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DANIEL PATRICK CASSIDY, Ph.D., P.E. Professional Engineer, Michigan, USA-License #46224 Member, Order of Engineers of Québec-License #131396

TEACHING EXPERIENCE Western Michigan University-Kalamazoo, MI (Aug. 1998-June 2003, Sept. 2006-present) Associate Professor-Department of Geosciences. Undergraduate classes; Studies Graduate classes; Hazardous Remediation, Hydrogeology, Introduction to .

Université Laval-Québec, Québec (June 2003-September, 2006) Professeur Agrégé-Département de Géologie et de Génie Géologique Undergraduate classes; Contaminant Hydrogeology Graduate classes; and Remediation, - Interactions.

Bradley University-Peoria, IL (August 1996-May 1997) Assistant Professor-Department of Civil Engineering and Construction. Undergraduate classes; Intro to Environmental Engineering, Engineering Geology. Graduate classes; Hazardous Waste Management, Surface Quality & Modeling.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Western Michigan University-Kalamazoo, MI (August 1998-April 2003) ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR: Topics include: (1) biosurfactant production accompanying NAPL degradation; (2) combining advanced oxidation and biodegradation for recalcitrant organics; (3) affect of NAPL biodegradation on geoelectrical signatures; (4) aerobic granulation in ; (5) modeling in wastewater treatment.

University of Notre Dame-Notre Dame, IN (May 1995-March 1996) POST-DOCTORAL: Research included: (1) -releasing substances for bioremediaton; (2) engineered systems for biodegradation of TNT by Phanerochaete chrysosporium in biofilm reactors; and (3) biological C and N removal from a high-nitrate, Nylon production waste stream in sequencing batch reactors (SBRs).

Technical University of Munich-Munich, Germany (August 1993-April 1995) RESEARCH FELLOW: Conducted doctoral research on: (1) combining slurry and solid- phase techniques for soils; (2) a periodic aeration strategy to minimize volatilization in solid-phase bioreactors; (3) factors affecting contaminant bioavailability.

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE Independent Consulting (August 2000-present) PROJECT ENGINEER/MANAGER: Treatability/feasibility studies for soils, , and wastewaters. Clients include; Biogénie, Biotech Solutions Inc., Earth Tech, Hydro Geo Chem, Inc., Barr Engineering Company, Stanley Consultants, Inc., SBR Technologies.

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SBR Technologies, Inc.-South Bend, IN (full time from May 1995-August 1996 and May 1997-August 1998, part time from August 1998-August 2000) Project Engineer investigating: (1) chemical and biological treatment of energetics and chemical warfare agents; (2) treatment/disposal of chemical munitions (i.e., mustard gas, nerve gases, explosives, and propellants); and (3) site characterizations and remedial investigations/feasibility studies.

