AEESP Newsletter Published three times yearly by the Association of Environmental Engineering & Science Professors

September 2012 President’s Letter Volume 47 • No. 3 The More Things Change, the More They Stay the 2 AEESP News 10 Member News Same 12 New Faculty Appointments Submitted by Joel G. Burken (Missouri 14 Announcements University of Science and Technology) As we start the 2012–2013 academic year, I am very happy to announce a few new beginnings and changes for AEESP. Perhaps Highlights most importantly, the AEESP will now have an official journal. The bylaws revision was New AEESP approved for AEESP to pursue an agreement Board Members page 2 with Environmental Engineering Science (EES) to designate this journal as the official AEESP AEESP President Joel Burken Membership Approves journal, and the AEESP Board of Directors find collaborators or editors for potential Journal Affiliation page 2 and Publications committee will be working reviews . . . both useful, unless you are the with Domenico Grasso and the team at Mary AEESP Distinguished one getting hammered with review requests. Liebert Publishing to develop that agreement. Lecture Dates page 3 We look forward to a long, mutually beneficial This summer also marked the first meeting 2013 AEESP Award affiliation with EES. A special topics issue of the Environmental Engineering Chairs Nominations page 6 is already in the works, so please be on the and Program Directors, coordinated jointly lookout for news and opportunities that will by the AEESP and the AAEES (see article on appear in our professional journal. page 5). The meeting attracted more than fifty attendees, and significant progress was made While having an official AEESP journal is toward building a lasting communications Need to renew your clearly a big step for our organization, as forum to address the needs of our educational 2012 AEESP membership? professors we have always strived to embrace institutions. The meeting was so successful Go to “Membership >Online Renewal” new ideas that will aid in educating our stu- that it will now become a continuing series on the AEESP website: dents, our peers, the public, and ourselves. of events, with the next one scheduled for the AEESP.org A professional journal, like our AEESP con- Summer 2013 AEESP meetings in Colorado. ferences and newsletters, will enhance our Clearly, the productive relationship between ability to provide members with important the AEESP and the AAEES has strengthened AEESP Newsletter resources including research results, profes- our ties with the practicing environmental Submissions sional perspectives, and educational tools. engineers and scientists. Along these lines, new AEESP web pages Please send news, conference announcements, job postings, letters are being developed, and soon we will have This time of year comes with many excit- to the editor, and other contributions a “Members Only” resources section that will ing changes and announcements, and it is to the newsletter to Upal Ghosh at include a repository of educational materi- also the time of year to change the Board. [email protected]. The next newsletter als and modules to help us educate the next The new members of the Board of Directors will appear in January, 2013. generation of environmental engineers and (see page 2) will take on a changing AEESP scientists. The AEESP membership roster that will continue to develop new ways to will also be searchable, making it easier to continued on page 9 2 AEESP News AEESP Newsletter • September 2012 New AEESP Board Members

Submitted by Steve Dentel (University of Delaware and AEESP Secretary and Board Member) The board is pleased to announce the results of the election for three new members of the AEESP Board of Directors. Serving three-year terms beginning October 2012 are: Greg Characklis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Andrea Ferro, Clarkson University; The AEESP Newsletter is published three times a year in January, May, and Septem- and Jean MacRae, University of Maine. The board congratulates their new members and ber by the Association of Environmental looks forward to their contributions. We also express our sincere appreciation to all of the Engineering and Science Professors. Issues candidates for their willingness to serve AEESP. are published online at: www.aeesp.org/publications_ newsletter Newsletter submissions, comments, and letters to the editor may be sent to: Upal Ghosh, AEESP Newsletter Editor Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering University of Maryland Baltimore County Technology Research Center 5200 Westland Boulevard Greg Characklis Andrea Ferro Jean MacRae Baltimore, MD 21227 phone: (410)455-8665; fax: (410)455-6500 email: [email protected]

Letters to the president may be sent to: Joel G. Burken Membership Approves Journal Affiliation Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Room 224 Submitted by Steve Dentel (University of Delaware and AEESP Secretary and Board Missouri University of Science & Technology Member) Rolla, MO 65409 phone: (573) 341-6547; fax: (573) 341-4729 With 342 members (50.9%) voting, 273 (79.8%) voted to allow the AEESP Board of Direc- email: [email protected] tors to designate an official AEESP journal, specifically, the journalEnvironmental Engineer- ing Science (EES). This is greater than the 67% approving this proposition (with different Please send address changes to: wording) in a straw poll last spring. Joanne Fetzner Incoming AEESP President Mark Wiesner, who helped with the initiative, stated, “this vote AEESP Business Office 27236 Edenfield approves a significant step forward, as part of AEESP’s strategic plan to broaden its impact. Wesley Chapel, FL 33544 It culminates years of work by current and previous Board members. We’re looking forward [email protected] to finalizing the details of affiliation withEES .” (or [email protected]) The approval was actually to amend the AEESP Bylaws so that the Board, with a 2/3 major- AEESP Membership Application online: ity, can enter into an affiliation with a journal through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). To provide long-term flexibility, the bylaw changes authorize, but do not require, a www.aeesp.org/membership/AEESP_ member_app.pdf journal affiliation, and also do not identify a specific journal. The ballot item itself identified EES, and the Board of Directors will now work with EES’s editor, Domenico Grasso, and with Mary Ann Liebert Publishers, to develop the Memorandum of Understanding. The This newsletter is printed using affiliation, once established, will be reviewed annually by the Board of Directors. soybean-based ink and 100% post-consumer recycled paper. AEESP Newsletter • September 2012 AEESP News 3 Dates Set for AEESP Distinguished Lecturer Desmond Lawler

