Kaneland community grief-stricken Dec 13, 2008
Patrick Fosnacht is a friend of the family and employed Blake during the summers at his environmental engineering firm. He has helped set up a fund in Blake s name the Blake Denton Memorial Fund. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Benefits of trading carbon; Gloom and doom Dec 13, 2008
The European Union's decision on its carbon trading system will change the face of European industry. The International Herald Tribune was therefore quite right to devote so much space to this subject ("From carbon into gold," Dec. 10). (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
California Approves Plan to Implement Climate Change Law, Sets Precedent for National, International Action Dec 12, 2008
EDF released a report on Monday showing that implementing AB 32 is likely to increase employment in several sectors of the state's economy, as well as associated supply chains, including biomass-based fuels, building and transportation infrastructure construction, clean technologies, environmental engineering, consumer products, information technologies, transportation and logistics, waste management, and water purification and conservation. "California's businesses and consumers can reap... (PR Newswire)
Wind, Water And Sun Beat Biofuels, Nuclear And Coal For Clean Energy Dec 12, 2008
11, 2008) The best ways to improve energy security, mitigate global warming and reduce the number of deaths caused by air pollution are blowing in the wind and rippling in the water, not growing on prairies or glowing inside nuclear power plants, says Mark Z. Jacobson, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford. See also. (Science Daily)
Technical advisor chosen to study Olin site Dec 12, 2008
Earlier this year, WERC s technical team solicited proposals from 17 environmental engineering firms, and posted a request for proposals with a clearinghouse for minority/women-owned businesses. WERC received five solicitations from highly qualified firms. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
For Boston, the lessons from Venice Dec 11, 2008
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
It's good to be green for hopeful soccer pro Dec 11, 2008
Armed with an undergraduate degree in civil and environmental engineering and a master's in construction engineering management, Spilger founded GreenLaces earlier this year as a way to link her two passions. The premise is for athletes to make an eco-promise to take shorter showers, to unplug electronics when not in use, to swear off Styrofoam cups and seal it by wearing green shoe laces in their sneakers or soccer cleats. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Sun, water and wind cited as top energy options Dec 11, 2008
Mark Z. Jacobson, a professor of civil and environmental engineering, did a quantitative study of the various energy "solutions" being discussed, assessing their affect on climate change, human health, water pollution and other factors. His conclusion was that solar, wind and water-produced energy are far superior to using biofuels, nuclear power plants and "clean" coal in terms of having fewer negative impacts. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Wolf resigns from council to work in Los Angeles Dec 11, 2008
He will run the environmental engineering and consulting firm's Los Angeles operations. Wolf was chairman of the Avondale Water/Wastewater Advisory Board and was a member of the city's recycling and Capital Improvement Project committees before appointed to fill a vacant position on the council in June 2003. (AZCentral -- News)
Car key jams teen drivers' cell phones Dec 11, 2008
"The key to safe driving is to avoid distraction," says Xuesong Zhou, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering who co-invented the system with Wally Curry, a University of Utah graduate now practicing medicine in Hays, Kan. "We want to provide a simple, cost-effective solution to improve driving safety.". (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Firm will petition DEP to allow reuse of airport soil Dec 11, 2008
The county administration and an environmental engineering firm had previously told the board of freeholders that testing the soil had been expensive because so much was excavated, prompting freeholders to ask why the excavation was not stopped sooner. About a year ago, a contractor reported a suspicious smell from the soil, but testing later revealed it contained a low level of a pavement chemical and was not considered contaminated. (NJ.com -- Times)
Wind, water and sun beat biofuels, nuclear and coal for clean energy, Stanford researcher says Dec 11, 2008
The best ways to improve energy security, mitigate global warming and reduce the number of deaths caused by air pollution are blowing in the wind and rippling in the water, not growing on prairies or glowing inside nuclear power plants, says Mark Z. Jacobson, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford. And "clean coal," which involves capturing carbon emissions and sequestering them in the earth, is not clean at all, he asserts. (EurekAlert!)
