Docket No. 2017-1483-MIS. Consideration of the Nomination and Appointment of Seven Positions on the Tax Relief for Pollution Control Property Advisory Committee

TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AGENDA ITEM REQUEST

AGENDA REQUESTED: December 13, 2017

DATE OF REQUEST: November 21, 2017

INDIVIDUAL TO CONTACT REGARDING CHANGES TO THIS REQUEST, IF NEEDED: Joyce Spencer-Nelson, (512) 239-5017

CAPTION: Docket No. 2017-1483-MIS. Consideration of the nomination and appointment of seven positions on the Tax Relief for Pollution Control Property Advisory Committee.

House Bills 3206 and 3544, 81st Legislature, 2009, amended Texas Tax Code (TTC), Section 11.31 to require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to form a permanent advisory committee that will make recommendations to the TCEQ commissioners regarding the use of pollution control property on matters relating to property tax exemptions. TTC, Section 11.31(n) requires the advisory committee to have representatives from industry, appraisal districts, taxing units, environmental groups, and members who are not representatives of any of the aforementioned entities but have substantial technical expertise in pollution control technology and environmental engineering. House Bill 2280, 82nd Legislature, 2011, amended TTC, Section 11.31(n) to require that at least one member of the advisory committee be a representative of a school district or junior college district in which property is located that is or previously was subject to an exemption under this section. This proposal is for the following positions: three representatives from industry, two representatives from appraisal districts, one representative from taxing units, and one independent technical expert. (Elizabeth Sartain, Don Redmond) (Non-Rule Project No. 2017-038-MIS-NR)

Steve Hagle, P.E. David Brymer

Deputy Director Division Director

Joyce Nelson

Agenda Coordinator

Copy to CCC Secretary? NO X YES Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Interoffice Memorandum

To: Commissioners Date: November 21, 2017

Thru: Bridget C. Bohac, Chief Clerk Richard A. Hyde, P.E., Executive Director

From: Steve Hagle, P.E., Deputy Director Office of Air

Docket No.: 2017-1483-MIS

Subject: Consideration of the appointment of seven positions on the Tax Relief for Pollution Control Property Advisory Committee Non-Rule Project No. 2017-038-MIS-NR

The Tax Relief for Pollution Control Property program solicited nominations for the Tax Relief for Pollution Control Property Advisory Committee. Seven positions were available because seven of the 13 members have terms expiring in December 2017.

Terms Expire December 2017 Terms Expire December 2019 Bob Adair – industry Paul Coon – industry Roland Bieber – appraisal districts Lloyd Graham – school or junior college districts Timothy Jones – industry Donald Lee – taxing units C. Wayne Frazell – appraisal districts Greg Maxim - industry Michael Ford – industry Michael Nasi - industry Bennett Sandlin – taxing units Cyrus Reed – environmental groups Charles Allred – independent technical expert

Nine nominations were received. Six members with terms expiring in December 2017 applied for reappointment. It is recommended that all of the six current members who were nominated remain on the committee and be reappointed to serve a four-year term. Those members are Bob Adair, Charles Allred, Roland Bieber, Michael Ford, C. Wayne Frazell, and Timothy Jones. One member whose term is expiring in December 2017, Bennett Sandlin, is not seeking reappointment. Mr. Sandlin was previously nominated by The Texas Municipal League to represent taxing units. The Texas Municipal League nominated Bill Longley for the position currently held by Mr. Sandlin and it is recommended that Mr. Longley be appointed to the committee. Mr. Longley serves as legislative counsel for the Texas Municipal League and is knowledgeable on a variety of topics including economic development, municipal taxes, and revenue sources.

Recommended Appointments:  Mr. Bob Adair, nominated by the Texas Oil and Gas Association, representing industry  Charles Allred, as an independent technical expert Commissioners Page 2 November 21, 2017

Re: Docket No. 2017-1483-MIS

 Mr. Roland Bieber, nominated by Texas Association of Appraisal Districts, representing appraisal districts  Mr. Michael Ford, nominated by the Texas Chemical Council, representing industry  Mr. C. Wayne Frazell with Pritchard and Abbott, Inc., representing appraisal districts  Mr. Timothy Jones, representing industry  Mr. Bill Longley, nominated by the Texas Municipal League, representing taxing units

Other Applicants:  Mr. Gregory Kort with Petrotax Energy Holdings, LLC, applied for an industry position  Dr. Melanie Sattler, Ph.D., P.E., University of Texas at Arlington, applied for the independent technical expert position

Legislative History: House Bills 3206 and 3544, 81st Legislature, 2009, amended Texas Tax Code, §11.31 to require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to form a permanent advisory committee that will make recommendations to TCEQ commissioners on matters relating to property tax exemptions for pollution control property.

Agency Contacts: Elizabeth Sartain, Project Manager, Air Quality Division, (512) 239-3933 Don Redmond, Staff Attorney, (512) 239-0612

cc: Chief Clerk, 2 copies Executive Director's Office Erin Chancellor Stephen Tatum Jim Rizk Office of General Counsel Elizabeth Sartain Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

A RESOLUTION Consideration of the Nomination and Appointment of Seven Members to the Tax Relief for Pollution Control Property Advisory Committee. Docket No. 2017-1483-MIS

WHEREAS, Section 5.107 of the Texas Water Code provides the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (Commission) with the authority to create and consult with advisory committees; and

WHEREAS, Section 5.7 of 30 Texas Administrative Code states that all members of advisory committees are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Commission; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with Texas Tax Code Section 11.31(n), the Tax Relief for Pollution Control Property Advisory Committee (the Advisory Committee) is composed of: six representatives from industry; two representatives from appraisal districts; two representatives from taxing units; one representative from an environmental group; one representative who is not a member of any of the aforementioned groups, but has substantial expertise in pollution control technology and environmental engineering; and a representative of a school district or junior college district in which property is located that is or previously was subject to an exemption under Section 11.31 of the Texas Tax Code;

WHEREAS, on December 13, 2017, the Commission discussed in an open meeting the appointment of seven members to the Advisory Committee to serve four-year terms;

WHEREAS, the terms of the following seven members of the Advisory Committee expire on December 31, 2017:  Bob Adair, representing industry;  Roland Bieber, representing appraisal districts;  Timothy Jones, representing industry;  C. Wayne Frazell, representing appraisal districts;  Michael Ford, representing industry;  Bennett Sandlin, representing taxing units; and  Charles Allred, independent technical expert;

WHEREAS, the Commission published notice in the August 11, 2017 issue of the Texas Register soliciting nominations for the Advisory Committee.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY that the following individuals are appointed as members of the Advisory Committee:

1) ______, as a representative from industry; 2) ______, as a representative from appraisal districts; 3) ______, as a representative from industry; 4) ______, as a representative from appraisal districts; 5) ______, as a representative from industry; 6) ______, as a representative from taxing units; and 7) ______, as an independent technical expert.

TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

______Bryan W. Shaw, Ph.D., P.E., Chairman

______Date Signed

Recommended Appointments

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Tax Relief for Pollution Control Property Advisory Committee Application for Advisory Committee Position House Bills 3206 and 3544, enacted during the Regular Session of the 81st Texas Legislature, 2009 required the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to establish a permanent advisory committee of 13 members to advise the commission on the implementation of Texas Tax Code, §11.31. The commission appointed the advisory committee on January 27, 2010. Advisory committee members serve four-year staggered terms. Seven of the members’ terms expire on December 31, 2017. House Bill 2280, enacted during the Regular Session of the 82nd Texas Legislature, 2011 added the requirement that at least one advisory committee member be a representative of a school district or junior college district to the list organizations that must be represented on the committee. Nominations are being accepted for the following positions: • three industry representatives; • one taxing unit representative; • two appraisal district representatives; and • one independent technical expert. Current members whose terms are expiring may apply for reappointment. Advisory committee applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. CST on September 11, 2017. Please complete the following information and indicate if you are nominating another individual or yourself. If you are nominating another person, please provide that nominee's information. 1. I am nominating another individual. Nominee's Name: Mailing Address: City, State, Zip: Phone Number: E-mail Address: 2. I am nominating myself. My Name: Mailing Address: City, State, Zip: Phone Number: E-mail Address: Microsoft Word Version The following groups have positions open for applications. Please indicate the group that the nominee is qualified to represent. ☐ Industry ☐ Taxing unit ☐ Appraisal district representative ☐ Independent technical expert Please provide additional information regarding the group represented by the nominee.

Please attach separate pages documenting the nominee's qualifications for a position on the advisory committee. Examples of supporting documentation include a resume, biography, summary of experience, list of publications, recognitions and awards, letters of reference, etc. All applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. CST on September 11, 2017. Applications submitted after that date will only be considered if there are insufficient qualified applicants. You can apply to nominate yourself or someone else to the advisory committee, but the TCEQ asks that only interested persons be nominated. Please submit the completed application, along with any supporting materials, as one package. All application packages should reference the Tax Relief for Pollution Control Property Advisory Committee. Application packages should be submitted to the TCEQ by any of the following methods: • E-mail application packages to [email protected] • Mail application packages to: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Tax Relief Program, MC-110 P.O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087 • For overnight mail service or couriers, use the following physical address: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Tax Relief Program, MC-110 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building A Austin, TX 78753 Questions regarding the advisory committee can be directed by phone to Elizabeth Sartain of the Tax Relief Program at 512-239-3933 or by e-mail to [email protected]. Additional information is available at the TCEQ Tax Relief for Pollution Control Property Advisory Committee Web page at: http://www.tceq.texas.gov/airquality/taxrelief/advisory group.html

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Bob Adair Résumé for TCEQ Tax Relief for Pollution Control Property Advisory Committee

Phillips 66 Company Office (832) 765-1419 1075 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. N Cell (281) 235-6558 S1360-06 Headquarters Building Houston, TX 77043

Expertise

Property tax planning, abatements, valuation, state rules and regulations, and legislation are primary expertise. Reputation of effective and ethical coordination of property tax research, evaluation, and collaborative action, communicating in a professional manner with state and local government officials, including: governors’ staff and appointees; state tax officials; chief appraisers/assessors and their contract appraisal firms; county judges and council members; mayors; and school superintendents and finance/business managers.

Experience

2012-Current Phillips 66 Company Houston, TX Current: Director, Property Tax Planning and Valuation, Real Estate Services Prior: Supervisor, Property Tax, Real Estate, Right of Way and Claims, Real Estate Services Primary responsibilities:  Consult with agents and business units in multiple states regarding property tax planning and valuations.  Supervised agents and associates with property tax responsibilities.  Participate with business associations in multiple states regarding property tax policy.

2006-2012 ConocoPhillips Company Houston, TX Senior Consultant, Property Tax, Real Estate, Right of Way and Claims, Corporate Real Estate. Primary responsibilities and accomplishments:  Property tax valuations, exemptions, and other matters for Texas and Pennsylvania refineries, cogeneration plant, oil and gas minerals/equipment, corporate office and other properties.  Oversight of Louisiana property tax legislation, state rules, regulations and policies.  State and local tax representative on business development projects.  Leader of Property Tax Refineries Team for all U.S. refineries.

2000-2006 Entergy Corporation The Woodlands, TX Tax Advisor, State & Local Taxes, Corporate Tax Department. Primary responsibilities and accomplishments:  Property tax assessed values and exemptions for the largest property taxpayer in Louisiana.  Secured tax abatement and/or payment-in-lieu-of-tax agreements for merchant power plants in Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas. Early development tax abatement/incentives work in 21 other states.  Due diligence and tax forecasts for acquisition and construction projects.

1987-2000 Shell Oil Company Houston, TX Positions as Tax Representative, Sr. Tax Representative, and Property Tax Manager – Tejas. Responsible for property tax valuations, abatements, tax policy/legislation, and other related matters. Properties in six states included: refineries, chemical plants, gas plants, oil and gas minerals/equipment, pipelines, marine and marketing terminals, and service stations.

1982-1987 Dresser Industries, Inc. Dallas, TX Property Tax Administrator. Responsible for property taxes in Louisiana and part of Texas, and consulted with company clients in California, Minnesota, Nevada, Wyoming, and other states.

Government Positions

Chairman, Tax Relief for Pollution Control Property Advisory Committee, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (representing Texas Oil and Gas Association)

Industry Positions and Awards

Chairman, Property Tax Committee, Texas Taxpayers and Research Association Member, Refineries Property Tax Subcommittee, Texas Oil and Gas Association Former President, Louisiana Association of Tax Representatives Former Chairman, Property Tax Committee, Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association Former Chairman, Property Tax Committee, MS/AL Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association

Del Threadgill Distinguished Tax Professional Award, Texas Taxpayers and Research Association Distinguished Service Award, Louisiana Association of Tax Representatives Outstanding Service Award, Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association

Speaking Engagements

American Petroleum Institute Energy Council (membership of legislators from 12 U.S. states and 2 Canadian provinces) Institute for Professionals in Taxation National Association of Property Tax Representatives – Transportation, Electrics, and Communication Southeastern Association of Tax Administrators Texas Oil and Gas Association Texas Taxpayers and Research Association Wichita State University Public Utilities Appraisal Program Other state tax and industry associations

Education / Professional Designations

Certified Member (Property), Institute for Professionals in Taxation 1988 Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting Major, Economics Minor 1982 Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas Associate in Arts – Tyler Junior College, Tyler, Texas 1979

Personal

Married, three children, one grandchild, active in church, member of Kingwood Pops Orchestra. Enjoy time with family, jogging, biking, golf and various other activities. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Tax Relief for Pollution Control Property Advisory Committee

