Drexel University
Environmental Science, Engineering, and Policy
Weekly Seminar Series

Fall 2000

September 29
Prof. Charles N. Haas, SESEP, Drexel University
"Disinfection of New Water Mains: How Much is Enough?"

October 6
Dr. Yan Jin, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware
"Fate and Transport of Viruses in Porous Media"

October 13
Dr. Roger A. McCain, Department of Economics and International Business, Drexel University
"Equibeneficial Allocations: A New Neoclassical Conception of EconomicEquity with Applications to Intergenerational and Interregional Environmental Equity"

October 20
Dr. Steve McDow, SESEP, Drexel University
"Organic Particulate Matter in Philadelphia Air"

October 27
Dr. Kirk R. Barrett, Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute, Rutgers University CIMIC, Newark, NJ
"Ecological Engineering in Water Resources: The Benefits of Collaborating With Nature"

November 3
Dr. Alan Bandy, Dept. of Chemistry, Drexel University
"The Chemistry of Dimethyl Sulfide and Sulfur Dioxide in the Marine Atmosphere and Their Impact on Earth's Radiation Budget and Climate"

November 10
Dr. Tom Johnson, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
"An Interdisciplinary Study of the Ecological Benefits of Riparian Reforestation in Urban Watersheds"

November 17
SESEP Board Meeting - No Seminar

November 24
Holiday - No Seminar

December 1
Mr. Chris Crockett, Philadelphia Water Department
"Watershed Development and Resulting Long-Term Changes in River Water Quality"

December 8
Dr. Thomas Bauman, Dept. of Hydrogeology, Hydrochemistry and Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Technical University of Munich "Parameterization of Colloidal Transport Phenomena in Subsurface Environments"

Winter 2001

January 5
Ms. Alexa Obolensky, Philadelphia Water Department
"Watershed Bromide Occurrence Study"

January 12
Dr. Charles Gerba, University of Arizona
"Fate of Emerging Pathogens in Water"

January 19
Mr. Lesca Strickland, U. S. Army
"Army Policy on Environment, Safety and Occupational Health: A Discussion of Issues Related to the Disposal of Chemical Weapons"

January 26
Dr. Joan Ogden, Princeton University, Center for Energy and Environmental Studies
"Toward a Zero Emission Transportation System: Roles for Fuel Cells and Hydrogen"

February 2
Mr. Charlie Miller, P.E., Roofscapes, Inc.
"Principles of Green Roof Design"

February 9
Ms. Carol Collier, Executive Director, Delaware River Basin Commission
"Political Boundary Lines - How Do We Manage Water Resources Across Them?"

February 16
Dr. Yakir Hasit, Parsons Engineering
" Planning for Water Main Rehabilitation and Replacement"

February 23
Special seminar - Contact Prof. Claire Welty at weltyc@drexel.edu for details.

March 2
Dr. Richard Gullick, American Waterworks Service Company
"MTBE Occurrence in Drinking Water Sources"

March 9
Dr. Christian Hunold, Assistant Professor, History/Politics, Drexel University
"Ecological Modernization"


Spring 2001

March 30, 2001
Dr. Weilin Huang, Drexel University
"Black Carbon in Soils and Sediments"

April 6, 2001
Mr. N.C. Vasuki, P.E., Delaware Solid Waste Authority
"Modern Landfills are the Essential For Safely Disposing Society`s Solid Waste Discards Despite all the Recycling Efforts"

April 13, 2001
Dr. Richard Hofrichter, National Association of County and City Health Officials
"Health, Ideology and Social Justice: Rethinking Environmental and Health Inadequacies"

April 20, 2001
Roger W. Lehman, P.E., Roy F. Weston, Inc.
"Constructed Wetlands for Water Quality Improvement"

April 27, 2001
Mr. Roger Rufe, Center for Marine Conservation
"Preserving Ocean Biodiversity"

May 4, 2001
Mr. Greg Falzetta and Mr. Mike Cicali , FAA Technical Center, Atlantic City International Airport
"State of the Practice: Using GIS-GPS Technology to Achieve Integration of Multi-Media Environmental Data Analysis"

May 11, 2001
Dr. Justin Congdon, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
"Old Blanding`s Turtles Never Die, Nor Do They Fade Away: Testing Theories of Aging in a Long-Lived Vertebrate"

May 18, 2001
Dr. Pei C. Chiu, University of Delaware
"Microbial Reductive Dechlorination Supported by Zero-Valent Iron"

May 25, 2001
Dr. Ali Omar, Hamton Umiversity
"Aerosol Measurement Techniques Using Lidar and an Overview of the Science"

June 1, 2001
Dr. Paul Sotherland, Kalamazoo College
"Leatherback Turtles: Maternal Effects and Developmental Trajectories"