containment facilities, and financial risk analysis for geoenvironmental projects. His project…
April 24, 2019
Congratulations to Newly Promoted Senior Principals in 2019
Geosyntec is pleased to announce the promotion of Arthur Forma, Helen Dawson, Julie Konzuk, Paul Botek, Rebecca Daprato, Stefanie Fountain, Syed Rehan, Tom Ramsey, and Warren Brady to the position of Senior Principal within the Geosyntec family of companies. These individuals have each made substantial contributions in leading the development and delivery of highly valued solutions to our clients, recruiting and mentoring our next generation of exceptional staff, growing our practice capabilities, and collaborating with…
Todd McAlary, Ph.D., P.Eng., P.G. (Ontario) authored a report entitled "Demonstration/Validation of More Cost-Effective Methods for Mitigating Radon and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) Subsurface Vapor Intrusion to Indoor Air" published by the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP)/ Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) in March 2019. Todd is a Senior Principal Engineer with more than 30 years of international consulting experience focused on the evaluation of contaminant fate and transport in soil and…
April 22, 2019
Congratulations to Newly Promoted Principals in 2019
Geosyntec is pleased to announce the promotion of Ali Ebrahimi, Anica Haynes, Chris Wessel, Daniel Lee, David Parkinson, Geoffrey Frieman, Jason Conder, Logan Brant, Marlaina Auger, Misty Steele, Neil Couch, Rachel Klinger, Saverio Siciliano, Silvia Mancini, Steve Poirier, Suzanne Gabriele, and Victoria Cheplak to the position of Principal within the Geosyntec family of companies. These individuals have each made substantial contributions in leading the development and delivery of highly valued solutions to our clients, recruiting…
