American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists

Check out the latest edition of our Highpoints Newsletter which includes important information on our upcoming Autumn Summit and our Celebration of Leaders event. https://lnkd.in/e8vy5eNU #environmentalengineer #environmentalscience #boardcertified #grow #connect #diversify

In honor of World Environmental Health Day, our Executive Director, Professor Daniel B. Oerther, PhD, PE, BCEE, BCES discusses the updated definition of #environmentalengineering and how it pertains to solving the problems of #planetaryhealth. Dr. Oerther emphasizes the importance of our work and collaboration with other professions to meet our common goal of a healthy planet that supports a healthy population. View more videos from AAEES on our YouTube channel: https://lnkd.in/eagms5tD National Environmental Health Association American Academy of Nursing AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SANITARIANS INC U.S. Public Health Service Nurses Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health Service Professor Daniel B. Oerther, BCEE/S, DLAAS, FAAN(h)

Join us on October 18th at 1-2 PM Eastern for an event to celebrate our success, recognize our leaders and outline our future. https://lnkd.in/e9WVSe7E This virtual event is FREE to members and non-members. Celebration Agenda o AAEES President, Wendy A. Wert, P.E., BCEE: Opening remarks, summary of accomplishments, and recognition of our Trustee’s service to the organization o Past President, Dr. David Vaccari, P.E., BCEE: ceremonial swearing-in of new Trustees and Officers who will assume office on January 1, 2025 o President-Elect: Dr. David A Chin, P.E., BCEE: Closing remarks and a glimpse into our future. Reserve your spot here: https://lnkd.in/e9WVSe7E #environmentalengineer #environmentalscience #boardcertified #leadership #excellence #grow #connect #diversify Wendy Ann Wert, P.E., BCEEDavid Vaccari @Professor Daniel B. Oerther, BCEE/S, DLAAS, FAAN(h)

Did you know we have 5 webinars scheduled over the next 60 days? FREE to all AAEES Members. $40 fee for non-members. https://lnkd.in/gdF26iem Each webinar will include a moderated Q and A session following the speaker’s presentation. Each session is open to environmental engineering and science professionals across all sectors and career stages. Our objective is to offer special insights on leading edge solutions for graduate and undergraduate students as well as early to mid-career environmental professionals who are considering specialty certification. AAEES Board Certified Individuals: Earn 1.5 PDHs towards your PDH requirements for maintaining your specialty certification. #boardcertified #environmentalengineering #environmentalscience #wastewater

Join us for our next webinar on Wednesday, October 9th at NOON Eastern / 9 AM Pacific. This webinar is titled “The Gateway Reserve: A Story of Geology, History, and Water in the Northern Buffer.” FREE to all AAEES Members. $40 fee for non-members. https://lnkd.in/gdF26iem Webinar Summary The Gateway Reserve (TGR) is a 12 acre project with old sacred roots, Industrial Revolution resource extraction fingerprints, and an existential threat that motivated a drive to secure the future. TGR sits within Boise Idaho, one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas, now facing development pressure on all sides. At the edge of the largest desert in North America, lies a place called “Cop-Cop-Pa-Ala” by the indigenous Shoshone and Bannock people, who gathered along the river, traded peacefully, and lived with abundant water, plants, and wildlife. TGR was created from land intercepted from a home developer in order to protect a Northern Buffer with appropriate opportunities for humanity to enjoy this special place. This small non-commercial project was astoundingly complex requiring cooperation of Federal, State, County, and City agencies and input from public hearings, neighborhood associations, and in-kind donations from consultants and contractors. Design considerations included surface water, groundwater, water rights, FEMA and FERC jurisdictions, and study results authored by the Army Corps of Engineers. The remediation, cleanup, design, permitting, and construction process to recover the sublime from the mundane took about 11 years. By October of 2023 with the lower wetland and upland native xeriscape fully established, birds, raptors, mice, deer, bobcat, fox, owls, and coyote call this place home. So do the visiting humans and local artists who respectfully keep their distance and enjoy the beauty of nature’s offerings. The Gateway Reserve is a gem that protects and contributes to the common good. #boardcertified #environmentalengineering #environmentalscience #wastewater #geology #cleanwater #groundwater #siteremediation ##industrialhygiene