Future engineers fish for knowledge Dec 10, 2008
Engineering is mystifying sometimes to kids, but they always want to visit an aquarium, said Jahan, who is chair of the school s civil and environmental engineering program. We saw this as a way to get them to think about engineering s impact on a living system. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Big Guns Tackle Ethanol Dec 6, 2008
It takes a quarter-pound of enzymes to make a gallon of ethanol, says Charles Wyman, a professor of environmental engineering at the University of California at Riverside and a co-founder of cellulosic ethanol start-up Mascoma. Wyman says biotechnology has the ability to bring down the cost of enzymes, but adds, "The real key ... is the integration of the enzymes with the whole process." The biomass is pretreated before the enzymes are applied, and the challenge is to optimize the method of... (Forbes -- Technology)
ISU professor leading transportation retooling effort Dec 4, 2008
" "We found there are not many models out there," he said. McCalley is leading a research team that will use a four-year, $1.98 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop models for retooling the country's energy and transportation infrastructures. The 21st Century National Energy and Transportation Infrastructures Balancing Sustainability, Costs, and Resiliency Research Project, or "NETSCORES-21," will link the team's complementary areas of engineering expertise with input... (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
A look at some Virginia Tech victims Nov 29, 2008
Loganathan was born in the southern Indian city of Chennai and had been a civil and environmental engineering professor at Virginia Tech since 1982. Loganathan, 51, won several awards for excellence in teaching, had served on the faculty senate and was an adviser to about 75 undergraduate students. (FOX 11, AZ)
More of this story Nov 29, 2008
Watkins' career goal is to go into environmental engineering, working on issues like global warming, alternative fuel sources, pollution control and perhaps helping to develop a hydrogen fuel engine. His grandfather, Bob Watkins of Pangburn, was an engineer who worked on the Space Shuttle, so Watkins has an understanding of how engineering can change the world. (Searcy Daily Citizen, AR)
Semcan Inc. Announces Divestiture of Nucleus Distribution Inc. Nov 29, 2008
Commenting on the transaction, Philip Jamieson, the Company's Chairman & CEO said, "While Nucleus has been a solid business for us to date, the divestiture will allow the Company to reduce debt and focus on its core Environmental Engineering business.". The transaction is subject to Exchange approval. (PR Newswire)
Fierce Democratic Struggle Shapes Globalization Nov 27, 2008
Its philanthropic record, too, is impressive, funding some of India s premier research institutes for sciences, social science, environmental engineering, state-of-the-art hospitals and an arts complex on Bombay s waterfront. In context, though, such details do not matter: Companies cannot offset bad conduct in one area with good deeds elsewhere, not to suggest that Tata did anything illegal in West Bengal. (YaleGlobal Online Magazine, CT)
Business Briefs Nov 27, 2008
Broses, a principal with the firm working at the Chippewa Falls office, holds a bachelor s degree in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and is a Senior Environmental Engineer, Project Manager and Client Service Manager for a wide range of government and private-sector clients in Wisconsin. Broses also serves on the Board of Directors for the firm s subsidiary SEH Design|Build, which offers alternative project delivery options to clients. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Valley residents remain split over cost, effects of light rail Nov 26, 2008
Mike Simms, 37, of Phoenix, a project manager for an environmental engineering company, said he and his wife carpool but will switch to the train. He said riding it will "virtually eliminate driving from our schedule.". (AZCentral -- News)
'Green' electricity to help UK meet 2050 carbon emissions target Nov 26, 2008
" Speakers at the launch event will focus on topics including: All-electric buildings Professor David Fisk from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering will discuss how all-electric buildings of the future could become a reality. He will outline changes to personal and corporate electricity consumption, national power generation and distribution necessary for all buildings were to source all their heat and energy from "green" electricity. Electric Mobility Professor John Polak,... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Georgia and North Carolina Teens Honored for Research in Biochemistry and Genetics in Nation's Premier High School Science Competition Nov 23, 2008
"Mr. Wickramasekara and Mr. Guo's project was chosen because despite an enormous amount of research on cancer therapeutics, there is still a need to identify new genes to target for treatment," said Dr. Kostas Konstantinidis, Assistant Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the school of Biology at the Georgia Institute of Technology. "Their approach has the potential to identify novel treatments that could lead the way to personalized medicine in the future. The team... (PR Newswire)
Burying Greenhouse Gases: New Tool Could Aid Safe Underground Storage Of Carbon Dioxide Nov 23, 2008
However, injecting too much CO2 could create or enlarge underground faults that may become conduits for CO2 to travel back up to the atmosphere, said Ruben Juanes, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering (CEE) and one of the authors of the work. "Our model is a simple, effective way to calculate how much CO2 a basin can store safely. It is the first to look at large scales and take into account the effects of flow dynamics on the stored CO2," he said. (Science Daily)
Business people Nov 22, 2008
Rhodes received his M.S. in environmental engineering and his B.S. in geology, both from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Mark Aimonetti, PLS, joined Rrveying and mapping department as a senior land surveyor. (Anchorage Daily News)
Sacramento engineering firms take on international giants Nov 22, 2008
We can hold our own fine, said David Bennett, chief executive officer of Eco:Logic Engineering, an environmental engineering and consulting firm based in Rocklin. That s not to say it s always easy. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
S&S Ag Enterprises Aim For Success, Stewardship For Next Generation Nov 20, 2008
They also employ the services of Conestoga-Rovers iates, an environmental engineering firm, with all of their building designs and projects. Every step of their expansion was with concern for the environment. (Agri-View, WI)
Researchers make new electronics -- with a twist Nov 20, 2008
Yonggang Huang, Joseph Cummings Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University's McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, and John Rogers, the Flory-Founder Chair Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, have improved their so-called "pop-up" technology to create circuits that can be twisted. Such electronics could be used in places where flat, unbending electronics would... (EurekAlert!)
