August 24, 2018
Geosyntec to Headline a PFAS-Focused Seminar/Webinar Through the Environmental Law Institute (ELI)
Peter Zeeb, Ph.D., P.G., LSP (Massachusetts) will moderate a roundtable discussion titled "The Use of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) at Industrial and Military Facilities: Technical, Regulatory, and Legal Issues." Rula Deeb, Ph.D., BCEEM, PMP (California) will serve as a panelist, providing the consulting/engineering perspective on the issues. The seminar will be hosted live from noon to 2:00 p.m. EST on September 12, 2018 at the ELI headquarters in Washington, D.C. and will also be…
As in previous years, Geosyntec will be a Gold Sponsor of the 13th Annual Georgia Environmental Conference (GEC) at the Jekyll Island Convention Center in Georgia on August 22-24, 2018. Ganesh Krishnan, P.E., CPESC, D.WRE (Georgia) is a Steering Committee member for the Georgia Environmental Conference and serves as the Scholarship Committee Chair. Chris Saranko, Ph.D. will present on changes to the methodology for deriving Risk Reduction Standards (RRS) for soil and groundwater included in…
Rula Deeb, Ph.D., BCEEM, PMP (California), Jason Conder, Ph.D. (California), and Lange Jorstad, Ph.D. (Sydney, Australia) will be leading a Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CARE) workshop "Technical and regulatory issues resulting from the use of PFAS at contaminated sites" in Sydney, Australia on August 27 from 8:00 to 5:00 p.m. and again in Melbourne, Australia on August 30 from 8:00 to 5:00 p.m. These one-day workshops will provide…
Sandra Owens, CHMM, CSP (Florida) will present "Section 112(r)(1) The General Duty Clause Under RMP" at the Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals (AHMP) 2018 National Conference in Reno, Nevada from 10:15 – 11:15 a.m. on August 27, 2018. Sandy is a Senior Scientist with more than 20 years of experience in environmental, health and safety compliance with specific technical expertise in process safety management (PSM) and risk management programs (RMP) compliance. She performs PSM and…
August 10, 2018
Geosyntec Professionals Featured at SWANA's WASTECON 2018
Marc Rogoff, Ph.D. (Florida) will be moderating and Sean O'Donnell, Ph.D. (Maryland) will be a panelist in a session entitled "Cost Effective Organics Collection and Processing Out in the Country" at the Solid Waste Association of North America's (SWANA) WASTECON 2018 at Gaylord Opryland in Nashville, Tennessee on August 20-23, 2018. Geosyntec is sponsoring the session and the Young Professional Oganization of SWANA at WASTECON. Marc is a Senior Consultant based in Florida with more…
August 9, 2018
Lelio Mejia Selected by the California DWR to Serve on the Independent Review Board for the Oroville Dam Facilities
Lelio Mejia, Ph.D., P.E., G.E. (California) has been selected by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) to serve on the Independent Review Board (IRB) for DWR's comprehensive needs assessment (CNA) project for the Oroville Dam facilities. Oroville Dam is the tallest dam in the nation with a height of over 770 feet, a crest length of about 1 mile, and an embankment volume of about 80 million cubic yards. In February 2017, an incident…
Beth Gross, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE (Texas) served as Lead Principal Investigator and John Seymour, P.E. (Illinois) served as Co-Principal Investigator for the "Alternative Cover Systems for Coal Combustion Residuals Landfills and Surface Impoundments" Technical Report 2017 for the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). Beth is a Senior Principal Geotechnical Engineer with more than 25 years of experience focused on environmental site characterization and management, as well as siting, design, permitting, operations, construction, and closure…
Wassim Tabet, Ph.D. (Kennesaw) coauthored a technical paper “Characterization of Hydration Products’ Formation and Strength Development in Cement-Stabilized Kaolinite Using TG and XRD” that will be published in the Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, a publication from American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in October 2018. Wassim is a Senior Staff Engineer who joined Geosyntec’s Kennesaw, Georgia office in February 2016 after graduating with a Ph.D. in geotechnical engineering from the University of Oklahoma.…
Marc J. Rogoff, Ph.D. (Florida), coauthored an article entitled “So You Want To Be An Expert Witness?” published in The Reporter, published by the Florida Bar’s The Environmental and Land Use Law Section (ELULS), on pages 7-8 in volume 38, Number 4, July 2018. Marc is a Senior Consultant based in Florida with more than 38 years of professional experience focused on solid waste management, waste collection studies, facility feasibility assessments, facility site selection, property…
