Poster Information
2011 Student Poster Award Winners
From left to right: First Prize winner Juan Manuel Paz-Garcia, University of Denmark (currently at Northeastern University), Second Prize winner Priyanka Bhattacharya, Clemson , Honorable Mention winners Nicole Starman, Suffolk University, and Marina Goreau, Brandeis University
Updated list of Poster Presenters, with PDF of poster for some
All student posters will be automatically entered into a student poster competition with cash awards. (Click to see last year's winners.)
Registration
Poster presenters receive a reduced registration rate of $295 to attend the entire 3-day conference. Lodging and meals are not included.
Poster Presenters who do not register by the May 18 deadline will be removed from the final program.
Poster Session Schedule
Your poster will be presented during a poster session, which will be held from 5 pm to 7 pm on Thursday June 2. You will be expected to be at your poster during that time to discuss your work with conferees. Please plan to have your poster assembled no later than noon on June 1. Poster presenters are responsible for removing their posters at the conclusion of the conference.
Poster Dimensions
The space of the poster is 4ft high by 6ft wide. The workable area
is 45" high by 69" wide. Posters will be assigned to free-standing
bulletin boards fitted with cork- or white-board surfaces. When you
arrive, come to the Registration Desk on the first floor of the Campus
Center. We will provide you with registration materials, your poster
location and push pins to affix your poster.
Mailing Posters to UMass
If you need to send your poster prior to your arrival, please send so it arrives no earlier than 5 days to UMass and mail to:
Sustainable Remediation Conference
attn: Randy Krutzler
918 Campus Center
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003
List of Posters
1. Risk Management at a Multi-Modal Transportation Facility
Elissa Brown, Timothy Markey, AECOM
2. EPA Engineering Forum
Hilary Thornton, USEPA Region 3, Julie Santiago, USEPA Region 4, Michael Gill (Presenter), ORD, USEPA Region 9
3. Manufactured Gas Plant Pilot Study Using In-Situ Chemical Oxidation for Sustainable Remediation
Glenn Nicholas Iosue, GES
4. PBMO: The Comprehensive Physics-Based Flow, Transport, and Management Optimization Tool-Kit
Larry Deschaine, Ted Lillys (Presenter), Varut Guvanasen, Peter Huyakorn, HydroGeoLogic, Inc.
5. Clean and Green: Carbon Footprint Analysis for Three MGP Site Remediation Alternatives
Brian McCormack, Weston & Sampson, Bill Hoynack, Northeast Utilities Service Company
6. Radio Frequency Heating (RFH) – An Innovative Thermal Technology for Sustainable In-Situ Treatment
John McTigue, Alicia Kabir, ERM, Ray Kasevich, JR Technologies, LLC
7. Brownfield Remediation Risk-Based Community Outreach as a Tool in Community Sustainability Engagement
Garry Smith, Julien Chambert (Presenter), Catherine Hansen, AECOM
8.The New World of Green Technology
Gautam Nagar, UMass Amherst Environmental Conservation
9. From Brown and Blight to Productive and Bright: Transforming a Contaminated Brownfield into New England’s Largest Solar Facility
Johanna Nagle, Matthew Spadi, Weston & Sampson
10. Green Remediation Using Renewable Energy and Automation
Mark Ambler, Christopher Morgan, Weston Solutions, Inc.
11. Urban Agriculture Risks Due to Historic Fill Contaminants - Lead the Sole Indicator?
Bill Swanson, CDM
12. Strategies and Technologies for Sustainable Sediment Remediation
Richard Wenning, Victor Magar, Mark Nielsen, Mark Kamilow, Mark Travers, ENVIRON
13. Electrochemical Reduction of Selenate Using Reactive Anodes
Kitae Baek1, Naji Kasem1, Ali Ciblak1, Dorothy Vesper2, Ingrid Padilla3, Akram Alshawabkeh1, 1Northeastern University, 2West Virginia University, 3University of Puerto Rico
14. A Dendritic Nanotechnology for Efficient and Biocompatible Water Purification
Priyanka Bhattacharya, Pengyu Chen, Pu-Chun Ke, Laboratory of Single-Molecule Biophysics and Polymer Physics, Clemson University
15. Enhanced Tolerance and Accumulation of Heavy Metals in Crambe abyssinica by Combined Expression of Arsenate Reductase and Gamma-Glutamylcysteine Synthetase
Sudesh Chhikara, Kundan Kumar, Josua Cummins, Daniela Kostova, Om Parkash Dhankher, UMass Amherst, Stephanie Long, Rakesh Minocha, USDA Forest Service
16. Water Flow and Solute Transport Modeling Approaches in Karst - North Coast Karst Aquifer, Puerto Rico
Reza Ghasemizadeh1, Ferdinand Hellweger1, Ingrid Padilla2, Dorothy Vesper3, John Meeker4, José Cordero2, Akram Alshawabkeh1, 1Northeastern University, 2University of Puerto Rico, 3West Virginia University, 4University of Michigan
17. Puerto Rico Test-Site for Exploring Contamination Threats (PROTECT) – Overview
Naji Kasem1, Roger Giese1, Rita Loch-Caruso2, John Meeker2, Ingrid Padilla3, Jose Cordero3, Akram Alshawabkeh1, 1Northeastern University, 2University of Michigan, 3University of Puerto Rico
18. Hudson River Habitat Restoration
Carl Tammi, Todd Schwendeman, AECOM
19. Implementation of Water Recycling to Increase Sustainability of a Traditional Remediation Technology
Frank Barranco, Jason McNew, EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., Scott Miller, Clean Sites Environmental Services Inc.