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS 1. Cassidy DP, Hirl PJ, Belia E. (submitted). “Methane production from distillers’ dried grains with solubles (DDGS) in anaerobic SBRs” Water Research. 2. Ndjou’ou A-C, Cassidy DP. (2006). production accompanying the modified Fenton oxidation of in soil. Chemosphere. 65(9): 1610-1615 3. Ndjou’ou A-C, Bou-Nasr, J, Cassidy DP. (2006). The effect of Fenton Reagent dose on co-existing chemical and microbial oxidation in soil. Environ. Science & Technol. 40(8): 2778-2783. 4. Cassidy DP, Belia E. (2005). Nitrogen and phosphorus removal from an abattoir wastewater in a SBR with aerobic granular sludge. Water Research. 39: 4817-4823. 5. Atekwana EA, Atekwana EA, Werkema DD, Allen JP, Smart LA, Duris JW, Cassidy DP, Sauck WA, Rossbach S. (2004). Evidence for microbial enhanced electrical conductivity in -contaminated sediments. Geophysical Res. Letters. 31: L23501 6. Hudak AJ, Cassidy DP. (2004). Stimulating In-Soil Rhamnolipid Production in a Bioslurry Reactor by Limiting Nitrogen. Biotechnol & Bioengineering. 88(7): 861-868. 7. Atekwana EA, Werkema DD, Duris JW, Rossbach S, Atekwana EA, Sauck WA, Cassidy, DP. (2004). In-situ apparent conductivity measurements and microbial population distribution at a hydrocarbon contaminated site. Geophysics. 69: 56-63. 8. Werkema DD, Atekwana EA, Endres A, Sauck WA, Cassidy DP. (2003). Investigating the geoelectrical response of hydrocarbon contamination undergoing biodegradation. Geophysical Research Letters. 30(12): 1647-1653. 9. Cassidy DP, Hampton D, Kohler S, Nuttall HE. (2002). Ozonation and biodegradation of persistent bioaccumulative toxins in sediments. In: Remediation and Beneficial Reuse of Contaminated Sediments (Hinchee RE, Porta A Pellei M, Editors), Battelle Press, 71-78. 10. Cassidy DP, Hudak AJ. (2002). selection and performance in bioslurry reactors treating PAH-contaminated soil. Environ. Technol. 23: 1033-1042. 11. Cassidy DP, Hudak AJ, Werkema DD, Atekwana EA, Rossbach S, Duris JW, Atekewana EA, Sauck WA. (2002). In situ rhamnolipid production at an abandoned refinery. Soil & Sed. Contam.-Internat. Journ. 11(5): 769-787. 12. Cassidy DP, Hudak AJ, Murad A. (2002). Effect of loading in soil slurry-SBRs on biosurfactant production, foaming, performance. ASCE-J Environ Engin 128 (7): 575-582. 13. Cassidy DP, Hampton D, Kohler S. (2002). Combined chemical () and biological treatment of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) adsorbed to sediments. Journal Chemical Technology Biotechnology 77 (6): 663-670. 14. Cassidy DP, Hudak AJ. (2001). Microorganism selection and biosurfactant production in a continuously and periodically operated bioslurry reactor. J Haz Mat. 84 (2-3): 253-264. 15. Cassidy DP, Werkema DD, Atekwana EA, Sauck WA, Rossbach S, Duris J. (2001). The effects of LNAPL biodegradation products on electrical conductivity measurements. Journ. Environmental Engineering Geophysics. 6 (1): 47-52.

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16. Cassidy DP, Irvine RL. (2001). The effect of operating conditions on the performance of soil slurry-SBRs. Water Science & Technology, 43 (3): 223-230. 17. Cassidy DP. (2001). Biological surfactant production in a biological slurry reactor treating diesel fuel-contaminated soil. Water Environment Research, 73: 87-94. 18. Cassidy DP, Efendiev S, White DM. (2000). A comparison of CSTR and SBR bioslurry reactor performance. Water Research, 34 (18): 4333-4342. 19. Cassidy DP, Earley JP, Irvine RL. (2000). Treatment of a synthetic nylon production wastewater under denitrifying conditions in an anoxic sequencing batch reactor. Environmental Progress, 19 (3): 218-227. 20. Cassidy DP, Irvine RL, (2000). Biosurfactant production by indigenous soil microbes degrading BEHP and lubricating oil. In: Bioremediaton of Contaminated Soils, (Wise DL, Trantolo DJ, Cichon EJ, Inyang HI, Stottmeister U, Editors), pp. 265-283, Marcel Dekker.

21. Cassidy DP, Irvine RL. (1999). Use of calcium peroxide to provide O2 for contaminant biodegradation in a saturated soil. Journ. Haz. Materials. B69: 25-39. 22. Cassidy DP, Irvine RL. (1998). Interactions between organic contaminants and soil affecting bioavailability. In: Bioremediation-Principles and Practices, (Sidkar SK, Irvine RL, Editors.). Technomics Lancaster, Pennsylvania, pp. 259-282. 23. Cassidy DP, Irvine RL. (1997). Biotreatment of a contaminated soil in periodically operated slurry and solid-phase reactors. Water Science & Technol., 35 (1): 185-192. 24. Irvine DA, Earley JP, Cassidy DP, Harvey SP. (1997). Biodegradation of sulfur mustard hydrolysate in the SBR. Water Science & Technol, 35 (1): 67-74. 25. Irvine RL, Cassidy DP, (1995). Periodically operated bioreactors for the treatment of soils and leachates. In: Biological Unit Processes for Hazardous Waste Treatment, (Hinchee RE, Sayles GD, Skeen RS, Editors) pp. 289-298. 26. Cassidy DP, Ranganathan V. (1992). Groundwater upwelling near Bay St. Elaine salt dome in southeastern Louisiana. AAPG Bulletin 76 (10): 1560-1568.