Submitted by Jeanine Plummer (Worcester Polytechnic Institute treatment processes for water and wastewater, with greater emphasis and Chair of the AEESP Lectures Committee) on drinking water treatment. Throughout his career, he has studied particle removal processes and more recently has been studying The AEESP Lectures Committee is pleased to announce the schedule desalination and processes for the removal of pharmaceuticals and for the 2012–2 013 AEESP Distinguished Lecture Series by Desmond personal care products. He served as the Secretary of AEESP for two Lawler of The University of Texas at Austin. Des will be visiting years early in his career, and has been a board member of the Water fifteen environmental engineering and science programs in North Science and Research Division of AWWA for the past several years. America during his tour from September 2012 to April 2013. He He is a member of the Drinking Water Committee of the Science will be offering two lectures during his tour: “Particles, Particles, Advisory Board of the USEPA. Des has received several teaching and More Particles” and “Water, Water, Everywhere: Challenges of awards at UT and his contributions to research and education have Inland Desalination.” been recognized with major awards by AWWA, WEF, and AMTA. Desmond Lawler is the Nasser I. Al-Rashid Chair in Civil Engineering For more information, please contact the host school contacts or and a member of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers at the Uni- Dr. Jeanine Plummer ([email protected]). versity of Texas. His research and teaching focus on physical/chemical

Date University Contact 2012

September 13 Lehigh University Derick Brown, [email protected]

September 20 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Helen Nguyen, [email protected]

October 19 University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Zhen He, [email protected]

October 22 Michigan Technological University Alex Mayer, [email protected]

November 14 Penn State University Brian Dempsey, [email protected]

November 16 University of Cincinnati Steven Buchberger, [email protected]

November 30 Rice University Qilin Li, [email protected]

2013

January 11 Stanford University Lynn Hildemann, [email protected]

2013 dates to be Clemson University Kevin Finneran, [email protected] scheduled at: North Carolina State University Detlef Knappe, [email protected]

University of Massachusetts Amherst John Tobiason, [email protected]

University of Florida Treavor Boyer, [email protected]

University of Maryland at Baltimore County Upal Ghosh, [email protected]

Virginia Tech John Little, [email protected]

University of Minnesota Paige Novak, [email protected] 4 AEESP News AEESP Newsletter • September 2012 2013 AEESP Education and Research Conference

Submitted by Linda Figueroa, Junko Munakata Marr, Anu Please send a one-page description of your proposed workshop that Ramaswami, and Angela Bielefeldt will be suitable for posting on the conference website. Describe the topic, intended audience, time needed (increments of 1.5 hours), The Colorado School of Mines and the University of Colorado and provide some information on the workshop leaders. Note that a will host the 2013 Association of Environmental Engineering and workshop is already planned for the meeting that will be of particu- Science Professors (AEESP) Education and Research Conference. lar interest to young faculty on the topic of NSF CAREER awards. The conference will take place July 14, 2013 (Sunday)–July 16, 2013 The deadline for workshop proposals will be mid-December 2012. (Tuesday) at the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado with additional activities hosted by the University of Colorado, Boulder Further information will be provided this fall on registration and and Denver. The theme of the conference is Environmental Engineers the deadlines for submitting workshop and presentation abstracts and Scientists of 2050: Education, Research and Practice. for review. We expect the deadline for submitting abstracts to be sometime in early 2013. A later deadline will be provided for student The conference will be organized around topics related to the sus- poster submissions, to allow for the submission of late-breaking tainable community of 2050, with each topic having one session research by students. with a keynote speaker, and six to eight additional speakers. Plenary speakers will provide a vision of the future for research, education, You and your family can enjoy a plethora of possible activities in the practice, and service. Golden and the Denver metropolitan area, so we will only highlight below a few of the local attractions. Golden alone has ten museums, Topics include the following themes: a record for a town of 7.9 square miles with 17,000 people. Covering 1. Environmental life-cycle assessment of infrastructures quite a spectrum, they include history, geology, fossils, art, railroads, 2. Sustainable development and education quilts, living history park, and mountaineering. Golden also houses four gallery/shops featuring southwestern and western paintings, 3. Sustainable cities sculpture, and pottery with traditional and contemporary themes. 4. Intersection of water and energy Denver is home to world-class art and history museums as well as eight professional sports teams (including the Colorado Rockies and 5. Climate change Colorado Rapids, both in season during the summer), and offers 6. Watershed scale management wide-ranging cultural and musical events. And of course, Jefferson County has one of the nation’s premier open space programs with 7. Waste to energy over 52,000 acres of open space, including over 200 miles of trails. 8. Zero waste realization Outdoor adventures in Colorado include ATVing, four wheeling, mountain biking, backpacking, and climbing Colorado’s 14ers 9. Inter-disciplinary and Systems Thinking/Learning (54 peaks rising more than 14,000 feet above sea level). Colorado’s The organizing committee is soliciting proposals for workshops to lakes and rivers invite extreme water adventurers to try jet skiing, be held at the conference. Workshops will be held on the morning whitewater rafting, tubing, waterskiing and kayaking. and afternoon of Sunday, July 14, the first day of the conference. The conference website and email will be activated on September 1, Previous workshops in 2011 included: 2012. After September 1, 2012 you may access the website at http:// NSF CAREER workshop—3 hours csmspace.com/events/aeesp2013 and email us at AEESP2013@ mines.edu with all inquiries. Integrating sustainable development into engineering courses—3 hours We look forward to seeing you next summer. Engaging students in the classroom—1.5 hours Strategies for teaching writing—1.5 hours AEESP Newsletter • September 2012 AEESP News 5 What Employers Want