20. Brownfield to LEED Gold, Sustainable Redevelopment of a Historical Mill in Lowell, Massachusetts
Marc Bouvier, Nobis Engineering
21. Remediation of TCE-Contaminated Groundwater Using Iron Electrolysis Process
Ali Ciblak, Xuhui Mao, Akram Alshawabkeh, Northeastern University
22. Sediment Organic Diagenesis and its Impact on the Removal of Selected Antibiotics by Sediment Adsorption
Yingheng Fei1,2, Xiaoyan Li2, Baoshan Xing1, 1UMass Amherst, 2University of Hong Kong
23. Life Cycle Assessment: Environmental Impact Evaluation and Design Optimization of a Groundwater Bioremediation System
William Lott, Brittany Riordan, Michael Miller, Lina Azuero, CDM
24. The Analysis of Brownfields Land Reuse Programs: The State of Mississippi
Edmund Merem, Yaw Twumasi, Joan Wesley, Lashunda Calvert, Jasmine Williams, Daphine Foste, Jackson State University Urban Planning and Regional Planning
25. GoldSET© - Sustainability Screening Tool and Site Remediation Planning
Denis Millette, Frank Lilley (Presenter), Golder Associates
26. Phytoremediation of Arsenic in Soil Using Hyperaccumulating Ferns
Samantha Saalfield, Ed Linkewich, EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc.
27. Biochar for Sustainable Soil Management and Remediation
Hao Zheng, Zhenyu Wang, Xia Deng, Baoshan Xing, UMass Amherst Plant, Soil, and Insect Sciences
28. Lessons Learned – Environmental Remediation as an Integral Part of Undergraduate Education
Beatriz Datangel, Jillian L. Goldfarb, Michael Berger (Presenter), Simmons College
29. PCBs in Indoor Environments
Stephen Zemba, Laura Green, Michael Ames, Cambridge Environmental, Inc., Gary Hunt, David Sullivan, Paul Arnold, TRC Solutions, Inc.
30. Use of a Spatial Decision Support System to Integrate GIS, Environmental Models, Decision Analysis Tools, and Stakeholder Preferences
Katherine von Stackelberg, E Risk Sciences, LLP, Stephen Zemba, Richard Lester, Cambridge Environmental, Inc., Boris Yatsalo, Vladimir Didenko, IATE, Obninsk University
31. Using Sustainability Metrics in Remedy Selection
John Mohlin, Michael Wagner, Andrew Coenen, Gregory Shkuda (Presenter), Environmental Resources Management
32. Innovative Development of a Storage Tank Program Management for a State Agency
Barbara Roeper, EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., Tara Ryan, Maryland State Highway Administration
33. Sustainable Remedial Methods: The Evolution of Method TO-15 and its Green Chemistry Principles and Processes
Russell Pellegrino, David Linda, Centek Laboratories, LLC
34. Remediating Dioxin Soil Risks Based on New PRGs: Greater Worker Safety Will Be Necessary for Cleanups to be Sustainable
Alissa Weaver, Kevin Connor, Brian Magee, ARCADIS-US
35. Tree Screening and Wind Turbine Visibility at a Large Air Force Superfund Site
Scott DeHainaut, CH2M HILL, Rose Forbes, US Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment
36. Mathematical Modeling of the Role of Chemical Speciation on Electrokinetic Transport of Chemicals in Soil
Juan Manuel Paz-Garcia1,2, Akram Alshawabkeh2, 1Technical University of Denmark, 2Northeastern University
37. Performance Results of a Phytoremediation System at a Former MGP, Rochester, New Hampshire
Maya Desai, Justin Mosquera, Carl Tammi, AECOM, Thomas Murphy, Unitil Service Corp., Paul Exner, NiSource
38. Evaluation of Applying USEPA Region II and NYSDEC Frameworks to Achieve Sustainable Remediation
Karina Tipton, Brown and Caldwell
39. Greenhouse Gas Emissions as a Sustainability Criterion for Remedial Action Decision-Making
Christopher Glenn, Patrick Hubbard, Treadwell and Rollo, a Langan Company, Diana Hasegan (Presenter), Langan Engineering and Environmental Services
40. The Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award Program: The 12 Principles
Justin Roberts, USEPA
41. Transitioning School to Safe, Green and Sustainable Science
Dwight Peavey, Nicole Starman (Co-Presenter), USEPA New England, Marina Goreau (Co-Presenter), Laura Goldin, Brandeis University
42. Cadmium-Triggered pH-Rise Increased Cd Uptake in Elodea canadensis
M. Tariq Javed, Maria Greger, Stockholm University Botany
43. Overcoming Limitations of Stabilisation: Co-Contamination of Arsenic and Lead
Louise Cartwright1, 1, Philip Mulvey2 (Presenter), 2 Environmental Earth Sciences, Chris Conoley1,1Centre for Contaminant Geoscience, 2Environmental Earth Sciences
44. Sustainable Remediation of Fish Mercury: The Necessary Monitoring, Evaluation and Energy Revolution
Albelee Haque, UMass Lowell, Shiba Kar, Pennsylvania State University
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