Savron's partner, Dr. Jason Gerhard of the University of Western Ontario, received Canada's Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Synergy Award for Innovation, in recognition of the outstanding achievements through the partnership and collaboration between a university and a Canadian industry. The award was for the development of Savron's patented STAR process and its commercial application. Using smouldering to burn away contaminants, STAR technology is a low-cost, low-energy, green solution that completely remediates sites…
Geosyntec is set to attend the Kinder Morgan Supplier Showcase in Houston, Texas on May 15-17, 2018. Kinder Morgan is a leading energy infrastructure company in North America and is hosting an invitation-only trade fair to provide key suppliers an opportunity to engage with Kinder Morgan leaders and to learn more about Kinder Morgan's business. Geosyntec is excited to participate. They will be in full attendance making available three Senior Principals Rodolfo Sancio, Ph.D., P.E.,…
The 2018 Ohio Stormwater Conference will be held at the Kalahari Resort and Convention Center in Sandusky, Ohio on May 9-11, 2018. This annual conference is a platform for representatives from multiple organizations to address stormwater quality issues. Geosyntec staff leading presentations at the conference are: Matt Bardol, P.E., CFM, CPESC, D.WRE. (Illinois), and Elizabeth Toot-Levy (Ohio). In addition to the Geosyntec presentations on municipal stormwater, Geosyntec's Elizabeth (Beth) Toot-Levy was instrumental in engaging representatives…
Rula Deeb, Ph.D. (California) has been invited to give a presentation on PFASs (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) at the Water Science and Technology Board Meeting of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine in Washington, D.C., on May 17, 2018. Rula will kick off a full day of invited presentations on PFASs with an overview of environmental issues, both technical and regulatory, associated with the wide use of these compounds at military and industrial…
Bruce Marvin, P.E. (California) will present "Manganese Activated Persulfate (MnAP) for the Treatment Recalcitrant Organics: Development and Commercialization" as part of Carus Chemical Corporation's "Combined Remedies Webinar Series," on May 3, 2018, 11-11:30 am CDT. Background - Geosyntec Consultants, in collaboration with Carus Chemical Corporation and Clarkson University, has developed a novel chemical oxidation method utilizing permanganate to generate mixed manganese and iron oxides and low molecular-weight organics that activate sodium persulfate (MnAP) for the…
Bryan VanDuinen, P.E. (Michigan) will present at the Midwestern States Environmental Consultants Association's (MSECA) Spring Seminar at the Regions Tower in Indianapolis, Indiana on May 3, 2018. His presentation is entitled "High Volume Sampling: An Innovative Tool for Vapor Intrusion Mitigation Design (a Case Study)." Bryan is a professional environmental engineer with experience in: assessing, remediating, and closing sites impacted by petroleum hydrocarbons, chlorinated solvents, and metals; geographical information systems (GIS); data management, visualization, and…
April 25, 2018
Rodolfo Sancio to Present on Offshore Shallow Foundations at the Offshore Technology Conference
Rodolfo Sancio, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, (Texas) will present at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) at NGR Park in Houston, Texas on May 1, 2018. His technical presentation is entitled "An Example in the Use of Performance-Based Engineering for Offshore Shallow Foundations Overlying Liquefiable Sand." Rodolfo Sancio 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…
Leading Geosyntec dam practitioners will present at the 2018 United States Society on Dams (USSD) Conference at the Hyatt Regency in Miami, Florida on April 30 – May 4, 2018. Geosyntec staff contributions supported planning and organizing the conference and will be delivering six presentations. Glenn Rix, Ph.D. (Georgia) will be moderating Session Track 3A and Zahra Amini, Ph.D. (California) will be moderating Session Track 5A on "Earthquakes and Embankments." Geosyntec also has two staff…
Mike Kavanaugh (California) and Douglas Larson (Massachusetts) will be teaching the Princeton Groundwater Remediation Course in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 7-11, 2018. Mike and Doug will be teaching along with Robert W. Cleary, Princeton Groundwater, Inc.; Bernard H. Kueper, Department of Civil Engineering Queen's University; Murray D. Einarson, Haley & Aldrich; and Richard Rago, Haley & Aldrich. The course is approved by the Connecticut LEP Board for 40 hours of CEC credits and the…