Todd McAlary, Ph.D., P.Eng., P.G. (Toronto), authored an article entitled "Fluid Flow Model for Predicting the Intrusion Rate of Subsurface Contaminant Vapors into Buildings " published in the Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T) journal on June 25, 2018. His coauthors were John Gallinatti, P.G., CEG, CHg (California), Gordon Thrupp, Ph.D. (California), William Wertz, Ph.D. (New York), Darius Mali (Ontario), and Helen Dawson, Ph.D. (Washington D.C.). Todd is a Senior Principal Engineer with more than 30…
July 17, 2018
Helen Dawson and Todd McAlary Co-authored Update of the U.S. Department of Defense Tri-Services Vapor Intrusion Handbook
Helen Dawson, Ph.D. (Washington D.C.), and Todd McAlary, Ph.D., P.Eng., P.G. (Toronto) co-authored six vapor intrusion (VI) technology fact sheets recently published by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The VI fact sheets were developed by the DoD Tri-Services Environmental Risk Assessment Workgroup (TSERAWG) for the purpose of updating and supplementing the DoD Vapor Intrusion Handbook published by the TSERAWG in 2009. State-of-the-art VI assessment approaches and technologies described in the fact sheets include use…
Lance Fontenot, Ph.D., PWS (Louisiana), delivered a presentation entitled "Effects of Salt Water Intrusion on Coastal Amphibian Populations: Biodiversity and Evolutionary Perspectives" at the Louisiana Coastal Geology Symposium 2018 at the Louisiana State University (LSU) Energy, Coast & Environment Building in Baton Rouge on July 11, 2018. Lance is a Principal Toxicologist based in Louisiana with more than 20 years of experience focused on assessing the human health and ecological effects of hazardous substance releases,…
Ravi Arulanantham, Ph.D. (California), will be participating as a panelist for the seminar series: Hazardous Waste and Sites, hosted by the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) in Washington D.C. on July 17, 2018. Ravi is a Senior Principal Consultant based in California with more than 20 years of experience focused on risk assessment and remediation management. He is recognized as a leader in applying risk-based decision-making to the development of remediation strategies for environmentally impacted sites.…
July 10, 2018
Geosyntec Professionals Featured at the 32nd Annual Environmental Permitting Summer School in Florida
Geosyntec will make a substantial technical contribution to the 32nd Annual Environmental Permitting Summer School produced by the Florida Environmental Network, Inc. (FENI) on Marco Island, Florida on July 17-20, 2018. Geosyntec will deliver four technical presentations, and our professionals will be at booth #320. Presenters from Geosyntec will be Mike Hardin, Ph.D., P.E. (Florida); Paul Tschirky, Ph.D., P.Eng, D.CE (Louisiana); Mark Ellard, P.E., CFM, D.WRE (Florida); and Joe Applegate, P.G. (Florida). Additional Geosyntec staff…
Marc Rogoff, Ph.D. (Florida); Bill Gaffigan, CVA; and Jeremy Morris, Ph.D., P.E. (Maryland) co-authored an article entitled "Solid Waste Ratemaking: The Whys and How" published in the July 2018 Issue of Waste Advantage Magazine. This article focuses on the cost of service studies as an essential tool in managing a solid waste agency in these uncertain times. They provide opportunities for the introduction of smart technologies, cost optimization, improved customer service, and long-term financial planning.…
July 2, 2018
Marc Rogoff to Moderate Panel Discussion on the Chinese Waste Import Ban at 2018 SWANA Florida Summer Conference
Marc Rogoff, Ph.D. (Florida) will moderate a panel discussion entitled "The Chinese Import Ban - Impact on Florida: A Panel Discussion" at the 2018 Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) Florida Summer Conference at the PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida on July 16, 2018. Other Geosyntec professionals attending are Kwasi Badu-Tweneboah, Ph.D., P.E. (Florida), Daniel Schauer, P.G. (Florida), Fred Chandler, and Jaime Feliciano. Marc is a Senior Consultant based in Florida…
Mike Hardin, Ph.D., P.E., CFM (Florida) presented "Optimization Analysis of Lakeland's Street Sweeping Program" at the Florida Stormwater Association's 2018 Annual Conference in Fort Myers, Florida on June 14, 2018. The presentation was focused on a recent assessment of the city of Lakeland's street sweeping program. Mike's co-authors were Nick Hartshorn and Mark Ellard, P.E., CFM, D.WRE (Florida). Mike is a water resources engineer based in Florida with more than 13 years of experience, including…