In honor of World Clean Up Day, we are sharing a story from Temple University’s AAEES student chapter. This group of future environmental engineers and scientists is very involved in cleaning up their community and surrounding area. Today, millions of people worldwide will unite to clean up the planet in the world’s biggest coordinated cleanup action. How will you contribute in your corner of the world? #worldcleanupday #studentchapter #environmentalengineer #environmentalscience #cleanup #environmentalmajor #volunteering Temple University Gangadhar A. Kathrine Gibson Zachary Silverglade

AAEES Members… Join us for our AAEES Autumn Summit Thursday Oct. 17th 9 am - Noon Pacific / Noon - 3 pm Eastern. The theme of the 3-hour virtual event is Evidence-Informed Practice: Translating Research into Practice to Solve Cross-Cutting Challenges. ? https://lnkd.in/eWxcisV9 The three keynote speakers participating in this event are: R. Rhodes Trussell, PhD, PE, BCEE, NAE Founder, Trussell Technologies Title: Evidence to Practice: From Water Treatment to Direct Potable Reuse Rula Deeb, PhD, BCEEM, PMP Senior Principal, Geosyntec Title: Advancing Remediation Technologies to Address Ever Challenging Emerging Pollutants: Lessons for PFAS Leon Downing, PhD Global Practice and Technology Leader, Black & Veatch Title: From Waste to Resource: Using the Best Science to Improve Nutrient Removal and Recovery Black & Veatch Geosyntec Consultants Trussell @autumnsummit @environmentalengineer @environmentalscience #boardcertified #watertreatment #potablereuse #remediation #pollutants #pfas #wastewater Leon Downing Rula Deeb R. Rhodes Trussell

Celebrating a successful #Autumn #Career #NetworkingFair for the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists! A special thanks to Academy Patrons who joined our event, including: SCS Engineers, Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, Delaware Solid Waste Authority, Inc., and Geosyntec Consultants! #BoardCertification #environmental #engineering #science #leadership #excellence w/ David Vaccari Charlotte Scaff Mohammed Braimah Andy Gyamfi Kumi Jamiu Eniola Utkir Adkhamov Betret Eustace 'Deji AKERELE and more!

Join us TODAY at NOON Eastern / 9 AM Pacific. This webinar is titled “NW Natural Gas Interceptor Trench Remediation Project Portland, Oregon.” FREE to all AAEES Members. $40 fee for non-members. https://lnkd.in/gdF26iem 2024 Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science? Awards Competition Winner - Grand Prize in Industrial Waste Practice Webinar Summary The webinar will describe the initial work begun in 2009 to clean up and remediate a former manufactured-gas plant site located directly on banks of the Willamette River in Portland Oregon. The site soils are contaminated with high levels of volatile organic compounds including F-002 listed hazardous solvents, naphthalene, cyanide, heavy metals, high levels of soluble iron, and mechanically emulsified oils. We will describe the method used to intercept contaminated groundwater flowing through the site from reaching the river, which fluctuates with daily tides and by seasonally. That groundwater containing a variable “chemical soup” is pretreated in two plants: one for hazardous wastewater and one for nonhazardous wastewater before being combined and sent to the main plant for further processing and discharge to the river. Recent changes to groundwater flow necessitated the design of a new trench system to intercept and treat a new more concentrated waste stream within the existing process, while still maintaining the original operation which must operate 24/7/365. We will describe the design approach taken to overcome the initial and more recent challenges posed by a continually changing waste stream with a wide range of contaminants and a final discharge governed by very restrictive discharge limits. We will also include lessons learned. The plant has operated continuously since 2013. The more recent improvements began operating on the same 24/7/365 basis since 2022. APONOWICH, DRISCOLL & ASSOCIATES INC

Thinking about becoming Board Certified? Did you know if you become an AAEES member, your application fee when applying for Board Certification will be waived? Take the next step in your life-long career in environmental engineering and science. Apply today: https://lnkd.in/eN9MEa3Y