Application for Advisory Committee Position House Bills 3206 and 3544, enacted during the Regular Session of the 81st Texas Legislature, 2009 required the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to establish a permanent advisory committee of 13 members to advise the commission on the implementation of Texas Tax Code, §11.31. The commission appointed the advisory committee on January 27, 2010. Advisory committee members serve four-year staggered terms. Seven of the members’ terms expire on December 31, 2017. House Bill 2280, enacted during the Regular Session of the 82nd Texas Legislature, 2011 added the requirement that at least one advisory committee member be a representative of a school district or junior college district to the list organizations that must be represented on the committee. Nominations are being accepted for the following positions:  three industry representatives;  one taxing unit representative;  two appraisal district representatives; and  one independent technical expert. Current members whose terms are expiring may apply for reappointment. Advisory committee applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. CST on September 11, 2017. Please complete the following information and indicate if you are nominating another individual or yourself. If you are nominating another person, please provide that nominee's information. 1. I am nominating another individual. Nominee's Name: Mailing Address: City, State, Zip: Phone Number: E-mail Address: 2. I am nominating myself. My Name: Charles Allred Mailing Address: City, State, Zip: Phone Number: E-mail Address: Microsoft Word Version The following groups have positions open for applications. Please indicate the group that the nominee is qualified to represent. ☐ Industry ☐ Taxing unit ☐ Appraisal district representative ☒ Independent technical expert Please provide additional information regarding the group represented by the nominee. I am an independent contractor that prepares TCEQ use determination applications for taxpayers in multiple industries. I am not representing any industry or government group. Please attach separate pages documenting the nominee's qualifications for a position on the advisory committee. Examples of supporting documentation include a resume, biography, summary of experience, list of publications, recognitions and awards, letters of reference, etc. All applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. CST on September 11, 2017. Applications submitted after that date will only be considered if there are insufficient qualified applicants. You can apply to nominate yourself or someone else to the advisory committee, but the TCEQ asks that only interested persons be nominated. Please submit the completed application, along with any supporting materials, as one package. All application packages should reference the Tax Relief for Pollution Control Property Advisory Committee. Application packages should be submitted to the TCEQ by any of the following methods:  E-mail application packages to [email protected]  Mail application packages to: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Tax Relief Program, MC-110 P.O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087  For overnight mail service or couriers, use the following physical address: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Tax Relief Program, MC-110 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building A Austin, TX 78753 Questions regarding the advisory committee can be directed by phone to Elizabeth Sartain of the Tax Relief Program at 512-239-3933 or by e-mail to [email protected]. Additional information is available at the TCEQ Tax Relief for Pollution Control Property Advisory Committee Web page at: http://www.tceq.texas.gov/airquality/taxrelief/advisory_group.html

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CHARLES ALLRED, ASA-MTS B.S.E.-MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SPTC TDLR# 3322

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

01/04 – Present Independent Contractor Denver, Colorado Senior Property Tax Consultant, Machinery and Equipment Appraiser Recent assignments include: . Identification of pollution control assets for the purpose of filing property tax exemption applications in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas. Exemptions approved for pollution control assets associated with pulp and paper mills, cement manufacturing, electric power generation, needle coke manufacturing, surface coating (paint) lines for manufactured products, natural gas processing and compression, oilfield equipment manufacturing, salt water disposal facilities, drilling rigs, bulk storage terminals, batch chemical manufacturing, iron foundries, asphalt roofing and wallboard manufacturing facilities, and retail fuel and convenience stores. . Negotiation of property tax values with various contract appraisal firms employed by different local Appraisal Districts in Texas. Property values negotiated on behalf of a variety of manufacturing and oil & gas clients. Industries include iron foundries, oil & gas production, natural gas processing and gathering, oil transportation pipeline, pharmaceutical, paper products and chemicals, building materials including asphalt roofing and wallboard products, machine tool operations, railcar fabrication, woodworking, and construction. . Negotiation of property tax values for centrally assessed pipeline system with state agencies including the Mississippi Department of Revenue Exemptions and Public Utilities Bureau and the Alabama Department of Revenue Property Tax Division Public Utility Section. . Presentation of expert testimony on the subject of minimum depreciation percentages used to calculate residual values of oil and gas property to the Louisiana Tax Commission. Testimony provided on behalf of the Louisiana Independent Oil and Gas Association during summer 2004 and 2005 hearings to determine oil and gas assessment guidelines for the 2005 and 2006 tax years respectively.

11/02 – 12/03 Ryan & Company Dallas, Texas Valuation Team Leader, Valuation Services Group . Prepared market value appraisal reports on complex industrial properties primarily for the purpose of property tax valuation appeals in various states including Kentucky, Montana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Texas. All appraisal reports compliant with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. Industries included merchant electric power plants, building materials manufacturing such as cement, fiberglass, architectural glass, and asphalt shingles, metal processing plants for lead, copper, and molybdenum, lignite mining, and automotive tire manufacturing. . Identified pollution control assets for the purpose of filing property tax exemption applications in various states including Georgia, Indiana, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and West Virginia.

PAGE 1 OF 3 . Managed appraisal projects including client interface and supervision of staff.

05/00 – 10/02 Ryan & Company Dallas, Texas Senior Valuation Consultant, Valuation Services Group . Prepared market value appraisal reports on complex industrial properties primarily for the purpose of property tax valuation appeals. . Identified pollution control assets for the purpose of filing property tax exemption applications.

08/98 – 04/00 Pritchard & Abbott, Inc. Henderson, Texas Department Supervisor – Industrial, Personal, and Utility Property . Prepared market value appraisal reports on complex industrial properties for the purpose of determining property tax assessments in Texas and Louisiana. Industries included petrochemical, steel mills, foundries, natural gas processing, food processing, lumber, paper, oriented strand board, general manufacturing, and textile plants. . Conducted training sessions for employees including asset depreciation, equipment identification, and use of appraisal software. . Prepared job assignments and handled personnel problems.

10/94 – 07/98 Pritchard & Abbott, Inc. Henderson, Texas Industrial Appraiser . Prepared market value appraisal reports on complex industrial properties for the purpose of determining property tax assessments.

EDUCATION

May 1994 LeTourneau University Longview, Texas Bachelor of Science in Engineering – Mechanical

May 1992 Kilgore College Kilgore, Texas Associate of Science . Who’s Who in Engineering

ACCREDITATIONS & LICENSES

American Society of Appraisers, Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) Machinery and Technical Specialties – Machinery and Equipment

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), Senior Property Tax Consultant (SPTC)

Board of Tax Professional Examiners (BTPE), Registered Professional Appraiser (RPA) – Inactive Status. License can only be renewed while working for a Texas Appraisal District.

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PUBLISHED ARTICLES

“Expert Testimony and the Valuation Professional.” Journal of the Society of Depreciation Professionals 11.1 (2002-2003.): 7-9.

Above article also appeared in the 1st Quarter 2004 Edition of The Appeal, pages 7-10, published by The Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals (TAPTP).

CIVIC & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Society of Appraisers (ASA), Senior Member

Institute for Professionals in Taxation (IPT), Affiliate Member

Tax Relief for Pollution Control Property Advisory Committee for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), Independent Technical Expert

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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Tax Relief for Pollution Control Property Advisory Committee Application for Advisory Committee Position House Bills 3206 and 3544, enacted during the Regular Session of the 81st Texas Legislature, 2009 required the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to establish a permanent advisory committee of 13 members to advise the commission on the implementation of Texas Tax Code, §11.31. The commission appointed the advisory committee on January 27, 2010. Advisory committee members serve four-year staggered terms. Seven of the members’ terms expire on December 31, 2017. House Bill 2280, enacted during the Regular Session of the 82nd Texas Legislature, 2011 added the requirement that at least one advisory committee member be a representative of a school district or junior college district to the list organizations that must be represented on the committee. Nominations are being accepted for the following positions:  three industry representatives;  one taxing unit representative;  two appraisal district representatives; and  one independent technical expert. Current members whose terms are expiring may apply for reappointment. Advisory committee applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. CST on September 11, 2017. Please complete the following information and indicate if you are nominating another individual or yourself. If you are nominating another person, please provide that nominee's information. X 1. I am nominating another individual. Nominee's Name: Michael Ford Mailing Address: City, State, Zip: Phone Number: E-mail Address: 2. I am nominating myself. My Name: Mailing Address: City, State, Zip: Phone Number: E-mail Address: Microsoft Word Version The following groups have positions open for applications. Please indicate the group that the nominee is qualified to represent. ☒ Industry ☐ Taxing unit ☐ Appraisal district representative ☐ Independent technical expert Please provide additional information regarding the group represented by the nominee. TCC is a statewide trade association representing over 70 chemical manufacturers operating approximately 200 Texas facilities. The Texas chemical industry has more than $75 billion in physical assets in the state, and pays over $1 billion annually in state and local taxes and over $20 billion in federal income taxes. TCC’s members provide over 75,000 direct jobs and over 400,000 indirect jobs to Texans across the state.

Please attach separate pages documenting the nominee's qualifications for a position on the advisory committee. Examples of supporting documentation include a resume, biography, summary of experience, list of publications, recognitions and awards, letters of reference, etc. All applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. CST on September 11, 2017. Applications submitted after that date will only be considered if there are insufficient qualified applicants. You can apply to nominate yourself or someone else to the advisory committee, but the TCEQ asks that only interested persons be nominated. Please submit the completed application, along with any supporting materials, as one package. All application packages should reference the Tax Relief for Pollution Control Property Advisory Committee. Application packages should be submitted to the TCEQ by any of the following methods:  E-mail application packages to [email protected]  Mail application packages to: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Tax Relief Program, MC-110 P.O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087  For overnight mail service or couriers, use the following physical address: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Tax Relief Program, MC-110 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building A Austin, TX 78753 Questions regarding the advisory committee can be directed by phone to Elizabeth Sartain of the Tax Relief Program at 512-239-3933 or by e-mail to [email protected]. Additional information is available at the TCEQ Tax Relief for Pollution Control Property Advisory Committee Web page at:

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OBJECTIVE

Obtain a position on the TCEQ property tax committee.

EXPERIENCE

E.I. DuPont De Nemours Property Tax Consultant, November 2002 – Present

Responsibilities:  Responsible for all of the DuPont and related companies in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, and Idaho.  Manage the property tax cycle for the referenced states from plant analysis, compliance, assessment review, value negotiation, tax bill review, property tax estimates, property tax audits, and property tax planning.  Perform pollution control reviews and filed the necessary documentation in order to receive positive use determinations in those states that allow for the property tax exemption.  Managed the property tax piece of the Gulf Coast Region DuPont SOX compliance review.  Managed a ghost assets review for the Gulf Coast Region.  Participated in and managed the legislative issues for the Gulf Coast Region.  Negotiated Industrial District Contracts for various facilities in Texas.

Accomplishments:  Achieved $1.5 million in tax savings from a ghost asset project.  Managed over $2.7 billion in assessed value.  Obtained over $10 million in property tax savings.  Certified as Six Sigma greenbelt in 2004  Obtained my CMI designation from the Institute for Professionals in Taxation.

KPMG LLP Senior Manager, Houston Office Property Tax Leader, January 1999 – November 2002

Responsibilities:  Co-manager of the southwest property tax practice.  Manager of the Houston office property tax practice.  Manager of the Houston office complex industrial property tax practice. This has included: performance reviews, billings, accounts receivable, annual and monthly financial reporting, and forecasting.  Analyzing, calculating, and documenting valuation issues for our complex industrial property tax clients. Some of those clients were Bayer, Rohm and Haas, Eisai USA, Lubrizol, Linde Gas, Albemarle, El Dorado Nitrogen, Ineos Acrylics, ISP Technologies, Kaneka, Petro United, GATX, Chusei, Louisiana Pacific, and others.  Preparing, presenting, and negotiating valuation issues with the appropriate authorities such as Hugh L. Landrum & Associates, Capitol Appraisal Group, Pritchard & Abbott, T.Y. Pickett, and various appraisal districts.  Performed pollution control reviews and filed the necessary documentation in order to receive positive use determinations for Tier I, II, and III applications in Texas.  Managed and facilitated the abatement process for various clients. This included working with and coordinating the efforts of the property owner, appraisal district, taxing jurisdiction, and economic development group.  Responsible for marketing new property tax services to new and existing clients.

Accomplishments:  Negotiated an annual reduction in value of over $500 million for a single property.  Managed clients with assessed values in excess of $1.5 billion.  Obtained over $50 million of annual pollution control exemptions for various clients.  Co-teacher of a KPMG national property tax class.

ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP Senior Property Tax consultant, March 1996 – January 1999

Responsibilities:  Analyzing, calculating, and documenting valuation issues for such industries as: manufacturing, chemical, oil field services, refining, and transportation.  Preparing and successfully performing informal and formal property tax hearings in multiple states including: Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina, Alaska, California, and Nebraska.  Property tax due diligence on acquisitions and roll-up projects.  Responsible for all multistate property tax compliance functions.

Accomplishments:  Negotiated a $1.43 million reduction in value for a single manufacturing facility.  Managed an estimated 1,000 property tax returns in multiple states.  Assisted with the development and implementation of property tax compliance software.

HARRIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT Appraiser III, April 1991 – March 1996

Responsibilities:  Worked the entire appraisal cycle from discovery to appraisal to hearings.  Appraised business/commercial aircraft, billboards, stored products, tank farms, and general business accounts.  Conducted formal and informal hearings.  Supervised the Correction Department of the Personal Property Department.

Accomplishments:  Obtained the designation Registered Professional Appraiser  Named “Trail Blazer” employee of the year.

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT Management positions with the following employers, 1985 – 1991:

STANDARD PARKING CORPORATION – Senior Manager (property management) TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER – Supervisor Parking Operations (property management) CENTRAL PARKING SYSTEM – Facility Manager (property management) NORWEST FINANCIAL COMPANY – Credit Manager (consumer lending)

EDUCATION

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Business Administration, Major – Finance, Minor – Economics, 1980 – 1984 Member of Sigma Tau Gamma

MEMBERSHIPS & LICENSES

CMI, Institute for Professionals in Taxation Texas Taxpayers and Research Association Manufacture Alabama

The following groups have positions open for applications. Please indicate the group that the nominee is qualified to represent. ☐ Industry ☐ Taxing unit ☐X Appraisal district representative ☐ Independent technical expert Please provide additional information regarding the group represented by the nominee.

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Professional Experience: Engineer/Appraiser for Engineering Services, - Pritchard & Abbott, Inc. [Fort Worth] - Responsible for Utility, Industrial, and associated facility equipment appraisals in Texas and other states with additional management responsibility, January 2005-Present;

Engineer/Estimator, - Texas AirSystems, Inc. [Irving] - Services offered include design and pricing of commercial/Industrial Heating and Air- conditioning Equipment, 2003-2004;

Independent Energy Consultant [Fort Worth] - Services offered include energy audits and an energy use study used in the DOE rule making process for commercial/Industrial Air-conditioning efficiency standards. 2002-2003;

Senior Engineer –Energy Services, - TXU [Dallas] – Analyzed energy use data and audited facilities to find energy saving opportunities which were presented to customers. 2000-2002;

Senior Engineer –Energy Services, - TXU [Dallas] – Provided energy consulting and information to sales representatives and customers. 1992- 2000;

Staff Engineer –Conservation and Load Management, - TXU [Dallas] – Provided technical assistance to marketing department and field organizations for development and implementation of energy-related programs. 1986-1992;

Engineer –Transmission Design and Construction, - Texas Electric Services Co. (now part of TXU) [Fort Worth] – Designed and managed construction of electric transmission facilities. 1982-1986.;

Junior Engineer – Odessa Transmission, - Texas Electric Services Co. (now part of TXU) [Odessa] – Performed field engineering for transmission line maintenance and substation construction. 1980-1982.;

Education: Conroe, Texas, Public Schools;

Texas A&M University, Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, 1980. C. Wayne Frazell, P.E., CEM Page 2

Memberships and Professional Designations: Texas State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers, Certificate Number 63895, 1988;

Association of Energy Engineers Certified Energy Manager Certificate Number 8197, 2000;

Texas Board of Tax Professional Examiners Registered Professional Appraiser, Certificate Number 71278, 2009;

American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Member Number 02048228 since 1987; Chairman ASHRAE Electrical Systems Technical Committee 2003-Present; Secretary ASHRAE Guideline Project Committee, Measurement of Energy and Demand Savings. 1994-2002; Member ASHRAE Thermal Storage Technical Committee 1995-2003;

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Member Number 07227945, 1980.