CONFERENCE PAPERS 1. Northup A, Hampton D., Cassidy D. (2007). The Effect of AOPs on the Chemical Destruction of 2,4-Dinitrotoluene and on its Subsequent Biodegradability by Native . The 9th International Battelle Symposium on In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation. May 7-10, Baltimore, MD, USA. Oral Presentation (by Cassidy). 2. Northup A, Cassidy D. Chemical oxidation to promote microbial activity and surfactant production. Geological Society of America South-Central/North-Central Sections Meeting, April 11-13, 2007, Lawrence, Kansas, USA (by Northup). 3. Bankston J., Richard D., Cassidy D. (2007). In-Situ MGP Remediation Using Modified Fenton’s Reagent Bench to Full Scale. Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Manufactured Gas (MGP) Symposium, January 8-11, Atlanta, GA, USA. Oral Presentation (by Bankston). 4. Haws NW, Bentley HW, Yiannikakis A, Bentley AJ, Cassidy D. Stimulating in situ surfactant production to increase contaminant bioavailability and augment bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Dec. 11-15, San Francisco, California, USA. Oral Presentation (by Haws). 5. Northup A, Hampton D., Cassidy D. (2006). Treatment of a Dinitrotoluene-Contaminated Soil Using Five Different Oxidants. The 12th International Conference on Advanced

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Oxidation Technologies for Treatment of Water, Air, and Soil. September 25-28, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Oral Presentation (by Cassidy). 6. Northup A, Hampton D., Cassidy D. (2006). The Effect of Fenton Reagent Dose on Co- Existing Chemical and Microbial Oxidation in Soil. The Third European Conference on Oxidation and Reduction Technologies for Ex-Situ Treatment of Water, Air & In-Situ Treatment of Soil & Groundwater, September 11-13, Göttingen, Germany. Oral Presentation (by Cassidy). 7. Bou-Nasr J, Cassidy D. (2006). Effect of Permanganate Oxidation in Soil on Aerobic Microbial Activity. Fifth International Conf. On Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, May 22-25. Monterey, California, USA. Poster. 8. Bankston J., Pint T, Richard D., Cassidy D. (2006). In-Situ MGP Remediation Using Modified Fenton’s Reagent-Bench to Full Scale. Fifth International Conf. On Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, May 22-25. Monterey, California, USA. Oral Presentation (by Bankston). 9. Ndjou’ou A-C, Cassidy, DP. (2005). Evidence for the production of accompanying the chemical oxidation of hydrocarbons. Oct. 23-27, The 4th International Conference on Optimized Site Remediation Technologies, Processes, and Strategies for Cost-Effective Closure (OSR-3), Chicago, Illinois, USA. Poster. 10. Cassidy DP, Osgerby I, Nuttal E, Lundy W. (2005). Oxidation and subsequent biodegradation of coal tar residues using the newly developed Fenton-like Cool-OxTM technology. Oct. 23-27, The 4th International Conference on Optimized Site Remediation Technologies, Processes, and Strategies for Cost-Effective Closure (OSR-3), Chicago, Illinois, USA. Oral Presentation (by Cassidy). 11. Hampton D, Beck D, Kohler S, Cassidy DP. (2005). Geotextile Sediment Cover Blocks Biointrusion in Tests. Battelle 3rd International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediments, Jan. 24-27. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Oral Presentation (by Hampton). 12. Cassidy DP, Osgerby I, Nuttal E, Lundy W. (2004). Oxidation and subsequent biodegradation of coal tar residues using the newly developed Fenton-like Lund-Ox Technology. The 3rd International Conference on Optimized Site Remediation Technologies, Processes, and Strategies for Cost-Effective Closure (OSR-2). Oct. 25-30. San Diego, California, USA. Oral Presentation (by Osgerby). 13. Bankston J, Cassidy DP, Richardson D, Richard D. (2004). In Situ Chemical Oxidation Combined with Biodegradation for Optimized Subsurface Remediation. The Illinois MGP Forum. May 18. Chicago, Illinois, USA. Oral Presentation (by Cassidy) 14. Lundy W, Kronimen R, Cassidy D. (2004). A Case Study of In-Situ Chemical Oxidation to Destroy Coal Tar Contaminants in Soil and Groundwater. Presented by Lundy, Proceedings, Natural Gas Technologies II, February 8-11. Phoenix, AZ, USA. Oral Presentation (by Cassidy). 15. Cassidy DP, Bankston J, Richard D. (2003). In situ chemical oxidation combined with biodegradation for optimized subsurface remediation. Presented by Cassidy, The 2nd International Conference on Optimized Site Remediation Technologies, Processes, and Strategies for Cost-Effective Closure (OSR-1). October 25-30. Montreal, Canada. Oral Presentation (by Cassidy).