April 23, 2018
Geosyntec Collaborates with Illinois Institute of Technology for Water Sustainability Workshop
Geosyntec, in collaboration with the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, has organized a Water Sustainability Workshop in Chicago on May 15, 2018. Geosyntec staff member Chriso Petropoulou, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE (Illinois) served as an organizer for the event. Joseph Cleary, P.E., BCEE (New Jersey) and Joe Volpe, P.G. (Georgia) will deliver technical presentations. The Water Sustainability Workshop will provide a forum to share ideas and field experience. Leading experts will present their initiatives and…
April 20, 2018
David Reynolds to Present on Fluid Flow and Contaminant Transport at National Academy of Sciences Meeting
David Reynolds, Ph.D., P.Eng. (Ontario) has been invited by the National Academy of Sciences to present a talk as part of a four-part series on Environmental Dynamics and Exposure Pathways of Subsurface Contaminants to the Board on Earth Sciences and Resources in Washington, D.C. on April 26, 2018. His presentation, entitled "Understanding Fluid Flow and Contaminant Transport in Rock: The First Step on a Long Road," will focus on the interaction between fluids and heterogeneous…
April 19, 2018
Juan Pestana to Give Keynote Lecture on Urban Infrastructure at Purdue University's Geotechnical Society Workshop Program
Juan Pestana, Sc.D., P.E. (Massachusetts) will be giving the keynote lecture at Purdue University's Geotechnical Society Workshop Program at the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship in West Lafayette, Indiana on April 27, 2018. The overall theme of the workshop is Urban Geotechnics. Juan's lecture, "The Role of Soil Behavior in the Performance of Urban Infrastructure," will focus on the use of advanced constitutive models to describe the behavior of geomaterials and how they can…
Geosyntec staff will attend the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Environmental, Energy, and Resources (SEER) Law 36th Water Law Conference in Orlando, Florida on April 16-18, 2018. Geosyntec attendees are Nandra Weeks, Mark Ellard, Jill Johnson, and Jamey Rosen. Geosyntec is also an Annual Sponsor of the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources and will also be hosting a client appreciation dinner. Nandra Weeks is a Senior Principal Environmental Engineer based in Florida…
April 16, 2018
Geosyntec Staff Author Article on Modeling Avian Exposures to Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Chemosphere
Emily Larson (Colorado), Jason Conder (California), and Jennifer Arblaster (Vermont) co-authored an article entitled "Modeling avian exposures to perfluoroalkyl substances in aquatic habitats impacted by historical aqueous film forming foam releases" published in Chemosphere, Volume 201, pages 335-341, in March 2018. The article addresses the potential ecological risks of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to aquatic-dependent birds. Their work consisted of aquatic food web and wildlife exposure modeling to evaluate the potential for risks to…
April 12, 2018
Andrea Rocha Contributes to Groundwater Contamination and Ecosystem Functioning Article in mBio
Andrea Rocha, Ph.D. (Tennessee) co-authored an article entitled "Microbial Functional Gene Diversity Predicts Groundwater Contamination and Ecosystem Functioning" published in mBio Volume 9, Issue 1 on February 20, 2018. Andrea's co-authors were Zhili He, Ping Zhangc, Linwei Wu, Qichao Tu, Zhou Shic, Bo Wu, Yujia Qin, Jianjun Wang, Qingyun Yan, Daniel Curtis, Daliang Ning, Joy D. Van Nostrand, Liyou Wu, Yunfeng Yang, Dwayne A. Elias, David B. Watson, Michael W. W. Adams, Matthew W. Fields,…
Antony Jones (California) co-authored two chapters in the Professional Practices of Product Stewardship book published by the Product Stewardship Society and American Industrial Hygiene Association on February 26, 2018. Tony co-authored chapters entitled "Product Exposure Assessment" and "Product Risk Characterization." He has 17 years of consulting experience in academia and industry, on projects in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, India, Spain, and the United States. Tony has broad experience helping clients with…
Geosyntec will make a substantial technical contribution at Battelle's Eleventh International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, California on April 8-12, 2018. Geosyntec-led contributions include five session chairs, 18 platform presentations, two panel moderators, one panelist, five workshop instructors, four learning lab instructors, and 16 poster presentations. Our professionals have also co-authored more than 20 other platform and poster presentations. David Reynolds (Ontario) served…