Member of Tax Relief for Pollution Control Property Advisory Committee. 2010 - Present

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Tax Relief for Pollution Control Property Advisory Committee Application for Advisory Committee Position House Bills 3206 and 3544, enacted during the Regular Session of the 81st Texas Legislature, 2009 required the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to establish a permanent advisory committee of 13 members to advise the commission on the implementation of Texas Tax Code, §11.31. The commission appointed the advisory committee on January 27, 2010. Advisory committee members serve four-year staggered terms. Seven of the members’ terms expire on December 31, 2017. House Bill 2280, enacted during the Regular Session of the 82nd Texas Legislature, 2011 added the requirement that at least one advisory committee member be a representative of a school district or junior college district to the list organizations that must be represented on the committee. Nominations are being accepted for the following positions: • three industry representatives; • one taxing unit representative; • two appraisal district representatives; and • one independent technical expert. Current members whose terms are expiring may apply for reappointment. Advisory committee applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. CST on September 11, 2017. Please complete the following information and indicate if you are nominating another individual or yourself. If you are nominating another person, please provide that nominee's information. X 1. I am nominating another individual. Nominee's Name: Bill Longley Mailing Address: 1821 Rutherford Lane, Suite 400 City, State, Zip: Austin, Texas 78754 Phone Number: 512-231-7400 E-mail Address: 2. I am nominating myself. My Name: Mailing Address: City, State, Zip: Phone Number: E-mail Address: Microsoft Word Version The following groups have positions open for applications. Please indicate the group that the nominee is qualified to represent. ☐ Industry ☒ Taxing unit ☐ Appraisal district representative ☐ Independent technical expert Please provide additional information regarding the group represented by the nominee. The nominee represents city governments across the state as legislative counsel for the Texas Municipal League. Please attach separate pages documenting the nominee's qualifications for a position on the advisory committee. Examples of supporting documentation include a resume, biography, summary of experience, list of publications, recognitions and awards, letters of reference, etc. All applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. CST on September 11, 2017. Applications submitted after that date will only be considered if there are insufficient qualified applicants. You can apply to nominate yourself or someone else to the advisory committee, but the TCEQ asks that only interested persons be nominated. Please submit the completed application, along with any supporting materials, as one package. All application packages should reference the Tax Relief for Pollution Control Property Advisory Committee. Application packages should be submitted to the TCEQ by any of the following methods: • E-mail application packages to [email protected] • Mail application packages to: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Tax Relief Program, MC-110 P.O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087 • For overnight mail service or couriers, use the following physical address: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Tax Relief Program, MC-110 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building A Austin, TX 78753 Questions regarding the advisory committee can be directed by phone to Elizabeth Sartain of the Tax Relief Program at 512-239-3933 or by e-mail to [email protected]. Additional information is available at the TCEQ Tax Relief for Pollution Control Property Advisory Committee Web page at: http://www.tceq.texas.gov/airquality/taxrelief/advisory group.html

Microsoft Word Version Bill Longley  

EDUCATION

The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas J.D., May 2007 • Staff Member, THE REVIEW OF LITIGATION, Volume 25 (2005-2006) • Certified Mediator under Sec. 154.052(a) of the Texas Civil Practices and Remedies Code

University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia B.A. in Political Science, minor in Sociology, May 2004, cum laude • Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society • Golden Key National Honor Society

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Texas Municipal League, Legal Department, Austin, TX. Legal Counsel (Fall 2008 – Summer 2014), Legislative Counsel (Summer 2014 - Present). • Advocated on behalf of Texas cities before the Texas Legislature. Responsible for helping track hundreds of bills each session that would impact Texas cities, drafting legislation and amendments to legislation, testifying before committees of the Texas House and Senate, and working with legislators and their staffs to ensure the best possible outcome for TML’s member cities. • Communicated daily with city officials across the state on municipal law issues. • Presented to city officials, employees, and city attorneys on a wide variety of topics, including economic development, municipal taxes and revenue sources, election law, investment of public funds, open government and transparency issues, ethics, city budgets, and legislative issues. • Authored amicus curiae briefs on behalf of TML, articles for Texas Town & City Magazine and the Texas City Attorneys Association Newsletter, and co-authored the TML Revenue Manual and Economic Development Handbook. • Recognized as the 2015 Texas Municipal League Employee of the Year.

Office of the Attorney General, Open Records Division, Austin, TX. Assistant Attorney General (Winter 2008 - Fall 2008). Responsible for writing Open Records Letter Rulings interpreting the Public Information Act.

Akers & Boulware-Wells, Austin, TX. Contract Attorney (Pre-License) (Summer - Fall 2007). Drafted city ordinances, land deeds, open records opinion requests, and several legal memoranda relating to different questions of municipal law.

Other Nominations

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Tax Relief for Pollution Control Property Advisory Committee Application for Advisory Committee Position House Bills 3206 and 3544, enacted during the Regular Session of the 81st Texas Legislature, 2009 required the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to establish a permanent advisory committee of 13 members to advise the commission on the implementation of Texas Tax Code, §11.31. The commission appointed the advisory committee on January 27, 2010. Advisory committee members serve four-year staggered terms. Seven of the members’ terms expire on December 31, 2017. House Bill 2280, enacted during the Regular Session of the 82nd Texas Legislature, 2011 added the requirement that at least one advisory committee member be a representative of a school district or junior college district to the list organizations that must be represented on the committee. Nominations are being accepted for the following positions:  three industry representatives;  one taxing unit representative;  two appraisal district representatives; and  one independent technical expert. Current members whose terms are expiring may apply for reappointment. Advisory committee applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. CST on September 11, 2017. Please complete the following information and indicate if you are nominating another individual or yourself. If you are nominating another person, please provide that nominee's information. 1. I am nominating another individual. Nominee's Name: Mailing Address: City, State, Zip: Phone Number: E-mail Address: 2. I am nominating myself. My Name: Melanie Sattler, Ph.D., P.E. Mailing Address: Dept. of Civil Engineering, Box 19308, University of Texas at Arlington City, State, Zip: Arlington, TX 76019 Phone Number: 817-272-5410 Microsoft Word Version E-mail Address:

Microsoft Word Version The following groups have positions open for applications. Please indicate the group that the nominee is qualified to represent. ☐ Industry ☐ Taxing unit ☐ Appraisal district representative ☒ Independent technical expert Please provide additional information regarding the group represented by the nominee.

The University of Texas at Arlington is a growing Carnegie Research-1 “highest research activity” powerhouse committed to life-enhancing discovery, innovative instruction, and caring community engagement. An educational leader in the heart of the thriving North Texas region, UTA nurtures minds within an environment that values excellence, ingenuity, and diversity.

With a projected global enrollment of close to 57,000, the University provides students world-class faculty members and more than 180 bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in a broad range of disciplines. Guided by its Strategic Plan 2020 Bold Solutions | Global Impact, UTA is dedicated to producing the lifelong learners and critical thinkers our region and nation demand. Our students graduate ready for success: UTA was recently cited by U.S. News & World Report as having the second-lowest average student debt among U.S. universities surveyed. About 65 percent of the University’s 210,000 alumni live in North Texas and contribute to our annual economic impact of $12.8 billion in the region.

With a growing number of campus residents, UTA has become a first-choice university for students seeking a vibrant college experience. In addition to receiving a first-rate education, our students participate in a robust slate of co-curricular activities that prepare them to become the next generation of leaders. (http://www.uta.edu/uta/about/)

Microsoft Word Version Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Tax Relief Program, MC-110 P.O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087  For overnight mail service or couriers, use the following physical address: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Tax Relief Program, MC-110 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building A Austin, TX 78753 Questions regarding the advisory committee can be directed by phone to Elizabeth Sartain of the Tax Relief Program at 512-239-3933 or by e-mail to [email protected]. Additional information is available at the TCEQ Tax Relief for Pollution Control Property Advisory Committee Web page at: http://www.tceq.texas.gov/airquality/taxrelief/advisory group.html

Microsoft Word Version MELANIE L. SATTLER, Ph.D., P.E.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

University of Texas at Arlington, Civil Engineering, Dr. Syed Qasim Endowed Professor of Environmental Engineering, 2012 - present; Affiliated Faculty, UTA Institute for Sustainability and Global Impact, 2015 - present; Associate Professor, 2010 - present; Assistant Professor, 2003 - 2010; Adjunct Instructor, 1998 - 2002

Research Summary  Research interests: - Renewable energy from waste - Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from landfills - Life-cycle assessment - Air quality (non-landfill)

 Sponsored Projects: Over $1 million as PI and $2 million as Co-PI, including funding from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, NSF, DARPA, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Luminant Energy, and City of Arlington

 Over 100 peer-reviewed conference papers and journal articles

Teaching Summary  Have graduated 23 master’s thesis and 19 Ph.D. students  Teach Fundamentals of Air Pollution, Special Topics in Air Pollution, Introduction to Sustainable Engineering, and Solid Waste Engineering

Administrative Summary  Advisor, Sustainable Engineering Minor, 2015 - present  Graduate Advisor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 2013 – 2015

Alan Plummer Associates, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, Engineer/Scientist, 5/01/ to 12/02  Primary responsibilities included air quality/odor emission sampling and dispersion modeling from wastewater treatment plants.

North Central Texas Council of Governments, Environmental Resources Dept., Environmental Planner and Intern, 7/96 to 5/01  Primary responsibilities included: – Air quality emission inventories for State Implementation Plan development, – Managing the Texas Community Development Program for water/wastewater system improvements ($4 million annual budget), – Managing the Trinity River Corridor Development Certificate program for flood damage reduction, and – Assisting North Texas cities in reducing stormwater pollution from new development.

University of Texas at Austin, Research and Teaching Assistant, various semesters, 1/91 to 5/96.

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1996 . Dissertation: “Photocatalytic Oxidation of Volatile Organic Compounds in Air over Titanium Dioxide” . Advisor: Dr. Howard M. Liljestrand . UT Austin Thrust 2000 Fellowship; Hawley Fellowship, Texas ASCE; Air & Waste Management Association Scholarship, 1st Place National Award 1994-95, 3rd Place National Award 1993-94

M.S., Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1993 . Thesis: “Chemical Mass Balance Receptor Model: An Application to Los Angeles” . Advisor: Dr. Howard M. Liljestrand

B.S., Civil Engineering, B.A., Physics, Texas A&M University, 1990 . Graduation Summa Cum Laude and with University Honors . Texas A&M President’s Endowed Scholarship . Lockheed Martin National Merit Scholarship . Member of Tau Beta Pi and Chi Epsilon

SPONSORED PROJECTS Projects ≥ $5000 listed.

1. “Manhole Corrosion Protection Assessment” funded by the City of Arlington, TX ($474,723), 2017-2020, Role: PI.

2. “Interagency Cooperation Contract between The City of Denton and The University of Texas at Arlington” ($344,414), 2012-2015, Role: Co-PI.

3. “Feasibility Studies and Training to Support Landfill Gas Recovery in Ghana” funded by Environmental Protection Agency ($99,999), 2013-2014, Role: Co-PI.

4. “UT Arlington REU Site on Hazard Mitigation” funded by National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates program ($300,000), 2010-2013, Role: Co-PI.

5. “Field Measurement of Emissions from Natural Gas Drilling, Production, and Distribution Facilities Using a Cavity Ring Spectrophotometer,” funded by Environmental Defense Fund ($29,500), 2012, Role: PI.

6. “An Improved Model to Predict Gas Generation from Landfills based on Waste Composition, Rainfall and Ambient Temperatures,” partially funded by a gift from Waste Management, Inc. ($5000), 2012, Role: PI.

7. “Engineering Sustainable Engineers” funded by National Science Foundation ($150,000), 2009- 2011, Role: PI.

8. “Go Green Emission Testing Program,” funded by Go Green Fuel Systems ($21,551), 2008-2011, Role: PI.

2 9. “Reviewing Luminant’s Capital Portfolio Optimization Process and Integration of SNCR Capabilities into Luminant’s Emissions Management Software,” funded by Luminant ($50,000), 2010, Role: Co-PI.

10. “A Carbon Extraction Process for Converting Southwestern Lignite to JP-8,” funded by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) ($645,837), 2009-2010, Role: Co-PI.

11. “Transferring SCR Management Software to Luminant,” funded by Luminant ($100,000), 2009- 2010, Role: Co-PI.

12. “Surface Coating Permit by Rule Protectiveness and Streamlining Review,” funded by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality ($69,951), 2008-2009, Role: PI.

13. “Scientist Services Detailed in the Holcim Settlement Agreement,” funded by Downwinders at Risk Education Fund ($8,400), 2008-2010, Role: PI.

14. “UT Arlington RET Site on Hazard Mitigation,” funded by National Science Foundation Research Experience for Teachers program ($520,456), 2008-2012, Role: Co-PI.

15. “Optimizing Coal Plant NOx Emissions at Luminant,” funded by Luminant ($100,000), 2008- 2009, Role: Co-PI.

16. “Assessing Control Strategies for Ground Level Ozone,” funded by Luminant (previously Texas Utilities) Environmental Research Program ($74,782), 2006-2009, Role: PI.

17. “Aftermarket Technology and Fuel Additive Research Program,” funded by the North Central Texas Council of Governments, 2005-2007 ($146,086), Role: PI.

18. “Using Operations-Oriented Performance Measures to Support Freeway Management Systems” funded by Texas Department of Transportation ($74,230), 2005-2007. Role: Co-PI.

19. “DFW Construction Emissions Inventory,” funded by Eastern Research Group ($18,954), 2004- 2005. Role: PI.

20. “On-Road Measurement of Air Quality Benefits: Traffic Signal Improvements,” funded by Texas Air Research Center, 2004-2005 ($31,315). Role: PI.

21. “Future Research Roadmap,” funded by the Houston Advanced Research Center ($8,000), 2004. Role: Co-PI.

22. “Control of Reduced Sulfide Compounds in Air using Adsorption and Biofiltration,” funded by UTA Research Enhancement Program, 2003-2004 ($9860). Role: PI.

