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Presentation titles are linked to read-only PDF files of the PowerPoint presentations given at the conference
Tuesday, June 10
morning
  1. Basic Triad Training for Managers: Anatomy of a Well-Structured Project
    (8 hr course)
  2. Advanced Triad Concepts Session 1: Best Practices for Efficient Soil Sampling Designs
  3. Advanced Triad Concepts Session 2: Using 3-D and 4-DSite Characterization and Visualization: Planning and Execution Strategies For a Successful Project Outcome
afternoon
  1. Triad Training for Managers (Basic): Anatomy of a Well-Structured Project (continued)
  2. Advanced Triad Concepts Session 3: Flux-Based Site Management
    Section 1 (Wood)
    Section 2 (Crumbling)
    Section 3 (Rao)
    Section 4 (Falta)
    Section 5 (Brooks)
    Section 6 (Rao)
  3. Advanced Triad Concepts Session 4: Spatial Analysis Decision Assistance (SADA)

Wednesday, June 11
Session 1:
Communication/Systematic Planning
Stakeholder Participation and the Conceptual Site Model
Richard Hammond, USEPA, Atlanta, GA

Building a Consensus Vision using Conceptual Site Models
Logan Hackett, TetraTech EMI, Boulder, CO

Managing Social Risk and Building Social Capital as a Foundation for Innovation in Hazardous Waste Site Management - The Region III/IV DoD/State/EPA Installation Restoration Partnering Initiative
Joe Foran, Management Edge, Inc., Cumberland, ME
Session 2:
Triad During RD/RA
Collaborative Data Sets Increase Success in Remedy Implementation
Chris Hood, CH2M HILL, Navarre, FL

The Use of Future First Planning, Triad, and Performance-Based Contracting to Accelerate Site Closure at Seymour Johnson AFB
Martin Wangensteen, Bay West, Inc., St. Paul, MN

Programmatic Methods for Addressing Contaminated Volume Uncertainties
Robert Johnson, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
Session 3:
Measurement Techniques
In Situ Detection and Analysis of Soil Gas Samples through Ion Mobility Spectroscopy
Ray Carter, Boise State University, Boise, ID

Using Innovative Real-Time Field Analysis to Characterize a 1,4-Dioxane Plume in Wetlands Using the Triad Approach

Jackson Kiker, ECC, Marlborough, MA

Vertical Profiling Using the Color-Tec® Method to Identify Source Releases and Delineate CVOC Soil and Groundwater Plumes at the Former Naval Construction Battalion Center Davisville in North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Scott Anderson, Tetra Tech NUS, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
Session 4:
Communication/Systematic Planning
Distance Collaboration Tools
Jean Balent, USEPA, Washington DC

Demystifying the DMA (Demonstration of Method Applicability)
Stephen Dyment, USEPA, Washington DC

Some Thoughts on Conceptual Site Models
Bradley Call, USACE, Sacramento, CA
Session 5:
Triad During RD/RA
Integration of Flux-Based Methods and Triad Principles for DNAPL Site Management, Part I: Remediation Design and Assessment (tentative)
Suresh Rao, Purdue University

Use of SADA to Expedite a Collaborative Soil Removal Action
Jim Wulff, Tetra Tech EM Inc., Boulder, CO

Real-time Remediation Performance Optimization
William Girolamo, Environmental Data Solutions Group, LLC, Foothill Ranch, CA
Session 6:
Measurement Techniques

High Resolution Groundwater Characterization Methods and the Triad Approach
Seth Pitkin, Stone Environmental, Inc., Montpelier, VT

Evaluation of the Waterloo Profiler as a Dynamic Site Investigation Tool
Maelle Duquoc, Environmental Resources Management, Boston, MA

Implementing the Triad Approach Utilizing Membrane Interface Probe to Streamline Characterization
Maria Watt, Camp, Dresser & McKee, Edison, NJ

Session 7:
Communication/Systematic Planning
Reasons for Using Sound Science and QA/QC Processes and Procedures
James Mc Ateer, QA/QC Solutions, LLC, Salem, OR

Enhancing Communication Amongst All Team Members To Benefit Systematic Project Planning
Raymond Franson, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Lee's Summit, MO

Integration of Triad into Site Management Planning
Thomas Palaia, CH2M Hill, Kittredge, CO
Session 8:
Triad During RD/RA
Combining In Situ Remedial Technologies with a Dynamic Work Strategy at High Risk Sites for Beale AFB
Brad Shearer, CH2M HILL, Redding, CA

Implementing the Triad Approach to Enhance the Effectiveness of In-Situ Chemical Oxidation Applications
Camillo Coladonato, Environmental Resources Management, Boston, MA

Triad Isn’t Just for Characterization Anymore: a Case Study on the Use of Triad Elements during Remedy Implementation
Travis Shaw, USACE, Seattle, WA
Session 9:
Measurement Techniques
Using Mobile Measurement Computing and Communication Devices for Conceptual Site Model Refinement
Louis Martino, Argonne National Laboratory, Washington, DC