Jason Conder (California) will join a panel discussion at the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA), Environmental Law Section's 32nd Annual Environmental Law Spring Super Symposium on April 13, 2018. Jason will contribute to the panel entitled "PFAS: Not Your Typical Emerging Contaminant." Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) are a family of chemicals that are persistent in the environment and bioaccumulative in wildlife and humans, resulting in widespread and global exposure. This panel will discuss…
Andrea Rocha (Tennessee) co-authored an article entitled "Construction of Viable Soil Defined Media Using Quantitative Metabolomics Analysis of Soil Metabolites" that was published in Frontiers in Microbiology on December 22, 2017. Her co-authors were Stefan Jenkins, Tami L. Swenson, Rebecca Lau, Alex Aaring, Terry C. Hazen, Romy Chakraborty, and Trent R. Northen. Andrea is a Senior Staff Scientist based in Tennessee focused on leading-edge research using an array of geochemical, microbial, computational, and genomics techniques…
March 23, 2018
Todd Olsen Article on Kinetics of Methylmercury Production Published in Environmental Science & Technology
Todd Olsen (California) authored an article entitled "Kinetics of Methylmercury Production Revisited" that was published in Environmental Science & Technology in Volume 52 (4) on pages 2063–2070, on January 27, 2018.The article is based on Todd 's research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His co-authors are Scott. C. Brooks, Katherine A. Muller and Scott L. Painter. Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T) journal is an authoritative source of information for professionals in a wide range of…
Ken Susilo (California) will present at the P3 Water Summit at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, California on April 3-4, 2018. Ken will serve in a number of roles at the summit: He will host a series of roundtable discussions on Public Private Partnerships (P3s) and performance-based infrastructure for stormwater He will moderate a stormwater panel entitled "Performance Based Metrics for Stormwater Quality and Water Resources", focused on criteria for developing P3 approaches…
March 19, 2018
Joe Cleary to Present on Pharmaceuticals in the Environment
Joe Cleary, P.E., BCEE (New Jersey) is scheduled to co-present the topic "Pharmaceuticals in the Environment: Status and the Treatment Alternatives" at Stevens Institute of Technology (Stevens) in Hoboken, New Jersey from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. ET on March 21. The presentation will focus on source control techniques and wastewater treatment alternatives in response to active pharmaceutical ingredients including personal care products, endocrine disrupting compounds, as well as antibiotic and antimicrobial agents that are present…
March 15, 2018
Geosyntec Staff Contribute Vapor Intrusion Expertise to Environmental Managers Magazine
Deran Pursoo (Arizona), Dave Folkes, and Ted Kuehster (Colorado) are contributing authors for an article entitled "Site-Redevelopment for Commercial Expansion Using Plastic-Dome Forms for Aerated Floor Construction" in the Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) Environmental Managers (EM) Magazine March 2018 issue. The article discusses commercial expansion over former industrial parcels and landfills with contaminated soils via utilization of low-cost methane mitigation systems that use a sub-slab matrix of thermoplastic, structural domes, to provide sub-floor…
March 14, 2018
SiREM's Waterloo Membrane Sampler Featured in Environmental Science, Processes and Impacts
An article about SiREM's Waterloo Membrane Sampler (WMS) was featured on the cover of the journal Environmental Science, Processes and Impacts on pages 1363-1373 in Issue 11 in November 2017. SiREM is a division of Geosyntec. The article is entitled "Experimentally validated mathematical model of analyte uptake by permeation passive samplers." The mathematical model, which was applied to the WMS sampler, provides a valuable tool to predict changes in uptake rates during sampling, to assign…
Marc Rogoff received the Distinguished Individual Achievement Award (DIAA) from the Collection and Transfer division of the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) at its 2018 Technical Division Awards at SWANApalooza in Denver, Colorado on March 6, 2018. According to SWANA, "Rogoff has been involved with SWANA since its early origins and was recognized for his support of integrated solid waste management planning, specifically his rate study work helping communities understand the financial requirements…