Where there's wildfire smoke, there's toxicity Nov 20, 2008
" The ability of the particulates to penetrate structures, even if windows are closed, and their potential ability to be absorbed by human tissues are a matter of concern. "More aggressive measures to avoid smoke seem to deserve study, including distribution of masks and evacuation to air conditioned environments, and closure of non-smoke secured schools," said Sioutas, who holds the school's Fred Champion Professorship of Civil and Environmental Engineering. ### The results of the latest study... (EurekAlert!)
Improving Carbon Measurements In Global Climate Studies Nov 18, 2008
"This is critical because in the carbon budget analysis we need to be able to quantify the various sources of carbon dioxide, especially the carbon dioxide from anthropogenic activities and the uptake of carbon dioxide by plants. "Both are needed if we are to come up with better management strategies in reducing manmade emissions and in the case of plants increasing their carbon uptake," said Carmichael, who was named in September to a National Academy of Sciences (NAS) study on the significance... (Science Daily)
Alternative energy still alive at UI Nov 18, 2008
The UI Civil and Environmental Engineering professor believes Barack Obama's administration will initiate unprecedented activity in alternative energy. "I think Obama should have a New Green Deal - like the New Deal, but moving towards renewable energy," Schnoor said. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Engineer blazes eco-friendly trail Nov 17, 2008
Billy Cress likes to joke that he accepted a job with 14 years ago because he was a starving grad student at Texas A&M University and the environmental engineering firm offered him a job ... At the time, Weston focused on environmental engineering ... Over Cress career, the firm expanded from its focus on environmental engineering. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Turning Urine Into Water For Space Station Recycling Nov 15, 2008
"What's left over in the water are a few non adsorbing organics and solvents, like nail polish remover, and they go into a reactor that breaks them all down to carbon dioxide, water and a few ions," said Hand, a professor of civil and environmental engineering. After a final check for microbes, the water is again clean and ready to drink. (Science Daily)
Time to Rethink Your Plumbing Options Nov 14, 2008
However, a recent sensory impact study conducted by The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department of Virginia Tech further documented the superiority of CPVC, in particular, as it related to water taste and smell. A trained panel using Flavor Profile Analysis to assess odors and tastes of water in contact with various piping materials, found CPVC clearly outperformed the other materials in the test. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
PennDOT taps Temple for research Nov 13, 2008
said Wednesday that its Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering will be paid $5 million over the next five years to serve as a resource center and technical adviser to the ... Michel Boufadel, a professor of civil and environmental engineering and the head of the department of civil and environmental engineering, said the agreement strengthens his department, as well as the College of Engineering, by creating a de facto, multidisciplinary center that will recruit faculty and students... (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
The US nuclear waste issue solved Nov 13, 2008
David S. Kosson and Charles W. Powers are professors of civil and environmental engineering at Vanderbilt University. They focus on development of multidisciplinary solutions to nuclear waste management issues. (Yahoo News)
Phone books not dead yet Nov 12, 2008
Craig Just, a UI associate research scientist in environmental engineering, said print directories still serve a purpose, because some people don't like going online or can't. "There is a balance between sustainability and a dissemination of knowledge," he said. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Light-speed computer connection will slash genetic data transfer time between TGen-ASU Nov 12, 2008
"Having this very high-speed link helps position TGen as being a leader in biomedical data analysis.'' Stanzione said ASU still is looking for a partner to provide the fiber optic cable, but that a planned pilot dark-fiber link would be between ASU and TGen. A single experimental run from DNA sequencers can generate 7 terabytes, or 7,000 gigabytes, of data, Stanzione said. Existing ASU-TGen connections can move about 30 gigabytes an hour, he said, meaning the transfer of scientific experimental... (EurekAlert!)