Submitted by Michael Selna, President of AAEES mid-1990’s and have generally declined to nearly half of those levels since, with some exceptions in the past few years. Of 16 universi- AEESP and the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and ties providing data consistently since 1997, 11 reported declining Scientists (AAEES) successfully partnered to hold the first annual enrollment ranging from 9 to 65 percent comparing 1997 and 2011. Environmental Engineering Department and Program Chairs Confer- This raises the obvious question: are enough MS EnvEng degree ence July 29–31, 2012 at the Ohio State University. During the year of holders being produced to meet employer demand? In the short planning for the conference, AEESP took the lead role and provided term economic crisis, perhaps yes, but in the longer term, demand the conference content. AAEES provided conference support and for MS degree holders is expected to exceed supply. practitioner involvement. In preparing for the conference, AAEES surveyed 250 employers, both public and private, about hiring Reflections from the Conference practices and degree preferences in their environmental engineer- ing staffs. The employers were primarily those with at least one In discussing the survey results with department and program member in AAEES. Of the 55 employers that responded, 30 were chairs in attendance, the predominant opinion was that the survey private firms ranging in size from 3 to 869 environmental engineers results were not unexpected, and in fact, stronger preferences for (median size: 15), and 25 were public agencies ranging in size from the MS degree could have been expected. However, the pressures 1 to 590 environmental engineers (median size: 5). to perform transformative research, the availability of funding for such research, and the incentive to publish all combine to make The survey results were presented at the conference and generated focus on the MS degree at research institutions problematic. An significant discussion. With the small sample size and selection observation from the conference is that students and parents are of employers based on their affiliation with AAEES, it is clear that economically challenged and are less likely to opt for another year a repeat of the survey with improvements in the survey process or two of education to obtain the MS degree. These constraints make will be productive in measuring employer preferences. However, obvious the need for employers to assume more responsibility for the results of this relatively small survey provide clear trends. The funding MS candidates. survey asked employers about the degrees held by environmental engineers at entry level, employer preferences in terms of the degree A recurring theme in the practitioner panel sessions at the conference held, how environmental engineers with various degrees advanced was the need for environmental engineers who can analyze complex in their organizations, and about performance in the first five years problems rather than those who can perform straightforward cal- of employment. culations, for example. The global problems we face such as climate change and global water scarcity call for talented engineers who can Sixty-three percent of the entry level environmental engineers hired bring multiple disciplines together to solve problems. Environmental by the respondents hold a bachelor’s degree, 33 percent a master’s engineers holding graduate degrees are better prepared to address degree, and 4 percent a PhD. Contrary to the actual hiring practices, these challenges. Not all students are inclined to pursue graduate 58 percent of the same employers indicated they would prefer to hire education and there are fulfilling careers awaiting environmental candidates with a master’s degree in environmental engineering, with engineers possessing BS degrees. However, in the opinion of the 36 percent indicating preference for a bachelor’s degree engineer. majority of the survey respondents, those with at least an MS degree When asked about advancement in the organization, 84 percent of have the opportunity to progress further and are better equipped the respondents indicated higher potential for the MS degree holder to handle more challenging assignments. than a BS in technical “tracks” and 64 percent in management/ supervision. The survey compared nine performance attributes Correcting the Imbalance measured in the first five years of employment such as performing creative design, analyzing regulations, working independently, and AAEES stands ready to partner with AEESP to more accurately gauge presentation skills. In all nine attributes, the respondents indicated employer needs and to pursue mechanisms to provide funding for that the MS degree holders outperform the BS degree holders. Dif- MS degree programs. The joint intern program, operating at a pilot ferences between private and public employers were slight, with scale at the University of Arizona, is a first step. E2F would be able to private employers showing higher preferences for MS degree holders. provide additional funding if more firms and agencies participated. Collectively, we have the ability to address the imbalance between While this survey has limitations, it is clear that the employer pref- supply and demand for MS environmental engineering degree holders. erence in entry level hiring is for the MS degree in Environmental Engineering over the BS degree. The nonprofit Environmental As always, I welcome your thoughts. Please reach me atmichaelselna@ Engineers of the Future (E2F) has been tracking MS enrollment socal.rr.com. levels since the mid-1990’s. MS EnvEng enrollments peaked in the 6 AEESP News AEESP Newsletter • September 2012 2013 AEESP Award Nominations

Submitted by Linda Weavers (The Ohio State University) and a plaque and cash prize of $1,500 for the student and a plaque for Chad Jafvert (Purdue University), AEESP Awards Committee the faculty advisor. The second place award consists of a plaque and Chair and Vice Chair, respectively cash prize of $500 for the student and a plaque for the faculty advisor. MWH also provides $750 as a travel allotment to all recipients who AEESP and the AEESP Foundation confer awards that our com- attend the awards ceremony. munity presents for outstanding contributions to environmental engineering and science education and research. Through the hard William Brewster Snow Award work and generosity of many, AEESP and the AEESP Foundation have been raising funds to endow new and existing awards. Efforts This award, administered in conjunction with AAEES, is given annu- are continuing, and we expect to announce additional endowed ally to recognize an environmental engineering graduate student awards in the future. who has made significant accomplishments in an employment or academic engineering project. Nominees for this award must be Please consider nominating a worthy student or colleague for one enrolled part or full time in an environmental engineering graduate of these prestigious awards. Nominations for the 2013 awards program pursuing a Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering are being accepted until March 15, 2013. Brief award descrip- or a closely related degree program, or have completed a Master’s tions are presented below. Full instructions and a list of prior award in Environmental Engineering, or a closely related program, one winners can be found on the AEESP Foundation Webpage at www. year or less from January 1 of the year in which the Brewster Snow aeespfoundation.org/awards.html. Unless stated otherwise, awards Award is presented. The award consists of a plaque and a $250 cash will be presented at the AEESP Education and Research Conference prize, which will be awarded at the AAEES E3 Awards Banquet and in Golden, Colorado, July 14–16, 2013. Conference in spring 2013.

