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ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, MANHATTAN COLLEGE
INTERESTS:
Water
quality modeling; fate and transport of toxic chemicals in aquatic systems;
bioaccumulation.
AWARDS AND HONORS
1999,97
Teacher of the Year Award (Environmental Engineering), presented by the
Manhattan College Engineers Council.
1994 Department of Energy
Student Paper Competition Winner, Spectrum '94, Nuclear and Hazardous Waste
Management Topical Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia (presented to Robert Ford).
1992
Department of Energy Student Paper Competition Winner, Spectrum '92, Nuclear and
Hazardous Waste Management Topical Meeting, Boise, Idaho (presented to David
Brandes).
1991
Wesley W. Horner Award, presented by the American Society of Civil Engineers for
my paper, "Predicting Organic Accumulation in Sediments Near Marine Sewage
Outfalls."
SPONSORED RESEARCH
“Water-Sediment Model and
Criteria for Arsenic and Chrome,” National Institute of Environmental and
Health Sciences (2000-2005), Co-investigator, $925,000.
"Fate and
Bioaccumulation of Toxic Contaminants in New York-New Jersey Harbor," The
Hudson River Foundation (1999-2000), Principal Investigator, $50,000.
"Bioavailability,
Trophic Transfer, and Fate of Pollutants in the Aquatic Environment," US
EPA, Office of Water (1997-2000), Principal Investigator, $220,000.
"An Integrated Model of
Organic Chemical Fate and Bioaccumulation in the Hudson River Estuary," The
Hudson River Foundation (1995-99), Co-Principal Investigator, $350,000.
"Development and
Evaluation of Remediation Alternatives for Subsurface NAPL Contamination,"
Westinghouse Savannah River Company (1993-94), Co-investigator, $250,000.
"Enhancement of Removal
of Radionuclides from SRS Lysimeters Using Low Impact Complexing Agents,"
Westinghouse Savannah River Company (1991-94), Co‑Principal Investigator,
$488,000.
"Prediction of
Contaminant Transport and Fate in Surface Waters at Superfund Sites and Other
Hazardous Waste Sites," U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1991-94),
Co-investigator, $250,000.
"Sediment Contamination
in Streams and Rivers," South Carolina Water Resources Research Institute
(1992-94), Principal Investigator, $38,000.
"Remediation of
Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Groundwaters by Alcohol Flooding," South Carolina
Universities Research and Educational Foundation (1991-93), Principal
Investigator, $115,000.
"Water Quality
Monitoring Program for Howard Creek During and Following Construction of the Bad
Creek Hydroelectric Project: Phase
XII and XIII," Duke Power Company (1991-93), Co-investigator, $512,000.
"The Status of
Hazardous Waste Management Research Programs in the Southeast,"
South Carolina Universities Research and Educational Foundation (1990),
Principal Investigator, $7,000.
"Volume Reduction and
Stabilization of F006 Sludges," Chemical Waste Management, Inc. (1990),
Principal Investigator, $25,000.
"Volume Reduction and
Stabilization of Metal Oxide Sludges," Clemson University Research Grant
(1989), Principal Investigator, $2000.
"Deposition of Organic
Material Near Marine Sewage Outfalls," California State Water Control Board
through the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority (1989),
Principal Investigator, $4,500.
"Hydrocarbon
Contamination in Groundwaters," South Carolina Water Resources Research
Institute (1988‑90), Principal Investigator, $59,000.
"Predicting the Future
Fate of PCBs in Lake Hartwell and the Effects of Proposed Remedial
Actions," South Carolina Water Resources Research Institute
(1988‑90), Co‑investigator, $64,000.
"Migration of Hydrocarbons and Associated Trace Contaminants in Groundwater," Clemson University Research Grant (1988), Principal Investigator, $2,000.
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