3 PUBLICATIONS – JOURNAL ARTICLES

Refereed Journal Articles: In Preparation, Under Review or In Revision

1. Thepanondh, Sarawut; Sirithian, Duanpen; Sattler, Melanie L.; Laowagul, Wanna. “Emissions of volatile organic compounds from maize residue open burning in the northern region of Thailand.” Submitted to Atmospheric Environment. Under review.

2. Thepanondh, Sarawut; Wimolrattanasil, Thanasorn; Sattler, Melanie; Laowagul, Wanna. “Characterization of Odorous Compounds from Wastewater of Agro-Industry: Case Study of Tapioca Starch Factory.” Submitted to Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. Under review.

3. Rahman, Shammi; Sabnis, Madhu; Kuusisto, Lucina Marcia; Sattler, Melanie; Chen, Victoria. “Anaerobic Treatment of Wastewater from Ethanol Production: A Preliminary Model for Estimating Organic Removal Rates Based on Temperature and Vinasse Composition.” Submitted to Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering. Under review.

4. Sabnis, Madhu S.; Rodrigues, Jorge; Sattler, Melanie L.; Rahman, Shammi. “Investigation of how microbes involved in anaerobic digestion of vinasse vary as functions of temperature, vinasse composition and time.” In preparation.

5. Sabnis, Madhu; Bhatt, Arpita; Rodrigues, Jorge; Sattler, Melanie. “Microbial Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste from Simulated Anaerobic Landfill Reactors.” In preparation.

6. Bhatt, Arpita; Priyadarshini, Sharon; Abri, Arash; Sattler, Melanie. “Coal Fly Ash Properties: A Global Perspective.” In preparation.

Refereed Journal Articles: Published/Accepted

+ Indexed in Web of Knowledge Science Citation Index (25 total) ++ Journal Listed in Web of Knowledge Emerging Sources Citation Index (2 total) * My graduate student or post-doctoral fellow.

Energy from Waste

1. + Kositkanawuth, Ketwalee*; Bhatt, Arpita; Sattler, Melanie; Dennis, Brian. “Renewable Energy from Waste: Investigation of Co-Pyrolysis between Sargassum Macroalgae and Polystyrene.” Energy & Fuels. Vol. 31, No. 5, pp. 5088–5096, April 18, 2017, DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6b03397 http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6b03397 .

2. + Karanjekar, Richa V.*; Bhatt, Arpita; Altouqui, Said; Jangikhatoonabad, Neda; Durai , Vennila; Sattler, Melanie L.; Hossain, M.D. Sahadat; Chen, Victoria “Estimating methane emissions from landfills based on rainfall, ambient temperature, and waste composition: The CLEEN Model.” Waste Management, Vol. 46, Dec. 2015, pp. 389-398, doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2015.07.030, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0956053X15300477 .

4 3. Alsaleh, Ali*; Sattler, Melanie. “Waste Tire Pyrolysis: Influential Parameters and Product Properties.” Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports. Vol. 1, Issue 4, pp. 129-135, Dec. 2014, doi: 10.1007/s40518-014-0019-0, http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40518-014- 0019-0.

4. Kositkanawuth, Ketwalee*; Sattler, Melanie L.; Dennis, Brian. “Pyrolysis of Macroalgae and Polysyrene: A Review.” Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports. Vol. 1, Issue 4, pp. 121-128, Dec. 2014, doi: 10.1007/s40518-014-0020-7, http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40518-014-0020-7.

5. Sattler, Melanie. “Anaerobic Municipal Wastewater Treatment: A Promising Option for Developing Countries”. Current Environmental Engineering. Vol. 1, No. 2, p. 126-135, published online 8/3/14, doi: 10.2174/2212717801666140707161049, http://www.eurekaselect.com/123188/article.

6. Natchanok, Pala En*; Sattler, Melanie; Dennis, Brian H.; Chen, Victoria C.P.; Muncrief, Rachel L. “On-Road Measurement of NOx and CO2 Emissions from Biodiesel Produced from Different Feedstocks.” Journal of Environmental Protection. Vol. 4, No. 8A1, August 2013 (Special Issue on Air Pollution), pp. 74-82, doi:10.4236/jep.2013.48A1010, http://file.scirp.org/Html/10- 6702031 35729.htm.

Other Landfill Emission Studies (Non-Energy)

7. Bhatt, Arpita H.*; Karanjekar, Richa V.; Altouqi, Said; Sattler, Melanie L.; Hossain, MD. Sahadat; Chen, Victoria C.P. “Development of Statistical Models for Predicting Leachate BOD and COD from Landfills.” Environmental Technology & Innovation. Vol. 8, Nov. 2017, pp. 1-16, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2017.03.003, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352186417300834 .

8. Bhatt, Arpita H.*; Altouqi, Said; Karanjekar, Richa V.; Hossain, MD. Sahadat; Chen, Victoria C.P.; Sattler, Melanie L. “Modeling Rate Constants for Removal of BOD and COD from Landfill Leachate,” Environmental Technology & Innovation. Vol. 5, April 2016, pp. 188-198, doi:10.1016/j.eti.2016.02.002, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352186416300098.

9. Athappan, Anna*; Sattler, Melanie. “A Comparison of Bituminous Coal-Based and Coconut Shell-Based Activated Carbon for Removal of Trace Hazardous Air Pollutants in Landfill Gas.” Journal of Civil Engineering and Urbanism. Vol. 3, No., 6, Nov. 2013, pp. 331-337, http://www.ojceu.ir/main/attachments/article/28/J.%20Civil%20Eng.%20Urban.,49-331-337.pdf.

10. Upadhyay, Mita*; Sattler, Melanie. “Photocatalytic Degradation of Air Emissions from Municipal Solid Waste Landfills.” Journal of Civil Engineering and Urbanism. Vol. 3, No. 4, July 2013, pp. 128-135, http://www.ojceu.ir/main/attachments/article/26/J.%20Civil%20Eng.%20Urban.,21-128-135.pdf.

5 Life Cycle Analysis

11. + Chilana, Lalit; Bhatt, Arpita; Najafi, Mohammad; Sattler, Melanie. “Comparison of Carbon Footprints of Steel vs. Concrete Pipelines for Water Transmission.” Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. Vol. 66, May 2016, pp. 518-527, doi:10.1080/10962247.2016.1154487, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10962247.2016.1154487 .

12. + Broun, Reza*; Sattler, Melanie. “A comparison of greenhouse gas emissions and potential electricity recovery from conventional and bioreactor landfills.” Journal of Cleaner Production. Vol. 112, Part 4, Jan. 2016, pp. 2664–2673, doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.10.010, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652615013918 .

13. + Kositkanawuth, Ketwalee*; Gangupomu, Roja; Sattler, Melanie L.; Dennis, Brian H.; MacDonnell, Frederick M.; Billo, Richard, and Priest, John W. “Air Impacts from Three Alternatives for Producing Crude Oil.” Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. Vol. 62, No. 10, October 2012, pp. 1182-1195, doi: 10.1080/10962247.2012.700632, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10962247.2012.700632.

Air Quality (Non-Landfill)

14. + Gangupomu, Roja Haritha*; Sattler, Melanie L.; Ramirez, David. “Comparative Study of Carbon Nanotubes and Granular Activated Carbon: Physicochemical Properties and Adsorption Capacities”. Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol. 302, Jan. 2016, pp. 362-374, doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.09.002, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304389415300571 .

15. ++ Athappan, Annaprabha*; Sattler, Melanie L., Sethupathi. Sumathi. “Selective Catalytic Reduction of Nitric Oxide over Cerium-Doped Activated Carbons.” Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. Volume 3, Issue 4, Part A, December 2015, Pages 2502–2513, doi:10.1016/j.jece.2015.08.028, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213343715002419.

16. + Hsu, Wei-Che; Rosenberger, Jay M.; Sule, Neelesh V.; Sattler, Melanie L.; Chen, Victoria C.P. “Mixed Integer Linear Programming Models for Selecting Ground-Level Ozone Control Strategies”. Environmental Modeling & Assessment. Dec. 2014, Vol. 19, No. 6, pp. 503-514, doi: 10.1007/s10666-014-9408-4, http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10666-014-9408-4 .

17. + Eapi, Gautam*; Sabnis, Madhu; Sattler, Melanie. “Mobile Measurement of Methane and Hydrogen Sulfide at Natural Gas Production Site Fence Lines in the Texas Barnett Shale.” Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, Vol. 64, No. 8, August 2014, pp. 927-944, doi:10.1080/10962247.2014.907098, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10962247.2014.907098 . Top 10% of most cited articles per discipline and year, Web of Science

18. Gangupomu, Roja Haritha*; Sattler, Melanie L.; Ramirez, David. “Carbon Nanotubes for Air Pollutant Control via Adsorption: A Review.” Reviews in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology:

6 Special Issue on Nanotechnology from the University of Texas at Arlington. Vol. 3, No. 2, June 2014, pp. 149-160, doi: 10.1166/rnn.2014.1048, http://www.aspbs.com/rnn/contents rnn2014.htm#v3n2.

19. + Senkayi, Sala*; Sattler, Melanie L; Chen, Victoria C.P.; Rowe, Nancy. “Investigation of an association between childhood leukemia incidences and airports in Texas.” Atmospheric Pollution Research, Vol. 5, Issue 2, April 2014, pp. 189-195, doi: 10.5094/APR.2014.023, http://www.atmospolres.com/articles/Volume5/issue2/APR-14-023.pdf .

20. + Rich, Alisa*; Grover, James P.; Sattler, Melanie L. “An Exploratory Study of Air Emissions Associated with Shale Gas Development and Production in the Barnett Shale.” Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. Vol. 14, No. 1, Jan. 2014, pp. 61-72, doi: 10.1080/10962247.2013.832713, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10962247.2013.832713. Top 10% of most cited articles per discipline and year, Web of Science

21. Bhatt, Hetal*; Sattler, Melanie; Mattingly, Steve. “Determination of Safe Roadway Buffer Width to Protect Human Health from NO2 Exposure: A Case Study.” Journal of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Vol. 3, No. 1, Sept. 2013, doi: 10.4172/2165-784X.1000126, http://www.omicsgroup.org/journals/Determination-of-Safe-Roadway-Buffer-Width-to-Protect- Human-Health-2165-784X-3-126.pdf.

22. Athappan, Annaprabha*; Sumitsawan, Sulak; Gangupomu, Roja Haritha; Kositkanawuth, Ketwalee; Parikh, Parthen; Afotey, Benjamin; Sule, Neelesh; Kalidindi, Sahithi Raj; Sattler, Melanie L.; Weatherton, Yvette Pearson. “Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Surface Coating Facilities: Characterization of Facilities, Estimation of Emission Rates, and Dispersion Modeling of Off-Site Impacts.” Journal of Environmental Protection, Vol. 4, No. 8A1, August 2013 (Special Issue on Air Pollution), pp. 123-141, doi: 10.4236/jep.2013.48A1015, http://file.scirp.org/Html/35735.html.

23. Afotey, Benjamin*; Sattler, Melanie; Mattingly, Stephen P.; Chen, Victoria C.P. “Statistical Model for Estimating Carbon Dioxide Emissions from a Light-Duty Gasoline Vehicle.” Journal of Environmental Protection. Vol. 4, No. 8A, August 2013 (Special Issue on Air Pollution), pp. 8-15, doi: 10.4236/jep.2013.48A1002, http://file.scirp.org/Html/2-6701889 35596.htm.

24. + Gangupomu, Roja*; Kositkanawuth, Ketwalee; Sattler, Melanie L.; Ramirez, David; Dennis, Brian H.; MacDonnell, Frederick M.; Billo, Richard; Priest, John W. “Analysis and Comparison of Inertinite-Derived Adsorbent with Conventional Adsorbents.” Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. Vol. 62, No. 5, May 2012, pp. 489-499, doi: 10.1080/10962247.2012.660269, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10962247.2012.660269.

25. + Sule, Neelesh*; Chen, Victoria; Sattler, Melanie L. “A Decision Making Framework for Assessing Control Strategies for Ground Level Ozone.” Atmospheric Environment. Vol. 45, Issue 28, Sept. 2011, pp. 4996-5004, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.05.070, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1352231011005875.

26. + Sumitsuwan, Sulak*; Cho, Jai; Sattler, Melanie L.; Timmons, Richard B. “Fluorination and Fluorocarbon Coating of TiO2 by Plasma Processing: Improved Photocatalytic Oxidation of Gaseous m-Xylene.” Environmental Science & Technology. Vol. 45, No. 16, August 15, 2011,

7 pp. 6970-6977, doi: 10.1021/es2012963, http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es2012963 . Top 10% of most cited articles per discipline and year, Web of Science.

27. + Rani, Madhu*; Sattler, Melanie L. “Removal of Propylene and Butylene with Compost and Wood Chip Biofilters.” Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. Vol. 61, No. 5, May 2011, pp. 527-534, doi: 10.3155/1047-3289.61.5.527, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3155/1047-3289.61.5.527.

28. ++ Phananiramai, Passakorn; Rosenberger, Jay; Chen, Victoria; Kim, Seoung; Sattler, Melanie. "A mathematical optimization technique for managing selective catalytic reduction for coal-fired power plants." Energy Systems. Vol. 2, No. 2, May 2011, pp. 171-188, doi: 10.1007/s12667-011- 0030-0, http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12667-011-0030-0.

29. + Sattler, Melanie L.; Garrepalli, Divya R.; Nawal, Chandraprakash S. “Carbonyl Sulfide Removal with Compost and Wood Chip Biofilters, and in the Presence of Hydrogen Sulfide.” Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. Vol. 59, No. 12, Dec. 2009, pp. 1458-1467, doi: 10.3155/1047-3289.59.12.1458, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3155/1047- 3289.59.12.1458.

30. + Yang, Zehua; Chen, Victoria; Chang, Michael; Sattler, Melanie; Wen, Aihong. "A Decision- Making Framework for Ozone Pollution Control," Operations Research. Vol. 57, No. 2, March/April 2009, pp. 484-498, doi: 10.1287/opre.1080.0576, http://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/abs/10.1287/opre.1080.0576.

31. + Kim, Seoung Bum; Temiyasathit, Chivalai; Park, Sun-Kyoung; Chen, Victoria C.P.; Sattler, Melanie; Russell, Armistead G. “Characterization of Spatially Homogeneous Regions Based on Temporal Patterns of Particulate Matter 2.5 in the Continental United States.” Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. Vol. 58, No.7, July 2008, pp.965-975, doi: 10.3155/1047- 3289.58.7.965, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3155/1047-3289.58.7.965.