Student Awards Education, Research, and Practice Awards CH2M Hill/AEESP Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award Charles R. O’Melia/AEESP Distinguished Educator Award This award, endowed by CH2M Hill, annually recognizes an out- This endowed award is given annually to recognize the significant standing doctoral dissertation that contributes to the advancement contributions of Professor O’Melia to environmental engineering of environmental science and engineering. The award will consist of education and will be awarded to an environmental engineering or a plaque and cash prize of $1,500 for the student, and a plaque and science professor who has a record of excellence in classroom teaching cash prize of $500 for the faculty advisor. A $750 travel allotment is and graduate student advising, significant research achievements provided to recipients who attend the awards ceremony. that have contributed to environmental engineering knowledge, and an outstanding record of influence through mentoring of former Paul V. Roberts/AEESP Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation students and colleagues. The recipient of this award will receive a Award plaque, a cash prize of $1,500, and a $750 travel allotment to attend This endowed award will be given annually to recognize a rigorous the awards ceremony. and innovative doctoral thesis that advances the science and prac- tice of water quality engineering for either engineered or natural AEESP Award for Outstanding Contribution to Environmental systems. Special consideration will be given to physical-chemical Engineering & Science Education process research and/or research that especially supports under- This award is given annually to recognize an environmental engi- served communities, environmental awareness, or sustainable neering or science professor who exhibits excellence in teaching solutions. The award consists of a plaque and cash prize of $1,500 scholarship and/or professional society educational initiatives. The for the student, and a plaque and cash prize of $500 for the faculty recipient of this award will receive a plaque and a cash prize of $500. advisor. A $750 travel allotment is also provided for recipients who attend the awards ceremony. McGraw-Hill/AEESP Award for Outstanding Teaching in Environmental Engineering & Science MWH/AEESP Master’s Thesis Awards This award is given annually to recognize an environmental engi- These awards annually recognize the first and second most outstand- neering or science professor who exhibits excellence in classroom ing MS theses that contribute to the advancement of environmental science and engineering. The prize for the first place award includes continued on next page AEESP Newsletter • September 2012 AEESP News 7

performance and related activities. The recipient will receive a plaque Frontier in Research Award. It is given annually to recognize an and a cash prize of $500. Although open to nomination at any rank, environmental engineering or science professor who has advanced the award is intended primarily to recognize a demonstrated com- the environmental engineering and science field through recognized mitment to teaching early in a person’s career. research leadership and pioneering efforts in a new and innovative research area. The selected recipient will receive a plaque and a cash Excellence in Environmental Engineering Education (E4) Award prize of $4,000. The sponsor also provides a $750 travel allotment This award, administered in conjunction with AAEES, will be given that may be used by the recipient to attend the awards ceremony. annually to recognize a university professor who has excelled in the AEESP Founders’ Award development of educational material or text that enhances the ability of students to succeed as professional environmental engineers This award is given annually to recognize an environmental engineer- serving as practitioners in roles such as infrastructure design and ing and science professor who has made “sustained and outstanding project leadership. The recipient will receive a monetary award of contributions to environmental engineering education, research, $1,000 with an additional $500 travel allotment to attend the AAEES and practice.” The recipient of this award will receive a plaque in E3 Awards Banquet and Conference in spring 2013. honor of his/her achievements.

AEESP Outstanding Publication Award The Frederick George Pohland Medal This award is given annually to recognize the author(s) of a “landmark This award honors an individual who has made sustained and environmental engineering and science paper that has withstood outstanding efforts to bridge environmental engineering research, the test of time and significantly influenced the practice of environ- practice, and education. This award is jointly administered between mental engineering and science.” At least one of the authors must AEESP and AAEES; only members of AEESP and/or AAEES are be living and previous winners are ineligible for a period of three eligible to receive this award. The award will consist of a medal, years. The recipients of this award will receive plaques in honor of a $1,000 cash award, and reimbursement of travel costs of up to their achievements. $1,000 for travel to the award ceremony.

ARCADIS/AEESP Frontier in Research Award This award is sponsored by Malcolm Pirnie, the Water Division of ARCADIS, and was formerly named the Malcolm Pirnie/AEESP

Sequestration

Submitted by Allen Davis (University OF Maryland College representatives feel about sequestration and, as a constituent, Park and AEESP Board Member) make your opinion known. If sequestration has meaning to you only in the context of carbon On April 24 and 25, 2012, Steve Dentel, Yuefeng Zie, and Allen or some other chemical, then I urge you to update yourself on Davis visited Washington, DC, representing AEESP. We met budgetary issues happening now in Washington that have the CBET Program Directors Bruce Hamilton and Debra Reinhart potential to impact AEESP members. Current budget legislation to discuss the state of environmental engineering funding. We to reduce federal spending will result in across-the-board cuts of spread the word about AEESP and the importance of federal 8–20% in all programs in January. This includes NSF, EPA, USDA, funding to Senators Cardin (MD), Carper (DE), Casey (PA), Coons and all the others that many of us rely on to support our research (DE), Mikulski (MD), and Toomey (PA). House offices included programs. Now would be a good time to learn how your elected Carney (DE at large), Cummings (7th MD), Holden (17th PA), and Hoyer (5th MD). 8 AEESP News AEESP Newsletter • September 2012 Reflections on the AEESP Distinguished Lecture 2011–12