June 22, 2018
Andrea Braga, Hayley O "Grady, and Turgay Dabak Contribute to Advanced Rainwater Harvesting Article for the Journal Water
Andrea Braga, P.E. , CPESC (Massachusetts); Hayley O'Grady, and Turgay Dabak, Ph.D., P.E. (Washington, D.C.), co-authored an article entitled "Performance of Two Advanced Rainwater Harvesting Systems in Washington D.C." published in the journal Water, Volume 10, Issue 5, on May 22, 2018. Their coauthor was Cecilia Lane of the Government of the District of Columbia Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE). This paper is the culmination of an eight-year partnership between Geosyntec and the DOEE,…
June 20, 2018
Dimin Fan to Co-Present In Situ Activated Carbon-Based Technology Webinar Sponsored by U.S. EPA
Dimin Fan, Ph.D. (Maryland) will co-present a webinar entitled "In Situ Activated Carbon-Based Technology for Groundwater Remediation: Overview, Best Practices, and Case Studies," sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation. The live webinar will be held on Monday, June 25, 2018, 1:00-2:30 p.m. EDT. Dimin will co-present work that he conducted as a research fellow with the U.S. EPA on activated carbon-based technologies for in situ groundwater remediation.…
Rodolfo Sancio, Ph.D., PE., D.GE. (Texas) and Logan Brant, Ph.D., PE. (Texas) will present "Slope Stabilization Techniques for Pipelines: Concepts" at the Marcellus Shale Coalition Technical Training at the Hilton Garden Inn in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania on June 20, 2018. Rodolfo is a Senior Principal Geotechnical Engineer based in Houston, Texas with more than 18 years of experience focused on geohazard evaluations, geotechnical site investigations, site development and ground improvement solutions, and advanced foundation analyses for…
Elizabeth Toot-Levy (Ohio) co-authored an article entitled "The Case for Integrated Wastewater and Stormwater Planning for Ohio"s Communities" published in the Ohio Water Environment Association"s Buckeye Bulletin Volume 91:2, Issue 2 on May 18, 2018. The article covers integrated planning and includes a section from the recently published User's Guide, available free of charge, from the Water Research Foundation "User's Guide for integrated Stormwater and Wastewater Planning." Elizabeth managed this research and Adrienne Nemura, P.E.…
Neal Durant, Ph.D. (Washington D.C.) will serve as an invited faculty member at the American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education (ALI – CLE) Environmental Litigation Course in Washington D.C. on June 21-22, 2018. Neal is a Senior Principal Engineer based in Washington, D.C. with more than 28 years of experience investigating, remediating, and managing complex contaminated sites. He will join a group of distinguished environmental attorneys representing environmental law firms, state and federal environmental regulatory…
June 6, 2018
Jamey Rosen to Moderate and Present at Deep Foundations and Ground Improvement Conference in Rome
Jamey Rosen, P.Geo. (Ontario) will make a significant technical contribution to the International Conference on Deep Foundations and Ground Improvement: Urbanization and Infrastructure Development-Future Challenges, presented by the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) and the European Federation of Foundation Contractors (EFFC) in Rome, Italy on June 5-8, 2018. Jamey will be co-moderating a session entitled "Project Information Management System (PIMS) and Building Information Modeling (BIM)" and will be giving two presentations: "Data Management, Analysis, and Reporting…
June 5, 2018
Geosyntec Staff Featured at the ILTA 2018 International Operating Conference & Trade Show
Randy Brandt, P.G. (California) and Andrew Staszak (Texas) will present on "Responses to Extreme Flood Events" at the International Liquid Terminals Association (ILTA)'s 38th Annual International Operating Conference and Trade Show being held at the Marriott Marquis and George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas on June 11-13, 2018. Randy has more than 30 years of experience with environmental and hazardous waste issues, with specific expertise on climate change impacts to complex industrial facilities…
Savron's STARx HottpadTM project team received the 2018 Grand Prize Industrial Waste Practice Award and the W. Wesley Eckenfelder Industrial Waste Management Medal for "From Pilot to Full Scale: Development of STARx HottpadTM" by The American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists. On hand to accept the award at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. were Bireta (Chevron), Gavin Grant (Savron), Grant Scholes (Savron), Dave Thomas (Chevron), Jason Gerhard (University of Western Ontario), Cody…