32. + Sattler, Melanie L.; Devanathan, Sapna. “Which Meteorological Conditions Produce Worst Case Concentrations from Area Sources?” Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. Vol. 57, No. 11, Nov. 2007, pp. 1296-1306, doi: 10.3155/1047-3289.57.11.1296, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3155/1047-3289.57.11.1296 .

33. + Sattler, Melanie L.; Rosenberk, Ranjith Samuel. “Removal of Carbonyl Sulfide Using Activated Carbon Adsorption.” Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. Volume 56, Feb. 2006, p. 219-224, doi: 10.1080/10473289.2006.10464450, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10473289.2006.10464450.

34. + Sattler, Melanie L.; Liljestrand, Howard M. “Chemical Mass Balance Model with Fractionation for Apportioning PM 2.5: A Test Case for Los Angeles Traffic Sources.” Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. Vol. 55, September 2005, pp. 1335-1344, doi: 10.1080/10473289.2005.10464734, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10473289.2005.10464734.

35. + Nagaraj, Archana; Sattler, Melanie L. “Correlating Emissions with Time and Temperature to Predict Worst-Case Emissions from Open Liquid Area Sources.” Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. Vol. 55, August 2005, pp. 1077-1084, doi:

8 10.1080/10473289.2005.10464713, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10473289.2005.10464713.

36. + Stuckey, H. Troy; Sattler, Melanie L. “Air quality in the 21st century: community outreach in North Central Texas.” Environment International. Volume 29: Issues 2-3, June 2003, pp. 341-346, doi: 10.1016/S0160-4120(02)00167-8, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412002001678.

37. + Sattler, Melanie L.; Liljestrand, Howard M. “Method for Predicting Photocatalytic Oxidation Rates of Organic Compounds.” Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. Volume 53, Number 1, January 2003, pp. 3-12, doi: 10.1080/10473289.2003.10466119, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10473289.2003.10466119.

Engineering Education

38. Blakey, Joan Marie; Theriot, Shirley; Cazzell, Mary; Sattler, Melanie. “Is Service Learning Worth It? A Mixed-Methods Study of Faculty’s Service Learning Experiences.” International Journal of Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement. Vol. 3, No. 1, October 2015, http://journals.sfu.ca/iarslce/index.php/journal/article/view/113.

39. + Weatherton, Yvette Pearson; Sattler, Melanie; Mattingly,, Stephen; Chen, Victoria; Rogers, K. Jamie; Dennis, Brian. “A Multi-Pronged Approach for Incorporating Sustainability into an Undergraduate Civil Engineering Curriculum.” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice. April 2015, Vol. 141, No. 2, SPECIAL ISSUE: Sustainability Education in Civil and Environmental Engineering, pp. C5014003-1 – 13, doi 10.1061/(ASCE)EI.1943- 5541.0000219, http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29EI.1943-5541.0000219.

40. Cazzell, Mary; Blakey, Joan; Theriot, Shirley; Sattler, Melanie. “Transformation of, in, and by Learning in a Service-Learning Faculty Fellows Program." Journal of Service-Learning in Higher Education. Vol. 3, July 2014, pp. 30-46, http://journals.sfu.ca/jslhe/index.php/jslhe/article/view/44/17.

41. Pearson Weatherton, Yvette; Sattler, Melanie, Mattingly, Stephen; Chen, Victoria; Rogers, K. Jamie; Dennis, Brian. “Engineering Sustainable Engineers through the Undergraduate Experience. “ Forum on Public Policy Online. Vol. 2012, No. 2, November 2012, http://forumonpublicpolicy.com/vol2012.no2/archive/weatherton.pdf.

42. + Sattler, Melanie. “Transportation and Air Quality/Environment: A Suggested Course Addition to the Environmental Engineering/Science Curriculum.” Environmental Engineering Science. June 2006, doi: 10.1089/ees.2006.23.479, http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/ees.2006.23.479.

9 PUBLICATIONS – CONFERENCE PAPERS & PRESENTATIONS

Refereed Conference Papers/Extended Abstracts

Energy from Waste 1. Baniya, Sunita; Sattler, Melanie. “Comparison of Methane Production from Household Waste Using Pond Soil and Horse Dung as Microbial Inocula.” Extended abstract. Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 110th Annual Conference. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 2017. 2. Rahimi, Hoda; Sattler, Melanie. ”Effect of termite gut microbe, TAV5 on methane production from municipal solid waste degradation.” Extended abstract, Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 109th Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA, June 2016. Received A&WMA Conference Young Professional Best Paper Award. 3. Karanjekar, Richa V.; Bhatt, Arpita; Altouqui, Said; Jangikhatoonabad , Neda; Durai , Vennila; Sattler, Melanie L.; Hossain, M.D. Sahadat. “Evaluation of the CLEEN (Capturing Landfill Emissions for Energy Needs) Model,” Extended Abstract. Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 108th Annual Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina, June 2015. 4. Broun, Reza; Sattler, Melanie. “A comparison of greenhouse gas emissions and potential electricity generation from conventional and bioreactor landfills.” Extended Abstract. Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 108th Annual Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina, June 2015. 5. Rahman, Shammi; Sabnis, Madhu S.; Sattler, Melanie. “Development of Linear Regression Models for Predicting Methane and Water Quality Parameters from Anaerobic Treatment of Vinasse.” Extended abstract. Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 107th Annual Conference. Los Angeles, California, June 2014. 6. Sabnis, Madhu S.; Sattler, Melanie L.; Rahman, Shammi. “Investigation of How Microbes Involved in Anaerobic Digestion of Vinasse Change as Functions of Temperature, Vinasse Composition, and Time.” Extended abstract. Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 107th Annual Conference. Los Angeles, California, June 2014. 7. Sattler, Melanie. "Energy for Sustainable Development: The Energy-Poverty-Climate Nexus." Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 105th Annual Conference. San Antonio, Texas, June 19-22, 2012. 8. Kositkanawuth, Ketwalee; Dennis, Brian; Sattler, Melanie. “Investigation of pyrolysis between Sargassum seaweed and polystyrene pellets.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 105th Annual Conference. San Antonio, Texas, June 19-22, 2012. 9. Natchanok, Pala En; Sattler, Melanie; Dennis, Brian H.; Chen, Victoria C.P. “On-Road Measurement of NOx and CO2 Emissions from Biodiesel Produced from Different Feedstocks.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 105th Annual Conference. San Antonio, Texas, June 19-22, 2012. 10. Sattler, Melanie. "Favoring Anaerobic Waste Treatment: A Call for a Paradigm Shift." Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 104th Annual Conference. Orlando, Florida, June 21-24, 2011.

Other Landfill Emission Studies (Non-Energy) 11. Priyadarshini, Sharon; Bhatt, Arpita; Bondili, Laalithya; Shover, Paul; Homaei, Amin; Parsaeifard, Niloofar; Khalaj, Fatemeh; Sattler, Melanie. “Preliminary Investigation of Coal Class F Fly Ash as a Final Landfill Cover to Reduce Methane Emissions.” Extended Abstract. Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 109th Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA, June 2016.

10 12. Bhatt, Arpita H.; Altouqi, Said; Karanjekar, Richa V.; Hossain, M.D. Sahadat; Sattler, Melanie L. “Modeling Rate Constants for Removal of BOD and COD from Landfill Leachate.” Extended Abstract. Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 108th Annual Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina, June 2015. 13. Bhatt, Arpita; Karanjekar, Richa; Altouqi, Said; Sattler, Melanie; Hossain, M.S.; Chen, Victoria. “Development of Regression Equations for Predicting Leachate Parameters from Landfills.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 105th Annual Conference. San Antonio, Texas, June 19-22, 2012. 14. Athappan, Annaprabha; Sattler, Melanie. “Adsorption Curve Fits for Landfill VOCS on Bituminous Coal Based and Coconut Shell Based Activated Carbon.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 104th Annual Conference. Orlando, Florida, June 21-24, 2011. 15. Upahdyay, Mita and Melanie Sattler. “Development of Photocatalytic Oxidation Reaction Rate Constants for Compounds Commonly Emitted from Wastewater Treatment Plants and Solid Waste Landfills.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 100th Annual Conference. June 2007.

Life Cycle Analysis 16. Broun, Reza; Sattler, Melanie. “Comparative Sustainability Analysis of Bioreactor Landfills: Aerobic Bioreactor Landfill vs. Anaerobic Bioreactor Landfill.” Extended abstract. Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 107th Annual Conference. Los Angeles, California, June 2014. 17. Chilana, Lalit; Najafi, Mohammad; Sattler, Melanie. “Preliminary Carbon Footprint Analysis of a Large Diameter Water Transmission Pipeline Installation.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 105th Annual Conference. San Antonio, Texas, June 19-22, 2012. 18. Kositkanawuth, K.; Gangupomu, R. H.; Sattler, M. L.; Dennis, B.; MacDonnell, F.; Billo, R.; Priest, J. "Evaluation of Emissions from Three Alternatives for Producing Crude," Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 104th Annual Conference. Orlando, Florida, June 21- 24, 2011.

Air Pollution Control Technologies 19. Gangupomu, R. H.; Ramirez, David; Sattler, M. L. “Characterization of Physical/Chemical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes and Granular Activated Carbon.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 106th Annual Conference. Chicago, Illinois. June 2013. 20. Athappan, Anna; Sattler, Melanie. “Selective Catalytic Reduction of Nitric Oxide over Cerium- Doped Activated Carbons.” Extended Abstract. Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 106th Annual Conference. Chicago, Illinois. June 2013. 21. Gangupomu, R. H.; Kositkanawuth, K.; Sattler, M. L.; Ramirez, David; Dennis, B.; MacDonnell, F.; Billo, R.; Priest, J. “Analysis and Comparison of Inertinite-Derived Adsorbent with Conventional Adsorbents.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 104th Annual Conference. Orlando, Florida, June 21-24, 2011. 22. Sumitsuwan, Sulak; Timmons, Richard; Sattler, Melanie. “Role of Moisture in Photocatalytic Oxidation of m-Xylene on Plasma Modified and Standard TiO2,” Extended Abstract. Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 104th Annual Conference. Orlando, Florida, June 21- 24, 2011. 23. Sumitsawan, S; Timmons, R. B. Sattler, M. L. “Photocatalytic Treatment of Volatile Organics in Air: Plasma Modified vs. Standard Titanium Dioxide.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 103rd Annual Conference. June 2010.

11 24. Rani, Madhu; Sattler, Melanie L. “Removal of Highly Reactive VOCs with Compost and Wood Chip Biofilters.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 103rd Annual Conference. June 2010. 25. Garrepalli, Divya and Melanie Sattler. “Removal of Carbonyl Sulfide in Combination with Hydrogen Sulfide Using Biofiltration.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 99th Annual Conference. June 2006. 26. Nawal, C.P. and Melanie L. Sattler. “Removal of Carbonyl Sulfide Using Biofiltration.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 98th Annual Conference. June 2005.

27. Rosenberk, Ranjith Sam and Melanie L. Sattler. “Removal of Carbonyl Sulfide Using Activated Carbon Adsorption.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 98th Annual Conference. June 2005. 28. Sattler, Melanie L. and Howard M. Liljestrand. “Method for Predicting Photocatalytic Oxidation Rates of Organic Compounds.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 94th Annual Conference. June 2001. 29. Sattler, Melanie L. “Technologies for Reducing NOx Emissions from Non-Road Diesel Vehicles: An Overview.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 94th Annual Conference. June 2001. 30. Liljestrand, Howard. M. and Sattler, Melanie. L. "Photocatalytic Oxidation Processes for In- Door Air Pollution." Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 89th Annual Conference. June 1996.

Air Quality Modeling 31. Khalaj, Fatemeh; Sattler, Melanie. “Air Dispersion Modeling of Multiple Natural Gas Well Pads, in Different Terrain Types and Determination of Exponential Value in Inverse Distance Weighting Function.” Extended abstract. Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 110th Annual Conference. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 2017. 32. Athappan, Annaprabha; Sumitsawan, Sulak; Gangupomu, Roja Haritha; Kositkanawuth, Ketwalee; Parikh, Parthen; Afotey, Benjamin; Sule, Neelesh; Kalidindi, Sahithi Raj; Sattler, Melanie L.; Weatherton, Yvette Pearson. “Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from Surface Coating Facilities.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 107th Annual Conference. Los Angeles, California, June 2014. 33. Eapi, Gautam; Manry, Michael; Sattler, Melanie. “Neural Network Forecasting of Ozone.” Extended Abstract. Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 106th Annual Conference. Chicago, Illinois. June 2013. 34. Vaidhyanathan, Shankar and Sattler, Melanie. "Air pollution impacts of university chemistry labs: A case study." Extended Abstract. Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 104th Annual Conference. Orlando, Florida, June 21-24, 2011. 35. Gandhi, Arpita and Sattler, Melanie. “Comparison of Air Dispersion Modeling Software ISCST3 vs. AERMOD: A Chemical Plant Case Study.” Poster with extended abstract. Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 104th Annual Conference. Orlando, Florida, June 21-24, 2011. 36. Rich, Alisa and Sattler, Melanie. “Assessing the Impact of Organic Air Pollutants from a Natural Gas Compressor Station.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 103rd Annual Conference. June 2010. 37. Merin, Lince; Sattler, Melanie. “Dispersion Modeling of Mercury Using AERMOD: A Case Study for a Coal-Fired Power Plant in Texas.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 103rd Annual Conference. June 2010.

12 38. Sule, Neelesh V.; Chen, Victoria; Sattler, Melanie L. “Assessing Control Strategies for Ground- Level Ozone.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 101st Annual Conference. June 2008. 39. Bhatt, Hetal H. and Melanie L. Sattler. “Determination of Safe Buffer Width to Protect Human Health from Harmful NOx Exposure.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 99th Annual Conference. June 2006. 40. Sattler, Melanie L. and Howard M. Liljestrand. “Chemical Mass Balance Model with Fractionation: Source Apportionment of PM 2.5.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 96th Annual Conference. June 2003. 41. Sattler, Melanie L. and Ellen T. McDonald. “Time, Temperature, and Wind Speed: The Importance of Varying Emission Rates in Odor Modeling.” Odor and Toxic Air Emissions 2002. Air & Waste Management Association Specialty Conference. April 2002. 42. Liljestrand, H. M., Sattler, M. "Chemical Mass Balance with Fractionation: An Application to Los Angeles," in Aerosols and Atmospheric Optics: Radiative Balance and Visual Air Quality, Air and Waste Management Association, 1994, VIP-41, A:567-577.