Tyler McNabb (Tennessee) will deliver a presentation entitled "Overview of the Vapor Intrusion Regulatory Environment and Associated Risk Drivers" to the Health Environment Economic Development Industry at the Tennessee Environment Conference from 10:45-11:20 a.m. on March 14, 2018. Tyler McNabb is a Senior Staff Geologist based in Tennessee currently focused on site investigations; soil vapor surveys; soil and groundwater remediation involving chlorinated solvents, PCBs, metals, and petroleum hydrocarbons; and conducting Phase I Environmental Site Assessments…
Dogus Meric (Illinois) will present "A Few Simple Forensics Methods Helped PRPs to Pay No More than Their Equitable Share of Clean-up Costs" during a Midwestern States Environmental Consultants Association (MSECA) Webinar from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EST, March 22, 2018. Dogus will discuss the use of environmental forensics to reduce Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) liabilities. People that register to the webinar through the following link will get a free registration:…
March 9, 2018
Ron Arcuri Contributes to Groundwater PFAS Article Published by the National Groundwater Association
Ron Arcuri (Pennsylvania) served as a contributing author for a recent publication by the National Groundwater Association entitled "Groundwater and PFAS: State of Knowledge and Practice." The document summarizes the known science and knowledge related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). It describes the fate, transport, risk communication, remediation, and treatment of PFAS, as well as current assessment technologies, methods, and field procedures. The document was prepared as a series of chapters that provide a…
Marc Rogoff (Florida) was recently interviewed for an article entitled "Year in Review: Driving Efficiency and Production" in Waste Advantage Magazine in volume nine, number two, February 2018 issue. The article looks at changes and how smart technologies became more popular in 2017. It also examines several major changes that altered the views of the industry toward collection and recycling. In the article Marc and others discuss changes in the past year concerning the waste…
Todd DeJournett (Minnesota), and James Wang (Maryland) co-authored a poster, entitled "Removal of Per and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS) with RO and NF Membranes – Implications for Concentrate Management," which Todd will present at the American Membrane Technology Association's (AMTA's) Membrane Technology Conference & Exposition at the Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida at 5:00 p.m. on March 14, 2018. Todd DeJournett is a Senior Engineer based in Minnesota with more than…
Scott Walker (Texas) will contribute to a panel discussion on Shifting Environmental Policies at the Shifting Policies for a Shifting Environment: Environmental Policy Symposium hosted by the American Bar Association (ABA) at the University of Mississippi School of Law in Oxford, Mississippi from 9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. CT on March 8, 2018. The panel session is entitled "WOTUS: Clear as Mud Shifting Policies for a Shifting Environment: Environmental Policy Symposium" Scott is an environmental…
Geosyntec was selected by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works and the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation as the prime consultant and engineer to update the County's 1996 LA River Master Plan. Key subconsultants joining Geosyntec on the Master Plan team are the celebrated architect/design firms OLIN and Gehry Partners. Nonprofit River LA will lead the development of an extensive and inclusive community engagement and outreach process. Kearns & West,…
March 6, 2018
Mike Kavanaugh and Doug Larson to Teach Princeton Groundwater Pollution and Hydrology Course in California
Mike Kavanaugh (California) and Doug Larson (Massachusetts) will be teaching the Princeton Groundwater Pollution and Hydrology Course in San Francisco, California on March 12-16, 2018. Mike and Doug will be teaching along with Robert W. Cleary, Princeton Groundwater, Inc.; John A. Cherry, University of Guelph Bernard H. Kueper, Department of Civil Engineering, Queen's University; and David Kaminski, QED Environmental Systems. The course is approved by the Connecticut LEP Board for 40 hours of CEC credits…