Submitted by Richard G. Luthy (Stanford fields like eco-hydrology are emerging, and water infrastructure systems for renewal of University) environmental engineers and scientists are our urban water infrastructure. contributing to the intellectual framework Dear Colleagues: Many engineers of my generation studied for this new discipline. “engineering economics,” which I learned One of the joys of being selected as the AEESP In terms of mechanistic studies, I saw how is essentially accounting. Today there are distinguished lecturer is reflecting on what I two photons in the visible range can be made instructors teaching “financial analysis” and learned from the tour in terms of the state of to generate one photon in the UV range for a the value of hedging, plus risk-based insur- our profession and the breadth and depth new form of disinfection. I saw how a simple ance options for drought and scarcity. This is of our education and research activities. My device like the inside of a can of soda may be a new direction for our field that introduces lecture tour spanned the continent, from transformed into an inexpensive UV reactor new ways of thinking about resource man- Canada to Florida in the east, and from Los for use in developing countries, and I saw agement, reliability, resiliency, and regional Angeles to Colorado in the west, with stops how fiber optic cables one-kilometer-long can cooperation. in between. monitor minute changes in environmental Our profession seems to have survived the What impressed me the most was how our systems. Great Recession, at least in terms of faculty profession has grown so very much in terms Another trend I observed was more work hiring. After a hiatus of the past two or three of programs and faculty since I became a pro- on understanding the behavior of natural years, most programs I visited are hiring fessor many years ago. Simply stated, there is systems, be they rivers, storm water, sedi- young faculty, often more than one. For the more good work being done by more people ments, or estuaries. “Environmental physics” most part, programs are housed in new or in more places than ever before. is a term that came up a couple of times recently renovated buildings that speak well As I toured the country, I saw how the research to address the issues of scale and complex of the support from the administration. in our field continues to expand in two direc- processes. Nowadays, industrial ecology I first became aware of the Association’s tions—towards the very small, where the size and sustainability are becoming common lecture tour as a brand new assistant profes- of particles changes their chemical behavior elements in our curriculum and research. sor in 1975 at Carnegie Mellon. At that time, that can result in new treatment technolo- There are courses on “sustainable cities,” the tradition was to alternate between an gies—and towards the very large, where and fruitful linking with developers and international speaker and a speaker from systems-level analysis brings understanding redevelopment agencies. This helps bridge the U.S. It took a few years for the Carnegie of social, economic, and geo-political factors the divide between academic research and Mellon program to grow, but I felt we were affecting the quality and sustainability of important urban societal problems through squarely “on the map” when Professor Werner ecosystems and our planet. which engineers, urban planners, and other Stumm from Switzerland was selected and disciplines join forces to create vibrant and Much of the research I saw on the tour came to our young program as part of his eco-friendly communities. Such trends influ- was focused on sustainable practices and 1981 distinguished lecture tour. Now, 30 years enced my own thinking about collaborative infrastructure, which is a change from a later, I was the AEESP lecturer and I can say, and integrative work on systems-level analy- decade or so ago, when the emphasis of “Many, many more programs are on the map sis, efficient engineered systems, and natural most research was on remediation. New and thriving!”

Electronic Balloting Works!

Submitted by Steve Dentel (University of Delaware and AEESP mail (which has been about 35%). There were no requests for hard Secretary and Board Member) copy or fax ballots either. Conversion to completely electronic voting in the future should save After considerable effort in preparation, the electronic election of AEESP about $1600 in postage, paper, and printing costs each time. board members and voting on journal affiliation were both com- This will require that the updating of membership information also pleted successfully with only very minor glitches. Out of 672 voting be done electronically, which is in the works. members, 342 (50.9%) completed electronic ballots. The electronic reminders were an important factor in reaching this return rate, Although the election is over, arrangements are being made for future balloting. If you experienced problems, or have suggestions, which is much higher than with previous balloting by conventional you can contact Steve Dentel at [email protected]. AEESP Newsletter • September 2012 AEESP News 9 AEESP Lectures and Activities at Water Environment President’s Letter, continued from page 1 Federation Technical Exhibition & Conference organize resources, develop assets, and advance our profession. Without ques- WEFTEC • 9/29–10/3/2012 • New Orleans, LA tion, the greatest resource of the AEESP is the collective “Us.” Our membership committee is developing the criteria and Submitted by Jennifer Becker (Michigan AEESP Meet & Greet and procedure for appointing AEESP Fellows, Tech University, Aeesp Vice President) Awards Ceremony to celebrate the important contributions The AEESP community is invited to Sponsored by Corollo Engineers of those who have helped to change and participate in several rewarding AEESP- shape our field and AEESP in meaning- sponsored activities that will occur at Monday, October 1, 2012, 5:00 to 7:00 PM ful ways. As we approach our upcoming WEFTEC on October 1 and 2, 2012 in New Hilton New Orleans Riverside (Conference annual meeting (see page 4), I am more Orleans, LA. Detailed information on Headquarters Hotel) confident than ever that ours is indeed these events, including the AEESP/WEF one of the greatest fields and collection of lecture, the AEESP Scientists’ luncheon, Compass Room colleagues one could ever imagine. And the AEESP Meet-and-Greet and Awards we are certainly not done. We stand at the Ceremony, and two technical sessions is WERF Paul Busch Awardee/ doorstep of several great milestones in our provided below. collective history. In 2013 we’ll celebrate AEESP Technical Session our 50th anniversary as an organization, Technical Session 005 (TS005) and this exciting event sowed the seeds for AEESP/WEF Research Lecture a vibrant membership campaign “1000 by This AEESP session at WEFTEC is Dr. Peter Dold 50.” Our goal is to have 1,000 members primarily intended as a platform to President, EnviroSim Associates Ltd. of AEESP by our 50th anniversary; this promote the participation of students (Developers of BioWin, Dynamic new infusion of members will certainly and researchers at WEFTEC. The session Wastewater Modeling and Simulation help us continue the work of our associa- features cutting edge fundamental and Software) tion into the next generation. As a special applied research focused on emerging incentive, we’ll offer an iPad to the person “Best of WWTMod Update/Outcome” future issues related to water, wastewater, who recruits the most new members into and the environment. Sponsored by CDM Smith the AEESP. Monday, October 1, 2012, 1:30 to 5:00 PM Monday, October 1, 2012, 10:30 AM to On this eve of our golden anniversary, 12:00 PM New Orleans Morial Convention Center I encourage you to remember those 21 New Orleans Morial Convention Center engineers and professors who founded the original AAPSE in late 1963. Over the AEESP Session: Utility/University past five decades we have witnessed monu- AEESP/WEF Scientists Lunch Collaborative Research mental changes in our profession and in Dr. Mark Wiesner Technical Session 028 (TS028) our world—changes that those original James L. Meriam Professor of Civil & founders could never have imagined. But Environmental Engineering, This AEESP session features cutting edge throughout our existence, we have always Duke University and Director, Center fundamental and applied research focused kept our students at the heart of what we for the Environmental Implications of on emerging future issues related to do. Our approaches to education have NanoTechnology (CEINT) water, wastewater, and the environment. changed and will continue to change, The session highlights collaborative “Progress Towards Understanding especially as technology transforms our research conducted jointly by utilities and universities. But in the end, the core values the Environmental Implications of universities. Nanomaterials” of the AAPSE remain strong and central. Tuesday, October 2, 2012, 8:30 AM to Sponsored by Brown & Caldwell As I look back over the past year, I have 12:00 PM certainly noticed the truth of the saying, Monday, October 1, 2012, 12:00 PM to New Orleans Morial Convention Center “the more things change, the more they 1:30 PM stay the same.” New Orleans Morial Convention Center 10 Member News AEESP Newsletter • September 2012 David Sabatini Honored by University New Book: Dissolved Air Flotation for of Illinois Civil and Environmental Water Clarification Engineering Alumni Association James K. Edzwald and Johannes Haarhoff, McGraw-Hill and AWWA NY, 2012

