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Olufemi Adaramola
International Graduate Fellow
Standard Chartered Bank
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ph.D. Dissertation: Optimal Design of Groundwater Remediation under Uncertainty, January 2008
Aysegul Aksoy
Assistant Professor
Department of Environmental Engineering
Middle East Technical University
06531 Ankara, Turkey
aaksoy@metu.edu.tr
Ph.D. Dissertation: Impact of kinetic sorption and heterogeneities on aquifer remediation design and costs, August 2000
Amy Chan Hilton
Associate Professor
Dept. of Civil Engineering
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
2525 Pottsdamer Str.
Tallahassee, FL 32310
850-410-6121
FAX 850-410-6142
abchan@eng.fsu.edu
Ph.D. Dissertation: Development of Genetic Algorithms for Groundwater Remediation, 2000
Hong Dai
Analyst
Capital Market Systems
PaineWebber, Inc.
1285 Avenues of the Americas
New York, New York, 10019-6028
Ph.D. Dissertation: Dynamic Optimal Control of Groundwater Remediation
with Heuristic Pumping Constraints and Optimized Treatment Capacity,1998
Yanbing Jia
Engineer III
St. Johns River Water Management District
Palatka, Florida
Ph.D. Dissertation: Robust Optimization for Total Maximum Daily Load Allocations, 2004
E. Claiborne Ashby
GIS Associate II
Michael Baker Jr., Inc.
3601 Eisenhower Ave, Suite 600
Alexandria, Virginia 22304
cashby@mbakercorp.com
M.E. 1999
Lewis Beardsley, P.E.
President
The Colonnade Group, LLC
1411 N. McKinley Road, Suite 101
Arlington, VA 22205
M.S. Thesis: The petroleum release-site corrective action decision process:
A comparison of traditional corrective action procedures with the recommendations of two newly developed decision tools, 1995
Todd Boykin
Project Engineer
R. Stuart Royer & Assoc.
1503 Santa Rosa Road, Suite 211
Richmond, VA 23229
M.E. 2000
Rob Buhrman
Analyst
Anderson Consulting
1666 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20006-2873
phone (202)862-3333
fax (202)785-4689
M.E. 1996
Andrew Earles
Water Resource Engineer
Wright Water Engineers, Inc.
Denver, Colorado
M.S. Thesis: Modeling the effects of rate limited mass transfer on in situ bioremediation, 1996
Ruth Figueroa
Research Environmental Analyst
Research Triangle Institute
Research Triangle Park, NC
(Telecommutes from Charlottesville, VA)
M.E. 1997
Alex Foraste
Civil Engineer
McKee Carson
Charlottesville, Virginia
M.S. Thesis: Assessing the Impact of Loading Rate Uncertainties on TMDL Allocations, 2006
Troy Naperala, P.E.
Senior Project Engineer
URS Corporation
Architects, Engineers, Planners, Scientists
10850 Traverse Highway, Suite 2205
Traverse City, Michigan 49686
Troy_Naperala@urscorp.com
M.S. Thesis: Evaluation of Nitrate Leaching from Agricultural Land in the Muddy Creek Watershed, 2000
Kevin Nowack
Environmental Engineer
Malcom Pirnie,Inc.
824 Market Street, Suite 710
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
302-658-1718
FAX 302-658-2068
knowack@pirnie.com
M.S. Thesis: An Analysis of Pulse Pumping and Bioremediation and the Effects of Rate Limited Sorption, 1999
Andrew Potts, P.E.
Water Resources Engineer
Cahill Associates Environmental Consultants
104 South High Street
West Chester, PA 19382
610-696-4150
M.S. Thesis: Effects of Hydrological Calibration on Water Quality and Watershed Management, 2000
Gary W. Shenk
Senior Modeling Specialist
Chesapeake Bay Program
Modeling Program
410 Severn Ave, Suite 109
Annapolis MD 21401
410-267-5745 or 800-YOUR-BAY
SHENK.GARY@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV
M.S. Thesis: Incorporation of non-convex objective functions describing real costs
into a groundwater remediation and optimization algorithm, 1997
Imtiaz A. Taher
Water Resources Engineer
CDM
151 North Delaware Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-637-5424
taheria@cdm.com
M.S. Thesis: Impact of Performance Uncertainty and Differential Costs on TMDL Allocations, 2007
Rajat Tikoo
Doctoral Student
Department of Computer Science
University of Virginia
M.S. Thesis: Artificial neural networks for streamflow prediction, 2003
M.S. Computer Science, 2005
Fred Youngblood
Test Engineer
Westinghouse Electric Corp.
1740 Golden Mile Highway
Monroeville, PA 15146
M.E. 1997
Bin Zhang
Engineer
Christopher Consultants, Ltd
Fairfax, Virginia
M.S. Optimal Groundwater Remediation and Reuse, 2004
Daniel Anderson
Assistant Staff Member
TRW, Inc.
Washington, D.C.
B.S. Thesis: Pulsed pumping and in situ bioremediation modeling, 1998
Ben Apfelbaum
Civil Engineer
Clark Construction Group, Inc.
