Jay Thompson and Rica Enriquez to Speak at Minnesota Environmental Institute
Jay Thompson, PhD, PE, and Rica Enriquez, PhD, PE, will present at the 22nd Annual Minnesota Environmental Institute on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Jay Thompson and Rica Enriquez Contributed to the Science and Technology Committee Chapter for SEER’s Year in Review 2023
Jay Thompson, PhD, PE, and Rica Enriquez, PhD, PE (Minnesota), contributed to the Science and Technology Committee Chapter for the American Bar Association's (ABA’s) Section of Environment, Energy, and Resource's (SEER’s) Year in Review 2023. In this chapter, Jay authored a section on the use of artificial intelligence in environmental modeling. Rica contributed to and edited the entire chapter.
Rica Enriquez, PhD, PE
Rica Enriquez is a Senior Environmental Engineer based in Minnesota with more than 15 years of experience focused on applying computational modeling and data science within environmental consulting and forensics. Her work involves chemical fingerprinting and modeling of hydrodynamics and sediment transport to address contaminant, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), Escherichia coli (E. coli), per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and dioxins/furans.
Geosyntec to Present on Beach Beneficial Use Impairment at Central States Water Environment Association Virtual Annual Meeting
Rica Enriquez, Ph.D., (Minnesota), Rishab Mahajan, PE, CFM, CPSWQ (Illinois), and Beth Toot-Levy (Ohio) will present on "Lakeview Beach Beneficial Use Impairment Assessment: City of Lorain, Ohio" at the Central States Water Environment Association's (CSWEA) 93rd Annual Meeting from 12:30 – 1:00 p.m. EDT on August 18, 2020.
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.
Modeling for Wastewater Treatment Process Design and Optimization
Integrated models are valuable planning tools that can be used to investigate upgrades and configuration modifications to wastewater treatment systems.
Overview of Contaminated Site Assessment and Cleanup
Geosyntec practitioners rank among the world's top professionals in providing site assessment and remediation services at a wide range of impacted sites using innovative technologies and solutions that consistently advance the state of the practice. Through our use of innovative technologies and solutions, we provide our public and private sector clients with a wide array of services to address their toughest challenges. Our contaminated site practitioners guide our clients through a specialized remediation plan, consult on regulatory strategies, and develop a comprehensive cleanup approach. We can address numerous types of media, including contaminated soils, sediments, and groundwater. Advancing the State of the Practice Geosyntec's practitioners are pioneers in site assessment and remediation. Our senior practitioners have developed and authored guidance material and courses for local, state, and national agencies and associations on remediation techniques and technologies. Working with the Interstate Technical Regulatory Council, Geosyntec practitioners taught a training course on vapor intrusion, including mitigation options for the development of vapor-impacted brownfield sites. Geosyntec practitioners also wrote the guidance document on evaluating, optimizing, or ending post-closure care at impacted sites, including brownfield sites, and developed a patented approach for sub-slab vapor migration mitigation allowing residential, commercial, and industrial development on sites impacted by vapor intrusion. Our specialists routinely collaborate with prominent national researchers from academia and government agencies to provide innovative and defensible strategies for sites with contaminated sediments. For example, we collaborated with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to remediate chlorinated solvent-contaminated marsh sediments by applying a bioreactive mat system embedded with a dehalogenating microbial consortium, a technology Geosyntec helped develop. This project and partnership earned our client recognition as a finalist for the Service to America Medal awarded by the Partnership for Public Service. Through a collaborative research project with the University of Florida, Geosyntec professionals helped develop the FLUCL software package for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. This software is used to calculate exposure point concentration statistics in risk assessment and was the first of its kind to contain algorithms for censored datasets. FLUCL has received endorsements from several United States Environmental Protection Agency regions and the California Environmental Protection Agency. Geosyntec scientists also pioneered the use of genetic molecular tools to characterize microbes in environmental media and are engaged in applied research and development with top academic institutions around the world, including the University of Toronto, Cornell University, and the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Overview of Water and Natural Resources
Geosyntec's water and natural resources practice is a collaborative group of nationally recognized scientists and engineers dedicated to balancing built and natural environments. Their practice specialties represent many disciplines, including geomorphology, ecology, biology, statistics, construction management, computer science, and engineering. Our practitioners are at the forefront of policy analyses, regulatory compliance, and technology applications that promote sustainable water resources management and ecosystem restoration.