avid Saba- Submitted by James Edzwald (University of Massachusetts) tini, David he first book devoted entirely to dissolved air flotation is DRoss Boyd now available. The book is a valuable reference book for a Professor and Sun Oil variety of courses in water treatment processes. The book Company Endowed T provides a robust theoretical foundation that will remain essential Chair of Civil Engi- and valid for many years as dissolved air flotation becomes a more neering and Envi- important water clarification process; it also emphasizes practical ronmental Science design considerations. Coverage includes: (1) Types of flotation Charlie Werth (UIUC), David and Frances Sabatini, at the University of methods, (2) History of dissolved air flotation, (3) Air saturation, Oklahoma, received and Al Valocchi (UIUC) at the University of Illinois CEE Awards Banquet (4) Air precipitation, (5) Air bubbles and the Distinguished particles in water, (6) Pretreatment coagu- Alumnus Award from the University of Illinois Civil and Environ- lation and flocculation, (7) Contact zone mental Engineering Alumni Association at an awards banquet on principles and applications, (8) Separation March 14 at the Union League Club in Chicago. He was honored for zone principles and applications, (9) Float his contributions in the field of hazardous waste remediation using layer removal, (10) Process selection and surfactants as well as the development of appropriate and sustainable design, (11) Conventional applications for technologies for water, addressing water quality issues in remote drinking water treatment, (12) Additional villages. Drawing on experiences from both research areas, Sabatini applications, and (13) Dissolved air flotation serves as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Contaminant Hydrology and for desalination pretreatment. on the editorial board of the Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development. At OU, Sabatini also serves as director of the Water Technologies for Emerging Regions Center and associate director of the Institute for Applied Surfactant Research.

Faculty Position in Environmental Engineering at University of Nevada, Reno

The Department of Civil and Environmental as a land grant institution, the candidate www.unrsearch.com/postings/10962. All Engineering at the University of Nevada, is expected to develop a robust externally other inquiries may be directed to Prof. Amy Reno invites applications for a tenure-track funded research program, to supervise MS Childress ([email protected]), Department faculty position in the area of environmental and PhD students, to teach undergraduate Chair. Full consideration will be given to all engineering. The position is expected to and graduate courses, and to participate applications received by October 31, 2012. be filled at either the assistant or associate in university and professional service and Further information about the Department of professor level with a start date of July 1, outreach. The candidate should be interested Civil and Environmental Engineering may be 2013. Candidates must have a PhD in envi- in becoming registered or already be regis- found at: www.unr.edu/cee/. Reno is located ronmental engineering, civil engineering, or tered as a professional engineer. The rank of in the scenic Eastern Sierra region, with a a related field of study. assistant professor requires demonstrated wide variety of world-class outdoor recreation potential to become an excellent scholar and The selected candidate must have a strong opportunities nearby. These include the Lake teacher while the rank of associate professor research background in environmental engi- Tahoe watershed, with exceptional skiing, requires a documented record of funded, neering and experience in one or more of snowboarding, sailing, mountain biking, quality research and excellent teaching. the following areas is desirable: innovative kayaking, and rock climbing, and hiking trails Applicants should submit their curriculum water treatment technologies, water reuse such as the 165-mile Tahoe Rim Trail, Pacific vitae, statement of research interest, teach- systems, environmental sensor networks, Crest Trail, and the Truckee River system ing philosophy, and contact information and sustainable water and energy systems. from Lake Tahoe through downtown Reno. for five references electronically at:https:// In accordance with the University’s mission AEESP Newsletter • September 2012 New Faculty Appointments 11

— ADVERTISEMENT — 12 New Faculty Appointments AEESP Newsletter • September 2012 Four New Faculty Join the University of Michigan

