2019 GEC Attendee Listing with emails
Presentations
Early Session: Wednesday, 9:30-11 a.m.
ES1. Student Scholarship Poster Session
Rachel Chai
Suarav Chakraborty
Lori Farley
Joshua Henkle
Margaret Kilpatrick
Kien Pham
ES3. Offshore Wind & Brownfield Synergies: Emerging Opportunities
Collins – Kaplin – Lis
ES4. Coastal Corridor Revitalization: Public-Private Partnerships
ES6. GEC Executive Leadership Series: Preparing the Next Generation: How You Can Join the Academy
Seagraves
ES7. GEC Executive Leadership Series: Leadership For A Changing Workforce: Environmental Factors That Lead Business Success
DiVizzio
ES8. GEC Executive Leadership Series: Servant Leadership
Echols
Session 1: Wednesday, 1:15-2:30 p.m.
1.1 Sustainability Initiatives and LCAs in Product Design and Manufacturing
Sinistore – Kalish
1.2 PFAS Regulatory Update
Bryant
Fitzpatrick
Jones
1.3 Water Infrastructure Investments: The Latest on the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project
Booth
Davis
Moorer
1.4 Georgia EPD’s Land Branch Guidance
Hayes
Visser
Saranko
1.6 Sustainable and Resilient Recycling
Brooks
1.7 Natural Gas Vehicles Fueled By Georgia Biogas
Bonelli
Hawkins
Henn
Skelton
Session 2: Wednesday, 3-4:15 p.m.
2.1 A Conversation with Sustainability Game Changers
Brooks
Noel
2.2 Overview of Analytical, Remediation, and Legal Challenges Related to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
Fitzpatrick
Murray
Wells
2.4 PCBs at Brownfield Sites
Cross
Feely
Maulin
2.5 Chemicals and Human Health Exposure
Marsit
Ward Robinson
2.6 Litter On Our Roadways and Waterways: How Much is There and What is it Costing Us?
Johnston-Russell
Radtke
Roof
2.7 Driving EV Adoption: Policies and Practices for Electrifying Fleets
Deffley
Norman
Session 3: Wednesday, 4:30-5:45 p.m.
3.1 Sustainable and Efficient Buildings
Ashley
Zakir – Kelly
Trefzer
Zakir
3.2 Optimizing Remediation: Case Studies in Mitigation Techniques
Geary
Jenny
Lummus
Thanasides
3.3 Microbial Source Tracking: Potential, Limitations, and Policy Implications
Gacek
McKee
Molina
3.5 USACE Regulatory Update
Beter
Hammonds
Moore
Rutlin
Shannin
3.6 Audubon and Golf: 18 Fair-ways to See and Conserve Nature
LaVardera
Steigelman
Workman – Schell
3.7 Clean Air Act: Air Quality Updates and Permitting Challenges
Cornwell
Krishna
McGuffey
Session 4: Thursday, 9:30-10:45 a.m.
4.1 A Business Case for Sustainability
Heim
Koch
Reynolds
4.2 Coastal Armoring in Florida: Rules, Trends and Case Studies
Irwin
Krechowski
4.3 Voluntary Cleanup Programs: Perspectives from the Southeast
Ballogg
Berenbrok
Ridley
4.4 Brownfields to Jobs: Brownfield Grant Success in Greenville, MS
Coppage
Simmons
Street
4.5 EPD Air Protection Branch Update
Boylan
Cornwell
4.6 RCRA: A World of Acronyms – UHC, LDR, UTS, HOC, CAMU, TCLP
Cross
4.7 Energy Sector Overview: The Changing Landscape
Webb
Session 5: Thursday, 11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
5.1 Sustainable Practices and Partnerships: Proctor Creek and Beyond
Haddock
Nichols
Reagin
5.2 Aquatic Resource Resiliency: Reconnecting Rivers and Restoring Ecosystems – A Win for Humans and Nature
Armetta – Gottlieb – Martin – Shelton
5.3 Georgia’s NEW Vapor Intrusion Guidance
Fineis
Hayes
Saranko
5.4 EPD Watershed Branch Update
Truszczynski
Welte
5.5 Georgia Forestry Commission’s (GFC) Forestry BMP Survey
Thackston
5.6 Georgia EPD Collaboration Across Hazardous Waste Programs
Hanley
Ross – Sowatzka
5.7 Reclaiming Greenspace Over Existing Transportation Infrastructure in an Urban Environment
Durrett
Leous
Session 6: Thursday, 2-3:15 p.m.
6.1 Creating Multi-Tiered Resilient Communities
Jones
Schneider
Smith
Tschirksy
6.2 Coastal Cities Resilience and Recovery: Case Studies
Hebert
Nudo Patterson
6.3 EPD Land Protection Branch Update: HSRA, Brownfield and VRP Programs
Mueller – Metzger – Williams
6.4 Regional Water Planning in Georgia: Regional Water Plans, Council Outreach, and Ongoing Implementation
Hawkins
Honour
Jeffords
Johnson
Welte
Thompson
6.5 Federal Climate Regulation and Implementation in Georgia
Cornwell
McGuffey
Mitchell
6.6 The Realities of Composting
Snipes
6.7 Delivering Natural Gas to Georgia
Susemihl – Amos
Session 7: Thursday, 3:30-4:45 p.m.
7.2 Living Shorelines Deep Dive
Coleman – Havens – Mckinnon – Martin
7.3 A Case Study on Superfund Site Redevelopment
Pauquette – Pouncey – Zeller
7.4 Stormwater and Wastewater Management: Achieving the Goal Through Reuse
Ahmad
Sowatzka
Zakir
7.5 Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals Rule
Annicella – Hoboy – Paeffgen
7.6 CCR Rules Compliance and Coal Pile Reclamation
Mitchell
Richards
Williams
7.7 Renewable Energy Trends and Innovations
Luchsinger
McInall
Session 8: Friday, 9:30-10:45 a.m.
8.1 Wild Things: Conservation and Rehabilitation Efforts in Coastal Georgia and Beyond
Brady-McGaughey
George
Richter
Sterling
8.2 Groundwater Modeling of Radionuclides and Unintended Consequences
Williams
Wilson
8.3 Sustainable Highways
Galloway
Hill
Wakhisi
8.4 Environmental Aspects of Multi-family Development Utilizing Georgia Tax Credits
Potter
Robinson
Sanders
8.5 Contaminants in Our Rivers
Burtchett
8.6 Feral Swine Impacts on USDA Producers and Opportunities for Control
Jerome
Stephens
8.7 Finding the Flint: Putting a River Back on the Map
Funderburke
Johnson
Palmer
Session 9: Friday 11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
9.1 Coastal Resiliency Policy and Design: Florida’s Proven Approach and Exploring New Visions in Georgia
Carswell
Hansell
Larson
McCoy
9.2 Garbage: An American Love Story
Robau
9.4 Water Quality Conservation Opportunities Through NRCS
Dawson
Jerome
McGee
9.5 Keeping Southern Waters Trash Free: Efforts to Reduce and Prevent the Flow of Aquatic Trash to Large Aquatic Ecosystems
Edwards
Haddock
Howell
General Sessions
Wednesday Lunch
Opening Session w Attendee Stats – Mook
Thursday Breakfast
Exposome
Thursday Lunch