SOUTH ATLANTIC STATES SECTION

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Friday, February 23, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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Hosted by Chesapeake Chapter

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“Two-Eyed Seeing" investigation of the air quality and health concerns of Pictou Landing First Nation, Nova Scotia, Canada - a story of environmental injustice.

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Study indicating impacts of a pulp and paper mill’s effluent dumping into the estuary of Boat Harbor (BH) and Pictou Landing First Nation (PLFN), near Nova Scotia, Canada. The project in 2013 used a Two-Eyed seeing approach (combination of traditional and Western wisdom and science) to investigate the environmental health concerns of PLFN to demonstrate how air quality around the BH and PLFN were significantly impacted.

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Speaker:  Mark Gibson

                 KCI Technologies, Inc.

                 Senior Project Manager

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Date September 20, 2023

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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Hosted by RTP Chapter

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Date August 15, 2023

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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Hosted by RTP Chapter

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Date July 18, 2023

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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Hosted by RTP Chapter

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VIRTUAL EVENT

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Date June 20, 2023

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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Hosted by RTP Chapter

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Sara Duncan, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Health at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC. She joined the faculty in August 2019 after earning her Ph.D. in Environmental Exposure Science in 2018 from Rutgers University in New Jersey. At WCU, Dr. Duncan teaches classes on air quality, environmental toxicology, and public health. She is heavily engaged in undergraduate research involving students in a project to better assess air quality impacts from prescribed burns in the region. In addition, she leads a community-based project with local underserved schools to better understand personal air pollution exposures using western science and cultural methods. She is passionate about rural air pollution exposures, citizen science, science education, and environmental justice in Western NC.

IN PERSON EVENT

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Friday May 19, 2023

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Hosted by Chesapeake Chapter

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The Chesapeake Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association Invites you to a career panel discussion in conjunction with the Virginia Beach City Public Schools Environmental Studies Program at the Brock Environmental Center. Panelists will talk about their careers and experiences in government, consulting, law, and the military applying science and engineering to environmental protection. After the Panel discussion there will be small group tours of the Brock Environmental Center.

IN PERSON OR VIRTUAL EVENT

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Wednesday May 17, 2023

12:00 - 1:00 PM

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Hosted by RTP Chapter

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Double Feature on Field-Scale Demonstration of PFAS Leachability Following In Situ Soil Stabilization and PFAS in Landfill Leachate and Treatment with Foam Fractionation

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Dr. Johnsie Lang serves as a technical expert at Arcadis in Raleigh, NC. Her primary research areas include solid waste, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), and harmful algal blooms (HABs).  She has authored over a dozen peer-reviewed publications and participated in research funded by National Science Foundation (NSF), Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP), the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC), Hinkley Center for Solid and Hazardous Waste Management, and various industrial sponsors. She received her doctoral degree from North Carolina State University (NCSU) with a dissertation demonstrating a national estimate for PFAS release from U.S. municipal landfills in leachate and PFAS release with time from carpet and clothing in model anaerobic laboratory-scale landfill reactors. Dr. Lang has extensive expertise in assessment and monitoring of PFASs in solid, gas phase, and aqueous samples.  Her ORISE postdoctoral fellow at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) resulted in a deep understanding of various analytical methods used to measure emerging contaminates in the environment. She has proficiency in examining the fate and transport of recalcitrant pollutants in the environment. Recently, Dr. Lang has focused her efforts on developing a method for removing residual PFASs from fire suppression systems during foam transition.  She regularly assists with interpreting and evaluating data collected from field studies on PFASs. In addition, she serves as a technical advisor on several site investigations for PFAS at US Army installations and assists various industrial and commercial clients to understand PFAS impacts at their facilities.

IN PERSON EVENT

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April 11 - April 23, 2023

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Hosted by A&WMA/ASME

This interactive event will cover the latest information on a broad range of waste-related topics including regulations and research in an interactive, discussion-focused format. This is an excellent learning and networking opportunity to hear directly from experts at EPA, NGOs, industry, and academia who are working together to develop solutions to create a cleaner and healthier environment.  The technical program will cover policy updates and regulatory changes, as well as current and late-breaking research on hot topics.

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CLICK HERE FOR THE PROGRAM AGENDA!

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Keynote Speaker: Carolyn Hoskinson, Director, EPA Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery

Managers, practitioners, policymakers, and researchers involved in waste management, public works, operations, maintenance, manufacturing, transportation, technology, compliance, collections, and other environmental roles will benefit from the technical content and networking available at this event.

IN PERSON EVENT

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Tuesday March 21, 2023

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Hosted by RTP Chapter

Breaking down the plastic problem: Can we predict how microplastics are fragments and released? 

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Speaker: Dr. Joana Sipe, Postdoctoral Researcher at Duke University

IN PERSON EVENT

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Monday March 20, 2023

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Hosted by JMU Student Chapter & Chesapeake Chapter

JMU's Environmental Management Club invites you to an Environmental Career Panel with speakers from the Air & Waste Management Association. Speakers include professionals from the Virgina Department of Environmental Quality, POWER Engineers Inc., Piedmont Lithium, and American Public Power Association. 

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Click here to view the event details! 