A building with an energy all its own Nov 11, 2008
The solar energy that falls on the roof of a typical building far exceeds its energy requirements, says Dr. Andreas Athienitis, Concordia University Research Chair in the department of building, civil and environmental engineering and chairman of the Solar Building Research Network, a group of professors from 11 Canadian universities. That means there's potential for that building to achieve, on average, zero-net energy consumption. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Reducing Pollution: Green Future For Scrap Iron Nov 8, 2008
Zhang, a professor of civil and environmental engineering, recently concluded a five-year research project in which he and his colleagues at Tongji University in Shanghai used two million pounds of iron to detoxify pollutants in industrial wastewater ... An article written by Zhang and Luming Ma, professor of environmental engineering at Tongji University in Shanghai, was published recently as the cover article by Environmental Science and Technology. (Science Daily)
Republicans win legislative seats Nov 5, 2008
Urroz is an associate professor in the civil and environmental engineering department at Utah State University. And Sen. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Cleaning Heavily Polluted Water At A Fraction Of The Cost Nov 3, 2008
The research group at the university s environmental engineering department had already developed and tested a new wastewater treatment model on a laboratory scale. In order to apply our water treatment to large industrial practices we needed financial assistance from external sources. (Science Daily)
The road to $30 million Nov 2, 2008
Summary: Initiative proposes Phase II of the civil engineering program to strengthen offerings in four critical areas, including environmental engineering, water resources, transportation systems, and structural engineering. Human-Animal Bond Program. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Conditions That Initiate Erosion Identified Nov 2, 2008
"There has been a need to develop a method that accounts for the role of turbulence on soil erosion in a quantitative way," said civil and environmental engineering Professor Panos Diplas, lead author on the research. "If you measured the velocity of the air flowing across a fixed place in the middle of Virginia Tech's drill field, you would see that velocity fluctuates wildly," Diplas said. (Science Daily)
A turbulent season for bargain-hunting holiday travelers Nov 1, 2008
The high fares will keep Harvard environmental engineering doctoral student Cassandra Freyschlag grounded this Thanksgiving. The 22-year-old would rather carve the turkey with her parents in Colorado Springs, but decided to stay put after finding that airfares a month ago were running to $550 or more. (Boston Globe)
Industry Notes Oct 31, 2008
PNG Environmental Engineering leased 1,960 square feet of office space at Hampton Oaks, 6655-6665 S.W. Hampton, Tigard, from Hampton Oaks. John and Jennifer Medak, Norris, Beggs & Simpson, represented the lessee and lessor. (OregonLive, OR -- Business)
New engineering building breaks ground in a formal ceremony Oct 31, 2008
The 150,875-square-foot building, which will serve as the center for the environmental engineering discipline, is expected to see completion in 2010 ... Administrators, faculty and supporters joined together Wednesday in the Whitaker Hall parking lot to mark the groundbreaking of a new energy, environmental engineering and biomedical engineering building. (Washington University Student Life, MO)
Tribune editorial:Kalk should succeed Wefald on PSC Oct 30, 2008
Kalk has an advanced degree in environmental engineering and a Ph. D. in natural resource management from North Dakota State University, where he now teaches. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
E&E earnings jump in 4Q Oct 30, 2008
The Lancaster-based environmental engineering consulting firm said net income was $1. 08 million in the period, or 26 cents per share. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Wash. U. to name building after Brauers Oct 29, 2008
plans to name a new building devoted to teaching and research in energy and environmental engineering in honor of Stephen and Camilla Brauer. A groundbreaking will be celebrated Wednesday afternoon. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Haley's campaign funds tops Dykema's Oct 29, 2008
Haley, a lawyer and former Romney administration official, and Dykema, a former Holliston Planning Board chairwoman and marketing executive for an environmental engineering firm, face each other tonight in a roundtable debate sponsored by HopNews. com. (Holliston Tab, MA)
Supercomputer provides massive computational boost to biomedical research at TGen Oct 29, 2008
Its 200-plus faculty members pursue research in electrical, chemical, mechanical, aerospace, civil and environmental engineering, bioengineering, computer science, and biomedical informatics. The Ira A. School of Engineering also includes the School of Computing and Informatics, the Del E. Web School of Construction and the School of Materials. (EurekAlert!)