Hydraulic Parameter and Mass Flux Distribution Using the High-Resolution Piezocone and GMS
Mark Kram, Groundswell

Three-Dimensional Depiction of Coal Tar in Soils and Sediments within the Overburden Stratigraphic Framework Using TarGOST®
Scott Saroff, CH2M HILL, Manlius, NY
Advanced Workshops
  1. Advanced Design Application and Data Analysis for Field-Portable XRF
  2. Beyond Triad: Characterization and Long Term Management of GW Contaminant Plumes

Thursday, June 12
Session 10:
Triad Implementation
Triad: Why Isn’t it Used More?
Stuart Nagourney, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Trenton, NJ


Advancing Triad in New Jersey through Laboratory Certification
Stuart Nagourney, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Trenton, NJ

Programmatic Implementation of the Triad Approach within a State Reimbursement Program
Nicholas Nigro, Environmental Chemistry Consulting Services, Inc., Madison, WI
Session 11: Case Studies Triad Case Study: Innovative High Resolution ERI Used in Real-time to Guide Soil Boring/Well Placement and Remediation; Elusive LNAPL Sources Located Rapidly at Lower Cost 
Stuart McDonald, Aestus, LLC, Loveland, CO

A Triad Case Study: Finding an Unexpected Trichloroethylene Source Area
Shane DeGross, Sullivan International Group Inc., Orangevale, CA

Session 12:
Dynamic Work Strategies

Real Time CSM Visualization and Feedback
John Sohl, Columbia Technologies, Baltimore, MD

Maximizing Use of Geological/Hydrogeological Data in Conceptual Site Model Development
Jacqueline Burton, Sundance Environmental and Energy Specialists, Ltd, Santa Fe, NM

Direct Sensing Probes, Collaborative Data Sets and Rapid CSM Advancement
James Mack, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ
Session 13:
Triad Implementation
Using Triad at Multiple Sites to Enhance Data Representativeness
Joe Fiacco, Environmental Resources Management, Boston, MA

Improving Transparency in the Environmental Restoration Process
Bradley Call, USACE, Sacramento, CA

The Triad Decision Point – Efficiency, Value and Budget Control
Arthur Bogen, Planner, Valley Council of Governments, Derby, CT
Session 14: Case Studies Using Triad Approach to Manage Uncertain Decisions for a Chlorinated Ethene Contaminated Site in Taiwan
Wan-Chi Cho, Guan-Cheng Environ Tech. Protection  Co., Ltd., Taiwan

Application of the Triad Approach to the Investigation of a Remote Facility: Driftwood Bay Radio Relay Station, Unalaska Island, Alaska
Stephen Witzmann, Jacobs Engineering, Anchorage, AK

Use of a Collaborative Dataset to Enhance Data Representativeness
Louis Burkhardt, Raytheon Company, Billerica, MA

Session 15:
Dynamic Work Strategies

Case Study – Using Real-Time Field Measurements and Data Visualization for Efficient Site Assessment and Remedy Selection
Stephen S. Boynton, Subsurface Environmental Solutions, LLC, Andover, MA

Tools and Approaches for Managing Multi-Site, Multi-Year, Large-Volume Datasets in Order to Allow and Enhance Triad Implementation
Regina Butler, Portage Environmental, Cocoa Beach, FL
Session 16:
Triad Implementation
Creating a Decision Hierarchy and Heuristic Project Designs
Robert Howe, Tetra Tech EM Inc., Boulder, CO

The Triad Approach in Europe – Progress and Barriers
Tim Hart, Secretary of FASA, Cybersense Biosystems Limited, Abingdon, UK

Effective Funding Management Approaches for Triad Investigations
Sharon Budney, CDM, Edison, NJ
Session 17:
Case Studies
Triad Case Study: Expedited VOC Source Area Investigation at Naval Base San Diego
Karen Collins, Richard Brady & Associates, San Diego, CA

Characterizing a Complex TCE Groundwater Plume, Eliminating Suspected Source Areas, and Reducing Investigation Costs for a RCRA RFI at Shaw AFB, SC
Jonathan Shireman, Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc., Knoxville, TN

Volatile Organic Compound Investigation in a Complex Glacial Flow System
Seth Kellogg, CDM, Edison, NJ
Session 18:
Dynamic Work Strategies
A Strategy for Using Direct Push Technologies and a Geostatistical Adaptive Sampling Method for the Characterization of Former Manufactured Gas Plant Sites
Bruce Kjartanson, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario

If you Think you Aren’t Compositing at Your Site…………………THINK AGAIN!

Stephen Dyment, USEPA, Washington DC

Minimizing Uncertainty in Triad Investigations Using Heuristic Sequential Sampling
John Shafer, Sundance Environmental and Energy Specialists, Ltd., Santa Fe, NM

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