Air Pollutant Emissions: Measurement/Modeling 43. Abri, Arash; Sattler, Melanie. “The Impact of Lime Dosage on Odor Reduction of Biosolids.” Extended abstract. Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 110th Annual Conference. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 2017. 44. Eapi, Gautam; Sabnis, Madhu; Sattler, Melanie. “Mobile Measurement of Methane and Hydrogen Sulfide at Natural Gas Production Site Fence Lines in the Texas Barnett Shale.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 106th Annual Conference. Chicago, Illinois. June 2013.

45. Senkayi, Sala; Sattler, Melanie. “The Importance of Varying Spatial Levels in GIS Analysis of Environmental Epidemiological Data.” Extended Abstract. Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 106th Annual Conference. Chicago, Illinois. June 2013. 46. Rich, Alisa; Grover, Jim; Sattler, Melanie; Hunt, Andrew; Holbrook, John; Howard, Jeff. “Air Emissions from Natural Gas Exploration and Mining in the Barnett Shale Geologic Reservoir.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 105th Annual Conference. San Antonio, Texas, June 19-22, 2012. 47. Sattler, Melanie. “Potential Revenues from Reduction of Natural Gas and Condensate Emissions in North Central Texas.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 105th Annual Conference. San Antonio, Texas, June 19-22, 2012. 48. Senkayi, Sala; Sattler, Melanie L; Chen, Victoria C.P. “Proximity of Childhood Leukemia Cases to Airports within the State of Texas.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 105th Annual Conference. San Antonio, Texas, June 19-22, 2012. 49. Afotey, Benjamin; Sattler, Melanie L.; Mattingly, Stephen P.; Chen, Victoria. “Statistical Approach to the Development of a Microscale Model for Estimating Carbon Dioxide Emissions from a Light Duty Gasoline Vehicle.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 103rd Annual Conference. June 2010. 50. Mattingly, Stephen P.; Sattler, Melanie L.; Bhatt, Hetal; Sumitsawan, Sulak; Natchanok, Pala-En; Parikh, Parthen. “Model for Estimating NOx Emission Reductions After Closing Drive- Throughs.” Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. January 2009. 51. Afotey, Benjamin; Sattler, Melanie L.; Mattingly, Stephen P. “Statistical Approach to the Development of a Microscale Model for Estimating Exhaust Emissions of a Light Duty Gasoline Vehicle.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 101st Annual Conference. June 2008.

13 52. Kanukolanu, S.; Mattingly, S.; and M. Sattler. “Impact of a Pre-Combustion Retrofit Device on Vehicular Emissions: A Case Study.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 100th Annual Conference. June 2007. 53. Satyanarayan, S.; Mattingly, S.; and M. Sattler. “Trends of Vehicular Emissions Due to the Effect of ETHOS FR as Fuel Additive: A Case Study.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 100th Annual Conference. June 2007. 54. Munshi, Rupangi; Sattler, Melanie; and Stephen Mattingly. “Impacts of Signal Synchronization on Vehicular Emissions – An Onboard Measurement Case Study.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 99th Annual Conference. June 2006. 55. Devanathan, Sapna and Melanie Sattler. “Which Meteorological Conditions Produce Worst Case Concentrations from Area Sources?” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 97th Annual Conference. June 2004. 56. Nagaraj, Archana and Melanie L. Sattler. “Correlating Hydrogen Sulfide Emissions with Temperature to Predict Worst-Case Odor Emissions.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 96th Annual Conference. June 2003. 57. Sattler, Melanie L. “Predicting Hydrogen Sulfide Emissions from Expanded Wastewater Treatment Plants.” Odor and Toxic Air Emissions 2002. Air & Waste Management Association Specialty Conference. April 2002. 58. MacKay, James; Thomas, Ronald; Mai, Saadia; Rae, Scott; Ross, Charlotte; Sattler, Melanie; Schoonmacher, Scott; Sims, Mike; and Troy Stuckey. “Hierarchical Emissions Inventory Development for Nested Photochemical Modeling. Part 4: Area and Nonroad Mobile Sources.” in Proceedings of Emissions Inventory: Living in a Global Environment ’98. Air & Waste Management Association specialty conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 8-10, 1998. Vol. 2, pp. 662-673.

Engineering Education 59.Graham, Andrea; Rogers, Jamie; Sattler, Melanie. “Assessing Life Cycle Sustainability in Engineering Economics.” Proceedings of the Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, May 18-22, 2013, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 60. Sattler, Melanie. “Benefits of Service-Learning in Meeting Learning Objectives: Examples from Air Pollution/Environmental Engineering Courses.” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, University of Texas at Arlington, March 2013. 61. Sattler, Melanie; Chen, Victoria; Dennis, Brian H.; Mattingly, Stephen; Rogers, K. Jamie; Weatherton, Yvette Pearson; Rani, Madhu; Kositkanawuth, Ketwalee. "Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum: Engineering Sustainable Engineers." Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education 2012 Annual Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, June 10-12, 2012. 62. Mattingly, Stephen; Chen, Victoria; Dennis, Brian H.; Rogers, K. Jamie; Sattler, Melanie; Weatherton, Yvette Pearson; Afotey, Benjamin. "Multi-Disciplinary Sustainable Senior Design Project: Design of a Campus Biodiesel Refinery." Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education 2012 Annual Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, June 10- 12, 2012. 63. Weatherton, Yvette Pearson; Chen, Victoria; Mattingly, Stephen; Rogers, K. Jamie; Sattler, Melanie. “Sustainable Engineering Internships: Creation and Assessment.” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education 2012 Annual Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, June 10-12, 2012.

14 64. Rogers, K. Jamie; Sattler, Melanie; Graham, Andrea; Mattingly, Stephen. “Life Cycle Sustainability Economics.” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education 2012 Annual Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, June 10-12, 2012. 65. Chen, Victoria; Rogers, K. Jamie; Graham, Andrea; Dickson, John; Mattingly, Stephen; Sattler, Melanie; Weatherton, Yvette Pearson. "Sustainable Industrial Engineering Modules.” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education 2012 Annual Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, June 10-12, 2012. 66. Sattler, Melanie. “Environmental Outreach K-12: Tips for Workshop Success.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 105th Annual Conference. San Antonio, Texas, June 19-22, 2012. 67. Sattler, Melanie; Weatherton, Yvette. “Engineering Sustainable Civil Engineers.” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education 2011 Annual Conference and Exposition, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, June 26-29, 2011. 68. Wade, Blake; Weatherton, Yvette Pearson; Sattler, Melanie L. “Educational Benefits of Computational Modeling and Kinesthetic Experimentation,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education 2011 Annual Conference and Exposition, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, June 26-29, 2011.

Miscellaneous 69.LaFavers, Andrew G.; Sattler, Melanie L. “The Feasibility of Using Wind Energy and Solar Energy on College and University Campuses.” Extended abstract. Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 107th Annual Conference. Los Angeles, California, June 2014.

70. Sattler, Melanie L. and H. Troy Stuckey. “Planning for Air Quality Compliance in Texas: A Case Study in Local SIP Development.” Proceedings of the Air & Waste Management Association 94th Annual Conference. June 2001.

15 Non-Refereed Conference Papers

71. Sattler, Melanie L; Jangikhatoonabad, Neda; Afotey, Benjamin; Hossain, M. Sahadat. “Evaluation of Landfill Gas Recovery System: Case Study for a Ghana Landfill.” Extended Abstract. Proceedings of the Global Waste Management Symposium, Indian Wells, California, Jan. 31 – Feb. 3, 2016. 72. Hossain, Sahadat; Durai, Vennila; Karanjekar, Richa; Bhatt, Arpita; Altouqi, Said; Sattler, Melanie. “Evaluation of the CLEEN (Capturing Landfill Emissions For Energy Needs) Model.” Proceedings of the International Solid Waste Association Conference Solid Waste World Congress, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 8-11, 2014. 73. Karanjekar, Richa; Sattler, Melanie; Hossain, Sahadat; Chen, Victoria; Bhatt, Arpita; Altouqi, Said. “An Improved Model to Predict Gas Generation from Landfills Based on Waste Composition, Rainfall and Ambient Temperature,” Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) 35th Annual Landfill Gas Symposium, March 2012, Orlando, Florida. 74. Bhatt, Hetal; Mattingly, Stephen; Sattler, Melanie. “A Model for Evaluating Emission Benefits and Economic Effects after Closing Drive-Thrus.” Transportation Research Forum 53rd Annual Forum, March 15-17, 2012, Tampa, Florida. 75. Karanjekar, Richa; Gandhi, Arpita; Sattler, Melanie; Hossain, Sahadat; Chen, V.C.P. “An Improved Model to Predict Gas Generation from Landfills Based on Waste Composition, Rainfall and Ambient Temperatures,” Twenty-Sixth International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA, March 27-30, 2011. 76. Sattler, Melanie and Archana Nagaraj. “Correlating Hydrogen Sulfide Emissions with Time and Temperature to Predict Worst-Case Emissions “. San Antonio, 2nd Bi-Annual Texas Odor & Corrosion Conference sponsored by Water Environment Association of Texas. August 2003. 77. Sattler, Melanie and Jack Tidwell. “Going Above and Beyond NFIP to Truly Stabilize Flood Risks: The Corridor Development Certificate Process.” Floodplain Management: 2000 and Beyond - Association of State Floodplain Managers 24th Annual Conference. June 2000. 78. Medlock, Samantha; Sattler, Melanie and Jack Tidwell. “Multiple-Objective Management Case Study: The Trinity River COMMON VISION Program.” Floodplain Management: 2000 and Beyond - Association of State Floodplain Managers 24th Annual Conference. June 2000. 79. Scott Rae; Sattler, Melanie, and Jack Tidwell. “Floodplain Mapping: State-of-the Art.” Floodplain Management: 2000 and Beyond - Association of State Floodplain Managers 24th Annual Conference. June 2000. 80. Sattler, Melanie L.; Liljestrand, Howard M. "Design of Titanium Dioxide Photocatalytic Oxidation Systems for VOC Sources." 11th World Clean Air Congress, Durban, South Africa, September 13-18, 1998. Volume Five, pages 14 E-4, 1-5.

Conference Presentations/Posters without Papers

81. Sattler, Melanie; Hossain, Sahadat; Durai, Venilla; Karanjekar, Richa; Bhatt, Arpita; Altouqi, Said. “Evaluation of the CLEEN (Capturing Landfill Emissions for Energy Needs) Model,” Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Crystal River, Florida, October 20-22, 2014. 82. Rahman, Shammi; Sattler, Melanie. “Development of Linear Regression Models for Predicting Methane Water Quality Parameters from Anaerobic Treatment of Vinasse.” Student presentation, UT Arlington Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students (ACES), March 26, 2014. 83. Rahman, Shammi; Sabnis, Madhu; Sattler, Melanie. “Development of Linear Regression Models for Predicting Water Quality Parameters from Anaerobic Treatment of Vinasse.” Student poster, UT Arlington Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students (ACES), March 27, 2013.

16 84. Theriot, Shirley; Cazzell, Mary; Sattler, Melanie; Blakey, Joan. “Faculty transformation through service-learning implementation.” International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement, 2012 Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, Sept. 23-25, 2012. 85. Senkayi, Sala; Sattler, Melanie L; Chen, Victoria C.P. “Proximity of Childhood Leukemia Cases to Airports within the State of Texas.” International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology sponsored by the American Academy of Sciences. Houston, Texas, June 2012. 86. Karanjekar, Richa; Sattler, Melanie; Hossain, Sahadat; Chen, V.C.P.; Gandhi, Arpita; Altouqi, Said. “An Improved Model to Predict Gas Generation from Landfills based on Waste Composition, Rainfall and Ambient Temperature,” Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF) Regional Summit on Sustainable Solid Waste Practices & Research, Austin, TX, March 27, 2012. 87. Bhatt, Arpita; Karanjekar, Richa; Altouqi, Said; Sattler, Melanie; Hossain, M.D. Sahadat; Chen, Victoria. “Development of Regression Equations for Predicting Leachate Parameters from Landfills,” UT Arlington Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students (ACES), March 22, 2012. 88. Karanjekar, Richa; Gandhi, Arpita; Sattler, Melanie; Hossain, Sahadat; Chen, V.C.P. “An Improved Model to Predict Gas Generation from Landfills based on Waste Composition, Rainfall and Ambient Temperatures,” Student poster, 104th Annual Conference of the Air & Waste Management Association. Orlando, Florida, June 2011. 89. Kositkanawuth, Ketwalee; Sattler, Melanie. “A Case Study: Estimating Concentration of Hydrogen Sulfide Gas from Landfill A by Using AERMOD,” Student poster, 104th Annual Conference of the Air & Waste Management Association. Orlando, Florida, June 2011. 90. Athappan, Annaprabha; Sattler, Melanie. “Adsorption Curve Fits for Landfill VOCS on Bituminous Coal Based and Coconut Shell Based Activated Carbon,” UT Arlington Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students (ACES), March 24, 2011. 91. Gangupomu, Roja Haritha; Kositkanawuth, Ketwalee; Sattler, Melanie; Dennis, Brian; MacDonnell, Fred; Billo, Richard; Priest, John. “Analysis and Comparison of Inertinite-Derived Adsorbent with Conventional Adsorbents,” poster, UT Arlington Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students (ACES), March 24, 2011. 92. Vaidhyanathan, Shankar; Sattler, Melanie. “Air Pollution Impacts of University Chemistry Labs: A Case Study.” UT Arlington Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students (ACES), March 24, 2011. 93. Kositkanawuth, Ketwalee; Dennis, Brian; Sattler, Melanie. “Characterization of pyrolysis products from algae cake and plastic waste as feedstocks,” poster, UT Arlington Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students (ACES), March 24, 2011. 94. Natchanok, Pala-En; Sattler, Melanie. “On-Road Measurement of NOx and CO2 Emissions from Biodiesel Produced from Different Feedstocks,” poster, UT Arlington Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students (ACES), March 24, 2011. 95. Rich, Alisa; Sattler, Melanie. “Monitoring and Sampling Techniques for Fugitive Air Emissions From Natural Gas Production Facilities in the Barnett Shale Formation,” 2011 North American Environmental Field Conference: Advances and Innovations in Environmental Site Characterization, Sampling, Monitoring & Remediation Technology, San Diego, California, January 10-13, 2011. 96. Natchanok, Pala-En; Sattler, Melanie L. “On-Road Measurement of NOx and CO2 Emissions from Biodiesel Produced from Different Feedstocks.” Student poster for the 103rd Annual Conference of the Air & Waste Management Association. Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2010. 97. Sattler, Melanie; Alavi, Kambiz; Chen, Victoria; Mattingly, Steve; Rogers, Jamie; Weatherton, Yvette; Afotey, Benjamin; Rani, Madhu. “Engineering Sustainable Engineers.” International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology Co-organized with the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology, Washington, D.C., May 2010.