Students, businesses in Tempe look forward to light rail launch Oct 28, 2008
Ram Pendyala is a professor of civil and environmental engineering at ASU who has spent much of his career studying how and why people use transportation systems. He believes students will be critical first-adopters of the system. (AZCentral)
How To 'Stamp' Nanodevices With Rubber Molds Oct 28, 2008
"You can in principle build almost any types of architectures you want at nanoscale," reported Dan Luo, Cornell associate professor of biological and environmental engineering, postdoctoral researcher Wenlong Cheng and colleagues. Their work is described in the online edition of the journal Nature Nanotechnology and in the October 2008 print issue. (Science Daily)
Right in your own backyard Oct 28, 2008
He was facing a 30 percent increase in premiums for his 15 employees at , an environmental engineering and consulting company in Chevy Chase. He was proud that he had always been able to pay 100 percent of his employee s premiums, but it looked like he would have start passing those costs on. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Solar co. seeks space in former Sony bldg Oct 25, 2008
The company, a former division of Tokyo-based fluid machinery and environmental engineering company Ebara Corp., occupies about 65,000 square feet at the Rostraver Airport Industrial Park and has made plans to lease two additional 30,000-square-foot buildings there. The company purchased 2. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Professor, incumbent vie for House Oct 24, 2008
A U.S. citizen since 1991, Urroz holds a master s degree and a doctorate in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Iowa. He has lived in Logan for nearly 20 years and is currently an associate professor in the civil and environmental engineering department at Utah State University. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
‘Waterless’ Concrete Seen As Building Block On Moon Oct 23, 2008
Toutanji, who is also chair of the civil and environmental engineering department at UAHuntsville, has spent years studying the characteristics of cementitious materials, said he anticipates concrete to play a major role in constructing facilities on the lunar surface to survive the harsh environment on the Moon s surface. NASA is searching for a means to use resources that are available from the surface of the moon, according to Toutanji. (Science Daily)
Sustainable Real Estate Development Conference to Examine Industry, Other Risks of Not Going Green Oct 22, 2008
Keynote speeches will be delivered by Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz; John Nelson, adjunct professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UW-Madison; and Phillip Allsopp, CEO, Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. A series of panel discussions will examine the business case for sustainable development, the risk of not going green, energy trends and impacts on climate change, and the future direction of state and other policy initiatives. (PR Newswire)
Local couple gives $2.4M to OSU (96) Oct 22, 2008
The gift will allow the fund to provide annual support for 16 students in the school of chemical, biological and environmental engineering. Each year, six incoming students are named Johnson scholars. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Teaching farmers about groundwater contamination Oct 19, 2008
native and a senior in civil and environmental engineering ... "The main income for inhabitants in the region is the growing of pineapples," said Fred Boadu, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and organizer of the trip. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Health clinic will be moved-- Coalition to accept city’s building offer Oct 19, 2008
Because of all the talk about mold, our plan includes an environmental engineering assessment to certify the building as healthy before it is occupied, he said. Our board of directors is excited about the cooperative efforts of our coalition partners in the development of this service center and the positive impact it will have on the citizens of this county. (Brenham Banner, TX)
Four state offices up for grabs Oct 19, 2008
Kalk spent 20 years in the Marines Corps, retiring as a major in 2007 and he now teaches environmental engineering and political science at North Dakota State University. He specialized in transportation logistics during his time in the military, a skill set he said makes him qualified for the commission. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Annual Report to Shareholders Oct 17, 2008
Across all businesses and markets VDM Consulting has established an Environmental Services business specialising in environmental engineering and consulting. Services include environmental management, sustainability, integrated water related engineering services, ecology and aquatic marine assessments, acoustics and air quality assessment, solar design, site and soil assessment and spatial information and GIS mapping. (Sydney Morning Herald)
LNG race gets hotter; Oregon LNG seeks approval Oct 15, 2008
Past Month's Most Commented Stories. Tuesday, October 14, 2008 4:31 PM PDT. (Longview Daily News, WA)