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16. Murad A, Cassidy D. (2003). Use of dithionite to dechlorinate PCE and TCE. Presented by Murad, 48th Annual Midwest Groundwater Conference; October 1-3, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. Poster. 17. Hudak AJ, Cassidy D. (2003). Biosurfactant Production by Indigenous Microorganisms in Bioslurry Reactors. Presented by Hudak, 48th Annual Midwest Groundwater Conference; October 1-3, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. Poster. 18. Atekwana EA., Atekwana EA, Werkema DD, Duris J, Rossbach S, Sauck W, Koretsky, C, Cassidy D, Means J, Sherrod L. (2003). Investigating the effects of microbial communities on electrical properties of soils: preliminary results from a pilot scale column experiment. European Geophysical Society, Geophysical Research Abstracts, V. 5, 13832. Oral Presentation (by Atekwana). 19. Hampton D, Cassidy D, Beck D, Kohler S. (2002). In situ remediation of contaminated sediments in groundwater-fed streams and lakes. National Groundwater Association 2002 Ground Water Expo, Dec 8-11, Las Vegas, NV, USA. Oral Presentation (by Hampton). 20. Cassidy D, Hudak AJ. (2002). Biosurfactant production by indigenous microorganisms in bioslurry reactors treating a PAH-contaminated soil. American Chemical Society Conf.- Emerging Technologies in Hazardous Waste Management, August 8-11, Boston MA, USA. Oral Presentation (by Cassidy). 21. Cassidy D, Hampton D, Kohler S, Nuttall E, Lundy W. (2002). Comparative study of chemical oxidation and biodegradation of PCBs in sediments. Presented by Cassidy, Third International Conf. On Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, May 7- 10. Monterey, California, USA. Poster. 22. Cassidy D, Hudak AJ. (2001). Biosurfactant production and microorganism selection in continuous-flow and periodically operated bioslurry reactors treating PAH-contaminated soils. 17th International Conference Contaminated Soils, Sediments, and Water, October. University Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA. Oral Presentation (by Cassidy). 23. Hudak AJ, Cassidy D. (2001). In Situ Biosurfactant Production at a Petroleum Refinery. Presented by Hudak, AAPG Eastern Section, September. Kalamazoo, MI , USA. Poster. 24. Atekwana EA, Cassidy D, Magnuson C, Endres AL, Werkema DD, Sauck WA, Rossbach S, Duris J. (2001). Changes in geoelectrical properties accompanying microbial degradation of LNAPLs. SAGEEP Meeting of the Environ & Engineering Geophysical Society, March. Denver, Colorado, USA. Oral Presentation (by Atekwana). 25. Irvine RL, Cassidy D. (2000). On-site bioremediaton of contaminated soils. Korea Solid Waste Engin. Soc., November, Taegu, Korea. Oral Presentation (by Irvine). 26. Irvine RL, Cassidy D. (2000). Bioremediaton of contaminated soils: pretreatment in the slurry phase followed by final treatment in the solid phase. International Conference on Bioremediation, University of Rome, June, Rome, Italy. Oral Presentation (by Irvine). 27. Cassidy D, Irvine RL. (2000). The effect of operating conditions on the biodegradation of diesel fuel in soil slurry-SBRs. Presented by Cassidy, 2nd International Symposium on SBR Technology, July, Narbonne, France. Oral Presentation (by Cassidy). 28. Cassidy D, Irvine RL. (2000). Using periodic venting to reduce contaminant stripping in solid-phase bioremediaton. Presented by Cassidy, 1st World Congress of the International Association, July, Paris, France. Oral Presentation (by Cassidy).

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