17 98. Sattler, Melanie; Choi, Hyeok; Gangupomu, Roja; Kositkanawuth, Ketwalee; Billo, Rick; Dennis, Brian; MacDonnell, Fred; Priest, John. “Environmental Evaluation of UTA Solvent Extraction Process.” Energy Researcher’s Workshop – Meeting Energy Demands of the Future, sponsored by the UT System Energy Council, University of Texas at Dallas, May 19-20, 2010. 99. Sumitsawan, Sulak; Timmons, Richard; Sattler, Melanie. “Photocatalytic Treatment of Volatile Organics in Air: Plasma Modified vs. Standard Titanium Dioxide,” UT Arlington Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students (ACES), March 25, 2010. 100. Karanjekar, Richa; Gandhi, Arpita; Sattler, Melanie; Hossain, Sahadat; Chen, Victoria. “Estimating Renewable Energy Potential: An Improved Model for Bioreactor Landfill Gas Generation” (poster), UT Arlington Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students (ACES), March 25, 2010. 101. Phananiramai, P., J.M. Rosenberger, V.C.P. Chen, S. Kim, M.L. Sattler “Managing Selective Catalytic Reduction for Coal-fired Power Plants” INFORMS Optimization Society Conference on Energy, Sustainability, and Climate Change, Gainesville, FL., February, 2010. 102. Phananiramai, P., J.M. Rosenberger, V.C.P. Chen, S. Kim, M.L. Sattler “Managing Selective Catalytic Reduction for Coal-fired Power Plants” INFORMS Annual Conference, San Diego, CA., October, 2009. 103. Sule, Neelesh; Chen, Victoria; and Sattler, Melanie. “Assessing Control Strategies for Ground Level Ozone.” Student poster for the 102nd Annual Conference of the Air & Waste Management Association. Detroit, MI, June 2009. 104. Athappan, Prabha, and Sattler, Melanie. “Adsorption Curve Fits for Landfill VOCs on Bituminous Coal Based and Coconut Shell Based Activated Carbon.” Student poster for the 102nd Annual Conference of the Air & Waste Management Association. Detroit, MI, June 2009. 105. Rani, Madhu; Sattler, Melanie. “Removal of Butylene and Propylene Gas using Biofiltration”, UT Arlington Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students (ACES), March 26, 2009. 106. Mattingly, Stephen P.; Sattler, Melanie L.; Bhatt, Hetal; Sumitsawan, Sulak; Pala-En, Natchanok; and Parthen Parikh. “A Model for Estimating Hydrocarbon and CO2 Emission Reductions after Closing Drive-Thrus.” 19th CRC (Coordinating Research Council) On-Road Vehicle Emissions Workshop. San Diego, March 2009. 107. Sumitsawan, Sulak; Kalidindi, Sahithi Raj; Parikh, Parthen; Sattler, Melanie; Mattingly, Stephen P.; Ladd, H. Michael; and Jim Humphreys. “School Bus Emission Testing: Retrofit Device, Combustion Chamber Conditioner, Biodiesel.” American Society of Civil Engineers, Texas Section Fall 2008 Conference. Dallas, TX. October 2008. 108. Sattler, Melanie and Stephen Mattingly. “On-Road Measurement of Emissions Impact of Ethos Fuel Reformulator.” 18th CRC (Coordinating Research Council) On-Road Vehicle Emissions Workshop. San Diego, March 2008. 109. Mattingly, Stephen and Melanie Sattler. “On-Road Measurement of Emissions Impact of Clean Air Catalytic Converter.”18th CRC (Coordinating Research Council) On-Road Vehicle Emissions Workshop. San Diego, March 2008. 110. Sattler, Melanie. “Transportation and Air Quality: Interdisciplinary Education.” Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors Biennial Research and Education Conference. Potsdam, New York. July 2005. 111. Deshmukh, Namrata B. (My student – she inadvertently left my name off.) “Adsorption of hazardous air pollutants using nanoadsorbents.” Preprints of Extended Abstracts presented at the ACS National Meeting, American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry, 2005, 45(2), pp. 634-638. 112. Devanathan, Sapna and Melanie Sattler. “Which Meteorological Conditions Produce Worst Case Concentrations from Area Sources?” UT Arlington Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students (ACES), March 2004. 113. Sattler, Melanie. “Odor Abatement Evaluation and Master Plan.” March 28, 2003, Garland, Texas, Texas Association of Municipal Sewage Agencies.

18 114. H. Troy Stuckey and Melanie L. Sattler. “Air Quality Community Outreach 2000: The North Central Texas Experience” (Poster). 2001 International Conference on Future Directions in Air Quality Research, sponsored by Air Resources Research Consortium, Air & Waste Management Association, Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association, US Dept. of Energy, US Environmental Protection Agency. February 2001. 115. Sattler, Melanie L. and Howard M. Liljestrand. “Rates of Photocatalytic Oxidation of Organic Compounds in Air over Titanium Dioxide.” Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 17th Annual Meeting. November 1996. 116. Sattler, Melanie L. and Howard M. Liljestrand. “Method for Predicting Rates of Photocatalytic Oxidation of Organic Compounds in Air over Titanium Dioxide.” The Second International Conference on TiO2 Photocatalytic Purification and Treatment of Water and Air. October 1996. 117. Sattler, Melanie L. “Photocatalytic Oxidation of Gas-Phase Compounds over Titanium Dioxide.” Texas Section American Society of Civil Engineers. April 1995.

PUBLICATIONS – OTHER

Book Chapters

1. Sattler, Melanie. “Anaerobic Processes for Waste Treatment and Energy Generation,” Chapter 12 in Waste Management: Book 2, Edited by Sunil Kumar, InTech, ISBN 978-953-307-447-4, August 2011, p. 215-246, http://www.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/anaerobic-processes-for- waste-treatment-and-energy-generation (over 4000 downloads).

2. Sattler, Melanie. “Energy for Sustainable Development: The Energy-Poverty-Climate Nexus,” Chapter 12 in Greenhouse Gases, Edited by Bernardo Llamas, InTech, ISBN 978-953-51-4323-9, March 2016. http://www.intechopen.com/books/greenhouse-gases/energy-for-sustainable- development-the-energy-poverty-climate-nexus.

Magazine Articles

1. Sattler, Melanie; Bhatt, Arpita. “Landfill Gas Generation and Emission Models: Model Options for Recovery System Design and Greenhouse Gas Inventories.” EM, a publication of the Air & Waste Management Association for Environmental Managers. March 2017.

2. Sattler, Melanie L. “Technologies for Reducing NOx Emissions from Off-Road Diesel Vehicles: An Overview.” EM, a publication of the Air & Waste Management Association for Environmental Managers. February 2002, pp. 20-29.

3. Sattler, Melanie and H. Troy Stuckey. “Dallas/Ft. Worth SIP Development: A Case Study in Local Involvement.” EM, a publication of the Air & Waste Management Association for Environmental Managers. April 2001, pp. 32-36.

19 Reports

1. Final Report: Feasibility Studies and Training to Support Landfill Gas Recovery in Ghana. Report for US Environmental Protection Agency, EPA GMI Cooperative Agreement XA- 83539401-0. Sahadat Hossain, Melanie Sattler, Neda Jangikhatoonabad, Benjamin Afotey, December 2014.

2. Final Report: UT Arlington REU Site on Hazard Mitigation. Report for National Science Foundation Engineering Education Program. August 2014.

3. Mobile Measurement of Methane and Hydrogen Sulfide at Natural Gas Production Site Fence Lines in the Texas Barnett Shale. Final Report submitted to the Environmental Defense Fund. Melanie Sattler, Gautam Raghavendra, Madhu Rani. August 2012.

4. Final Report: UT Arlington RET Site on Hazard Mitigation. Report for National Science Foundation Engineering Education Program. February 2012.

5. Final Report: Engineering Sustainable Engineers. Report for National Science Foundation Engineering Education Program Innovations in Engineering Education, Curriculum, and Infrastructure (IEECI) grant award number 0935202. December 2011.

6. A Carbon Extraction Process for Converting Southwestern Lignite to JP-8. Report for Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (DARPA), contract HR0011-09-C-0108. Richard E. Billo, Hyeok Choi, Brian H. Dennis, Frederick MacDonnell, John W. Priest, Melanie Sattler, University of Texas at Arlington, December 2010.

7. Dispersion Modeling of Emissions from a Natural Gas Compressor Station: Ashford. Melanie Sattler, Civil Engineering Department, University of Texas at Arlington, May 2010.

8. Emission Trends for Go Green Fuel Hydrogen Enrichment Technology Systems: Dallas County School Bus Testing. Melanie Sattler, Civil Engineering Department, University of Texas at Arlington, March 2010.

9. Dispersion Modeling of Emissions from Natural Gas Compressor Stations: Town of Dish. Melanie Sattler, Civil Engineering Department, University of Texas at Arlington, Dec. 2009.

10. Task 5 Report: Dispersion Modeling. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Surface Coating Permit by Rule Protectiveness and Streamlining Review Project. Melanie Sattler and Yvette Weatherton, Civil Engineering Department, University of Texas at Arlington, August 2009.

11. Task 4 Report 2: Modeling Protocol. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Surface Coating Permit by Rule Protectiveness and Streamlining Review Project. Melanie Sattler and Yvette Weatherton, Civil Engineering Department, University of Texas at Arlington, July 2009.

12. Task 4 Report 1: PBR and NSR File Review Summary. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Surface Coating Permit by Rule Protectiveness and Streamlining Review Project. Melanie Sattler and Yvette Weatherton, Civil Engineering Department, University of Texas at Arlington, July 2009.

20 13. Dispersion Modeling of Emissions from Natural Gas Compressor Stations. Melanie Sattler, Civil Engineering Department, University of Texas at Arlington, May 2009.

14. Optimizing Coal Plant NOx Emissions at Luminant: Final Report. Panaya Rattakorn, Passakorn Phananiramai, Jay Rosenberger, Victoria Chen, Seoung Bum Kim, Melanie L. Sattler, 2008.

15. Sattler, Melanie, Stephen P. Mattingly, Sahithi Raj Kalidinidi, Parthen Parikh and Sulak Sumitsawan. School Bus Emission Testing of Ecosystem Fuel Vapor Enhancer Retrofit Device, Fuel Freedom International MPG-CAPS Combustion Chamber Conditioner and MPG-SULFRX Fuel Treatment and B20 Biodiesel. Report prepared for the Duncanville ISD Emission Testing Program. (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Research Report 5-23), May 2008.

16. Brydia, Robert E., William H. Schneider, Stephen P. Mattingly, Melanie Sattler and Auttawit Upayokin. Operations-Oriented Performance Measures for Freeway Management Systems. Final report prepared under contract 0-5292 for the Texas Department of Transportation (FHWA/TX- 08/0-5292-2), Research and Technology Transfer Office, Austin, Texas. (Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University, Research Report 0-5292-2), February 2008.

17. Emission Trends for Clean Air Associates’ Pre-Combustion Retrofit Device Phase II Report – Diesel Truck. North Central Texas Council of Governments’ Aftermarket Technology and Fuel Additive Research Program. Melanie L. Sattler and Stephen P. Mattingly, December 2007.

18. Emission Trends for Ethos FR Fuel Additive Phase II Report – Dodge Charger. North Central Texas Council of Governments’ Aftermarket Technology and Fuel Additive Research Program. Melanie L. Sattler and Stephen P. Mattingly, December 2007.

19. Emission Trends for Clean Air Associates’ Pre-Combustion Retrofit Device Phase II Report – Dodge Charger. North Central Texas Council of Governments’ Aftermarket Technology and Fuel Additive Research Program. Melanie L. Sattler and Stephen P. Mattingly, December 2007.

20. Sattler, Melanie, Stephen P. Mattingly and Shruthi Satyanarayan. ETHOS® FR Fuel Additive Phase I Report. Report prepared for the North Central Texas Council of Governments' Aftermarket Technology and Fuel Additive Research Program. (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Research Report), October 2007.

21. Sattler, Melanie, Stephen P. Mattingly and Sri Harsha Kanukolanu. Emission Trends for Clean Air Associates' Pre-Combustion Retrofit Device Phase I Report. Report prepared for the North Central Texas Council of Governments' Aftermarket Technology and Fuel Additive Research Program. (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Research Report), October 2007.

22. Brydia, Robert E., William H. Schneider, Stephen P. Mattingly, Melanie Sattler and Auttawit Upayokin. Using Operations-Oriented Performance Measures to Support Freeway Management Systems. Interim report prepared under contract 0-5292 for the Texas Department of Transportation, Research and Technology Transfer Office, Austin, Texas. (Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University, Research Report 0-5292-1), November 2006.