May 31, 2018
Seth Kellogg Represents National Ground Water Association at U.S. EPA PFAS Leadership Summit
Seth Kellogg, P.G. (PA, AR, NY) (New Jersey) participated in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C. on May 22, 2018. The purpose of the summit was to share information and develop next steps on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the environment. Seth participated in the summit on behalf of the National Ground Water Association (NGWA) and was recommended to attend the meeting by members of the NGWA Board…
Geosyntec practitioners will present at the 2018 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress at the Hyatt Regency in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 3 – 7, 2018. Geosyntec staff conducting technical presentations are Andrea Braga, P.E., CPESC (Massachusetts), Hassan Tavakol-Davani, Ph.D., P.E. (California), and David Roman, P.E., CFM, CPESC (Massachusetts). Scott Struck, Ph.D., ENV SP (Colorado) will serve as a track moderator. The conference is sponsored by the Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI), which is…
May 30, 2018
Bob Bachus to Present at the 4th Annual Symposium on Geotechnical Engineering at North Carolina State University
Bob Bachus, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE (Georgia) will be the featured closing speaker at the 4th Annual Symposium on Geotechnical Engineering presented by the Geo-Institute Graduate Student Organization at North Carolina State University (NCSU) on June 1, 2018. The topic of Bob's presentation is "Where Are the Giants ... A Tribute to Professor George F. Sowers." Bob is a Senior Principal engineer based in Georgia with more than 30 years of experience focused on geotechnical engineering,…
Zichang Li, Ph.D., EIT. (Maryland) co-authored a paper that was published in the journal "Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Drilling & Completion" in the May 2018 issue. The paper is entitled, "A Newly Developed Wellbore-Simulation Apparatus to Study Performance of Oilwell Cements." The paper examines the in-situ performance of cement slurries, which is highly variable and difficult to predict. A laboratory-scale wellbore-simulation chamber (WSC) has been developed to replicate hydrostatic-pressure reduction in the cemented annulus…
Michaye McMaster and Sandra Dworatzek (Ontario) coauthored a paper published on May 17, 2018 in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology, Volume 9. The article is entitled "Chlorinated Electron Acceptor Abundance Drives Selection of Dehalococcoides mccartyi (D. mccartyi) Strains in Dechlorinating Enrichment Cultures and Groundwater Environments" Their coauthors are Alfredo Pérez-de-Mora, Anna Lacourt, Xiaoming Liang, and Elizabeth Edwards. Michaye is a Senior Principal Remediation Scientist based in Ontario with more than 15 years of experience focused…
Trevor Carlson (Saskatchewan) will present at the Canadian Bar Association's (CBA) Environmental, Energy & Resources Law Summit at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, Manitoba on May 31- June 1, 2018. Geosyntec's Julie Konzuk, Ph.D., PEng (Ontario) and Silvia Mancini, Ph.D., P.G. (Ontario) will also attend the conference with Trevor. Trevor is a Principal Environmental Consultant based in Saskatchewan with more than 20 years of experience focused on environmental remediation projects, including the…
Adrienne Nemura, P.E (Michigan) and Eric Strecker, P.E., BCEE (Oregon) presented at the 2018 Water Research Foundation Conference in Atlanta, Georgia on May 8, 2018. Geosyntec staff who contributed as co-authors to these efforts are Elizabeth Toot-Levy (Ohio), Marc Leisenring, P.E., Dan Pankani, P.E., and Paul Hobson, P.E. (Oregon). The latest research addressing the challenges of integrated water management and reuse was presented at the 2018 Water Research Foundation (WRF) Conference to help communities prepare…
Seth Kellogg, P.G. (New York) met with counsel and advisors to New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on behalf of the New Jersey Groundwater Association (NJGWA) and the National Groundwater Association (NGWA) in advance of the May 22-23, 2018 PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) Leadership Summit in Washington D.C. between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and stakeholders from across the U.S. Seth and the group briefed the Governor's staff on issues of regulatory consistency, characterization,…