Herek Clark postdoctoral research and, in September, was real-time water forecasts in the western part appointed assistant professor and a Michigan of the country. Kerkez’s research has yielded The Civil and Envi- Society of Fellows Postdoctoral Scholar. Ellis’s positive results, including data at previously ronmental Engineer- research focus is water-rock interactions, and unseen temporal and spatial resolutions. Now ing department is his work centers on developing engineering he is collaborating on expanding the work to pleased to welcome solutions that enable society to continue the American River basin, an area of more Herek Clack to the to use fossil fuels in a safe and sustainable than 5000 square miles. He hopes ultimately faculty. Clack joined way. More specifically, his past research to build the “Internet of Water,” an intel- the department in examined geologic carbon sequestration as ligent cyber-physical system that connects early September a means to mitigate the release of CO2 into water bodies with physical infrastructure 2012 as associate research professor and the atmosphere. At U-M he plans to study the and data-driven models atop a novel com- lecturer. He previously was an associate pro- environmental risks of hydraulic fracturing munications backbone. Using a system-level fessor in the Mechanical, Materials, and Aero- of shale gas formations. He is most interested approach, Kerkez is working to conceptualize space Engineering Department at the Illinois in understanding the complex geochemical the anthropogenic and natural components Institute of Technology in Chicago. Clack reactions that take place in the subsurface of water networks while tying them together earned his bachelor’s degree in aerospace during the development of these new energy through advances in sensing, communication, engineering from Massachusetts Institute of strategies. The recipient of a National Science machine learning, and control theory. In Technology and master’s and doctoral degrees Foundation Science, Engineering and Educa- addition to significant cost savings, intelligent in mechanical engineering from University tion for Sustainability (SEES) fellowship, Ellis water grids have vast implications, including of California, Berkeley. His research interests is also examining policy implications related accurate predictions of water availability have centered on the control of toxic pollut- to energy and the environment. He plans to and control of its release; irrigation systems ants from combustion, specifically on the take a holistic approach to evaluating risks, that adjust to weather patterns and drought emission of mercury from the combustion rewards, and potential remediation strategies conditions; and ongoing sensing to mitigate of coal for electric power generation. Aside associated with the development of shale malicious attacks on water infrastructure. from natural events such as volcanic erup- gas reservoirs. Kerkez earned his bachelor’s degree in civil tions, coal-fired power plants currently are engineering from the University of Florida. the number one source of mercury emission He earned dual master’s degrees in civil and into the atmosphere. To control emissions, Branko Kerkez environmental engineering and electrical a powdered activated carbon, or sorbent, is In January of 2013, engineering and computer science from the injected into the flue gas, but some sorbents the Civil and Envi- University of California - Berkeley. He has escape into the environment and can have ronmental Engineer- developed a number of successful iPhone potentially climate-changing effects. Clack’s ing department will apps that offer real-time air quality readings research assesses the degree to which this welcome Branko and co-founded TransitR, an application occurs and aims to devise ways to decouple Kerkez to the faculty development company that provides real- the two effects. as assistant profes- time public transit information to mobile sor. Kerkez works on phone users. Brian Ellis problems related to the emerging complex- ity of civilian systems. His research focuses The Civil and Envi- more specifically on the deployment of large- Krista ronmental Engi- scale wireless sensor networks for hydrologic Wigginton neering department monitoring and integrating resulting data The Civil and Envi- welcomes alumnus into systems-based models. Over the past Brian Ellis to the ronmental Engi- four years, he has been collaborating on the neering department faculty. Ellis earned deployment of one of the world’s largest envi- bachelor’s degrees welcomes Krista ronmental sensor networks in the mountains Wigginton to the in Environmental of California. The state’s water supply relies Geosciences and Economics from U-M and faculty. She begins heavily on snowpack in the Sierra Nevada, her appointment as assistant professor in a master’s and PhD from Princeton University. but currently there are no existing tools, He returned to U-M in July 2012 to continue January 2013. Much of Wigginton’s research techniques, or models to conduct reliable, continued on next page AEESP Newsletter • September 2012 New Faculty Appointments 13 has focused on the fate of chemical and microbiological pollutants break down -- both master’s degree and PhD in environmental microbial pollutants in drinking water and in the natural environment as well as during engineering from Virginia Tech. She held a wastewater treatment. To address health and engineered treatment processes. Third, her National Science Foundation International ecological risks in water, Wigginton’s research work focuses on ways to improve existing Postdoctoral Fellowship in Lausanne, Swit- takes a three-pronged approach. First, she treatment processes and on developing new zerland, for two years, where she worked to works to improve analytical methods in order technologies to address the trace organic understand how viruses in drinking water and to detect chemical and microbial contami- contaminants and emerging pathogens in our wastewater are disinfected during treatment. nants at the low concentrations that can cause wastewater and drinking water. Wigginton Currently she serves as assistant professor harm to humans and the environment. Her earned her bachelor’s degree in professional in the civil and environmental engineering research also explores how these chemical and chemistry from University of Idaho and her department at the University of Maryland.

Annick Anctil joins Clemson University Christopher Hennigan joins University of Maryland Baltimore County Dr. Annick Anctil received a PhD in Sus- tainability from the Rochester Institute of Christopher J. Hennigan joined the Depart- Technology in 2011 where she also received ment of Chemical, Biochemical and Envi- her MS in Materials Engineering (2007) after ronmental Engineering at the University of a BS in Materials Engineering from Ecole Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) as an Polytechnique de Montreal (2005). Prior to assistant professor in August 2012. He comes joining Clemson, she worked as a Research to UMBC after serving as a postdoctoral Associate at the National Photovoltaic Envi- scholar at Carnegie Mellon University in the ronmental Research Center at Brookhaven Center for Atmospheric Particle Studies and National Laboratory where she worked on the environmental impact the Department of Mechanical Engineering of large-scale photovoltaic power plants and resource availability working with Allen L. Robinson. of critical metals for solar technologies. Dr. Anctil’s major research interest is in sustainable energy, in particular photovoltaics, where Christopher’s research broadly deals with issues of air quality, atmo- she uses life cycle assessment to identify the main issues of current spheric chemistry, and climate change. In particular, his research technologies and propose alternative solutions. A primary focus focuses on atmospheric aerosols – small particles suspended in of her work is in the environmental impact of nanomaterials and air that have important implications for human health, ecosystem fine chemicals for energy applications, in particular as it relates to stability, and Earth’s climate. His research seeks to understand the reducing the impact of industrial production. formation of aerosols from the reaction of gas-phase compounds, with a focus on multi-phase processes. This is carried out through Excellence in environmental engineering has been a tradition at the development and deployment of instrumentation for direct Clemson University for many years. Environmental Engineering atmospheric aerosol measurements. and Earth Sciences (EEES) is the only Department in the nation with three faculty members who have been honored with the prestigious Christopher has MS and PhD degrees in Environmental Engineering Founders Award by the AEESP. Currently, six faculty members serve from the Georgia Institute of Technology where he was advised by in the editorial or editorial advisory boards of prominent journals. Rodney Weber. He holds a BS in chemistry from the University of The department houses five NSF CAREER award recipients. EEES Florida. More information about his research is available at www. faculty also published five books in the past decade. Research activities umbc.edu/cbe/hennigan/. in EEES include process engineering (targeted at water, wastewater, and air treatment, and soil and groundwater remediation), biosys- tems engineering, environmental health physics, environmental chemistry, environmental fate and transport, sustainable systems and environmental assessment, environmental radiochemistry, and hydrogeology. The department has a new undergraduate degree in Environmental Engineering started in the Fall of 2010, which currently has 75 majors. The Department has 24 full-time faculty members, more than 20 adjunct faculty and more than 125 graduate students. 14 Announcements AEESP Newsletter • September 2012 Special Issue of the Journal of Be Recognized As Board Certified in Environmental Engineering Environmental Engineering or Science