21 GRADUATE STUDENTS SUPERVISED

Post-Doctoral Students

Arpita Gandhi Bhatt, 2014 - present

Ph.D. Students

1. Ali Alsaleh, Dec. 2016 Life Cycle Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Traditional Air Pollutants, Water Depletion, and Cumulative Energy Demand from 2-MW Wind Turbines in Texas

2. Reza Broun, Aug. 2016 Integrated Evaluation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Traditional Air Pollutants, and Economics of Three Types of Landfills Current Position: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

3. Gautam Eapi, Dec. 2015 Comprehensive Neural Network Forecasting System for Ground Level Ozone in Multiple Regions Co-Advisor: Michael Manry, Electrical Engineering Current Position: Adjunct Instructor, UTA

4. Shammi Rahman, Dec. 2014 Development of Linear Regression Models for Predicting Water Quality Parameters from Anaerobic Treatment of Vinasse Current Position: Technical Professional, Stantec

5. Madhu Rani, August 2014 Investigation of How Microbes Involved in Anaerobic Digestion of Vinasse Change as Functions of Temperature, Vinasse Compositions, and Time Co-Advisor: Jorge Rodrigues, Biology Current Position: Job-seeking

6. Sahar Mansour, August 2014 Indoor Air Quality in Schools: An Investigation of the Impact of Outdoor Air Quality, School Layout, and Room Type Current Position: Instructor, Mountain View College

7. Arpita Gandhi Bhatt, August 2013 Co-Advisor: Sahadat Hossain, Geotechnical Engineering Development of Regression Equations for Predicting Leachate Parameters from Landfills Current Position: Post-Doc, UTA

8. Roja Haritha Gangupomu, May 2013 A Comparative study of Carbon Nanotubes and Powdered Activated Carbon: Physicochemical Properties, Adsorption Isotherms and Models Current Position: Emissions Evaluator, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

9. Lucina Marcia Kuusisto, May 2013

22 Development of a Mathematical Model, VUMP (Vinasse Utilization for Methane Production) Current Position: Job-seeking

10. Annaprabha Athappan, December 2012 Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx over 3 Types of Ce-Doped Activated Carbon Current Position: Senior Administrator for Environmental Health and Safety, AT&T

11. Said Altouqi, December 2012 Co-Advisor: Sahadat Hossain, Geotechnical Engineering Modeling of Leachate BOD and COD Using Data from Lab-Scale Landfills Current Position: Landfill Rehabilitation Manager, Oman Environmental Services Holding Company, Oman

12. Richa Karanjekar, August 2012 An Improved Model to Predict Gas Generation from Landfills based on Waste Composition, Rainfall and Ambient Temperatures Co-Advisor: Sahadat Hossain, Geotechnical Engineering Current Position: Project Manager, Apex Companies, Frisco, TX

13. Natchanok Pala-En, May 2012 (Environmental and Earth Science) On-Road Measurement of NOx and CO2 Emissions from Biodiesel Produced from Different Feedstocks Current Position: Environmental Officer, Pollution Control Department, Thailand

14. Ketwalee Kositkanawuth, May 2012 Characterization of Pyrolysis Products from Algae and Polystyrene (PS) Plastic Waste Co-Advisor: Brian Dennis, Mechanical Engineering Current Position: Lecturer, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), Thailand

15. Sala Senkayi, May 2012 (Environmental and Earth Science) Proximity of Childhood Leukemia Cases to Airports within the State of Texas Current Position: Environmental Scientist, Planning and Analysis Branch (6WQ-NI), US Environmental Protection Agency - Region 6, Dallas TX

16. Sulak Sumitsawan, Dec. 2011 Fluorination and Fluorocarbon Coating of TiO2 by Pulsed Plasma Processing: Improved Photocatalytic Oxidation of Gaseous m-Xylene and Mercury Co-Advisor: Richard Timmons, Chemistry Current Position: Associate Dean for Research, School of Energy and Environment, University of Phayao, Thailand

17. Alisa Rich, Aug. 2011 (Environmental and Earth Science) Air Emissions from Natural Gas Exploration and Mining in the Barnett Shale Geologic Reservoir Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of North Texas Health Science Center

18. Benjamin Afotey, Dec. 2008 Statistical Approach to the Development of Microscale Model for Vehicle Exhaust Emission Estimation

23 Current Position: Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

19. Neelesh Sule, Dec. 2008 Assessing Control Strategies for Ground-Level Ozone Co-Advisor: Victoria Chen, Industrial Engineering Current Position: Senior Consultant, Trinity Consultants, Dallas, TX

M.S. Students

1. Amin Homaei, 2017 Investigation of Reuse of Coal Fly Ash to Mitigate Landfill Methane Current Position: Ph.D. Student at UTA

2. Sharon Priyadarshini, 2016 Sustainable Reuse of Coal Fly Ash to Mitigate Landfill Methane Current Position: Solid Waste, Georgia Dept. of Environmental Protection

3. Fatemeh Khalaj, 2016 Air Dispersion Modeling of Multiple Natural Gas Well Pads at Different Terrain Conditions and Determination of Inverse Distance Weighting Function Exponent Current Position: Ph.D. Student, University of California Irvine

4. Sunita Buniya, 2016 Comparison of Methane Production from Household Waste using Pond Soil and Horse dung as Microbial Inocula Current Position: Ph.D. Student at UTA

5. Hoda Rahimi, 2015 Effect of Termite Gut Microbe TAV5 on Methane Production from Municipal Solid Waste Degradation Current Position: Ph.D. Student at UTA

6. Neda Jangikhatoonabad, 2014 Feasibility Studies to Support Landfill Gas Recovery in Ghana Current Position: Air Quality Specialist, ICF International

7. Arash Abri, 2014 Impact of Lime Dosage on Odor Reduction of Biosolids

8. Vennila Durai, 2013 Validation of a Model for Estimating Methane Gas Generation from Landfill Waste Current Position: Project Engineer at Echologics, Mueller Co.

9. Madhu Rani, 2009 Biofiltration of Alkenes Current Position: Job-seeking

10. Annaprabha Athappan, 2008

24 Study of Adsorption Capacities for Landfill VOCs on Bituminous Coal Based and Coconut Shell Based Activated Carbon Current Position: Senior Administrator for Environmental Health and Safety, AT&T

11. Jaya Nagireddi, 2007 Impact of a Fuel Additive or Retrofit Device on Vehicle Emissions

12. Shruthi Satyanarayan, 2006 Trends of Vehicular Emissions due to the Effect of Ethos FR as Fuel Additive Current Position: Quality Assurance Analyst, PDX, Fort Worth, TX

13. Sri Harsha Kanukolanu, 2006 Impact of a Pre-Combustion Retrofit Device on Vehicular Emissions: A Case Study Current Position: Trinity Consultants, Louisiana

14. Rajashi Parikh, 2006 Effect of Signal Coordination as an Emission Reduction Measure for Vehicles Current position: Associate Environmental Analyst, Ramboll Environ, California

15. Mita Upadhyay, 2006 Photocatalytic Degradation of VOCs, Toxics, and Odors from Air Emissions of Wastewater Treatment Plants and Municipal Solid Waste Landfills Current Position: Senior Environmental Engineer, Flint Hills Resources

16. Kamesh Vyethavya Sista, 2006 Effects of Traffic Signal Retiming on Vehicular Nitrogen Oxide Emissions Current Position: Sales position in India

17. Hetal Bhatt, 2005 Determination of Safe Roadway Buffer Width to Protect Human Health from Harmful NOx Exposure Current Position: Project Engineer, Lee Engineering, TX

18. Divya Garrepalli, 2005 Removal of Carbonyl Sulfide using Compost Biofilter: Measurement of Removal Rates and Elimination Capacity in Conjunction with Hydrogen Sulfide Current Position: Environmental Engineer, Amazon Web Services

19. Namrata Deshmukh, 2005 Comparison of Adsorption Capacities of Nanoadsorbents with Conventional Activated Carbon for Volatile Organic Compounds Current Position: Design Engineer, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Dallas, TX

20. Rupangi Munshi Faldu, 2005 Impacts of Signal Synchronization on Vehicular Emissions – An On-Board Emission Measurement Case Study Current Position: Environmental Air Manager, Pioneer Natural Resources, Dallas, Texas

21. Sapna Devanathan, 2005 Determination of the Meteorological Conditions Responsible for the Worst Case Emissions from Area Sources using Two Dispersion Models – ISCST3 and AERMOD Current Position: Center of Environmental Education, Bangalore, India

22. C.P. Nawal, 2004 Removal of Carbonyl Sulfide Using Biofiltration Current Position: Senior Project Manager, Kleinfelder

23. Sam Rosenberk, 2004 Removal of Carbonyl Sulfide Using Activated Carbon Adsorption Systems Current Position: Vice President, Fortified Engineering Solutions

M.E. Project Students

1. Lalithya Bondili, 2016 “Assessment of Coal Fly Ash as a Landfill Cover that Promotes Methane Oxidation” Current Position: Engineer with Freeman Millican, Inc.

2. Sunakshi Hada, 2016 “Scale-Up Factor for CLEEN Model for Developing Countries”

3. Ali Alsaleh, 2012 “Waste Tires: Can They Be an Alternative Resource for Natural Fuel Resources?” Current Position: Asbestos Project Manager at ENERCON Services

4. Shankar Vaidhyanathan, 2011 “Air Pollution Impacts of University Chemistry Labs: A Case Study” Current Position: Staff Engineering Associate, Zephyr Environmental, Austin

5. Lince Merin, 2009 “Assessing the Mercury Health Risks Associated with Coal-Fired Power Plants: Impacts of Local Deposition”

6. Syeda Haque, 2008 “Critical Review of City of Arlington Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory” Current Position: Air Quality Specialist, Providence Engineering

7. Ketwalee Kositkanawuth, 2008 “A Case Study: Estimating Concentration of Hydrogen Sulfide Gas from Landfill A by Using AERMOD” Current Position: Lecturer, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), Thailand

8. Arpita Gandhi, 2007 “Comparison of ISC-ST3 and AERMOD Dispersion Modeling Results for a Cement Kiln” Current Position: Post-doc, UTA

9. Rania Al Omari, 2006 “Effect of Mechanical Shaking on Adsorption of Volatile Organic Compounds onto Single Wall Nanohorns” Current Position: Senior Environmental Engineer, Consolidated Consultants Group, Jordan

10. Zubair Awan, 2006

26 “Literature Review on Nanotechnology and the use of Nanomaterials and Nanoadsorbents relating to Air Pollution” Current Position: Senior HSE Management System Engineer at Abu Dubai Oil Refining Company

11. Dheeraj Gundelly, 2005 “Photocatalytic Oxidation of Ethylene” Current Position: SAP HR Consultant, NGA Human Resources, Hyderabad, India

12. Rajeshwar Reddy Kamidi, 2004 “Photocatalytic Oxidation Processes for NOx” Current Position: Sr. SAP FICO Consultant, Henkel

COURSES TAUGHT

ENGR 2300 Introduction to Sustainable Engineering CE 1105 Introduction to Civil Engineering CE 5316 Current Topics in Environmental Engineering CE 5317 Environmental Engineering Process and Analysis Lab CE 4350/5328 Fundamentals of Air Pollution CE 4354/5358 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management CE 5392 Special Topics in Air Pollution Topic 1: Air Pollution Chemistry and Meteorology Topic 2: Air Quality Modeling Topic 3: Transportation & Air Quality Topic 4: Air Pollution Control System Design

Class Service Learning Projects

ENGR 2300 2016 Sustainability evaluation (environmental, economic, and social impacts) of a proposed bicycle rental program at UTA for UTA’s Institute for Sustainability and Global Impact 2015 Sustainability evaluation of back-up power options for a school in Liberia for Power from the Son

CE 4350/5328 2015 Air pollutant evaluation (potential health impacts and control technology options) of a municipal solid waste incinerator in Phayao, Thailand 2013 Air pollutant evaluation for a waste gasification plant in Mae Ka village, Thailand 2012 Air pollutant evaluation (potential health impacts and control technology options) for Tema Oil Refinery (Ghana)

CE 5316 2013, 2014 Design of a Biogas System for UTA

CE 5392 Topic 3 2010 Hands-on air quality activities for elementary school girls for Girls, Inc. CE 5392 Topic 1 2011 Air pollutant sampling of bus emissions at elementary schools for American Lung Association

CE 1105 2014 What is Civil Engineering? Presentation and hands-on activity for UT Arlington Engineering Saturday

27 SERVICE, MEMBERSHIPS, AND CERTIFICATIONS

Service to the Scientific and Engineering Community

 Air and Waste Management Association – Waste Resource Recovery, Processing, and Bioenergy Technical Coordinating Committee Vice Chair (2015 – present), Abstract Reviewer (2012 - present), Member (2011 - present),

– 110th Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 2017  “Anaerobic Digestion and Composting of Food Waste” Session Chair  “Waste to Energy and Liquid Biofuels” Session Co-Chair  “Landfills: Management, Remediation, Gas Collection and Utilization Systems” Session Co- Chair

– 109th Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 2016  “Solid and Liquid Biofuels” Session Chair  “Solid Waste Planning, Collection and Landfills” Session Co-Chair

– 108th Annual Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina, June 2015  “Liquid Biofuels” Session Chair  “Municipal Waste Management, Landfills and Landfill Gas” Session Co-Chair

– 107th Annual Conference, Los Angeles, California, June 2014 – Technical Program Development Platform Proceedings (Review) Team Chair

– 104th Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, June 2011  Technical Program Principal Area Lead, Sustainability, Innovative Alternative/Renewable Energy Technologies  Renewable Energy and Clean Technologies Session Co-Chair

– National Scholarship Committee Chair (2006-2008), Vice Chair (2004-2005), Member (2008- 2013);

– Faculty advisor to the UTA Student Chapter (2005-2012);

– Student Chapter Competition Award Judge (2007, 2008);

– Fort Worth Branch Treasurer (2004-2006), Secretary (2003) and Scholarship Chair (2001-2002)

 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) – Annual Conference abstract and paper reviewer – Engineering Economics, 2012 – Gulf-Southwest Section Conference Planning Committee, 2012-2013

 Editorial boards – Trends in Renewable Energy, Editor – Current Environmental Engineering, Bentham Science Publishers, Editorial Board, 2014-2017 – Journal of Civil Engineering and Urbanism, Science Line Publishing, Editorial Board

28  Review activity – Peer reviewer for over 20 journals, including Environmental Science & Technology, Energy & Fuels, Journal of Cleaner Production, Environmental Engineering Science, and the Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association – From 2010 to 2017, served as reviewer for 45 journal articles (average of 6.4 per year) – Grant proposal reviewer for various agencies, including the U.S. National Science Foundation, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and Environmental Research and Education Foundation

 Engineering presentations to K-12 Students – UTA Engineering Summer Camp Presenter: Have introduced over 950 junior high students to civil engineering through summer camp activities, 2007-2012, 2014-2015 – Expanding Your Horizons in Science & Engineering Workshop Presenter: Presented hands-on air quality workshops to junior high girls at Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Mathematics conference, 1999-2005, 2007-2010. – The Oakridge School – Arlington, April 2017 – Girls’ STEM Day, March 2017 (sponsored by UTA College of Engineering, College of Science and Women's & Gender Studies Program) – Environmental Science students at Jackson Middle School, Grand Prairie, 2015 – Harmony Science Academy – Dallas, 2014 – STEM Career Day at Stipes Elementary, 2014 – Arlington High, 2006 – Bailey Junior High, Arlington, 2004 – William James Middle School, Fort Worth, 2004

• Other presentations – “Landfill Gas Basics and Landfill Gas Generation Modeling” presentations at Solid Waste Institute for Sustainability (SWIS) Winter School, 2016 and 2017 – Work-Life Balance Panel – Division of Faculty Affairs and Human Resources, 2017 – College of Engineering presenter for UTA Parent/Family Weekend, 2014 – 2016 – Arlington Technical Club, 2016 – Faculty program for UTA apartment residents, 2016 – UT System Chancellor’s Council, 2014 – “Work-Life Balance and the Tenure Track” panel organized by the Assistant Vice-Provost for Faculty Development, UTA, 2014 – Mountain View College Sustainability Day Speaker. 2013 – University of Texas at Tyler Environmental Science Seminar, March 2013 – Duncanville ISD “Going Green” Conference, 2008 – UTA GIS workshop, 2008

 Student poster/paper judge – UT Arlington Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students – 2009-2015, Session Chair 2013- 2015 – Air & Waste Management Association Annual Conference – 2004, 2005, 2011, 2013-2016 – Greenovation Contest, sponsored by North Texas Small Business Development Center, 2012 – University of Texas System Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Summer Research Academy Conference, 2011 – IEEE International Sympo