IN PERSON EVENT

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Sunday August 28, 2022

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Hosted by Chesapeake Chapter

We’re excited to host our first in-person event in a very long time on August 28 at The Winery at Bull Run. Catch up with fellow chapter members while enjoying a glass of wine (or your other beverage of choice) and entertainment by local musicians. We’ll be meeting at 2PM in the covered patio area of the winery. The chapter will provide snacks; drinks are on you. If you’re planning to attend, please RSVP to cathek1@gmail.com. Hope to see you there!

HYBRID EVENT

Virtual via Zoom

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022

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Hosted by RTP Chapter

Dr. Florentino de la Cruz received a B.S. and M.S. (minor in Environmental Science) in Chemical Engineering from the University of the Philippines Los Baños. Dr. de la Cruz completed his Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering at NC State with a minor in Forest Biomaterials. Dr. de la Cruz is currently a Research Scientist at the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at NC State University. The primary focus of Dr. De la Cruz’s research is Environmental Chemistry and he has expertise in the Solid Waste Management domain. He has conducted research to understand the chemical and biological processes in solid waste treatment and disposal systems. His research interests include understanding the interaction of solid waste management systems such as landfills with natural and other engineered systems by exploring impacts on soil, air, and water quality. On a fundamental level, his research focuses on compound-level characterization of a large subset of chemicals found in leachate and landfill gas which has overarching implications for human health from exposure from contaminated water and air emissions

Virtual via Zoom

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Tuesday, May 10, 2022

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Hosted by RTP Chapter

Chris Porter is a Principal of Cambridge Systematics with 25 years of experience in air quality and greenhouse gas (GHG) analysis, transportation and land use, economic development, transportation equity, and performance measurement. His recent work has mainly focused on strategic planning, research, and evaluation studies for GHG reduction measures for Federal, State, and local agencies. He is currently supporting GHG forecasting, strategy analysis, and policy development for state transportation agencies in Colorado and Virginia, as well as leading a national research study on considering GHG and climate change effects in environmental documentation.

Virtual via Zoom

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Tuesday, April 19

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Hosted by the RTP Chapter 

We heard presentations from our A&WMA - RTP ACE Scholarship recipients and had the opportunity to meet our rising environmental professionals. 

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• Qian Luo (NCSU): Reducing Power Sector Emissions in China for Climate and Public Health Benefits with Economic Dispatch

• Sailaja Eluri (NCSU): Procedure to Quantify Variability in Air Pollution Infiltration Factors for a Selected Pollutant and Selected Homes 

Virtual via Zoom

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Tuesday, March 15

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Hosted by the RTP Chapter 

Learn the latest on Brownfields redevelopment trends both at the North Carolina and Federal level. This presentation will provide a brief overview of the Brownfields redevelopment process and associated regulatory requirements to support safe reuse of contaminated properties. Now that a number of the easier less-contaminated properties have been purchased and redeveloped, a trend toward redevelopment of technically challenging urban infill sites has emerged including landfills and highly contaminated sites. These sites have been dormant and underutilized for years, have raised safety concerns and have impacted local communities. Learn how these properties are redeveloped to be protective of human health and the environment and to support economic growth. Case studies will be used to highlight the Brownfields redevelopment process, including how cleanup strategies and technical approaches are developed and implemented to promote safe reuse of Brownfields sites and the regulatory requirements behind the process.

Jeffs Bio

Jeff Tyburski joined Geosyntec’s Raleigh, North Carolina office in August of 2019 as a Principal Geologist. Jeff has over 34 years of experience in the environmental consulting field. Through his career he has worked on a variety of public and private sector projects. He specializes in developing technically defensible and cost effective solutions for environmental assessments to identify and evaluate releases of subsurface contamination and the risk they present to human health and the environment. He is well versed in developing corrective action strategies to manage the risks associated with subsurface contamination including the development and implementation of various groundwater, soil, surface water, sediment and vapor intrusion mitigation engineering controls. His primary area of expertise is supporting the redevelopment of urban infill Brownfields sites. Through his experience, he has the ability to work with property owners, their site design and construction team, legal counsel, investment partners and regulatory agencies to develop an integrated approach to manage environmental risk through site acquisition, redevelopment design, and construction and facility management phases of a project. He has actively been involved with regulatory stakeholder groups and initiative for the development of new regulations and guidelines which has allowed him to develop strong working relationships with various regulatory agencies. Jeff graduated from the University of Rochester with a Bachelors degree in Geology in 1987. With his wife Roz, they own and operate Carolina Morning Stables in Silk Hope NC. In his spare time, Jeff enjoys taking rides with his Quarter horse Mack, bike riding, and spending time with his six children

Virtual via Microsoft Teams

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Thursday, January 27

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Hosted by the Chesapeake Chapter (previously Baltimore-Washington Chapter)

Speaker: Elizabeth Spike, Science Teacher, Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia

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Elizabeth Spike, current chair of the A&WMA K-12 Education Committee and science teacher in Fairfax County Public Schools, shared science standards that targeted air quality education in the District-Maryland-Virginia (DMV) region. She also shared how the K-12 Education Committee can support an online and in-person air quality curriculum as well as efforts to promote diverse representation in environmental professions.