Monitoring and Research Department 2011 Seminar Series
 
 
 

Date

Subject

   
  January 28, 2011 report Improving Soil Quality for Sustained Productivity and Human Health
  Dr. Kuldip Kumar, Associate Environmental Soil Scientist, Monitoring and Research Department, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (District), Chicago, IL
 
  February 25, 2011 report Need and Challenge of Alternative Water Sources for use in Electric Power Production
  Professor David A. Dzombak, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburg, PA
 
  March 25, 2011 report Renewables-Based District Energy in Vancouver, British Columbia
  Mr. Chris Baber, Neighborhood Energy Utility Manager, City of Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
 
  April 29, 2011 report A Comprehensive Survey of Endocrine Active Compounds and Fish Effects In the Chicago Area Waterway System
    Professor Heiko Schoenfuss, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN
 
  May 20, 2011 report Nitrogen Removal Technology: Past, Present and Future – Including Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant’s Current Nutrient Regulation and Recovery Processes
  Dr. Sudhir Murthy, Manager, Process Development and Optimization, District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, Washington D.C.
 
  June 17, 2011 report Status of Chicago Area Waterway System Use Attainability Analysis Hearings Before the Illinois Pollution Control Board
    Dr. Thomas C. Granato, Acting Director of Monitoring and Research Department, District, Chicago, IL
 
  July 29, 2011 report Wastewater Treatment and Climate Change
Professor Kartik Chandran, Columbia University, New York, NY
 
  August 26, 2011 report Airborne Laser Scanning for Riverbank Erosion Assessment
    Professor Satish Gupta, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
 
  September 30, 2011 report East Bay Municipal Utility District’s Renewable Energy Initiatives
Mr. David Williams, Director of Wastewater, East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland, CA
 
  October 28, 2011 report Digester Gas Modeling and Utilization at the District’s Stickney Water Reclamation Plant
  Mr. Steve McGowan, Vice President, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc., Schaumburg, IL
 
  November 18, 2011 report Computer Modeling to Support Process Design at the District
  Mr. Edward Podczerwinski, Principal Civil Engineer, Engineering Department, Cicero, IL
 
  December 16, 2011 report The Maintenance and Operations of the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant
    Mr. Stephen Carmody, Engineer of Treatment Plant Operations and Reed Dring, Engineer of Treatment Plant Operations, Maintenance and Operations Department, District, Cicero, IL
     
 
     
 

 

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED (at least 24 hours in advance):  PICTURE ID REQUIRED FOR PLANT ENTRY

CONTACT:  Dr. Catherine O'Connor, Assistant Director of Research and Development,
EM&R Division, (708) 588-4264 or (708) 588-4059

LOCATION:  Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, Lue-Hing Research and Development Complex
6001 West Pershing Road, Cicero, Illinois 60804-4112

TIME:  10:00 A.M.

(Note:  These seminars are eligible for Professional Development Credits/CEUs)