Bethesda, Maryland
B.S. Thesis: Analysis of Nitrates in the Muddy Creek Watershed, 1999
Ashley Barker
Civil Engineer
Dewberry
Danville, Virginia
B.S. Thesis:The Downfall of Tobacco Farming in Halifax County: Hemp as an Alternative, 2005
Sarah Bahrman
Graduate Student
Environmental Engineering
University of Michigan
B.S. Thesis (Chemical Engineering): Risk Assessment for the Greenwood Chemical Site: A Model of Future Contamination Based on Contaminant Transport Principles, 2001
Gary Belan
Director, Healthy Waters Campaign
American Rivers
1101 14th St. NW Suite 1400
Washington, DC 20005
202-347-7750
gbelan@americanrivers.org
B.S. Thesis: Construction and Use of a Linear Programming Model for the Muddy Creek Watershed, 1999
M.S. Environmental Policy, American University
Gavin DiMasi
Analyst
Anderson Consulting
1666 K Street NW
Washington, D.C.
B.S. Thesis: Modeling the impact of microbial movement on surfactant enhanced in situ bioremediation, 1995
Patricia Edmonds
Industrial Engineer
NAVAIR
Patuxent River, Maryland
B.S. Thesis: Increasing the Recycling of Paper and Plastic to Improve Waste Management: Plans for Implementation of the Apparatus and Method for Distinguishing Paper Articles from Plastic Articles, 2005
Cairn Ely
Air Pollution Control Engineer
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
Hartford, CT
B.S. Thesis: Interruption period design within an in-situ bioremediation process, 1998
Jonah Jackson
Hydrologic Technician
United States Geological Survey
Reston, Virginia
B.S. Thesis: Quantifying water fluxes in the hyporheic zones beneath streams through analysis of sub-surface temperature profiles, 1999
Kristen Kostelec
Land Development Project Engineer
Collins Engineering
Charlottesville, Virginia
B.S. Thesis: Development of a Sustainable Trailway System in Old Trail Village, 2007
Brian Lee
Volunteer
Peace Corps
B.S. Thesis: Effect of Different Load Allocations in the Total Maximum Daily Load Program on Compliance Costs and Available Options for Effective Watershed Management, 2004
Tim Liu
LandMark Design Group
Virginia Beach, Virginia
timliu@alumni.virginia.edu
B.S. Thesis: An Analysis of Stormwater Management for the Route 29 Bypass, 2000
Adam Long
Land Development Project Engineer
Collins Engineering
Charlottesville, Virginia
B.S. Thesis: Implementing Low-Impact Development Practices in Storm Water Management Design, 2006
John Lydzinski
Graduate Student
Structural Engineering
University of Virginia
B.S. Thesis: Beach Erosion at Cape May Point, New Jersey: Case Study and Reclamation Plan, 2004
Maggie McInerney
Energy Practice Consultant
Navigant Consulting,Inc.
Washington, DC
B.S. Thesis: Feasibility Study of River Electricity Generators: An Application to the James River at Scottsville, Virginia, 2006
Erica Michaels [Brown]
Director, Regulatory Affairs
Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies
1620 I St. NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20006
202-331-2820
B.S. Thesis: Comparison of the feasibility between aerobic and anaerobic bioremediation of contaminated groundwater,1995
Michelle Mongin
B.S. Thesis: Cleanup of the Ivy Landfill: Analysis of Enhanced and Intrinsic Bioremediation and Alternate Methods, 2005
Ryan Perkins
Site Engineer
Kimley-Horn
Richmond, Virginia
B.S. Thesis: Adequacy of the Flood Prevention System and Stormwater Management Techniques in the Shockoe Bottom District of Richmond, 2005
Daniel Scott
Water Sanitation Volunteer
U.S. Peace Corps
PCT Daniel Scott
Cuerpo de Paz
Casilla #1603
Cochabamba, Bolivia
South America
AIR MAIL
B.S. 2000
Lt. Jared Simsic
United States Navy
Operational Test Director for Commander Operational Test and Evaluation Force
simsic@cotf.navy.mil
B.S. Thesis: Synthetic streamflow modeling through the use of the Maintenance of Variance Extension (MOVE), 2001
Kevin Smith
Graduate Student
Environmental Engineering
University of California, Berkeley
B.S. Thesis: Deep Soil Treatment of the Greenwood Chemical Company Superfund Site, 2001
Hailu Thompson
Analyst
Anderson Consulting
1666 K Street NW
Washington, D.C.
B.S. Thesis: Groundwater optimization using genetic algorithms for remediation of contaminants, 1998
J. Andrew Tachovsky
Health Scientist
ChemRisk
3420 Executive Center Dr., Suite 114
Austin, TX
512-338-9000
ATachovsky@chemrisk.com
B.S. Thesis: Sorption kinetics of surfactant enhanced, in-situ groundwater bioremediation, 1995
Ngoc Vu
Analyst
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Newport News, Virginia
B.S. Thesis: Implementation of a TMDL Program to the Moore's Creek Watershed, 2005
A.J. Wangner
Environmental Engineer
RASCO, Inc.
1635-2 Woodside Drive
Woodbridge, VA 22191-3045
703-643-2952; FAX 703-497-2905
RASCO2@aol.com
B.S. Thesis: Concentration Gradient: Modeling the impact of surfactants on the sorption kinetics of an in situ bioremediation system at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, 1995
Todd Whitehead
Graduate Student
Environmental Engineering
University of North Carolina
B.S. Thesis: Stormwater Control: Nutrient Removal with Rain Gardens, 2005
Kristen Youcis
Engineer
Speath Engineering
Fort Myers, Florida
B.S. Thesis: UVa Waste Management, 2007
Last updated June24, 2008