Guest Editors: The American Academy of Envi- Jeanne VanBriesen, Carnegie Mellon University, ronmental Engineers transitions to [email protected] the American Academy of Environ- Michel Boufadel, New Jersey Institute of Technology, mental Engineers and Scientists on [email protected] January 1, 2013. In addition to accepting applications from qualified environmental engineers, the Academy is accepting applications Submitted by Jeanne Vanbriesen (Carnegie Mellon University) from qualified environmental scientists seeking to attain the title: Unconventional gas in tight shales like the Barnett, the Marcellus, Board Certified Environmental Scientist (BCES). and the Eagle Ford formations is changing the view of domestic BCES qualifications are similar in structure and scope to the BCEE natural gas supply. Directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing or BCEEM for engineering, but specifically related to science. The has opened up new resources, but also opens new debates on the minimum qualifications for BCES include a degree in environmental impacts of extraction technologies on water and air resources. science, or other science degree acceptable to the Academy Board, Environmental engineers are leading technology developments in followed by eight years of practice and/or teaching experience in green completions, as well as investigating the effects of drilling on environmental science, of which four years are in responsible charge; water and air quality. and successful completion of written and oral examinations. Candi- ASCE is pleased to announce a special issue of the Journal of Envi- dates with 16 years of experience may request written examination ronmental Engineering broadly encompassing the following aspects: waiver. Those with 20 years’ experience, of which 10 comprise senior Water resources and allocation, migration of fluids (liquids and gases) leadership, may qualify via Eminence (no written/oral exams). Post in aquifers and waterways, produced water treatment, and air quality. graduate degrees may apply toward years of experience. Prospective authors are requested to prepare manuscripts according Specialty areas for the BCES certification include Air Resources; to the guidelines published at the Journal of Environmental Engineer- Environmental Biology; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental ing website. Submission of a manuscript for the special issue does Microbiology; Environmental Toxicology; Groundwater and the not guarantee publication. Manuscripts will be subject to the same Subsurface Environment; Surface Water Resources; and Sustain- peer-review process for all manuscripts published in the Journal of ability Science. Environmental Engineering. Submit articles to editorial manager at Details: www.editorialmanager.com/jrneeeng. Submission deadline: BCEE or BCEEM: http://www.aaee.net/BoardCertified.php September 30, 2012. BCES: http://www.aaee.net/BCES-Requirements.php More information at: www.asce.org/Books-and-Journals/Journals/ Call-for-Papers-Abstracts/Call-For-Papers-Environmental-Aspects- Of-Shale-Gas-Development/

Associate Director of Research position at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

The Water Institute at UNC is recruiting an Associate Director of Research to join its rapidly growing team. The successful applicant will work with Jamie Bartram (Director), Pete Kolsky (Associate Director for Teaching and Learning) and 15 – 25 researchers, doctoral, masters, and undergraduate students in further developing and implementing a fast-paced research programme focused on critical challenges in WaSH and global health. See url for further details: https://unc.peopleadmin. com/postings/7282. AEESP Newsletter • September 2012 Announcements 15 Journal AWWA Invites Your Manuscripts

Submitted by Tanju Karanfil (Clemson University) and Andrea • water resources and watershed management, Dietrich (Virginia Tech.) • all treatment technologies, from conventional to advanced The “new” Journal—American Water Works Association (JAWWA), water reuse, the flagship publication of the American Water Works Association • all residuals management issues—from treatment to disposal, that is distributed each month to more than 40,000 members, encourages professor, postdoc, and student members of AEESP • utility management, to submit water-related articles for publication in the Journal. In • regulations for source water and finished drinking water (e.g., 2012, JAWWA adopted a new format that expands the number of CWA and SDWA), peer-reviewed articles published each month. The edited full-length article is published online, and a two-page summary of the article • chemical and microbial water quality in source, finished, and prepared by the authors is also published online and in print. This tap waters, format has been widely acclaimed as readers can first obtain insights • complete water distribution—from pressure to pipes in public to the research through the two-page summary and then seek out and private systems, and details in the full-length article. • consumer satisfaction and aesthetic issues. In addition JAWWA’s distinguished Peer Review Editorial Board has streamlined the submission and review process to provide fast turn- Both a professional and a scholarly journal, JAWWA has earned its around times. We are also diligently working on further reducing the reputation as a widely respected publication in the water industry. time from submittal to publication, as we recognize the significance JAWWA’s goals are to: of timely publication to academic publishing. • disseminate cutting-edge technical information and research It’s important that you also know that JAWWA has increased its to water professionals, global reach and “findability” through implementation of digital • discuss and highlight best management practices in the water object identifiers (DOIs) and is abstracted by numerous online industry, and scientific databases including JSTOR, EBSCOHost, and SCOPUS, to name a few. • provide the best and most current information on regulations affecting the global water industry. JAWWA seeks your articles that relate to all aspects of drinking water, from watersheds to consumers who drink water at the tap. These Members of the JAWWA Editorial Advisory Board strongly encourage include but are not limited to: you, your colleagues, and students to consider JAWWA for publica- tion of your water-related research. • Comprehensive water supply contamination from inputs related to land use, wastewater discharges, natural and anthro- pogenic chemicals and microbes, the impacts on aquatic life and public health,

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